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 November 2025
Cloud Between Euphoria and Crash
Cloud was a much-discussed topic, then a standard, and—thanks to hyperscalers—it then became an enormous market with sky-rocketing sales. Cloud computing is currently under discussion once again, and it oscillates back and forth between sovereign, hybrid, private, and public clouds. Which ERP architecture should SAP customers select?
Digital Sovereignty—Dependent and Without a Strategy
November 19, 2025
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.
89 Percent Affected by Data Theft
November 18, 2025
Nine out of ten German companies have been affected by data theft in the past three years. 92% see an acute need for action due to geopolitical risks and are adapting their cyber strategies. Weaknesses are evident in protection against AI and quantum risks.
SAP Outsourcing From Cologne to New Zealand
November 18, 2025
Just imagine: It's 6 p.m. in Frankfurt. An SAP manager finishes his working day, takes one last look at the system dashboard - and breathes a sigh of relief.
Manage Master Data Centrally in S/4
November 18, 2025
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.
AI Is Not a Panacea for Data Chaos
November 17, 2025
I was shocked to realize two things: This is my last column and I haven't even written about artificial intelligence yet. But few buzzwords are better suited to the grand finale.
The Opportunities and Challenges With Sovereign AI
November 17, 2025
How can existing SAP customers, companies and public institutions use artificial intelligence securely and profitably?
Frankenstein ERP With SAP S/4 Hana
November 13, 2025
In an interview for the German-language medium Computerwelt.de, SAP Executive Board member Thomas Saueressig defined a Frankenstein ERP architecture, shortly after his Executive Board colleague Muhammad Alam warned of the danger of an ERP patchwork quilt.
SAP Abap Machine Learning
November 6, 2025
At the end of AI development, there will also be a small language model at SAP. SAP is now content with small successes. Based on its own Abap tables, mechanisms such as machine learning are to be used as a supplement to SAP PAL. Uncertain added value?
Mind the Gap With SAP
October 31, 2025
SAP customers want and need cloud, AI, and IT platforms. SAP has good offerings with Joule, Cloud ERP, BTP, and BDC. However, the licenses and IT conditions do not align with users' ERP reality. SAP does not understand its customers, and vice versa.
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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November 17, 2025
AI Is Not a Panacea for Data Chaos
I was shocked to realize two things: This is my last column and I haven't even written about artificial intelligence yet. But few buzzwords are better suited to the grand finale.
November 14, 2025
ERP and AI—Stability and 99 Percent Availability
The gut feeling is that 99 percent availability would be okay - but it means that a system or service is unavailable for around 3 days and 15 hours per year. An ERP system and AI agents need more stability.
November 13, 2025
2025 Was All About Open Source: a Review and Outlook
An eventful year is coming to an end. There have been numerous new developments relating to Linux and open source. They show that transparent open source principles, technologies and solutions are becoming increasingly relevant.
SAP News
November 18, 2025
89 Percent Affected by Data Theft
Nine out of ten German companies have been affected by data theft in the past three years. 92% see an acute need for action due to geopolitical risks and are adapting their cyber strategies. Weaknesses are evident in protection against AI and quantum risks.
November 18, 2025
SAP Outsourcing From Cologne to New Zealand
Just imagine: It's 6 p.m. in Frankfurt. An SAP manager finishes his working day, takes one last look at the system dashboard - and breathes a sigh of relief.
November 13, 2025
Boomi Introduces New Change Data Capture for SAP Data
SAP customers can now unlock real-time data from ECC, S/4 Hana, and BW, with integrated CDC and no custom code.
November 10, 2025
Agent-Based Transformation With Real-Time as an SAP BTP Alternative
Boomi is opening up another data channel in the SAP universe, giving SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) considerable competition with the Databricks extension. It remains to be seen who will ultimately win the race for the final ERP data platform.
Business Management
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.
November 17, 2025
The Opportunities and Challenges With Sovereign AI
How can existing SAP customers, companies and public institutions use artificial intelligence securely and profitably?
November 14, 2025
Establishing a Modern AI-Enabled B2B Framework
Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) is ushering in a new era of transformation for both corporations and humanity. While much attention has been given to the ways consumers interact with AI-driven processes, the enterprise systems domain offers equally significant potential.
November 11, 2025
Security black box S/4
How to better secure your company's crown jewels - and take care of SAP security? Oliver Villwock, Consulting Director with a focus on SAP security at cbs, and Robert Stricker, Head of Security Consulting at Materna, talk about this in an E3 interview.
IT Management
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.
November 14, 2025
Optimized SAP processes in ten Scrum sprints
Isolated solutions and a lack of shared document access resulted in complex, error-prone handling. SSE introduced S/4 Hana for the MCAD team and created a powerful, expandable solution for efficient product data management with SAP ECTR.
November 7, 2025
Zero Trust in the SAP World
Many companies need to reorganize their IT security. SAP and hybrid systems can also be secured with "Zero Trust". The SAP Business Technology Platform with services such as Identity Authentication and Build Work Zone creates a central, secure access point for this.
October 21, 2025
SAP and Non-SAP?
Almost all SAP customers also use non-SAP systems, which also need to be managed. Empirius wants to take greater account of such tasks in future. CEO Hans Haselbeck talks about his views on SAP and non-SAP in an interview with E3 Magazine.
Economy
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.
October 13, 2025
EU Public Cloud Market Defies US Tariffs
IDC forecasts: European spending on public cloud services will rise to 229 billion USD in 2025 and to 452 billion USD by 2029. Despite geopolitical uncertainties, the cloud remains the engine of digitalization—driven by AI, regulation, and the healthcare boom.
E3 Book Tip
Programming on the SAP BTP
Discover the modern development methods on the SAP Business Technology Platform! This book systematically introduces you to the various tools and approaches of cloud-native software development with SAP. From proven models such as CAP and RAP to ABAP development in the cloud and modern programming with SAP Build and AI: learn how to create data models, implement services and design intuitive user interfaces using practical examples.
- Your entry into development on the SAP Business Technology Platform
- Programming with CAP, RAP, ABAP Cloud and SAP Build
- Your entry into development on the SAP Business Technology Platform
- Programming with CAP, RAP, ABAP Cloud and SAP Build
- Development environments, programming models and AI integration at a glance
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