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 2026
The Cloud: Technical Innovation, Pressure for Business Transformation, and Digital Sovereignty
Cloud computing is one of the fundamental paradigms of the new ERP era. What is often overlooked is that the cloud is not just a technical infrastructure, but also a new process model. Cloud computing involves business, organizational, technical, and licensing components.
LEG Thüringen is digitizing and standardizing its previously paper-based business travel management using SAP Concur Request and Expense, thereby benefiting from significantly shorter processing times and greater transparency in travel management.
AI-driven value creation occurs where the work takes place
November 2, 2026
The next phase of the AI debate will not be decided solely on the ERP screen. For SAP users, the key lies in the factory floor, the warehouse, and the production facility—where machines respond and people make decisions under time pressure.
Generative AI can do more than just generate code: It can also make SAP project knowledge—accumulated over many years—immediately usable. This simplifies the transition and maintenance processes, but requires clear rules for maintenance, quality, and approval.
Study by SAP Poland: AI Embedded in Strategy
October 29, 2026
In the latest study by SAP Polska, the „AI Readiness Index,“ seven out of ten Polish executives say that AI is part of their department’s strategy—but only 28 percent measure the return on investment.
Concircle sees itself as a complementary partner for existing SAP customers in the industrial sector: an assessment of the current situation.
SAP data offers great potential for AI, but many innovations are tied to S/4 and the SAP Cloud. The side-by-side model enables companies to run AI separately while still keeping it closely integrated with their SAP systems.
Hana Power Engines: Graph and Vector
October 29, 2026
In addition to traditional SQL databases from IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP, the SAP HANA database platform also features two other engines: Graph and Vector. In the age of AI, these powerful engines on the HANA platform are indispensable.
The Autonomous Enterprise represents an attempt to redefine ERP architecture. It is suggested that graph architecture, semantic grounding, and autonomous orchestration will give rise to a new dimension of efficiency and automated compliance.
ERP Algorithms vs. LLMs and AI Agents
October 15, 2026
From a computer scientist’s perspective, the specific ERP risk that AI agents in the SAP Autonomous Enterprise might trigger erroneous actions or corrupt master data stems from several systemic causes. Is the SAP Knowledge Graph a way out of this dilemma?
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November 2, 2026
AI-driven value creation occurs where the work takes place
The next phase of the AI debate will not be decided solely on the ERP screen. For SAP users, the key lies in the factory floor, the warehouse, and the production facility—where machines respond and people make decisions under time pressure.
October 27, 2026
SAP Contract Consulting: An Ongoing Process
SAP contract decisions are a key strategic move, especially during the S/4 Cloud transformation. The new Full-Use-Equivalent (FUE) user model makes contract structuring complex. Procurement consulting helps ensure the best possible negotiation outcome.
October 23, 2026
Kubernetes alone does not make an integration platform
With the SAP Edge Integration Cell, Kubernetes is making its way into many SAP environments. However, success depends on more than just technology: Operations, automation, security, and sustainable cloud-native expertise are crucial.
Mainstream maintenance for SAP Solution Manager 7.2 ends on December 31, 2027. Many SAP organizations are nevertheless postponing the transition to SAP Cloud ALM because they expect it to be a major project. The actual effort involved is less than that.
SAP News
Concircle sees itself as a complementary partner for existing SAP customers in the industrial sector: an assessment of the current situation.
September 23, 2026
Recommendation for a Hybrid Platform Strategy
Boomi's vendor-neutral positioning is proving to be a disruptive alternative to the proprietary standardization doctrine of the global ERP market leader in today's SAP market.
September 18, 2026
When AI Becomes a Cyber Capability
In June 2026, U.S. export controls on powerful Frontier models such as „Fable“ and „Mythos“ made clear what many companies had previously underestimated: Leading AI capabilities for cyberattacks and cyberdefense are no longer a freely available resource.
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.
Business Management
Generative AI can do more than just generate code: It can also make SAP project knowledge—accumulated over many years—immediately usable. This simplifies the transition and maintenance processes, but requires clear rules for maintenance, quality, and approval.
ZF Foxconn Chassis Modules separated its global axle assembly business from ZF’s SAP landscape in just 20 months and simultaneously migrated to SAP S/4 Rise. Despite just-in-sequence production, the global big-bang go-live was successfully completed with only one hour of downtime.
October 14, 2026
SAP Printing Infrastructure: A Global Standard from Germany
Output management has been a well-established ERP discipline since SAP R/3, and this functionality remains in high demand and is widely used even in ECC 6.0. Global ERP architectures—including on-premises and hybrid installations—continue to make output management highly attractive to existing SAP customers.
October 13, 2026
Expand the SAP "Purity Law" to Include Precise Work Planning
An S/4 migration is complex and poses challenges for both medium-sized companies and large corporations. Krones, a global machinery manufacturer that produces equipment for the beverage industry, has expanded its standard SAP system in many areas since its implementation and has, for example, optimized work scheduling.
IT Management
LEG Thüringen is digitizing and standardizing its previously paper-based business travel management using SAP Concur Request and Expense, thereby benefiting from significantly shorter processing times and greater transparency in travel management.
SAP data offers great potential for AI, but many innovations are tied to S/4 and the SAP Cloud. The side-by-side model enables companies to run AI separately while still keeping it closely integrated with their SAP systems.
October 27, 2026
On Behalf of Security: How SAP Basis Automation Helps Boost Efficiency and Resilience in SAP System Operations
Once an afterthought, now center stage: security and resilience in SAP system operations. Without automation, SAP Basis and IT infrastructure teams are finding it increasingly difficult to adequately address these challenges.
October 26, 2026
One Day, One Week, a Sound Decision: Digital Transformation and the IT Industry in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses
You’ll know exactly what your SAP system does the very next day. You’ll see how the future system performs a week later. Only then should you make a decision about a project that will tie you down for years.
Economy
October 29, 2026
Study by SAP Poland: AI Embedded in Strategy
In the latest study by SAP Polska, the „AI Readiness Index,“ seven out of ten Polish executives say that AI is part of their department’s strategy—but only 28 percent measure the return on investment.
October 9, 2026
AI: Economic benefits cannot be substantiated
One in two German respondents to the McKinsey report „The State of AI in 2026: On the Road to ROI“ reports that their organization is already scaling up AI; at the same time, 43 percent of respondents from organizations using AI are unable to quantify AI’s contribution to operating profit.
October 1, 2026
Waiting for EU Inc.
The new legal structure known as „EU Inc.“ enjoys broad support among founders. Six out of ten (62 percent) would establish their next startup as an EU Inc. This is the result of a survey conducted by Bitkom Research among 102 tech startups in Germany.
September 21, 2026
Europe Is Catching Up in the AI Race
Accenture AI Progress Barometer: European companies have improved their AI readiness over the past six months, yet North American firms remain ahead. Smaller companies could fall behind.
E3 Book Recommendations
SAP Fiori – Development and Extensibility
Develop your own SAP Fiori applications! Michael Englbrecht will guide you through the process—from architecture and UX strategy to implementation and production use. You’ll learn how to work with SAPUI5, SAP Fiori Elements, and the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model. You’ll also take advantage of the new capabilities of SAP Build and the AI solution Joule to accelerate your development—both on-premises and in the cloud.
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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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