Cover story April 2024
SAP Basis with Cloud ALM,
on-prem
and licenses.
Salzburg 2024: Hana and S/4 also need a robust SAP basis. The Customer Competence Center of SAP R/3 and Business Suite 7 is transforming itself with ALM, process mining and enterprise architects. The SAP Competence Center Summit in Salzburg is dedicated to this transformation process.
Cover Story December 2025
The CCoE Experiment
The „SAP for Me“ portal is about as reliable as Deutsche Bahn. Without IT tools, the CCoE (Customer Center of Expertise) is flying blind. With Rise, automated testing, Cloud ALM, Signavio, LeanIX, and WalkMe, the CCoE has more tasks than ever before, and SAP is letting its users down. The old CCC partnership has broken down.
S/4: A complex undertaking with added value
December 12, 2025
As the deadline for migrating to S/4 in 2027 approaches, Precisely and ASUG highlight key obstacles hindering SAP modernization—from process complexity and data quality issues to mixed user interface environments.
Four steps to a modern ERP landscape
December 11, 2025
When SMEs scale up, they face a variety of challenges. At the technical and procedural level, increasing data volumes and growing requirements for compliance, data security, and ESG conformity necessitate a solid operational framework.
NTT Data Signs Agreement to Acquire Brazilian Company SPRO
December 10, 2025
NTT Data Business Solutions, an IT service provider specializing in SAP, announces the signing of an agreement to acquire SPRO IT Solutions, a leading SAP provider in the Brazilian agricultural industry. The contracts have been finalized and will be concluded after approval by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE).
International SAP User Group Survey on Cloud Use
December 10, 2025
According to a joint survey of international SAP user groups (ASUG in North America, DSAG in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, UKISUG in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and JSUG in Japan), more than two-thirds of all respondents use cloud solutions.
AmyPro Solutions and xSuite Group Enter Strategic Alliance
December 10, 2025
AmyPro Solutions, a Spanish consulting firm specializing in digital transformation, has established a strategic alliance with xSuite, a global expert in accounts payable automation.
Between SAP Worlds and AI Agents
December 10, 2025
Databricks transformed the SAP Garden in Munich into a center for data and AI innovation. The event marked an important step for companies that want to use AI agents productively beyond pilot projects—especially in conjunction with SAP systems.
Hybrid SAP S/4 Chaos Theory
December 11, 2025
The end of 2025 has been a difficult time for SAP CEO Christian Klein: SAP system landscapes are predominantly hybrid, and only a third of those surveyed by the user association DSAG are familiar with the new Business Suite. SAP's communication has failed, and public cloud is a marginal phenomenon.
SAP Caught in the ERP Paradox
December 4, 2025
Most of what SAP does is fundamentally correct. The global market leader in ERP cannot be accused of deliberate misconduct. Yet, SAP's share price is falling, and the mood within the SAP community is grim. The world of SAP and the world of ERP users are no longer aligned.
AI Through SAP BTP
November 27, 2025
The SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) is entering the AI arena as a key enabler and strategic foundation for innovation and expansion. However, many technical and licensing issues remain unresolved. Will SAP BTP be a game changer for SAP customers?
E3 Roundtable on ERP Platforms, Data Streams, and E2E Workflows
Successful ERP, supply chain management, and CRM architectures are built on IT platforms. Data streaming and collaboration are essential to the orchestration of ERP systems. IT platforms are the new operating system for cloud computing. The E3 Roundtable will highlight the importance and strategy of platforms for a holistic IT infrastructure and ERP architecture. SAP customers will implement platform technologies for digital transformation. The E3 Roundtable will discuss the ERP architecture principle of platforms using Boomi's offering as an example.
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December 5, 2025
Long live the operating system?
With Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16, SUSE aims to set new standards for stability in business-critical IT environments—with a zero-trust platform for the era of S/4 transformation and long-term investment security.
November 28, 2025
EU Competition Proceedings Against SAP
The European Commission initiated formal antitrust proceedings against SAP on September 25. The allegation is that SAP may have exploited its dominant position in the ERP software market by imposing abusive contract terms.
November 26, 2025
Simplifying SAP infrastructure operations with an AI companion
You can now use any LLM to automate the complex, manual analysis of your SAP infrastructure. The Model Context Protocol (MCP) securely connects data from tools such as Trento to AI, without any model training.
November 24, 2025
AI—From Start to Finish
It's common knowledge that AI feeds off the vastness of the World Wide Web. For AI, texts, photos, videos, and graphics are the source of "knowledge." ChatGPT and similar programs provide the answers. But what if the sources dry up?
SAP News
December 10, 2025
NTT Data Signs Agreement to Acquire Brazilian Company SPRO
NTT Data Business Solutions, an IT service provider specializing in SAP, announces the signing of an agreement to acquire SPRO IT Solutions, a leading SAP provider in the Brazilian agricultural industry. The contracts have been finalized and will be concluded after approval by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE).
December 10, 2025
International SAP User Group Survey on Cloud Use
According to a joint survey of international SAP user groups (ASUG in North America, DSAG in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, UKISUG in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and JSUG in Japan), more than two-thirds of all respondents use cloud solutions.
December 10, 2025
AmyPro Solutions and xSuite Group Enter Strategic Alliance
AmyPro Solutions, a Spanish consulting firm specializing in digital transformation, has established a strategic alliance with xSuite, a global expert in accounts payable automation.
December 10, 2025
Between SAP Worlds and AI Agents
Databricks transformed the SAP Garden in Munich into a center for data and AI innovation. The event marked an important step for companies that want to use AI agents productively beyond pilot projects—especially in conjunction with SAP systems.
Business Management
December 12, 2025
S/4: A complex undertaking with added value
As the deadline for migrating to S/4 in 2027 approaches, Precisely and ASUG highlight key obstacles hindering SAP modernization—from process complexity and data quality issues to mixed user interface environments.
SAP certificate management is becoming increasingly complex, and the use of resources is rising continuously. Automation software for certificate management addresses these challenges in several ways.
November 25, 2025
A New Era in Hospital Controlling
Real-time data and process design with SAP Analytics Cloud and BW/4 Hana: Traditional controlling is giving way to data-based real-time consulting, which actively shapes clinical processes and optimizes patient care.
November 18, 2025
Manage Master Data Centrally in S/4
Werner und Mertz strives for more efficiency, better data quality and transparent processes with centralized master data management. The focus was on clear workflows, flexible customization and SAP integration. With FIS/mpm, the manufacturer quickly achieved noticeable improvements.
IT Management
December 11, 2025
Four steps to a modern ERP landscape
When SMEs scale up, they face a variety of challenges. At the technical and procedural level, increasing data volumes and growing requirements for compliance, data security, and ESG conformity necessitate a solid operational framework.
November 28, 2025
Why unit tests?
For most developers, „unit testing“ and „test-driven development“ have long been familiar terms. Nevertheless, for a variety of reasons, not many programmers actually use them in practice.
November 21, 2025
The AI Clock Is Ticking in Low-Code Mode
Why low-code and AI are currently business boosters for SAP and non-SAP users, and how low-code-supported AI applications support users in their everyday work—here is a compact overview of how both technologies fit together perfectly and orchestrate business together.
November 14, 2025
Using SAP IBP to Establish an Agentic AI Framework: Three Use Cases
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping supply chain planning at an unprecedented pace. Traditional, linear processes are giving way to data-driven strategies powered by advanced technologies and sophisticated platforms. Among these, SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) stands out as a foundational tool for enabling an agentic AI framework.
Economy
December 3, 2025
Compliant artificial intelligence
New services create transparency, promote trust, and support companies in the responsible use of artificial intelligence.
November 19, 2025
Digital Sovereignty—Dependent and Without a Strategy
Although the German economy believes it is well equipped when it comes to digital sovereignty, the majority is still dependent on digital solutions from non-European providers. This is shown by the first „Digital Sovereignty Index“ compiled by SAP Gold Partner Adesso and the HRI.
November 12, 2025
Start-ups with strategic importance
The DACH region remains a dynamic field of innovation: start-ups continue to gain in strategic importance. This is shown by the Start-up and Innovation Monitor 2025 of the digital consulting, solutions and software company Valantic.
November 5, 2025
German CEOs rely on AI
AI as a top investment: 68 percent of German CEOs name AI as their top investment goal in the latest KPMG CEO Outlook. 80 percent plan to invest at least ten percent of their budget in artificial intelligence in the short term.
E3 Book Tip
The latest guide to accounting with SAP FI
Keep your financial processes in SAP S/4HANA under control! This practical guide accompanies you in your daily tasks, from financial accounting to accounts payable and accounts receivable invoices to payment transactions, asset accounting, and closing tasks. The authors explain the processes step by step and use numerous examples to show you how to use the SAP Fiori apps efficiently. This third edition is based on SAP S/4HANA 2023, but is also suitable for older SAP S/4HANA releases and SAP S/4HANA 2025.
• Up-to-date expertise for users in financial accounting
• All tasks under control: from asset accounting to payment transactions
• Up-to-date expertise for users in financial accounting
• All tasks under control: from asset accounting to payment transactions
• Clearly explained: SAP Fiori, business partners, and much more.
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