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 June 2026
Money Makes the World Go Round
The current SAP cloud and licensing model in no way serves to technically and organizationally liberate existing customers, but rather binds them more closely to Walldorf. Those who rely on Rise with SAP without a sound IT strategy, external legal advice and license control risk high costs and permanent dependence on the software giant.
SAP is sharpening up its AI strategy: With acquisitions such as Reltio, Dremio and Prior Labs, the Group is focusing on better data integration, consistent databases and access to structured company data for analytics and AI.
Do we understand Christian Klein?
29 May 2026
SAP CEO Christian Klein wants to bring the topic of AI closer to the SAP community. He wants to become an AI explainer in the ERP scene, but he treats AI like the cloud: a language problem.
SAP without Christian Klein
May 28, 2026
Things can only get better: At the end of SAP's in-house exhibition Sapphire 2026 in Orlando (USA), the SAP share price on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is exactly 50 percent below its all-time high of almost 280 euros from last year. What now?
Study: Team building between man and machine
May 28, 2026
If AI systems take over more and more work tasks in the future, what role will humans still play? The digital consultancy Valantic explored this question in its latest C-level survey Digital Excellence Outlook 2026 together with the HRI.
AI provides companies with tangible efficiency and competitive advantages - if it is used strategically and is based on a sound database.
Consumption-based pricing & cloud bill shock
27 May 2026
There is a problem - not a challenge! Consumption-based pricing from SAP would destroy the entire added value of our ECC and S/4 installations. Further BDC license restrictions are the last straw.
SAP Joule and the traveling salesman problem
May 28, 2026
Since the first mention of the round trip problem as a mathematical challenge in 1930, many researchers have dealt with it and developed optimization methods that are also used for other ERP optimization problems. Whether SAP Business AI with Joule has a solution approach for supply chain management here is as yet unanswered.
SAP Enterprise Operating System
May 21, 2026
The traditional era of enterprise resource planning, or ERP for short, is effectively dead when taking a critical, analytical look at current IT and AI developments, and with it SAP's cloudy marketing concept of the so-called Intelligent Enterprise.
Autonomous Enterprise versus Composable ERP
May 13, 2026
For existing SAP customers, the urgent question is what is really behind this new glossy term of an autonomous ERP suite and whether it is a genuine technical revolution for users or merely a stock market-driven labeling scam.
E3 Roundtable on Generic ERP platforms: Alternative S/4 APIs, AI, and Interfaces
The era of monolithic ERP architectures is ending. SAP customers increasingly reassess cloud-only strategies, clean core requirements, and growing platform dependencies. The E3 Roundtable discusses how composable ERP architectures, independent IT platforms, and hybrid cloud strategies strengthen digital sovereignty and reduce vendor lock-in risks. Using examples such as Boomi, OpenShift, and modern integration platforms, the discussion explores how organizations orchestrate SAP and non-SAP systems while building flexible, future-ready enterprise architectures.
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SAP is sharpening up its AI strategy: With acquisitions such as Reltio, Dremio and Prior Labs, the Group is focusing on better data integration, consistent databases and access to structured company data for analytics and AI.
29 May 2026
Do we understand Christian Klein?
SAP CEO Christian Klein wants to bring the topic of AI closer to the SAP community. He wants to become an AI explainer in the ERP scene, but he treats AI like the cloud: a language problem.
May 28, 2026
SAP without Christian Klein
Things can only get better: At the end of SAP's in-house exhibition Sapphire 2026 in Orlando (USA), the SAP share price on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is exactly 50 percent below its all-time high of almost 280 euros from last year. What now?
27 May 2026
Consumption-based pricing & cloud bill shock
There is a problem - not a challenge! Consumption-based pricing from SAP would destroy the entire added value of our ECC and S/4 installations. Further BDC license restrictions are the last straw.
SAP News
26 May 2026
Lessons learned: S/4 Public Cloud
Public cloud projects differ fundamentally from traditional SAP implementations. It is not just technology, but above all methodological and organizational changes that determine success. What challenges companies can expect and what is important now.
DSAG's Technology Days 2026 in Hamburg in March focused on AI, data and security. The user association is calling for more clarity from SAP. At the same time, companies themselves are required to consistently align their IT strategies and actively drive forward transformation.
March 25, 2026
Small but fine AI
RPT-1 is SAP's technical attempt to transfer Transformer technology from language processing to SAP's core competence - relational business data - in order to eliminate the weaknesses of conventional LLMs.
March 24, 2026
Digital resilience in security and defense
SAP has opened a Defense Innovation Hub in Munich to reaffirm its long-term commitment to strengthening digital readiness as a central component of modern defense capabilities.
Business Management
AI provides companies with tangible efficiency and competitive advantages - if it is used strategically and is based on a sound database.
May 13, 2026
Smart industry without the hype
AI provides companies with tangible efficiency and competitive advantages - if it is used strategically and is based on a sound database.
May 6, 2026
SAP Rise: A question of sovereignty
Geopolitical developments are increasing European companies' desire for IT sovereignty. Less well known: SAP also offers on-prem options in its cloud portfolio. HPE provides the right infrastructure with GreenLake - as the basis for AI innovation and hybrid cloud.
April 29, 2026
S/4 transformation with big bang go-live
With a selective S/4 Hana transformation and big-bang go-live, the SFS Group has consolidated and globally harmonized its ERP landscape. Standardized processes, more automation and a modern platform increase efficiency and future viability.
IT Management
26 May 2026
Security must be rethought in the age of AI
At the DSAG Technology Days, it became clear that IT security is no longer an afterthought. AI and increasing networking present SAP users with new challenges - they need to rethink their security strategies.
Thousands of approvals every year, heterogeneous processes in ten countries and increasing compliance requirements: Roto DST had to standardize a critical process - and at the same time seamlessly connect SAP as a database with the Microsoft 365 world for users.
May 12, 2026
The bridge between enterprise AI and the edge
Enterprise AI needs control. Learn how Suse AI together with SAP BTP or the SAP Edge Integration Cell ensures data sovereignty, low latency and seamless integration through „Bring Your Own Model“ strategies.
May 11, 2026
SAP security put to the test
SAP user companies have to implement hundreds of security recommendations in their systems. Where do they stand here, and in which areas is there a particular need to catch up? SecurityBridge has now determined this in its Cybersecurity Resilience Index for SAP.
Economy
April 30, 2026
Digital sovereignty against the kill switch
European companies increasingly see their dependence on US cloud providers as a strategic risk. European cloud providers are competitive in terms of infrastructure, but lag behind when it comes to platform and AI services, according to the results of a recent Lünendonk study.
April 16, 2026
AI: increasing need for external support
The use of artificial intelligence is increasing the need for external support for data and analytics initiatives in many companies. This is shown by a recent study by BARC (Business Application Research Center) based on 972 participants.
April 3, 2026
Edge computing facing strong growth
Edge computing is becoming increasingly important worldwide. According to IDC, spending is set to rise to around 450 billion US dollars by 2029. Edge AI and real-time applications in particular are driving significant investment in hardware, infrastructure and services across all industries.
March 11, 2026
USA dominates AI race
Europe and Germany are clearly lagging behind the USA and China in terms of rapid AI scaling despite good prerequisites. KPMG study sees opportunity for Europe to strengthen technological sovereignty and reduce dependencies without abandoning responsible standards.
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SAP Business One
SAP Business One is waiting in the wings, now you want to master it! Whether purchasing or sales, service, warehouse or accounting - the author guides you through all the functions and shows you how to use the software efficiently in your daily work. The 6th edition of our practical handbook is also packed with easy-to-follow instructions for everyday work in small and medium-sized companies - for beginners and advanced users from all business areas.
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