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, September 2026
ERP Architectures with SUSE
SUSE is much more than just an SAP operating system provider: The company serves as a strategic anchor for Europe’s digital sovereignty. Faced with the pressure of SAP’s end-of-maintenance, forced migration to the cloud, and monopolization in the AI market, SUSE offers a reliable, technically mature solution.
Expert SAP Licensing Consulting for S/4 Cloud
September 4, 2026
The DSAG Annual Conference is just around the corner. SAP’s new maintenance and support commitments are likely to be a topic of discussion there, as will the product-related innovations associated with the „Autonomous Enterprise.“.
HR Analytics with SAP BDC: Where People Intelligence Is Already Making a Difference
September 3, 2026
Anyone who has to piece together HR metrics from multiple systems wastes time and often ends up with conflicting figures. SAP Business Data Cloud and People Intelligence can streamline reporting. The key lies in how well standards, integration, and governance work together.
A roundtable discussion hosted by E3 Magazine—streamed on YouTube—featuring licensing experts Myrja Schumacher of DLC, Andreas Knab of Soterion, and Lorenz Müller of HiSolutions reveals many pitfalls and areas in need of improvement in the SAP ERP universe.
Unleashed Potential
September 1, 2026
The integrated toolchain is a component of the Rise methodology designed to support migration to the cloud. What it can do, how artificial intelligence can reduce effort, and how agents can be coordinated securely.
Sourcing in Step with Development
August 31, 2026
Multimatic, a global automotive supplier, is implementing SAP Direct Material Sourcing for Discrete Manufacturing in production. What the standard solution could do, where it reached its limits, and which requirements from the project were incorporated into an SAP release.
Democracy requires participation
August 28, 2026
This is a call for participation in DSAG’s organizational work: At the DSAG Annual Convention in Cologne this October, DSAG members will elect a new chairperson—it’s going to be a close race!
SAP Knowledge Graph: When Relationships Become Data
September 3, 2026
Mathematical necessity dictates that existing SAP customers must move away from the two-dimensional logic of relational SQL tables. A knowledge graph is based on mathematical graph theory and structures information in the form of nodes, edges, and properties.
AI Exit for Existing SAP Customers
August 27, 2026
Those who decouple their data architecture can implement AI innovations more flexibly and at a fraction of the cost through external specialized providers, without falling into the next licensing trap set by Rise and BTP. The future does not belong to SAP’s closed monopoly, but to a composable ERP model.
Startups Are Saving the Autonomous Enterprise
August 20, 2026
With the announcement of the Autonomous Enterprise, SAP CEO Christian Klein has made a big promise to existing customers, as there is a lack of IT tools, ERP architectures, and B2B methods. Startups like Nova and Conduct are very cleverly filling the gaps in SAP's offerings.
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September 4, 2026
Expert SAP Licensing Consulting for S/4 Cloud
The DSAG Annual Conference is just around the corner. SAP’s new maintenance and support commitments are likely to be a topic of discussion there, as will the product-related innovations associated with the „Autonomous Enterprise.“.
August 28, 2026
Democracy requires participation
This is a call for participation in DSAG’s organizational work: At the DSAG Annual Convention in Cologne this October, DSAG members will elect a new chairperson—it’s going to be a close race!
August 13, 2026
Press the button
Now the decision has been made, and Anthropic has had to put two of its most powerful LLMs on hold. Just a few weeks ago, SAP CEO Christian Klein stated that Anthropic would be a key technology pillar of SAP’s AI strategy.
As the end of SAP Process Integration (PI) and Process Orchestration (PO) approaches, an issue that has long remained in the background is now taking center stage: integration. Companies often underestimate the effort required for this.
SAP News
A roundtable discussion hosted by E3 Magazine—streamed on YouTube—featuring licensing experts Myrja Schumacher of DLC, Andreas Knab of Soterion, and Lorenz Müller of HiSolutions reveals many pitfalls and areas in need of improvement in the SAP ERP universe.
August 21, 2026
Preparing for the EU Packaging Directive
To provide targeted support to companies in implementing the requirements of the EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR), NTT Data is expanding its BTP-based solution, Sustainability Data Simplified.
August 19, 2026
Soccer Intelligence: TSG Hoffenheim and SAP
TSG Hoffenheim and SAP are further expanding their long-standing partnership with the goal of developing the next generation of data-driven soccer processes and testing them in practice.
August 17, 2026
The Backbone of Digital Government: A Sovereign AI Platform for the Federal Government
The Federal Ministry for Digitalization and State Modernization has commissioned Telekom and SAP, as the top-ranked bidders, to develop a sovereign AI platform.
Business Management
September 1, 2026
Unleashed Potential
The integrated toolchain is a component of the Rise methodology designed to support migration to the cloud. What it can do, how artificial intelligence can reduce effort, and how agents can be coordinated securely.
July 23, 2026
The Future of SAP Business Warehouse: Should You Migrate to BW/4 HANA or Business Data Cloud?
Many companies do not fully tap into the economic potential of their ERP landscape. Usage and operating costs are rising steadily, while opportunities for optimization often go undiscovered. Why taking a close look at licensing and operating models is crucial.
July 15, 2026
AI Agents in SAP, with Risk Check
SAP is driving the adoption of AI agents and intelligent automation. However, many companies are unable to implement the necessary system upgrades in the short term. With the right governance and security strategies, AI can still be integrated into existing SAP landscapes.
With its product updates for Q1 2026, SAP is continuing to drive the integration of artificial intelligence into business processes and development environments. The focus is on the Joule AI platform, which is increasingly becoming the central user interface for various solutions.
IT Management
August 31, 2026
Sourcing in Step with Development
Multimatic, a global automotive supplier, is implementing SAP Direct Material Sourcing for Discrete Manufacturing in production. What the standard solution could do, where it reached its limits, and which requirements from the project were incorporated into an SAP release.
As the end of SAP Process Integration (PI) and Process Orchestration (PO) approaches, an issue that has long remained in the background is now taking center stage: integration. Companies often underestimate the effort required for this.
July 30, 2026
S/4 On-Prem and SAP FSM: Two Systems, One Goal
Many service organizations use S/4 On-Prem as their central system for work orders and billing. SAP Field Service Management (FSM for short) supports field service operations. However, without well-planned integration, data inconsistencies and redundant data storage can quickly arise.
July 22, 2026
Rise with SAP: SAP Archive—A Strategic Decision
When migrating to Rise with SAP, the SAP archive is often overlooked. Companies must design their archives, interfaces, and operations on their own—ArchiveLink or CMIS are crucial for costs, compliance, and future-proofing.
Economy
August 4, 2026
KPMG Study: AI Is Transforming the German Economy Faster
Generative AI has become a reality in the German economy more quickly than many companies had anticipated just a year ago. Ninety-eight percent of companies now consider AI to be relevant to their business model and future value creation.
The SAP services market in the DACH region in 2026 is characterized by growing disparities in quality: While leading providers perform well across nearly all evaluation criteria, a significant portion of the market remains at a moderate level.
While 60 percent of Austrian executives are in the pilot or experimental phase with individual AI solutions, only four percent of the companies surveyed have fully integrated AI into their core processes and made it the strategic backbone of their value creation.
Three-quarters of global AI value creation comes from just 20 percent of companies. Germany ranks ahead of the U.S., the U.K., and Japan in the AI Fitness Index, but lags significantly in AI-driven revenue growth.
E3 Book Recommendations
SAP Business Data Cloud
The Comprehensive Handbook
Connect your data sources centrally and create AI-powered analyses that deliver real value! This book shows you how to use SAP Business Data Cloud for holistic data strategies. Get to know all the components—from SAP Datasphere to SAP Databricks to SAP Analytics Cloud. You’ll also learn how to modernize your existing SAP BW landscape and seamlessly integrate it into SAP BDC. Through practical scenarios, the experienced team of authors will show you how to modernize your data landscape and make it future-proof.
RETHINKING MARKETING - A Call for a New Mindset and Bold Action
With *Rethinking Marketing*, editors Oliver Klein and Wolfgang Merkle present an anthology that consistently views marketing as a strategic value driver. The contributions from renowned practitioners and experts demonstrate how companies can respond to changing customer expectations, digitalization, and the use of AI. The message is particularly relevant for SAP users: modern technologies only realize their full potential when accompanied by a clear marketing strategy and a consistent focus on the customer. The book combines insightful ideas with practical examples and encourages readers to critically examine established processes. Rather than offering simple, one-size-fits-all solutions, it provides diverse perspectives on the future of marketing. A highly recommended read for executives and decision-makers who want to more closely integrate marketing, data, and technology and position their companies for the future.
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