https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/ Guides, articles and news from TSP’s delivery teams: S/4HANA migration and ECC end of maintenance, SuccessFactors and HCM, analytics and planning, test automation, and agentic automation with UiPath. en-us Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/the-silicon-partners-partners-with-tricentis-to-deliver-end-to-end-quality-assurance-for-sap-transformations/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/the-silicon-partners-partners-with-tricentis-to-deliver-end-to-end-quality-assurance-for-sap-transformations/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:37:22 GMT In August 2026, The Silicon Partners (TSP) announced a partnership with Tricentis, the testing platform behind SAP's Intelligent Quality Platform. Together, TSP ARIA and Tricentis' SAP testing tools give enterprises one connected path from process discovery through automated testing and go-live, reducing handoffs, rework and risk in SAP transformations. News https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/agentic-ai-governance-gap/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/agentic-ai-governance-gap/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:15:47 GMT This article from The Silicon Partners (TSP) explains the governance gap between deploying AI agents in SAP environments and having the controls to run them safely. It is for SAP and IT leaders planning agentic AI, and sets out three principles: treat every agent as a governed identity, build orchestration first, and redesign the work. Article Amit Tiwari https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/the-hidden-costs-of-keeping-your-legacy-erp-another-year/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/the-hidden-costs-of-keeping-your-legacy-erp-another-year/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:02:41 GMT This article breaks down five costs of keeping a legacy ERP another year beyond the maintenance invoice: specialist maintenance, security exposure, productivity drag, a ceiling on AI adoption and talent. It is for mid-market finance and IT leaders, including SAP ECC customers facing the December 2027 deadline. The Silicon Partners (TSP) offers an assessment of staying versus moving. Article Sandeep Mathur https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/3-ai-use-cases-you-can-activate-on-day-one-of-sap-cloud-erp/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/3-ai-use-cases-you-can-activate-on-day-one-of-sap-cloud-erp/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:20:40 GMT This article explains three AI capabilities built into SAP Cloud ERP that work from go-live without custom code: automated invoice processing, AI-assisted financial close and automated B2B order entry. For mid-market finance and operations leaders, it covers how each works and what activation takes, configuration The Silicon Partners (TSP) handles during implementation. Article Sandeep Mathur https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/sap-erp-hcm-mainstream-maintenance-2027/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/sap-erp-hcm-mainstream-maintenance-2027/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:24:56 GMT SAP ERP HCM loses mainstream maintenance on December 31, 2027, the same day as SAP ECC, yet the deadline often has no owner. This article, for HR and IT leaders, explains what changes after that date, why payroll faces the sharpest risk, four paths forward, and how The Silicon Partners (TSP) helps with SuccessFactors migration and ongoing support. Article Sol Barrera https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/agentic-sap-delivery/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/agentic-sap-delivery/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:15:03 GMT The Silicon Partners (TSP) argues that AI matters as much in delivering an SAP S/4HANA transformation as in running SAP. For CIOs choosing a delivery partner before the 2027 ECC deadline, it explains agentic delivery, four questions to ask partners, and how TSP ARIA and TSP ATLAS, built on patterns from 200+ S/4HANA engagements, retain program knowledge. Article Sandeep Mathur https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/agentic-ai-enterprise-architecture/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/agentic-ai-enterprise-architecture/ Thu, 28 May 2026 15:12:58 GMT Amit Tiwari, SVP of Agentic AI at The Silicon Partners (TSP), explains why becoming an autonomous enterprise is an architecture decision: a workforce model of agents, robots and people, an orchestration layer and governance, rolled out in three phases. It is for technology leaders, especially SAP customers, moving from task automation to autonomous outcomes. Article Amit Tiwari https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/steve-birgfeld-joins-tsps-advisory-board/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/steve-birgfeld-joins-tsps-advisory-board/ Mon, 18 May 2026 09:36:34 GMT Steve Birgfeld, a former CIO of a major agricultural cooperative, has joined the Advisory Board of The Silicon Partners (TSP). He led enterprise-scale transformation in a complex operating environment, so TSP's customers navigating SAP transformations and AI adoption gain an advisor who has made the same kinds of decisions under real constraints. News https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/sap-just-redefined-what-an-erp-company-looks-like/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/sap-just-redefined-what-an-erp-company-looks-like/ Thu, 14 May 2026 13:04:26 GMT The Silicon Partners (TSP) team reports from SAP Sapphire 2026 in Orlando on SAP's Autonomous Enterprise: Joule Work, the SAP Autonomous Suite of Joule Assistants and agents, the unified SAP Business AI Platform and new partnerships. It is for SAP customers asking what to do next: move to S/4HANA, clean the core, map processes and plan change management. Article Sandeep Mathur https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/sap-ecc-end-of-maintenance-options/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/sap-ecc-end-of-maintenance-options/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT SAP ECC mainstream maintenance ends in 2027, and a large-enterprise S/4HANA migration takes 18 to 36 months. That makes 2026 the year to decide, not to wait: delay narrows the choice of experienced teams, raises costs and forces scope decisions under pressure. The Silicon Partners (TSP) recommends a structured readiness assessment first. Guide Sandeep Mathur https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/clean-core-in-rise-with-sap/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/clean-core-in-rise-with-sap/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:17:30 GMT This article from The Silicon Partners (TSP) explains what a clean core means for RISE with SAP customers on SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud, why it lowers cost and simplifies upgrades, and TSP's four-stage roadmap: custom code clustering, selective data transition, an extension layer on SAP BTP, and governance. It is for SAP leaders planning a migration before 2027. Article Sandeep Mathur https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/the-silicon-partners-wins-first-place-at-sap-connect-2025-for-its-ai-powered-tsp-data-collection-solution/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/the-silicon-partners-wins-first-place-at-sap-connect-2025-for-its-ai-powered-tsp-data-collection-solution/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 10:22:02 GMT The Silicon Partners (TSP) won first place at the Partner Innovation Showdown at SAP Connect 2025 for TSP Data Collection, built on SAP BTP and integrated with SAP SuccessFactors. It uses AI-powered OCR and data validation to move candidate data from uploaded documents into SuccessFactors, cutting manual entry for HR teams onboarding new hires. News https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/sap-analytics-cloud-sac-planning-your-strategic-advantage-in-a-data-driven-world/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/sap-analytics-cloud-sac-planning-your-strategic-advantage-in-a-data-driven-world/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:09:36 GMT This article from The Silicon Partners (TSP) explains how SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and SAC Planning combine analytics, planning and AI forecasting with SAP Joule. It is for finance and business leaders on SAP or non-SAP ERPs, and covers connectivity, SAP Business Data Cloud and a 90-day blueprint for getting started. Article Aaron Blasi https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/near-zero-cost-migration-to-s4hana/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/near-zero-cost-migration-to-s4hana/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:18:52 GMT The Silicon Partners (TSP) launched its Near-Zero Cost Migration Program to help organizations move from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA with little to no upfront cost. Aimed at enterprises facing the 2027 end of ECC mainstream support, it combines TSP AutoMig, test automation and pre-migration analytics from TSP Kelvin to reduce migration risk and downtime. News https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/robots-vs-agents-who-wins-the-automation-olympics/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/robots-vs-agents-who-wins-the-automation-olympics/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 07:32:06 GMT This article from The Silicon Partners (TSP) compares traditional rule-based robots with agentic AI across autonomy, memory and learning, adaptability and collaboration, and explains where each fits: robots for structured, predictable work, agents for complex, changing environments. It is for business and IT leaders deciding how to take their automation programs beyond rule-based bots. Article Amit Tiwari https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/scott-parrish-joins-the-silicon-partners-as-chief-financial-officer-cfo/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/scott-parrish-joins-the-silicon-partners-as-chief-financial-officer-cfo/ Mon, 30 Jun 2025 09:58:51 GMT Scott Parrish has joined The Silicon Partners (TSP) as Chief Financial Officer, overseeing financial strategy, corporate finance, investor relations and strategic planning. He previously held senior finance roles at technology companies including F5 Networks and 2nd Watch. His appointment strengthens TSP's leadership team as the company grows its SAP and intelligent automation business for enterprise customers. News https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/revolutionizing-sap-and-salesforce-with-agentic-automation/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/revolutionizing-sap-and-salesforce-with-agentic-automation/ Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:59:21 GMT This article describes the agentic automation solution that won The Silicon Partners (TSP) second place at HyperHack 2024. It is for teams automating SAP and Salesforce processes, and shows how natural language commands, a central automation dashboard and UiPath automations can create SAP business partners without manual templates or spreadsheets. Article Amit Tiwari https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/tsp-welcomes-michael-wang-to-its-advisory-board/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/tsp-welcomes-michael-wang-to-its-advisory-board/ Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:30:55 GMT In October 2024, The Silicon Partners (TSP) added Michael Wang, a chief information and digital officer at a global technology company, to its Advisory Board. His experience in digital transformation, technology leadership and digital marketing will help shape TSP's strategic direction and service offerings for clients navigating enterprise technology change. News https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/bruno-silva-press-release/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/bruno-silva-press-release/ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 11:20:59 GMT In August 2024, The Silicon Partners (TSP) appointed Bruno Silva as Senior Vice President and Head of Human Capital Management (HCM) Solutions for the Americas. Previously TSP's Head of Latin America and the Caribbean, he will lead HCM strategy and growth across the region and plans to expand TSP's HCM team in the United States. News https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/choosing-your-cloud-path-rise-with-sap-vs-grow-with-sap/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/choosing-your-cloud-path-rise-with-sap-vs-grow-with-sap/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 09:26:59 GMT A side-by-side comparison of RISE with SAP and GROW with SAP for companies choosing a cloud ERP path. It explains who each fits, from large enterprises with existing SAP systems needing hybrid deployment to mid-sized businesses new to SAP wanting a faster public cloud setup, and how The Silicon Partners (TSP), an SAP Gold Partner, helps decide. Article Sandeep Mathur https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/tips-tricks-when-migrating-to-sap-successfactors-onboarding/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/tips-tricks-when-migrating-to-sap-successfactors-onboarding/ Tue, 21 May 2024 10:07:41 GMT This article from The Silicon Partners (TSP) offers practical advice for HR and HRIS teams migrating from SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding 1.0 to the new Onboarding solution. It covers reviewing your onboarding program, running an early fit-gap analysis, gains and losses of the new solution, building the right team and planning reporting. Article Sol Barrera https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/tsp-leads-its-first-event-in-trinidad-tobago-during-the-month-of-september/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/tsp-leads-its-first-event-in-trinidad-tobago-during-the-month-of-september/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:26:04 GMT In September 2023, The Silicon Partners (TSP) held its first event in Trinidad and Tobago, Xperience HR: Elevate the Future of Work, with in-person and hybrid attendance. Regional HR leaders, SAP representatives and TSP's Caribbean team shared HR trends, best practices and technology innovations with local business leaders and HR professionals. News https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/the-rise-of-smart-manufacturing/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/the-rise-of-smart-manufacturing/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 07:14:30 GMT This article from The Silicon Partners (TSP) explains how RPA and AI are changing manufacturing: the fixed, programmable and flexible forms of automation, where software robots help across supply chain, products, operations, customer engagement and employee work, and the gains in productivity, safety, quality and lead time. It is for manufacturing leaders planning automation with UiPath. Article Amit Tiwari https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/uipath-document-understanding-a-game-changer/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/uipath-document-understanding-a-game-changer/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:47:41 GMT This article from The Silicon Partners (TSP) explains intelligent document processing and how UiPath Document Understanding works: taxonomy, OCR digitization, classification, extraction and export, using pre-trained, retrainable or custom machine learning models. It is for automation teams processing invoices, IDs and forms. TSP holds UiPath Services Network certification for Document Understanding. Article Amit Tiwari https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/from-chaos-to-control-empowering-business-managers-with-rpa/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/from-chaos-to-control-empowering-business-managers-with-rpa/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 10:07:01 GMT An introduction to robotic process automation (RPA) for business managers. It explains how software robots work on top of existing systems, which repetitive, rule-based processes make good candidates, the gains in productivity, accuracy and scalability, and how to drive adoption through people, process and technology. The Silicon Partners (TSP) offers RPA consulting to plan it. Article Amit Tiwari https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/tsp-opens-a-new-office-in-colombia/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/tsp-opens-a-new-office-in-colombia/ Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:05:44 GMT In August 2022, The Silicon Partners (TSP) opened a new office in Cali, Colombia, expanding its presence in Latin America. The office draws on the region's technology talent to grow TSP's professional services and customer support teams, and helps it serve clients through a hybrid onshore and offshore delivery model. News https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/everything-you-need-to-know-about-sap-s-4hana/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/everything-you-need-to-know-about-sap-s-4hana/ Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:15:51 GMT SAP S/4HANA is SAP’s current ERP system and the successor to SAP ECC, built to run only on the SAP HANA in-memory database. This guide from The Silicon Partners (TSP) explains what changes from ECC, the cloud and on-premise editions, and what the 2027 end of ECC mainstream maintenance means for your plans. Guide Sandeep Mathur https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/tsp-payroll-solution-now-available-on-sap-store/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/tsp-payroll-solution-now-available-on-sap-store/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:58:32 GMT The Silicon Partners (TSP) announced that TSP Payroll is now available on SAP Store. It integrates with SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central to run local payroll in countries without SAP country localizations, on one cloud platform with multilingual pay slips and statutory compliance. It is for companies on SuccessFactors that need payroll where SAP has no localization. News https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/tsp-becomes-the-first-partner-globally-to-earn-distinguished-usn-certification-for-document-understanding/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/tsp-becomes-the-first-partner-globally-to-earn-distinguished-usn-certification-for-document-understanding/ Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:41:07 GMT In July 2022, The Silicon Partners (TSP) earned UiPath Services Network (USN) certification for Document Understanding, a UiPath intelligent automation product. Awarded after UiPath's technical team tested TSP's skills and reviewed its project deliveries, the certification confirms TSP can deliver Document Understanding services at the quality UiPath sets. News https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/tsps-cloudcare-your-one-stop-solution-for-sap-successfactors-support/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/tsps-cloudcare-your-one-stop-solution-for-sap-successfactors-support/ Wed, 04 May 2022 07:20:59 GMT CloudCare is the SAP SuccessFactors support service from The Silicon Partners (TSP). It is for HR and HRIS teams that struggle to keep up with SuccessFactors' twice-yearly releases, and it provides technical and functional support from certified consultants, release management, training on new features, and 24/7 ticket support with weekly check-in calls. Article https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/tsp-joins-uipath-services-network-a-global-elite-group-of-the-most-qualified-uipath-partners/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/tsp-joins-uipath-services-network-a-global-elite-group-of-the-most-qualified-uipath-partners/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:41:23 GMT In March 2022, The Silicon Partners (TSP) became a UiPath Services Network certified partner for RPA professional services and test automation, and is certified in UiPath Test Suite. For customers, it means TSP met UiPath's requirements for delivery quality and large-scale deployments, supporting automation programs from the start. News https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/scale-rpa-at-an-enterprise-level/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/scale-rpa-at-an-enterprise-level/ Fri, 09 Apr 2021 14:24:51 GMT This article from The Silicon Partners (TSP) explains how an Automation Operating Model (AOM) helps organizations move robotic process automation (RPA) beyond the proof of concept. It is for automation and business leaders, and covers program goals, process pipeline management, ROI and KPIs, training and adoption, and infrastructure and security. Article Amit Tiwari https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/amit-tiwari-from-the-silicon-partners-inc-recognized-as-a-uipath-most-valuable-professional/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/amit-tiwari-from-the-silicon-partners-inc-recognized-as-a-uipath-most-valuable-professional/ Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:32:41 GMT In March 2021, UiPath named Amit Tiwari, then Director and Head of Digital Practices (RPA and AI/ML) at The Silicon Partners (TSP), a UiPath Most Valuable Professional for his contributions to the automation community. For TSP's customers, it recognizes the product expertise behind the automation strategy, operating model and governance work he leads. News https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/pankaj-banka-from-the-silicon-partners-inc-accepted-into-forbes-technology-council/ https://www.thesiliconpartners.com/insights/pankaj-banka-from-the-silicon-partners-inc-accepted-into-forbes-technology-council/ Mon, 01 Feb 2021 09:44:11 GMT In January 2021, Pankaj Banka, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of The Silicon Partners (TSP), was accepted into the Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community of technology executives. Membership lets him exchange ideas with peer leaders and publish articles on Forbes.com, giving TSP's leadership a wider forum for thought leadership in the technology community. News