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 May 2025
SAP hybrid cloud and AI strategy
From left: Hussein Keilani and Volker Sommerboth Fsas Technologies, Jens Adam and Friedrich Kreyboth from Suse. Never before has there been such a wide range of IT tools, ERP solutions and end-to-end business processes as well as AI support at SAP. SAP partner Fsas Technologies and Suse have jointly decided to take users by the hand.
Snowflake extends support for Apache Iceberg
April 25, 2025
Snowflake now enables customers to take full advantage of the flexibility and interoperability of Apache Iceberg in combination with the Snowflake platform.
Investment planning mixed
April 22, 2025
In terms of IT and SAP investment budgets, many companies continue to show a high willingness to invest. The overall IT budget is increasing at 40% of the companies surveyed in the DACH region, compared to 43% a year ago.
MSG founder honored for lifetime achievement
April 21, 2025
This year's Lünendonk Business-to-Business Service Award in the "Lifetime achievement" category goes to Hans Zehetmaier, founder of IT consultancy MSG.
Hasso Plattner AI endowed professorship
April 18, 2025
SAP donation funds new endowed professorship for artificial intelligence at the University of California, Irvine.
MDM before ERP migration
April 16, 2025
The refrigeration system manufacturer Hauser spent two years optimizing its master data for global S/4 use. With software and services from Simus Systems, the MDM team was able to build a golden client for a secure migration that supports further automation and digitalization.
SAP Cloud ERP Suite
April 24, 2025
SAP has been using the term "Cloud ERP Suite" for several months and SAP customers have been puzzling over what it means. Now, SAP CEO Christian Klein has shed some light on the matter: the transition from private to public cloud should occur, and it should be successful!
SAP Knowledge Graph and Vector Engine
April 17, 2025
For data management, SAP not only has an SQL database in Hana, but also a platform for graph theory and data vectors. Both methods are often better suited to displaying information than SQL tables. In the past, SAP made little fuss about these IT innovations.
SAP for Me with Rise and Grow
April 10, 2025
A dashboard for the CCoE manager, Customer Center of Expertise, is a perfect answer to the Composable ERP. Hana, S/4, BTP and BDC create an almost unmanageable ERP architecture. LeanIX can help out to some extent, but SAP for Me is the better answer.
Comments
April 15, 2025
The challenge of SAP Hybrid Cloud
Companies with SAP workloads are increasingly implementing hybrid cloud strategies. Suse Rancher for SAP Applications offers an easy-to-operate, scalable platform for the secure operation of business-critical applications.
April 10, 2025
SAP for Me
There is an SAP portal for us existing customers where our own infrastructure is managed, right down to the licenses. According to my regulars, this is the best-kept SAP secret.
April 9, 2025
Science: SAP licenses
Software licenses are the bread and butter of IT providers. In any case, licenses and maintenance fees are justified. But do the regulations have to be so complicated?
April 8, 2025
The lost trust in SAP
The annual investment report of the German-speaking SAP user group, DSAG e. V., is always eagerly awaited. In addition to the survey data itself, the level of participation is an important indicator of the mood in the SAP community.
Community News
April 25, 2025
Snowflake extends support for Apache Iceberg
Snowflake now enables customers to take full advantage of the flexibility and interoperability of Apache Iceberg in combination with the Snowflake platform.
April 22, 2025
Investment planning mixed
In terms of IT and SAP investment budgets, many companies continue to show a high willingness to invest. The overall IT budget is increasing at 40% of the companies surveyed in the DACH region, compared to 43% a year ago.
April 21, 2025
MSG founder honored for lifetime achievement
This year's Lünendonk Business-to-Business Service Award in the "Lifetime achievement" category goes to Hans Zehetmaier, founder of IT consultancy MSG.
April 18, 2025
Hasso Plattner AI endowed professorship
SAP donation funds new endowed professorship for artificial intelligence at the University of California, Irvine.
Business Management
April 16, 2025
MDM before ERP migration
The refrigeration system manufacturer Hauser spent two years optimizing its master data for global S/4 use. With software and services from Simus Systems, the MDM team was able to build a golden client for a secure migration that supports further automation and digitalization.
April 14, 2025
Easy Custom Code Adaptation
The migration of SAP systems is often complicated by custom code that has grown over time and is insufficiently documented. Fujitsu Easy Custom Code Adaption (ECCA) minimizes risks, reduces costs and accelerates the migration process with an innovative solution.
April 11, 2025
SAP-integrated tolerance line check
In order to remain competitive, automotive supplier Harman relies on digital solutions and efficient processes. An SAP-based tolerance line check enables precise demand planning, automated checks of delivery call-offs and fast reactions to tolerance violations.
IT Management
April 14, 2025
Future-proof thanks to modularity
SAP's clean core strategy reduces maintenance costs and improves system stability. Companies need to check which adaptations are necessary and which can be replaced by standards. SAP BTP enables flexible extensions and future-proof integrations.
Sustainable growth in corporate IT requires more than just cost reductions - it requires strategic ERP management. SAP Gold Partner LeverX is convinced that modern companies must continuously question their ERP strategies in order to remain agile.
The digital transformation is challenging companies. Rise with SAP is intended to facilitate the path to the cloud and optimize processes. But questions remain about costs, data management and scalability. With the right strategy, efficiency can be increased and long-term benefits secured.
Customers in more than 180 countries and around 5000 responsible service technicians rely on being able to obtain spare parts for their Roche Diagnostics laboratory equipment quickly and reliably when needed. The S/4 transformation harmonizes and optimizes these processes.
Economy
February 4, 2025
S/4 Migrations Gain Momentum
Complex SAP-centric business processes continue to hinder comprehensive, company-wide automation. These are the findings of a recent study by the Americas' SAP Users' Group ASUG and Precisely, a global provider of data integrity.
August 14, 2024
Cyber insurance is the IT standard
The first cyber insurance policies for companies were offered in the DACH region a good ten years ago. Since then, the market has grown and the insurance offerings have matured considerably.
June 3, 2024
Are AI and Digitalization Our Saviors?
The many changes in business, technology, politics, and society can make you think. And the more innovations there are, the greater the desire for orientation and clarity.
March 26, 2024
CNT and Amazon Business: Partnership for SAP solutions
Preferred Partnership agreed for convenient procurement processes.
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