The cascade of failures that can stem from even the smallest change within IT systems was brought into sharp focus in recent weeks when a seemingly routine content update for Windows systems by cyber security vendor CrowdStrike caused chaos across the globe. These outages didn’t discriminate – and major industries such as airlines, media & entertainment, retail and banking all suffered serious implications.
The world’s largest SAP customers are constantly making business and IT-driven changes, whether for daily operations or large-scale transformations. But as we have seen, even the smallest change has the potential to spark severe operational disruption, loss of revenue and brand damage. Simply put, it has never been more important to eliminate change design and execution errors.
It is against this business-critical backdrop that we can announce Basis Technologies is now a partner in the SAP PartnerEdge, Build program, developed to help customers achieve agility and ongoing innovation with complete confidence and integrity.
“This is the latest milestone in our mission to empower the world’s most dynamic SAP customers to predict change failures, identify the best route to achieve desired outcomes and automate change management.
Joining the PartnerEdge, Build program is a significant step that ensures we provide SAP-validated, innovative software products to customers, supporting them in achieving their business goals without the inherent risk.”
– Martin Metcalf, CEO at Basis Technologies-
We are proud to be a trusted partner to SAP at a time when operational resilience has never been more important. We are now in a position to serve more businesses than ever before.
As Mukul Agrawal, Head of ERP at Vistaprint, the design and marketing partner to millions of small businesses across the world, says: “Agile is in our DNA at Vistaprint, but while speed is key, safety and security are absolutely critical. Basis Technologies products have given us the confidence to deploy SAP changes on a daily basis, without any issues.”
“While speed is key, safety and security are absolutely critical”
-Mukul Agrawal, Head of ERP at Vistaprint-
It should also be said that business disruption doesn’t only come in the form of visible, customer-facing issues such as downtime, it extends to financial controls and payroll issues that can inadvertently cost companies millions of dollars. We understand that driving changes across these landscapes is difficult. Indeed, it’s why we exist.
The effects of the Microsoft/CrowdStrike incident are still being felt and will doubtless have caused organizations worldwide to look at their change management procedures to ensure they are protected. By joining the PartnerEdge, Build program, we are ensuring more SAP customers can benefit from our market-leading software products that enable them to combine agility with security.
To find out how Basis Technologies’ products can support you on your SAP journey, book a meeting here
