John Appleby leads Avantra as the Chief Executive Officer. Prior to Avantra John served as the Global Head of DDM/HANA Center of Excellence at SAP and as the Global Head of SAP HANA solutions at Bluefin Solutions, subsequently acquired by Mindtree. John is a recognized thought leader in the SAP market and was part of SAP’s Mentors Group. John holds an MA in computer science from the University of Cambridge. He blogs at https://www.peopleprocesstech.com
Avantra CEO John Appleby is skeptical that CIOs are prepared for zero day ERP security breaches. It's time to prioritize security automation.
The inherent nature of IT issue resolution is reactive - there has to be a better way. John Appleby of Avantra shares three KPIs that can take control of AIOps maturity levels - and why it matters.
"Seamless integration" is lauded for its invisibility, but is that a realistic goal? John Appleby of Avantra explains why it's time to pay close attention to the seams of AIOps integration.
The term AIOps may be open to interpretation, but the end goal is clear, writes John Appleby of Avantra. Appleby frames the AIOps debate with an ERP automation project view - where critical operations tasks come into focus.
For too long, the ERP team (and its data) has been marooned. John Appleby of Avantra explains why now is the time for CIOs to bring ERP off the island - and into true workflow automation. The burning question: can AIOps help?
John Appleby knows a thing or two about S/4HANA and it is in that context that he offers this advice.
A previous article said that agile is dead...not so fast dudes. Go at it!
John Appleby takes on the behemoths as he predicts the end of the mainframe. We've heard this before. Is now the time? Judge for yourself.
John Appleby, Bluefin Solutions makes the case for Fiori as a 'free' item rather than being charged for separately.
SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud has many implications for both customers and the broader SAP ecosystem. Making sense of them all in what will be a complex world is not straightforward and we anticipate many twists and turns.
