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Retail 2020: A Roadmap to the Digital Retailing Era
Retail 2020: A Roadmap to
                       the Digital Retailing Era
                       Groupsoft Retail Solution on
                       Dell EMC Infrastructure Running
                       Intel® Xeon® Processors

                       ABSTRACT
                       The rapid evolution of IoT technology is transforming the retail and fashion industry.
                       Until recently, many retail technology professionals viewed IoT (Internet of Things)
                       technologies as offerings to consider sometime in the future. Today, we’re at the point
                       where IoT solutions need to be not just considered but embraced — for they are one of
                       the foundational pillars in the new digital retailing era. In a constantly changing world
                       where social media is driving and influencing customers, these new technologies are
                       critical for a successful ecommerce and retail strategy.

                       November 2017

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                        RETAIL 2020: THE EMERGENCE OF DIGITAL RETAIL .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 1

                                                        THE CHALLENGES: NEW CONSUMERS,
                                                        NEW WAYS OF SHOPPING .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 1

                                                        THE SOLUTION: NEW TECHNOLOGY IN DIGITAL RETAIL .  .  .  .  .  .3

                                                        RETAIL 2020 — TECHNOLOGY IS ESSENTIAL  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 4

                                                        SAP HANA IN A RETAIL 2020 SOLUTION  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 5

                                                        BETTER TOGETHER: DELL EMC, GROUPSOFT,
                                                        INTEL, AND SAP  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .9

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RETAIL 2020: THE EMERGENCE OF DIGITAL RETAIL
DIGITAL TRANSFORMA-                      The rapid evolution of technology is transforming the retail and fashion industry — and
TION TRENDS IN RETAIL                    creating excitement, confusion, innovation, startling predictions from industry pundits,
                                         despair and opportunity. Across the industry, there is an urgent need to adopt new
Digital transformation in retail can’t   technology. Until recently, many retail technology professionals viewed Internet of Things
happen overnight. It’s an evolution,     (IoT) technologies and tools as offerings to consider sometime in the future. Today, we’re at
not a revolution. Here are some of       the point where IoT solutions need to be not just considered but embraced — for they are
                                         one of the keys to success in the new digital retailing era.
the ways the industry is evolving:
                                         Retail solutions based on IoT technology are now available for point-of-sale (POS) systems,
• Usage of big data analytics is
                                         omni-channel enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, online commerce systems,
  increasing — and will continue         email marketing and customer relationship management (CRM) systems. These solutions
  to increase over time. Through         help retailers create a solid foundation for IoT data collection and processing, providing
  advances in customer real-time         new customer insights. In a constantly changing world where social media is driving and
  analytics and insights, retailers      influencing customers faster than traditional systems can keep up, these new technologies
  are delivering richer customer         are foundational pillars for a successful ecommerce and retail strategy.
  experiences, intelligent supply        THE CHALLENGES: NEW CONSUMERS, NEW WAYS
  chain management and more.             OF SHOPPING
• Retailers are putting an               CONSUMERS HAVE GONE SOCIAL AND DIGITAL
  increased focus on a                   In recent years, consumer wants have shifted. Today, a consumer wants the right product
  personalized in-store customer         at an attractive price, with good service and the convenience of online or in-store shopping
  experience. Technology is              — at the same time and every single time. Consumers want to be able to shop, but not
  transforming retail by connecting      necessarily visit a store. They want to be able to shop from the comfort of home or from
                                         a smartphone or a mobile tablet, and then pay online, and have goods delivered to their
  the personalized experience
                                         chosen locations. This is just the tip of the iceberg depicting a growing retail market with new
  of the past with the savvy             and challenging customer demands.
  customers of the future.
                                         THERE’S A TUG OF WAR BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL SHOPPING
• The retail evolution is enabling
                                         For traditional retailers, there is a balance required between holding on to traditional
  simple, affordable, effective          retail practices vs. adopting the digital way of shopping that Millennials and their younger
  inventory tracking and insight         Generation Z counterparts (Gen Zers) use. Does a great product, attractive pricing and good
  for brick-and-mortar retail            service equate to customer loyalty and increasing sales? Not anymore. Whether online or
  environments.                          shopping in a physical store, the consumer is demanding convenience, superior service and
                                         a personalized shopping experience.
• Cloud adoption will increase
  over time, and outdated legacy         As traditional retailers begin to acknowledge the impact of digital retail, young startups
  systems will be replaced,              are already bursting with ideas on how to adapt new technology to their advantage.
                                         Free of the burden of managing change that legacy retailers carry, the new retailers
  creating new opportunities for
                                         are nimble in the use of new technology, such as IoT-based retail solutions, to create
  future-proofing.                       personalized shopping experiences.

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MILLENNIALS AND GEN ZERS
                                                       • Generation Z consists of those born in 1995 or later. This generation makes
                                                         up 25.9 percent of the United States population, the largest percentage,
                                                         and contributes $44 billion to the American economy. By 2020, they will
                                                         account for one-third of the U.S. population
                                                       • 21 percent of Millennials said they had used their tablets to shop for
                                                         places to stay within the past year, and 55 percent reported using their
                                                         smartphones to shop.
                                                       • 87 percent of Millennials said they also used a home computer to shop,
                                                         and home computers remain the preferred method of booking.

                                                       MILLENNIALS AND GEN ZERS HAVE INTRODUCED NEW WAYS OF SHOPPING
                                                       Smartphones, tablets and social media are second nature to Millennials and Gen Z
                                                       consumers. They thrive on technology and social media. Unlike the consumers who retailers
                                                       have known in the past, Millennials and Gen Zers have little concept of brand loyalty or
                                                       boundaries — either social or geographical. They are connected, social and agile. They
                                                       are extremely comfortable shopping for their needs online, and visit stores mostly for the
                                                       purpose of socializing, entertainment or education.

                                                       THE SOLUTION: NEW TECHNOLOGY IN DIGITAL RETAIL
                                                       CATERING TO MILLENNIALS AND GEN Z CONSUMERS
                                                       The busy consumers of today have less time to spend on shopping errands. As a result,
                                                       young startups and existing retailers are adopting intelligent services, including the
                                                       innovative use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based applications.

                                                       An instance of innovative use of new-age technology was displayed when Amazon
                                                       recognized that many of its customers found it tiresome to stand in a cashier’s checkout line
                                                       at the store. Amazon GO stores adopted a new “Just Walk Out Technology” that enables
                                                       customers to shop and leave, without ever having to stop at the cashier. Amazon used
                                                       computer vision, sensor fusion and deep learning algorithms to make it convenient and easy
                                                       for its customers to pick up groceries and simply walk out.

TRADITIONAL STORES LIVE ON
The brick-and-mortar store is not dead. It’s just transforming.
Shoppers want more in-store experiences. Consider these findings:1
• 73 percent browse online and then buy in the store.
• 90 percent leave when they can’t find a product or help.
• 86 percent desire to have purchased more.
• 70 percent of sales will be completed in store by 2020.

1   Sources: PWC, Total Retail, September 2015. TimeTrade Shopper Survey, January 2014, N=1087,
    IHL, June 2015.

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USE OF MULTIPLE TOOLS TO CATER TO RETAIL NEEDS

                                   Business
                                   Suite
        Customer                                                                                      Workforce
       Experience                                                                                    engagement

                                                 DIGITAL CORE

                                                Business     Intelligent
                           RUN                Transactions    Insights
                                                                                        WIN

                           SAP S/4HANA RETAIL FOR MERCHANDISE MANAGEMENT
                            SAP S/4HANA FOR FASHION AND VERTICAL SERVICES

     IoT and Supply                                                                                    Spend
          Chain                                                                                      Management

                                      SAP HANA                SAP CLOUD PLATFORM

                                 SAP S/4HANA at a retail operation’s digital core brings in all the components of the new
                                 shopping experience, enabling retailers to meet evolving customer wants and shopping
                                 behaviors. AI, for instance, may illuminate a retailer’s understanding of customer behavior
                                 and persona, and then customize the shopping experience in real time. Moreover, promoting
                                 brand messages via current social media channels is another aspect of this. With SAP
                                 S/4HANA at the core, this becomes a reality.

                                 PARTNERING WITH TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS FOR SUCCESS
                                 While the transition to new technology can be difficult, retailers are making the
                                 necessary changes and are revisiting their current business strategies and goals.
                                 Many retailers are duly overhauling their organizational structures, reviewing existing
                                 processes and making unprecedented investments in IT to transition their organizations
                                 to the next-generation retail solution.

                                 One way to ease the transition and make it sustainable for retailers is to enter into partnerships
                                 with service providers and technology companies specializing in niche areas. Such a
                                 collaborative approach allows retailers to overcome the challenges of making heavy monetary
                                 and resource investments and enables the retailer to achieve quicker time to value.

                                 RETAIL 2020 — TECHNOLOGY IS ESSENTIAL
                                 The age of digital transformation has arrived and is undeniably transforming the retail
                                 and fashion industry. Groupsoft, an SAP Services Partner and systems integrator, helps
                                 organizations put technology to work for a smooth and efficient digital transformation.

                                 Groupsoft’s experienced consulting team assists retailers with new-generation SAP
                                 S/4HANA solutions — specifically SAP S/4HANA Retail for merchandise management
                                 and SAP S/4HANA Fashion for fashion management. The new digital core solution, SAP
                                 S/4HANA for Retail, provides agility and flexibility that enables retailers to reinvent their
                                 omni-channel retail business.

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PLAN               SOURCE                   SUPPY                    SELL
                            Marketing and        Procurement and                                  Omnichannel
                                                                          Supply chain
                            merchandising          private label                              customer experience
    Marketing                                                                                                                     Marketing

                       • Master data          • Merchandise            • Replenishment          • Omnichannel
                         management for         buying                   planning and             order response
                         merchandising                                   allocation
                                              • Replenishment                                   • Point of sale
    Commerce           • Assortment             collaboration          • Demand                                                  Commerce
                         planning and                                                           • Omnicommerce
                                                                         forecasting and
                         management           • Vendor agreement
                                                                         planning
                                                management
                       • Retail price                                  • Omnichannel
                         planning and                                    inventory
                         management
                       • Promotion
      Store              planning and                                                                                               Store
                         management

                                                                Retail for merchandise management
                 Business
                                                                SAP Customer Activity Repository
                 Suite
     Mobile                                                     Digital Core                                                       Mobile

                                            SAP S/4HANA SOLUTION PORTFOLIO FOR RETAIL
                                            SAP S/4HANA Retail and SAP S/4HANA Fashion tightly integrate with the SAP S/4HANA
                                            solution portfolio for retail. The portfolio solution consists of SAP Customer Activity Repository,
                                            Retail Planning Bundle (Merchandise Assortment Planning), SAP CRM and Loyalty, SAP
                                            Hybris Commerce, GK POS, SAP SuccessFactors and SAP S/4HANA Finance.

                                            The SAP S/4HANA Retail and Fashion Solution provides end-to-end retail core processes
                                            support, starting with master data down to point-of-sales connectivity. It allows insight into
                                            operational retail and fashion data, empowering users with contextual, relevant, real-time
                                            information for faster and better decision making.

                                            The SAP S/4HANA solution portfolio for retail is designed and developed on big data with
                                            built-in analytics and mobile-friendly applications. Users can easily access and use these
                                            apps across locations and platforms.

                                            SAP HANA IN A RETAIL 2020 SOLUTION
                                            As stores become intelligent, interactive, sources of entertainment and meet-up places for
                                            Gen X and Z shoppers, the need for software applications, and supporting infrastructure
                                            becomes paramount. This is where the Groupsoft Retail Solution on Intel-based Dell EMC
                                            infrastructure comes into play.

                                            The Groupsoft-Dell EMC retail solution is built on retail software and certified SAP solutions
                                            to enable an end-to-end shopping experience — from wearables and smartphones at the
                                            edge communicating past and present buying behavior to sophisticated analytics computing
                                            at the core and in the cloud.

                                            Central to e-commerce retail solutions are SAP standards and SAP technologies. Using the
                                            SAP HANA application platform and in-memory database technologies, all types of retail
                                            data is turned into actionable insights by running analytics at significant speeds to enhance
                                            the customer experience and provide a retail platform for growth.

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GroupSoft Retail Dashboard

                                                On-premise: managed services                  Dashboard (WebUI5)
                                                  Off-premise: enterprise cloud and
                                                      managed services

           On-Premise: IaaS
    Enterprise Hybrid Cloud
       with VMware for SAP
    with Dell EMC Services
                                                                                                    SAP HANA
                                        Cloud                                                                                      GroupSoft M-360 + RM5 Algorithm

                                                                   Ready bundles           Database and Development
Ready systems
                                                                     Ready nodes          Platform including normalized                                GroupSoft
                                                                                              RMS Data and RM+RS                                      Merchandise
                                                                                                analytical functions                                      360
                                  Infrastructure
                                                                                                                  Retail Merchandise and Store Solution (M-360)

       Edge Gateway                                                                                                                                 External
                                   -
                                                       SAP Leonardo Edge
                                                       Dynamic Edge Processing
                                                                                              IoT Data                    SAP ERP                  Energy Data
       SAP certified | Pre configured

                                                         Micro
                                                        Services
                                                                    SAP SQL
                                                                    Anywhere
                                                                                       Customer, Merchandise             Merchandise,                 Weather,
                                                                                           Store Attribute             Customer system           Traffic Events, etc.
                                                                                        Data from Store and          including Master and
                                                        IoT Edge     JAVA
                                                         Console     Engine                 Market Place                Logistics Data

                                                                       THE HARDWARE FOUNDATION: DELL EMC INFRASTRUCTURE WITH INTEL
                                                                       XEON PROCESSORS
                                                                       Dell EMC infrastructure components provide a robust hardware foundation for the
                                                                       Groupsoft-Dell EMC retail solution. These building blocks for retail solutions include the
                                                                       compute power of Dell EMC PowerEdge™ servers with the latest Intel® Xeon® processors,
                                                                       working in combination with Dell EMC software, storage and networking products.
                                                                       Dell EMC offers a portfolio of infrastructure options that include Ready Nodes, Ready
                                                                       Bundles and Ready Systems. To make it easier for customers to decide on which
                                                                       deployment model is best for them, Dell EMC offers certified SAP HANA Ready
                                                                       Solutions optimized for SAP analytic workloads.

                                                                       READY SOLUTIONS
                                                                       Managing and growing retail operations can be done successfully with data insights to
                                                                       a customer’s online and in-store shopping behavior. Moreover, analyzing all the data
                                                                       generated by retail operations from customer data points, transaction sales data, to online
                                                                       social media data, and then adding business-to-business vendor and supply chain data
                                                                       increases the complexity of the task. Leveraging SAP analytics Ready Solutions from
                                                                       Dell EMC and SAP services from Groupsoft provides a single view of retail customer data
                                                                       and gives all departments a unified view of the business for real-time decisions.

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PowerEdge Servers +                     PowerEdge Servers +                          Hyper-converged (Vblock,
              Software                        Network + Storage + Software                   VxRack, VxRail) + Software

    Certified and optimized hardware            Reference Architectures +
                                                                                           Workload solutions layered on
     with optional factory software          value add (benchmarks, tuning,
                                                                                            top of engineered systems
                installation                       deployment guides)

                                       • Ready Nodes for retail are built on Dell EMC PowerEdge servers with Intel Xeon
                                         processors, and delivered with SAP HANA software pre-loaded.
                                       • Ready Bundles for retail are based on SAP-certified Dell EMC servers, storage and
                                         networking, including support for SAP HANA Tailored Data Center Integration (TDI).
                                       • Ready Systems for retail are pre-built systems with the convenience of an appliance
                                         and the flexibility of TDI, including options that incorporate Dell EMC V[x]Block, VxRail
                                         and VxRack.

                                       DELL EMC IOT SOLUTIONS
                                       Retailers are evaluating how the Internet of Things will change the way they conduct business
                                       and drive significant return on investment (ROI) in terms of operational efficiency, improved
                                       customer experience, risk mitigation and enablement of entirely new business models.

                                       For retailers looking to capitalize on the IoT technologies, the Dell IoT Edge Gateway offers
                                       many advantages. In particular, the gateway helps retailers:
                                       • Enable real-time decision making through analytics at the edge
                                       • Reduce data transfer costs through data compression and cleansing
                                       • Reduce operations and maintenance costs
                                       • Improve security and data continuity

                                       Retail companies that want to maximize their IoT investments can count on Dell EMC to
                                       provide for their needs from the edge, with software partners like SAP and service partners
                                       like Groupsoft. Today’s innovative approaches to retail operations — like enhancing
                                       the customer experience in-store or online, ensuring the supply chain is connected and
                                       monitored, making price adjustments on the fly as supply and demand changes per store,
                                       per geography and per trends — requires an interconnected network of edge-to-core-to-
                                       cloud devices. Dell IoT solutions provide that and much more.

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Technology Partners
                                                         (ISVs, IHVs, OSVs)                                             Service Partners
                                                                                                                          (System Integrators,
    DELL IoT Infrastructure

                                                                                                                        Contractors, Developers)

                                                                                                                         Last Mile Delivery
                                                                                                                          Solution Support
                                                                                                                         System Integration
                                                                                                                            Deployment
                                                                                                                           Project Design
                                                                                                                        Procuring Accessory

                                                        Dell’s IoT ecosystem provides analytics enabled at the edge, data center and cloud. Use
                                                        case examples benefiting from this ecosystem include customers who use wearables and
                                                        smartphones at home, at work or at play to look up product information, to compare reviews
                                                        or check out the latest social media commentary before they order products. Moreover,
                                                        Dell IoT analytics solutions provide real-time insights into customer behavior and changing
                                                        trends, enabling companies to meet and exceed customers’ expectations per click and per
                                                        order. All the while, Dell IoT security helps ensure that any entry into the retail network is
                                                        protected and helps enable safe deployment of IoT initiatives.

                                                        To accelerate the time to market for retailers’ IoT projects, Dell provides IoT Labs, a place to
                                                        explore business outcomes and test and deploy IoT projects before taking them into production.
                                                        Current labs are located in Santa Clara, California; Limerick, Ireland; and Singapore.

                                                        Retailers who prefer to do their proofs of concept in their own labs are supported with the
                                                        necessary tools and resources to complete their projects. These services are provided free
                                                        of charge for qualified customers.

                                                        HYBRID AND CLOUD OPTIONS
                                                        A majority of industries still employ on-premises solutions. However, organizations are
                                                        progressively moving to cloud deployments, whether for sandbox explorations, testing,
                                                        quality assurance (QA), or production environments. To meet the needs of these
                                                        organizations, Dell EMC offers a complete selection of fully managed cloud and hybrid cloud
                                                        solutions for off-premises SAP HANA environments.

                                                        • For hybrid cloud, Dell EMC offers a mix of on-premises, private cloud and Virtustream
                                                          public cloud services with orchestration between the platforms. Such configurations
                                                          enable workloads to move between private and public clouds as computing needs and
                                                          costs change, giving businesses greater flexibility and more data deployment options. The
                                                          Dell EMC Enterprise Hybrid Cloud solution consists of hardware, software and services
                                                          from Dell EMC and VMware brought together into a platform to deliver the foundation for
                                                          infrastructure-as-a-service. Dell EMC and VMware engineering teams have designed,
                                                          tested and proven the hybrid cloud solution in multiple workload settings, so organizations
                                                          can avoid risk and accelerate time to production value.

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• For off-premises managed cloud for SAP, Virtustream, a Dell Technologies company,
                             provides private, hybrid and public cloud solutions, and offers an unparalleled platform
                             for running SAP and SAP HANA workloads in the cloud. Virtustream cloud solutions are
                             purpose-built to run complex, mission-critical, I/O-intensive applications like SAP with
                             unmatched economics, application-level performance SLAs and integrated security and
                             compliance. Virtustream pre-sales experts and consultants have extensive experience
                             working directly with SAP applications. They have the expertise to seamlessly migrate
                             SAP deployments to the cloud.
                           • To integrate processes and build a connected business, Dell Boomi enables
                             organizations to integrate and connect any combination of public, private, or hybrid cloud
                             or on-premises applications, accelerating e-commerce solutions and retail deployments.
                             Data from CRM, marketing automation and ERP systems can be quickly integrated using
                             Boomi Atomsphere technology to provide a single-pane 360-degree view of customers.
                             Boomi has pre-built connectors to integrate the most commonly used applications,
                             along with technology connectors that can be quickly configured for any data source, in
                             the cloud or on-premises, enabling better insights into sales operations and improving
                             strategy decisions.

                           BETTER TOGETHER: DELL EMC, GROUPSOFT,
                           INTEL, AND SAP
                           The Dell EMC and Groupsoft solution for retail brings together all the hardware, software,
                           services and expertise needed to design and deploy a comprehensive solution that spans a
                           broad environment.

                           • Dell EMC provides a blueprint for industry-leading IoT solutions that leverage proven
                             infrastructure components and powerful hardware, including Intel Xeon processors,
                             required to drive real-time analytics.
                           • Intel processors empower Dell EMC compute solutions to run at peak capacity and enable
                             world-leading benchmark performance.
                           • Groupsoft provides solutions in SAP Business Suite, covering strategy, architecture,
                             implementation, performance optimization, integration, extensions, upgrades, training and
                             managed services.
                           • SAP provides SAP HANA software for in-memory, high-speed computing and deep
                             knowledge expertise in retail solutions. SAP SE is a multinational software corporation
                             that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations.

                           Ultimately, the combination of in-depth retail expertise, powerful infrastructure, sophisticated
                           software and a leading-edge in-memory database enables retailers to offer e-commerce
                           solutions that enhance the customer’s shopping experience while growing revenue.

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LEARN MORE
                                     To learn more about Dell EMC’s and Groupsoft’s retail solutions:

                                     CONTACT YOUR GROUPSOFT OR DELL EMC ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE:
                                     • Contact pn@groupsoftus.com or arjun@groupsoftus.com
                                     • Contact: Rajitha.Thalluri@dell.com or Morten.Loderup@dell.com

                                     OR VISIT:
                                     • www.groupsoftus.com
                                     • Intel Responsive Retail solutions website
                                       www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/retail/retailsolutions.html
                                     • www.dell.com/en-us/work/learn/internet-of-things-solutions
                                     • www.dell.com/en-us/work/learn/retail
                                     • DellEMC.com/sap
                                     • Twitter handle: @intelretail

    GROUPSOFT
    Groupsoft, an SAP Services Partner and systems integrator, provides innovative SAP implementation
    and IT consulting solutions for Retail and Fashion. Groupsoft has the expertise to deliver the powerful
    and sustainable SAP Retail and Fashion solutions that drive business success. It provides compre-
    hensive solutions in SAP Business Suite, covering strategy, architecture, implementation, performance
    optimization, integration, extensions, upgrades, trainings and managed services.

    DELL EMC
    Dell EMC, a part of Dell Technologies, services its customers — including 98 percent of the Fortune
    500 — with a broad, innovative infrastructure portfolio that spans from edge to core to cloud. A strate-
    gic SAP technology and software partner for more than 20 years, Dell EMC is a leader in server and
    storage performance benchmarks for SAP HANA and SAP applications.

    INTEL
    Intel is a world leader in the design and manufacturing of essential products and technologies that power
    the cloud and an increasingly smart, connected world. Intel delivers computer, networking and commu-
    nications platforms to a broad set of customers, including original equipment manufacturers (OEMs),
    original design manufacturers (ODMs), cloud and communications service providers, as well as industrial,
    communications and automotive equipment manufacturers.

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

                        Sajid M. Khan is a tech sector stalwart with a broad range of sales and marketing experience. He has held key
                        positions at Intel and Compaq focused on strategic planning, product marketing, business development and sales
                        enablement across a range of technologies. He is currently Director of Smart Cities Marketing and Business
                        Development with Intel’s Internet of Things Group (IoTG). Sajid has a BSEE from Osmania University and an MBA
                        from the University of Houston. Sajid is based in Portland, Oregon, where he resides with his wife and two daughters.

                        Amitabh Nema is a Founder and Principal Consultant of Groupsoft US Inc., which provides consulting and
                        implementation services globally in the retail and fashion space. He is acknowledged as a subject matter expert, a
                        thought leader, and business and technology solution innovator in the digital retail and fashion area. Amitabh brings
                        wealth of knowledge and experience in SAP retail and fashion solutions gained over the past 20 years with retailers
                        spanning the globe across verticals like luxury and fashion goods, specialty retail, food and grocery retail, among
                        others. He brings a 360-degree view of enterprise retail and fashion, including e-commerce and new-age technology
                        adoption like IoT, AI and machine learning. Amitabh has a Masters in Foreign Trade from International Institute of
                        Foreign Trade, New Delhi, and is based with his family out of Princeton, New Jersey.

                        Rajitha Thalluri is an Enterprise Technologist for Big Data and Analytics with the office of CTO at Dell. She has
                        more than 20 years of experience in enterprise information management initiatives, big data strategies and data/
                        information modeling. Rajitha led multiple initiatives in formulating strategy and architecting solutions for managing
                        and building insights with heterogeneous data systems. More recently, her focus has been around rationalizing the
                        right tools, technologies, platforms and solutions to establish a big data environment.

                       Morten Loderup is Dell EMC’s Alliance Manager responsible for driving SAP analytics solutions revenue, including
                       retail, with partners and direct sales in North America. Morten is responsible for SAP analytics solutions pipeline growth
                       and development, along with SAP and partner relationship development. His activities include customer target activities
                       and messaging, partner go-to-market events and activities, and joint message development. Morten offers a breadth
                       of experience in this field, having worked at Dell for 15 years, with over half of those years working on SAP-related
                       projects as an SAP Solution Architect, SAP Services Program Manager for Dell’s first SAP HANA launch, and now as
                       an Alliance Manager for SAP. Morten has an Engineering Management degree from the University of Texas, Austin,
                       and a Masters of Computer Information Systems degree and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.

                        Andrew Gentry is the Segment Marketing Manager for Intel Retail Solution Division (RSD). In this role he is
                        responsible for driving the market growth for retail segments worldwide, developing and executing strategic plans
                        based on RSD customers’ needs, and identifying market and competitive trends, product positioning and marketing
                        programs to differentiate and grow the markets. Andy has held various marketing and management positions at Intel,
                        including Product Marketing, Program Management, and consumer PC Customer Marketing. Andy holds a Bachelor
                        of Science degree from UCLA and an MBA from Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business.

To learn more, visit: DellEMC.com/sap or www.groupsoftus.com

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