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 February 2026
ERP Platform Mining
The age of monolithic ERP, in which SAP controlled processes and data in the customer data center as the sole ruler, is coming to an irrevocable end. It is being replaced by a highly complex, fragmented and fascinating platform economy centered around the Business Technology Platform and the Business Data Cloud. The future belongs to a composable ERP.
Optimized BW migration through transparency
February 17, 2026
The migration of SAP BW to the cloud harbors unexpected cost traps. Those who migrate 1:1 pay the bill later. The key to efficiency lies in transparency and automation: only those who really know their data landscape can migrate in a targeted manner and reduce their costs.
Trimmed for the future with SAP DM and SAP EWM
February 16, 2026
Many companies still use paper-based processes in production and intralogistics. The example of automotive supplier ElringKlinger shows that cleverly combined and modern tools can also change this.
Financial planning with AI: structure instead of hype
February 13, 2026
Innovative, but not yet a sure-fire success: artificial intelligence promises a new era of financial planning. But there is a sobering gap between technological hype and real added value.
Data quality: the foundation of finance
February 12, 2026
The SAP Data Migration Cockpit facilitates the S/4 migration of financial data by checking the data quality of the objects to be migrated at an early stage, thus ensuring security, transparency and compliance. This saves costs and significantly reduces risks during migration.
Transformation and resilience
February 11, 2026
Crises and sensitive supply chains are forcing security-critical organizations to rethink. The example of army maintenance logistics shows how a consistent S/4 transformation on-premises can succeed - between efficiency, resilience and maximum confidentiality.
The Walking Dead of Least Privilege
February 10, 2026
The concept of „least privilege“ will probably never really die out. Like a good ghost story, it hovers in our systems, policies and debates. Sometimes ignored, revered or reinvented - it is always present.
Industrial AI versus ERP AI
February 12, 2026
The difference between AI for the manufacturing industry and for ERP may be small. But the fact is that the German industrial group Siemens has a strategy under CEO Roland Busch, while SAP boss Christian Klein is lost in numerous AI partnerships. Will Klein be rescued by Hana co-inventor Professor Zeier using ERP AI?
A New SAP Executive Board Member
February 5, 2026
The SAP share price has been on a downward trajectory for around a year, and there is no end in sight. The Supervisory Board and the Executive Board are equally responsible for this development. For months, SAP CEO Christian Klein watched helplessly from the sidelines as the catastrophe approached. What now?
Minus 40 Percent Loss at SAP
January 29, 2026
Since SAP's all-time high share price of around 280 EUR on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the price has fallen to around 166 EUR on the day the 2025 annual results were published, resulting in a cumulative loss of 40 percent.
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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February 10, 2026
The Walking Dead of Least Privilege
The concept of „least privilege“ will probably never really die out. Like a good ghost story, it hovers in our systems, policies and debates. Sometimes ignored, revered or reinvented - it is always present.
February 9, 2026
Securing cash flow, managing risks: AI gives CFOs a head start
Financial management under pressure: more responsibility, higher expectations, more complex risks. Fragmented systems and manual processes slow down agility. How AI and automation contribute to greater resilience and speed.
February 3, 2026
Turning point for S/4 migrations
The S/4 migration will reach a milestone in 2026: over half of companies will have completed the changeover. AI-supported tools and public cloud models will accelerate the process - and change the role of IT service providers.
January 27, 2026
Frankenstein Architecture
In a remarkable interview with my colleague, Manfred Bremmer, from the German publication Computerwoche, SAP board member, Thomas Saueressig, warned against a “Frankenstein” architecture when using AI with on-prem resources.
SAP News
February 17, 2026
Optimized BW migration through transparency
The migration of SAP BW to the cloud harbors unexpected cost traps. Those who migrate 1:1 pay the bill later. The key to efficiency lies in transparency and automation: only those who really know their data landscape can migrate in a targeted manner and reduce their costs.
February 6, 2026
Mediocrity is not an option
I have spent decades designing and supporting major digital and data-driven transformations. I have experienced: projects with measurable success and examples of how not to do it better.
February 4, 2026
SAP User Associations—The Moment of Reckoning
A survey of SAP user groups from the DACH region, the USA, the UK and Japan was conducted in mid-2025. The SAP cloud strategy was driven to the wall by CEO Christian Klein. Hardly any customers know about BDC and the new SAP Business Suite.
February 3, 2026
Artificial Intelligence and SAP ECC—No Need to Wait
SAP legacy systems can already benefit from AI today without the need for a complete migration to S/4 Hana or BTP.
Business Management
February 16, 2026
Trimmed for the future with SAP DM and SAP EWM
Many companies still use paper-based processes in production and intralogistics. The example of automotive supplier ElringKlinger shows that cleverly combined and modern tools can also change this.
February 11, 2026
Transformation and resilience
Crises and sensitive supply chains are forcing security-critical organizations to rethink. The example of army maintenance logistics shows how a consistent S/4 transformation on-premises can succeed - between efficiency, resilience and maximum confidentiality.
January 30, 2026
When Execution Becomes a Bottleneck
As supply chains continue to grow in complexity, the core focus for many organizations has shifted from which products are physically moved to whether their execution data can be handled consistently across planning, operations and finance.
January 23, 2026
Companies Still Wary of SAP Joule
SAP's AI assistant Joule is designed to drive automation, but its potential has so far mainly been exploited by early birds. Six out of ten companies still have their hands full with the S/4 conversion. The management consultancy Horváth recommends targeted use in standardized processes.
IT Management
February 12, 2026
Data quality: the foundation of finance
The SAP Data Migration Cockpit facilitates the S/4 migration of financial data by checking the data quality of the objects to be migrated at an early stage, thus ensuring security, transparency and compliance. This saves costs and significantly reduces risks during migration.
January 15, 2026
SAP ECC Through 2030 and Beyond
The end of support for SAP ECC is approaching and organizations face a pivotal moment in their ERP lifecycle. Businesses must prepare for migration to other ERP systems (not necessarily from SAP), while continuing to ensure uninterrupted SAP ECC operation—until 2030, but probably even beyond.
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.
Economy
February 13, 2026
Financial planning with AI: structure instead of hype
Innovative, but not yet a sure-fire success: artificial intelligence promises a new era of financial planning. But there is a sobering gap between technological hype and real added value.
February 2, 2026
What finance and procurement teams can expect
Not every year is one of the biggest upheavals for SAP. From today's perspective, 2026 is likely to be one of them. It is more likely to be months of pragmatic transformation.
January 21, 2026
Europe and AI Sovereignty
Companies are increasingly asking for their own AI infrastructure. In Germany, three quarters are planning to increase their investments in sovereignty and control over cloud, AI, data, and security.
December 17, 2025
AI and S/4 as Transformation Accelerators
A new study by PwC shows how companies can accelerate their transformation, increase efficiency, and create sustainable business value by integrating artificial intelligence into S/4.
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SAP Document and Reporting Compliance
Find out how you can use SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (SAP DRC) to meet regulatory requirements such as the EU regulation ViDa (VAT in the digital Age) for accounting and financial reporting. In this book, the team of authors guides you from strategic decision-making through implementation to the actual application of the solution. Learn how to send and receive e-invoices (mandatory in Germany since January 2025), create statutory reports and optimize your tax processes. With instructions, examples and practical tips.
- From strategy to ongoing operations
- Operational application and embedding in the Tax CMS
- From strategy to ongoing operations
- Operational application and embedding in the Tax CMS
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