Create Business Opportunities with Machine Learning

Machine learning technology teaches computers how to perform tasks by learning from data – instead of being explicitly programmed. Machine learning uses sophisticated algorithms to “learn” from massive volumes of Big Data. The more data the algorithms can access, the more they can learn.

Benefits of Machine Learning:

• Faster decisions - Machine learning algorithms can prioritize and automate decision making. They can also flag opportunities and smart actions that should be taken immediately – so you can achieve the best results.
• Adaptability - Artificial intelligence doesn’t just look at historical data. It can process real-time inputs – so you can adjust on the fly. Think of cars that can automatically stop before rear-ending another vehicle.
• Algorithmic business - An “algorithmic business” uses advanced machine learning algorithms to achieve a high level of automation. Making the shift can pave the way for innovative new business models, products, and services.
• Deeper insights - Machine learning can analyze big, complex, and streaming data, and find insights – including predictive insights – that are beyond human capabilities. It can then trigger actions based on those insights.
• Efficiency - With smart, machine learning-supported business processes, you can dramatically improve efficiency. Plan and forecast accurately, automate tasks, reduce costs, and even eliminate human error.
• Better outcomes - From triggering smart actions based on new opportunities and risks, to accurately predicting the results of a decision before it is made – machine learning can help you drive better business outcomes

Empower Your Digital Core with Machine Learning Powered by SAP and Approyo

• SAP Predictive Maintenance and Service - Optimize the entire maintenance program with real-time insights into current and future asset conditions.
• Remittance Advice Extractor - Extract payment information from unstructured documents.
• SAP Cash Application - Next-generation intelligent invoice matching powered by machine learning.
• Predictive Analytics for Contract Consumption - Proactively renew contracts by predicting their expiration and consumption.
• Predictive Analytics for Stock in Transit - Predict shipment dates and manage stock in transit.

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What's new in SAP S/4HANA 1809

SAP S/4HANA® is a real-time enterprise resource management suite for digital business. It is built on advanced in-memory platform, SAP HANA, and offers personalized, consumer-grade user experience with SAP Fiori. Deployable in the cloud or on premise, SAP S/4HANA can drive instant value across all lines of business – no matter your industry or business size.

SAP S/4HANA is the digital core – the nerve center – of your entire business. It consolidates internal and external elements into a single, living structure that goes beyond traditional ERP software. In other words, it connects all of your processes, provides you with live information and insights, and seamlessly integrates your enterprise with the digital world at large.

The Intelligent Enterprise
Intelligent enterprises effectively use their data assets to achieve their desired outcomes faster – and with less risk. SAP is committed to helping every customer become a smart, best-run business and make the world run better.

Intelligent Technologies will help SAP Applications differentiate while at the same time natively comprehending the context of the business application. This includes higher-order intelligence with many scenarios oriented along business outcomes and relevant to lines of business, feedback mechanisms leveraging IoT and business networks as data sources for training feedback, as well as actionable insights in order to derive connecting insights to strategic decisions via a consistent User Experience (UX).

SAP HANA 1809 - The Intelligent ERP
SAP S/4HANA 1809, released in late 2018, significantly increases the possibilities for digital transformation across all lines of business. Imagine giving voice commands to your SAP ERP system and obtaining instant analytics. Or automating a large portion of your business processes, freeing employees for value-added activities. The streamlined architecture of the 1809 release is also scalable, enabling you to drive growth and profitability.

Industry innovations:

• Finance with Goods and Invoice Receipt Reconciliation leveraging machine learning, and the new SAP S/4HANA for Accruals Management, which is designed to support customers along the entire process of accruals
• Central Procurement, a big step in ERP landscape simplification and a functionality that will help you increase transparency across the procurement systems
• R&D innovation with the new Recipe Finder App and portfolio and project management analytics
• Manufacturing and Demand-Driven Replenishment, the game changer that helps you plan and manage supply chains based on customer demand, and not only via the traditional MRP procedures
• Retail and Fashion with new business scenarios including new planning strategies enhanced with segmentation functionality
• Banking, coming this release with and Loans Management / Deposits Management enhancements
• Public Sector, including major architecture simplifications
• Utilities with a new Analysis of meter reading, supported by an extended virtual data model
• Insurance, providing in that 1809 version a new Product configuration for insurance and digital products

Download our new Whitepaper: What's new in SAP S/4HANA today to learn more about the benefits and features of SAP S/HANA 1809.

Approyo Recognized as SAP Industry Expert

Approyo, a leading enterprise SAP HANA Solutions Provider, closed out 2018 by being recognized by multiple industry and international publications. The Wisconsin based company received six awards and recognitions in December focused on Approyo’s growth and expertise in the SAP marketplace throughout the year.

• Approyo named one of the "Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America" by Entrepreneur Magazine's Entrepreneur360 List
• ACQ5 2018 Global Awards
• US - SCALE-UP COMPANY OF THE YEAR (IT SERVICES) 
• US - SAP SOLUTION PROVIDER OF THE YEAR 
• US - GAMECHANGER OF THE YEAR, CHRIS CARTER, APPROYO
• Approyo named a SB100 Winner in the 2018 Best of Small Business Awards
• Approyo named one of the 20 Best Companies to Watch by Insights Success

“It is honor to be recognized by so many different publications for our SAP expertise,” says Chris Carter, CEO of Approyo. “2018 was been a great year of growth for the team at Approyo. Thank you to our team, partners and customers. These awards set the tone for the next year and being recognized as the SAP Solution Provider of the year is an accomplishment that showcases what we bring to the SAP ecosystem and how we can truly help!”

Honorees for the "Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America" by Entrepreneur Magazine were identified based on the results from a comprehensive study of independently owned companies, using a proprietary algorithm and other advanced analytics. The algorithm was built on a balanced scorecard designed to measure five metrics reflecting major pillars of entrepreneurship — innovation, growth, leadership, impact and business valuation.

The Best of Small Business Awards ™ is America’s most prestigious honor that recognizes and celebrates the BEST Small to Mid-Sized Business Visionaries. With over twenty-five notable “Best of Small Business” categories to choose from, The Best of Small Business Awards ™ is the largest Annual Business Recognition Program in the US.

The ACQ5 Global Awards honor the leading deal teams, firms and professionals whose activities set the standard for our markets. This year, companies and individuals, representing every major market in the world, became finalists for the awards.

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Approyo named a SB100 Winner in the 2018 Best of Small Business Awards

Approyo was recently named a SB100 winner in the 2018 Best of Small Business Awards. The company ranked No. 62 in the SB100 category, which recognizes the top 100 small-to-mid-sized businesses in the US for their growth & accomplishments in the previous year. The Best of Small Business Awards is a competitive and prestigious award that ranks Approyo as one of the most elite businesses in the country!

“It is honor to be recognized as one of the top small businesses by the Small Business awards” says Chris Carter, CEO of Approyo. “2018 has been a great year of growth for the team at Approyo and this recognition further validities our success in the SAP ecosystem. Thank you to our team, partners and customers.”

See the full list of winners in each category and learn more about the awards here.

About the Small Business Awards
The Best of Small Business Awards ™ is America’s most prestigious honor that recognizes and celebrates the BEST Small to Mid-Sized Business Visionaries.  With over twenty-five notable “Best of Small Business” categories to choose from, The Best of Small Business Awards ™ is the largest Annual Business Recognition Program in the US.

The Best of Small Business Awards ™ is presented by Small Business Expo (celebrating its 10 Year Anniversary with nearly 100 Successful Business Shows Produced), the Nation’s BIGGEST and most attended Business-to-Business Networking Event, Trade Show & Conference, hosted in 17 major US cities.  Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs attend our nation-wide events to attend cutting-edge business-critical workshops, shop for vendors that can help their business grow & network with thousands of attendees.

2018 year in review: Top Awards and Recognitions

It's hard to believe by 2019 is almost here. As we head into the final few weeks of 2018, the Approyo team wanted a chance to look back at some of the important moments of the past year. Over the next few weeks, we will publish a series of 2018 year in review blog posts, looking back at the top stories of the year. This post will focus on all of our top awards and recognitions from the year. 

• Approyo Honored 3 Years in a Row as an Inc. 5000 Company, Ranking No. 895. It’s Approyo’s third straight year on the list, driven by several years of strong revenue growth. Only 20% of all companies on the list have been honored 3 or more times. Read the full announcement...
• Approyo Featured in “10 Cloud Providers to Watch in 2018” on CRN.com. The editorial, written by CRN Senior Associate Editor Gina Narcisi, highlights cloud technology vendors that “have made a name for themselves by carving out a niche in the market in 2017” and which “solution providers should keep their eyes on.” The 10 companies were singled out for their innovative cloud offerings and for the “aggressive goals” they set for 2018. Read the full announcement...
• Approyo Named Among 10 Fastest Growing SAP Solution Providers of the Year 2018 by The Silicon Review Magazine. Read the full announcement...
• Mirror Review recognizes Chris Carter, CEO at Approyo, as one of The 10 Most Inspiring Business Leaders, 2018. Read the full announcement...
• Approyo Named Among ‘Silicon 70’ by The Silicon Review Magazine 2018. Read the full announcement...
• Approyo named one of the 30 Most Valuable Tech Titans of 2018 by Insights Success. Read the full announcement...
• Mirror Review Recognizes Approyo as one of the 10 Best SAP Solution Providers of 2018. Read the full announcement...
• Approyo recognized as an Industry Leader in Three Categories of the 2018 ACQ5 Global Awards. Read the full announcement...
• Approyo named one of the "Best Entrepreneurial Companies In America" by Entrepreneur Magazine's Entrepreneur360 List. Read the full announcement...

Check out all of our awards and recognitions, as well as other company news on our "press" page. 

Approyo recognized as an Industry Leader in Three Categories of the 2018 ACQ5 Global Awards

Approyo, a leading enterprise SAP HANA Solutions Provider, announced today it has been recognized in three categories of the 2018 ACQ5 2018 Global Awards by ACQ5.

• US - SCALE-UP COMPANY OF THE YEAR (IT SERVICES), APPROYO
• US - SAP SOLUTION PROVIDER OF THE YEAR, APPROYO
• US - GAMECHANGER OF THE YEAR, CHRIS CARTER, APPROYO

The ACQ5 Global Awards honor the leading deal teams, firms and professionals whose activities set the standard for our markets. This year, companies and individuals, representing every major market in the world, became finalists for the awards.

“These awards cap off a great 2018 for Approyo,” says Chris Carter, CEO of Approyo. “I would like to thank our great team, partners and customers who make these awards and recognitions possible. To be recognized in so many categories is a true honor”

“Experts whose intimate knowledge and expertise in the corporate, cultural, financial and legal arenas are redefining our industry,” says Jake Robson, Group Editor of The ACQ5. “The 2018 ACQ5 Global Award winners represent the best of breed in all industry sectors and have earned these honors by standing out in a group of very impressive finalists. We are lucky enough to work with some of the most influential and enterprising private organizations in the world and are proud to share their message with our readers. Relying on reader insight and experience to provide nominations to the panel remains the cornerstone of our program and to identify industry leaders, individuals, teams and organizations that represent the benchmark of achievement and best practice in the business world.”

About the ACQ5 Global Awards:
ACQ Global Awards’ Objective as Always: To gather quantitative and qualitative information from and about the sector to be able to give a set of “Best of” awards. One of the industry's favorite awards events was right to anticipate another record-breaking number of votes! The total number of nominations received stood at an amazing 98,621 our highest ever.

The poll was not only designed to reflect actual performance in any particular area of expertise, it was also aimed to reflect direct market share based on a number of criteria. Voters were encouraged to base their decisions on addressing professionalism: experience, value for money & responsiveness in order for ACQ to derive a numerical rating from 1 – 5. In that sense, this poll should be considered a reflection of how professionals view any practice, individual or related sector supplier in terms of overall quality of service.

About ACQ5:
Serving the finance sector since 2003, we provide our Global audience of over 168,000 subscribers with the information behind the headlines.

ACQ5, the English-language magazine news portal is read exclusively by senior executives holding power and authority at major organizations. Our readership are the people who will select and authorize the purchase of your products and services. The magazine is intended for CEO's & CFO's as well as other corporate finance and private equity executives from all corners of the globe.

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Approyo named one of the "Best Entrepreneurial Companies In America" by Entrepreneur Magazine's Entrepreneur360 List

Approyo was recently recognized as one of the “Best Entrepreneurial Companies in America” by Entrepreneur magazine’s Entrepreneur360™ List, a premier study delivering the most comprehensive analysis of private companies in America. Based on this study forged by Entrepreneur, Approyo is recognized as a well-rounded company that has mastered a balance of impact, innovation, growth leadership and value.

“It is honor to be recognized by Entrepreneur magazine,” says Chris Carter, CEO of Approyo. “2018 has been a great year of growth for the team at Approyo and this recognition further validities our success in the SAP ecosystem. Thank you to our team, partners and customers.”

“Our annual evaluation of vetted data offers a 360-degree analysis of top privately-held companies across a multitude of industries,” explains Jason Feifer, editor in chief of Entrepreneur Magazine. “They are deemed successful not only by revenue numbers, but by how well-rounded they are. The companies that make the list have pushed boundaries with their innovative ideas, fostered strong company cultures, impacted their communities for the better, and increased their brand awareness.”

Honorees were identified based on the results from a comprehensive study of independently owned companies, using a proprietary algorithm and other advanced analytics. The algorithm was built on a balanced scorecard designed to measure five metrics reflecting major pillars of entrepreneurship — innovation, growth, leadership, impact and business valuation.

For additional details on the E360 List and the companies recognized, visit: entrepreneur.com/360

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