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What skydiving taught me about automation

Back in the day, before I was a father, before I was a husband, back when I was more of an adrenaline ‘junkie’, one of my ongoing adventures was skydiving. I wouldn’t necessarily call it a hobby as I never followed through with a certification, but I took my fair share of jumps. When I first started I would go with either a ‘static line’, where a cord hanging from the plane would pull my chute, or go on what is called ‘tandem’.

What a near motorcycle accident taught me about ServiceNow's CMDB

Back in my mid to late 20s, my most prized possession was my Yamaha R1 motorcycle. Living and working in the city of Milwaukee meant I didn’t need to worry about finding parking, gas was cheap, and it was fast, one of the fastest sport bikes on the market at the time. But with that speed and power comes great responsibility, and I took that responsibility seriously. If I was going to go out and meet friends, I promised myself, not one sip of alcohol.

How to get the most from SAP on Azure

In this post, we’ll show you how to get started with SAP on Azure. We’ll also cover the key features of SAP on Azure and how they can benefit your organization. We’ll show you how to set up SAP on Azure using Azure Active Directory (AD) and how to configure your SAP on Azure account. We’ll also show you how to access your SAP on Azure account. Give Avantra a try today for free.

SAP system refresh automation

SAP system refresh automation is extremely powerful when leveraged with care; system refreshes are complex and challenging processes to manage. System refreshes can be fraught with risk for organizations with critical data due to their level of complexity. Mitigating this risk comes down to knowing the benefits of automation and how the processes work. This article will help you: To try out Avantra's SAP automation features, sign up for a free trial.

Using hyperautomation to help SAP customers grow their business - Avantra and Managecore

Hyperautomation is the business philosophy that the modern enterprise is using to rapidly automate SAP tasks and provide value back to the customer. A term coined by Gartner in 2019, hyperautomation and its rise are said to be indicative of how much RPA benefits businesses. In this episode of the EM360 Podcast, Editor Matt Harris welcomes John Appleby, CEO at Avantra, and Nick Miletich, CTO at ManageCore, to discuss.

How to audit an SAP system: A complete guide

The systems used by businesses today are complex and usually involve more than one software system. This can make it difficult for businesses to ensure that all of their systems are working together effectively. The SAP system, used by businesses around the world, is one of the most complex and comprehensive software systems used today.

It's all about the preparation - Automated preparation!

Recently I joined a team to run a ‘Ragnar’. A ‘Ragnar’ is a running race where you and an additional seven teammates run a course that typically lasts around 24 hours non stop. Our team joined over 300 other teams running this Ragnar trail course in the middle of the woods in northern Wisconsin. This course consisted of three loops, a 3 mile loop, a six mile loop and a seven mile loop.

What's new in Avantra 23.0

Wow, what a year it has been since the release of our last major version 21.11. This year we’ve focused on automation, improving the automation engine we delivered with 21.11.0 across our minor releases for the year and we’ve already received great feedback from our customers. Avantra 23.0 brings all these improvements together with even more automation features, the next release of our new UX project, new automation integrations and much more.