You’ll find members of the Vortex team at the SIM Boston Technology Leadership Summit on October 25. As breakfast sponsor, we’ll kick off the all-day event at 7:30am with breakfast and networking at the main atrium of Gillette Stadium. A robust schedule offers keynotes, breakout sessions, networking breaks, and more. Attendees can take advantage of the opportunity for free headshots as well. Registration is limited, so be sure to secure your spot: https://www.simbostonsummit.com/home.

Vortex will be well represented at the upcoming SIM Boston golf event on June 14, 2023. We’ll have a tee box in place at the Annual Michael P. Brooks Memorial Golf Outing in Boylston, MA, so be sure to come by to say hello. Attendees, including non-golfers, can enjoy the day with a guided tour of the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, plus dinner and what is sure to be wonderful conversation that evening. Find all the event details here.

Today we kick off our latest blog series, which focuses on digital transformation security. While it may seem like a hot topic right now, we’ve experienced digital transformation as a growing theme throughout our 25 years in business. In those years, we’ve identified four key buckets: Network security, SAP capabilities, SAP GRC, and physical security. Read the first post in our series and follow along as we talk through each of these key areas.

Vortex is proud to announce that we’ve become a member of SIM Boston. The Society for Information Management (SIM) is a national organization described as “a community of business technology leaders delivering the digital revolution,” with over 35 chapters around the United States. Consisting of more than 5,000 members, the nonprofit provides unequalled opportunities for networking, professional development, and outreach among senior-level IT professionals. Boston SIM is the largest and oldest SIM chapter.

Vortex Consulting is pleased to announce that we’ve expanded our network of sales offices with the addition of a new market in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Scott Young, who has been with Vortex since our early days, is leading the effort. Scott first came onboard in 2000 and just several years later led the expansion of our operations in Canada. With steady growth throughout the U.S. and Canada, Vortex continues to offer IT staffing and support in SAP and Oracle implementation, Cloud upgrades, and ongoing management.

Vortex Consulting is excited to announce the addition of Jamie Mausberg to our team. Jamie brings 25+ years of experience aligning technology services with business results. While his wheelhouse is SAP, Jamie has also led IS teams accountable for enterprise applications, reporting and analytics, and AWS cloud services for a Fortune 500 company. Jamie has held positions in the U.S., Canada, and overseas with consulting firms and in industry. Jamie joins Vortex as our senior director of SAP delivery and is based in Calgary, Canada.

A global Food and Beverage company has awarded Vortex Consulting a multi-year, multi-million dollar S/4HANA global template implementation project. Implementation will initially focus on several major U.S. business units, with scope covering Finance, Supply Chain, Materials, Production, Plant Operations, Warehouse, and significant third party integration.

Vortex Consulting announces the go-live of the Canadian SAP S/4HANA implementation for a major global Bio-tech/Pharmaceutical company. We partnered with the client to enable the extension of the North American template to their Canadian operations. Project scope included Finance, Supply Chain, Materials, Production, Plant Operations, Warehouse, and significant third party integration.

Vortex Consulting is excited to announce that a major midwestern Environmental and Recycling firm has awarded us a contract to develop a comprehensive SAP S/4HANA prototype. We have begun the project, modeling the client’s complex business operations in order to demonstrate the SAP business value proposition and aid in the SAP purchase decision.

Vortex Consulting is proud to highlight consultant William “Marti” Green this month. Marti has over 20 years of experience in SAP R/3 FI/CO implementations. More than an experienced project manager and FI/CO team lead, Marti is an accomplished SAP Product Costing specialist with proven expertise in both discreet and repetitive manufacturing environments. Clients in the food and beverage industry, among others, have benefited from Marti’s leadership in SAP integrations and optimizations. Marti specializes in financial accounting, budgeting, and reporting and is a valued member of the extended Vortex team of consultants.