There are a number of reasons why many IT executives are considering a move of their SAP applications to an SAP focused Managed Cloud provider. In previous blogs we have looked briefly at some of…
SAP’s introduction of HANA technology a few years ago was a major disruptor to SAP support organizations globally. SAP’s technology platform, which had remained fairly stagnant prior to the introduction of HANA, is now evolving…
IT executives continue to ask themselves if now is the time to transition away from running complex SAP environments internally and move to a managed cloud. As they do so, most are able to quickly…
By now everyone has heard that cloud computing is the “be all end all” of enterprise computing. While there is no doubt that many workloads are a perfect fit for running in a cloud environment,…
Senior Manager, Managed Services Customer Engagements
Bret Applegate is a senior SAP Technical Professional with 15 years of IT industry experience, serving in a variety of roles ranging from SAP Basis Consultant, SAP Basis Lead, SAP Technical Architect, Hosting Delivery Manager for the itelligence Managed Cloud division, and, finally, in his current role in Customer Engagements (pre-sales) for itelligence Managed Cloud. He has worked for a variety of firms, both large and small. This varied experience gives him a unique perspective. Specialties: SAP Solution Administration and Enterprise Architecture, SAP HANA, Microsoft SQL Server, Windows, UNIX/LINUX, SAP Upgrades and Unicode Conversions, Backup and Recovery, ABAP and Java administration, and project management.