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Enterprise Transformation Strategist
Independent enterprise transformation strategist with 20+ years in SAP implementations. Freelance consultant known for strategic insights and executive-level business perspective.
29 articles published
Learn how to classify SAP Joule actions by business risk, preserve approvals and auditability, and expand autonomy only when evidence supports it.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Why stalled AI pilots matter for SAP’s commercial outlook, and how customers can connect workflow redesign, controls, ownership, and measurable returns.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
A practical breakdown of KBA 3650539, its business impact, and how to handle the contract copy amendment system error.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Learn why exporting to local disk instead of NFS reduces migration failures, what SAP tools support, and how to plan your export path for a clean cutover.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Learn how identity-aware proxies like Datawiza enforce SSO and MFA for SAP web apps without code changes, plus key deployment pitfalls.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Why AI pilots fail to convert into operational gains, and what SAP customers and investors should watch as AI monetization meets renewal reality.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
How a Danish IT services CEO's token economics critique pushes SAP customers to price AI per business outcome, not per prompt.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Learn how dirty master data and undocumented process rules can sabotage AI automation in SAP Business One, and get actionable steps to clean up before your first bot goes live.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Executives will understand how per-token AI costs impact SAP's cloud growth, why CFOs are watching these line items, and what transformation leaders can do to align spend with real business value.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Continuous platform updates can torpedo your ERP timeline. Learn a governance framework to absorb beneficial changes while protecting your go-live—before your project becomes a moving target.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
A NASSCOM index confirms what many transformation leaders already suspect: early-career engineers lack the judgment and orchestration skills for enterprise AI. Here’s what SAP customers must do.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Proactive buffer and work process optimization—using free tools like ST03N and Early Watch—can slash response times and avoid costly hardware upgrades. Here's what you're missing.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
61% of German businesses doubt S/4HANA’s ROI. David Thompson argues the real risk isn’t the 2027 deadline but losing competitive edge to those who unlock strategic value now.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
What the forced exit from legacy BW means for SAP’s cloud backlog, customer analytics costs, and the enterprise data platform wars.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Only 3% of organizations have a unified data layer. For SAP investors, that stark readiness gap signals slower-than-expected BDC adoption and delayed AI upside—raising tough questions about near-term cloud revenue.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
SAP's Q1 cloud backlog, cloud ERP growth, and July Q2 results date show what executives and market observers should watch next.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Learn how to preemptively resolve SQL syntax errors during SAP system copies to Sybase ASE—before a trivial GO statement derails your project timeline.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Upgrade details for ui5-date-picker performance and ui5-multi-combobox token deletion issues, with testing guidance for SAP developers.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
SAP devs: Latest UI5 Web Components RC patches carousel glitches and datetime picker caret resets. Test impacts on Fiori apps via GitHub issues #13371, #13369, #13289 for smoother UX and faster ROI.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Discover how v2.21.0's icon refresh, styling/accessibility skills, and theme propagation cut dev time, boost compliance, and ensure UI consistency in SAP apps—actionable steps inside.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Learn how new theme/language propagation and OS-adaptive themes in SAP UI5 v2.21.0-rc.2 streamline multi-runtime apps, cut dev time, and boost UI consistency for enterprise deployments. Actionable steps included.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
SAP Basis teams and architects: Learn the code injection risks in Solution Manager, immediate patching steps, exposure checks, and monitoring tactics to safeguard your landscape from takeover attacks. Real-world scenarios included.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Unpack the insecure deserialization risks via RMI/P4 in SAP NetWeaver AS Java. Get steps to verify exposure, prioritize SAP Note 3660659, test safely, and avoid breaches that kill ROI.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Discover critical bug fixes in UI5 Web Components v2.19.0-rc.2 for ui5-menu alignment and ui5-multi-input screen reader issues. Learn reproduction steps, testing strategies, and why devs should prioritize these for compliant, reliable SAP UIs.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Learn about the Jetty HTTP/2 vulnerability and necessary SAP Commerce patch updates to safeguard your environment.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Learn how to address critical vulnerabilities in SQL Anywhere Monitor and SAP SolutionManager for enhanced security.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Practical insights on custom code, data management, integration testing, and infrastructure from real-world ECC to S/4HANA migrations.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Learn practical lessons and common pitfalls in SAP ECC to S/4HANA migration to optimize your project outcomes and minimize costly rework.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
Understand the business and technical implications of SAP’s July 2025 record patch release. Get actionable steps for SAP teams to manage urgent security risks.
David Thompson
Strategy Consultant
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