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Rémy Cointreau drives customer centricity with SAP on Google Cloud

Imagine the challenge of supply chain planning and meeting changing consumer needs when you have products that can take up to one-hundred years to produce. That’s the case for Rémy Cointreau, a family-owned maker of fine spirits whose roots go back to 1724. With rapidly evolving consumer expectations and heavy competition from premium beverage brands, Rémy Cointreau set out on a strategy to put the customer at the center of their business. Offering more than a premium beverage, key brands such as Rémy Martin cognac, Louis XIII cognac, Cointreau and St-Rémy brandy instead would offer customers a taste of luxury. “The idea is not to simply sell Cognac,” explains Sebastien Huet, the company’s CTO. “We want to sell a French way of living. For that, we needed to shift from selling products to selling an experience.”To make this a reality, Rémy Cointreau realized all elements of its business would need to be more agile. It needed more flexibility in its SAP systems, which drive Finance, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, and easy access to valuable SAP system data for business decision making and innovative customer approaches. As a result, Rémy Cointreau determined they’d need to move to the cloud to enable such a transformation. Improved manufacturing and service with business agilityThe SAP S/4HANA deployment on Google Cloud Platform is now live for Rémy Cointreau’s Europe based operations. In addition to S/4, it also migrated the SAP supply chain planning tool, Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO), as well as SAP’s Business Warehouse to Google Cloud. Similar deployments will launch soon globally. While the environment is still new, Rémy Cointreau already sees big steps towards greater agility with Google Cloud. For instance, Google Cloud makes it much faster and easier to adjust the technical operating environment. If a team wants to start performing a new resource-heavy analysis, Rémy Cointreau can expand capacity to meet demands within minutes. The team can also roll back capacity so that it is only using the resources it needs.This newfound agility takes the pressure off the IT team when it comes to provisioning a new implementation for future capacity. Rather than try to build capacity for potential peaks, the team can deploy for expected demand, then easily adjust afterward to compensate for actual loads. “It makes capacity planning so much easier,” Mr. Huet says. “Not long after go-live, we had to perform some updates—increasing memory and so on,” he recalls. “In the past, the process would take about a month to do. Now it takes a few minutes. We literally went from five weeks to five minutes. This is a tremendous improvement.” Another critical factor in Rémy Cointreau’s decision to move to Google Cloud was the ability to connect its SAP backbone to key SaaS applications such as Salesforce. As the company began to put more focus on the customer experience, creating strong, long-term relationships with customers would be essential. By being able to create this 360 degree view of data among SAP, Salesforce, and its ecommerce platform, Rémy Cointreau can more easily create personalized experiences for its customers that simply weren’t possible before.A data-driven futureRémy Cointreau business users are already reaping benefits from the cloud deployment. “One of the key improvements is the ability to analyze live data,” Huet says. “That was not the case in the past. Previously, there was a 24-hour lag between the time the data came in and the moment it could be analyzed. This is especially important on the production-management side, where every hour counts.” As exciting as the improvements in agility and connectivity have been so far, Huet sees even more possibilities for the future. “Right now, we’re focused on establishing SAP in the Google Cloud environment,” he says. “But once that’s done, we’ll be looking at technologies like BigQuery that can take our data analysis to the next level.” Potential areas of interest include product traceability and customer experience. “Now that we’re fully deployed on Google Cloud Platform, anything is possible,” he notes. “We can pull data in from multiple sources via integration and analyze it in a matter of days. We don’t need a three-month project to see value.” It is this agility and creativity that makes Huet most optimistic about the company’s partnership with Google Cloud. As he notes, “I think the best is yet to come.” To learn more about Rémy Cointreau’s deployment of SAP on Google Cloud, read the case study here. Also learn more about oXya’s capabilities with Google Cloud for SAP customers.Related ArticleHow SAP customers can accelerate analytics in the cloudGoogle Cloud’s data analytics and AI and machine learning solutions can help SAP customers store, analyze, and derive insights from all t…Read Article
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A New Way to Publish Your Blog Posts Simultaneously as Twitter Threads

Publishing WordPress content on Twitter just got a whole lot easier. You can already bring single Tweets or threads, also known as Tweetstorms, over from Twitter to WordPress, and now we’re bringing the process full circle. With just two extra clicks, you can transform your entire blog post into a Twitter thread. By publishing your quality content on Twitter, you can open new lines of engagement and conversation.

WordPress.com blog with corresponding Twitter thread at right

When you share a WordPress post as a Twitter thread, nothing is left behind: Text, images, video, and embeds will be inserted into the thread right where they’re supposed to be.

Text, video, and image galleries like this are included in the Twitter thread

We know that Twitter threads work best without breaks and other quirks. That’s why, in building this feature, we paid special attention to formatting. If a paragraph is too long for a single Tweet, for instance, it will automatically be split into multiple Tweets. And rather than squishing as many words as possible into the first Tweet and letting the rest spill to the second one, the break will come at the end of a sentence. Also, if you have a list block in your post, it will be formatted as a list on Twitter.

To give you extra control, while you’re writing a post, we’ll show you where Tweet splits will happen. That way, you can shape how your post will appear on Twitter as you write.

How to publish a blog post as a Twitter thread

At any time while you’re working on a post, you can click on the Jetpack icon that’s located on the far right of the header menu at the top of the page.

If you don’t already have your Twitter account connected to your website, click “Connect an account” to allow WordPress to publish content on your Twitter feed. You can add multiple Twitter handles if you’ll be Tweeting from more than one account. You only need to connect each account once.

Make sure the right Twitter handle is selected, write a custom message, and then choose whether you want to share a single link to your blog post or all of the post’s content as a thread.

Hit publish! Your blog post and the Tweet or thread will be shared simultaneously. Be sure you’ve selected your Twitter account when you publish, as this is the only time you’ll be able to share your blog post as a Twitter thread.

Sharing your full blog posts on Twitter is a great way to amplify your content, increase engagement, and build an audience for your work. You most likely have a number of followers on your WordPress blog who aren’t following you on Twitter, and vice versa. This feature allows you to tap into both groups.

Connect your Twitter account to your WordPress site today, and start publishing to both platforms at the same time. Get creative, and have fun. We’re excited to see how you use this first-of-its-kind tool.
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Democratizing Zero Trust with an expanded BeyondCorp Alliance

The need to quickly provide secure access for a newly remote workforce during the early days of COVID-19 drove many organizations to explore new technologies and start down a path towards a Zero Trust model. As time has passed, it’s become clear that remote work will be a defining characteristic of the new normal, and modernizing security by fully embracing zero trust models is an imperative, not an option. We need to work to further democratize this technology, accelerate and ease its adoption to help organizations stay secure, agile, and productive.We’ve been working on Zero Trust for more than a decade at Google, and earlier this year, we introduced BeyondCorp Remote Access, our cloud-based solution that helps make access to internal applications easier and more secure. We offer similar context-aware access controls for apps in Google Workspace and Cloud Identity. Last year, we assembled a group of partners that share our Zero Trust vision and who are committed to help our joint customers make it a reality: the BeyondCorp Alliance. These partners are key to our effort to further promote and democratize this technology. They allow customers to leverage existing controls to make adoption easier while adding key functionality and intelligence that enable customers to make better access decisions. We’re now pleased to announce that Citrix, CrowdStrike, Jamf, and Tanium are joining Check Point, Lookout, Palo Alto Networks, Symantec (a division of Broadcom), and VMware as BeyondCorp Alliance members.As Sunil Potti, VP and GM Google Cloud Security, puts it, BeyondCorp delivers world-class security for the reimagined workplace. Partners who share our vision are an essential part of how we help our customers modernize their security approaches in-place to deliver a better, safer normal.Our BeyondCorp Alliance Partners add capabilities in the following areas:Device Management: Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) vendors can provide device context and telemetry such as whether a device is managed or corporate-owned to aid in policy evaluation.Endpoint Security: Endpoint Detection and Response Vendors (EDR) or Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) vendors can provide device posture information, such as whether a device is compromised to aid in policy evaluation.Gateways: Infrastructure vendors can provide more secure access to hosted infrastructure (e.g., virtual desktops, etc.) via BeyondCorp. Keep reading to learn more about updates to our existing BeyondCorp Alliance partnerships and new solutions with leading security partners that we are excited to announce today: Check Point SandBlast Mobile is a mobile threat defense solution that detects and stops attacks on iOS and Android devices before they start. Integration with the Google Admin console can be used to selectively prevent compromised devices from accessing applications and resources, helping to keep sensitive data secure. The integration is now available to customers in preview in the Google Admin console.Citrix and Google Cloud are extending our deep collaboration to include BeyondCorp. Google Cloud has always been one of the best places to run Citrix Workspace, and the first step, bringing together Citrix Workspace and BeyondCorp, is coming soon. It will allow customer applications, whether they are deployed on-premises, on GCP, or delivered as a service (SaaS), to be exposed through Citrix Workspace with BeyondCorp’s access controls and policy enforcement. Users get a single pane of glass for all of their applications, which can now be accessed from BYOD and non-corporate devices without the need for a VPN. We’re also exploring the sharing of endpoint signals and further extending policy enforcement to virtual desktops. For more information, check out the Citrix blog on our joint zero trust security solutions.CrowdStrike will deliver real-time endpoint posture assessments from endpoints regardless of location, network, or user so that BeyondCorp adopters can prohibit access from untrusted or compromised hosts as part of conditional access policies, reducing risk for users and the organization. This integration is coming soon. To learn more about how CrowdStrike and Google Cloud are collaborating on Zero Trust, register for CrowdStrike’s Cybersecurity Conference Fal.Con 2020, taking place on October 15, 2020.Jamf is working to extend its device compliance capabilities for organizations leveraging Google Cloud and BeyondCorp. In the past, organizations have expressed concerns about unprotected Mac devices accessing cloud and on-premises resources. Now, through a unique Jamf preview, customers can ensure that only trusted users, from managed devices, using approved apps, are accessing company data. Read Jamf’s blog on our collaboration and contact the Jamf team to learn more about this preview.Lookout continuously assesses a smartphone, tablet or Chromebook’s risk level and provides it to Cloud Identity and BeyondCorp from the Lookout Security Graph. Device risk levels of “high, moderate  or low” are set based on the organization’s security policies. When Lookout detects a threat on a mobile device, the risk level is changed accordingly and delivered in real-time to Cloud Identity via API. This integration enables Google Workspace to block risky or non-compliant devices from accessing applications and data. This functionality is now available in preview via the Google Admin console. Learn more by reading Lookout’s blog.Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile (SEP Mobile) report on the security posture of an organization’s traditional and mobile endpoints, including both managed and unmanaged devices. With the upcoming integration, customers can leverage Symantec’s endpoint signals such as indications of compromise, operating system configuration risks, app risks, anomalous network behavior, and more, to create more granular and customized access policies for Google Workspace, web apps, and Google Cloud infrastructure.Tanium and Google Cloud recentlyannounced a strategic partnership with the goal of delivering security transformation for the distributed IT era. As part of the BeyondCorp Alliance, Tanium will be providing device identity information through Tanium Endpoint Identity, which is available today. Tanium monitors and evaluates the health of endpoints in real-time, providing comprehensive visibility and control from a single platform no matter where the device is located. Through the combined solution, coming soon, organizations will be able to ensure that devices connecting to network resources and applications are authorized, secured, and up-to-date. To learn more about Tanium’s partnership with Google Cloud and BeyondCorp integration,register to attend their upcoming virtual user conference, Converge.VMware is working to bring Workspace ONE and Google Cloud’s BeyondCorp solution together to keep devices under control and compliant with policies that protect corporate data. Workspace ONE will continually feed device compliance status information to Google Cloud’s context-aware access engine, allowing access to be revoked at any time if a device becomes non-compliant. This integration is coming soon.To learn more about how you can take advantage of our joint capabilities to advance your own Zero Trust strategy, visit the BeyondCorp Alliance partner links above or reach out to our team. Also be sure to check out our BeyondCorp product home, browse BeyondCorp educational resources in our Security Best Practices Center, and view BeyondCorp use case videos in our Cloud Security Showcase.Related ArticleKeep your teams working safely with BeyondCorp Remote AccessEnabling remote access to internal apps with a simpler and more secure approach without a remote-access VPNRead Article
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Learn at no cost how to get insights from your data, regardless of your analytics experience

Throughout October and November, Google Cloud is offering no-cost data analytics training. Regardless of whether you’ve just started learning how to get insights from your data or you already have significant data analytics experience, we have learning opportunities to help you take your skills to the next level. New to data analytics?If you’re new to data analytics, we recommend you join our two-day Cloud OnBoard: Unleash Your Data Potential digital event to learn how you can quickly and easily generate powerful data insights. On October 27, you’ll be taught the fundamentals of analytics and data processing. On October 28, you’ll dive into BigQuery to learn how to build a modern data warehouse, speed up queries, process streaming data, use machine learning models to produce predictive analytics, and more. At the end of the Cloud OnBoard series, you’ll receive an e-certificate of participation and no-cost Qwiklabs credits to start earning Google Cloud skill badges. Everyone who attends will also have the opportunity to participate in a digital game during which you can compete with others to see how your skills stack up against those of your peers. Register for the October 27 and 28 digital eventshere. Looking for more in-depth training?If you’re already familiar with the fundamentals of data analytics, we suggest you attend the BigQuery hands-on lab webinar on November 6 for more in-depth training. The lab will teach you the best practices for querying and getting insights from your data warehouse with BigQuery, Google’s fully managed, NoOps, low cost analytics database. With BigQuery, you can query terabytes and terabytes of data without infrastructure to manage or a database administrator, letting you focus on what’s really important: generating actionable insights. In this lab, we will show you how to troubleshoot common SQL errors, query the data-to-insights public dataset, use the Query Validator, and troubleshoot syntax and logical SQL errors.Sign upherefor the November 6 webinar. Ready to validate your expertise? Interested in learning how you can validate your cloud expertise and become an in-demand, high-impact professional? We encourage you to attend the Certification Prep: Data Engineer Certification webinar on October 15.  The webinar will walk you through how Google Cloud’s Professional Data Engineer certificationcan help you validate your cloud expertise, elevate your career, and transform businesses. During this session, you’ll begin your journey towards certification with tips from our certified experts, sample exam questions, and discounts to continue preparing for the certification exam.Reserve your seat for the October 15 webinarhere.Related ArticleData analytics for all—What happened at Week 5, Google Cloud Next ‘20: OnAirHere’s what’s happened during data analytics week at Next OnAir, with cloud analytics news, expert sessions, product demos, and more.Read Article
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