Author: E3-Magazine

The management consultancy Unity is expanding its SAP consulting business and is bringing the experienced SAP expert Oliver Schreiber on board. He is taking on the role of SAP Product Manager and will be responsible for the strategic development of the SAP consulting portfolio. At the same time, Unity is entering into a close cooperation with Operayo, a provider and SAP partner specializing in B2B applications on the SAP Business Technology Platform. Schreiber brings...

As supply chains continue to grow in complexity, the core focus for many organizations has shifted from which products are physically moved to whether their execution data can be handled consistently across planning, operations and finance.

A wide range of applicant management solutions are available, from simple tools to AI-based end-to-end platforms. A customer satisfaction analysis shows which providers score best with users.

SAP announced the appointment of David Robinson as president of SAP North America.

In 2025, there were significant developments in an antitrust lawsuit filed by Teradata, a California-based software company that offers cloud-based data and analytics products and services.

The podcast for the E3 cover story is a supplement and continuation of the online texts from the E3 print magazine. A dialog between two AI avatars with knowledge from the German-speaking E3 editorial team provides an insight into the processes surrounding SAP and the SAP community. Translations into English, Spanish and French are provided by DeepL and Google.

Swiss agriculture technology company Syngenta has entered into a partnership with SAP to deploy SAP Cloud ERP Private solutions.

SAP commissioned a study, conducted by Oxford Economics, "The SAP Value of AI Report", which surveyed 1,600 business leaders of various sizes, including 200 in Singapore, across eight countries (Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Singapore, United Kingdom, and United States).

The shift to the IT platform economy is leading SAP users from monolithic ERP systems to modular architectures. SAP BTP serves as the central PaaS platform and enabler of the clean core strategy. In addition, the SAP Business Data Cloud aims to provide an integrated database for analytics and AI. Alternatives offer best-of-breed options and reduce vendor lock-in.

Snowflake, the company behind the AI Data Cloud, has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Observe, a provider of an AI-powered observability platform.

To address the critical strategic need for digital sovereignty in Europe, Red Hat, a provider of open-source solutions, announces “Red Hat Confirmed Sovereign Support” for the 27 member states of the European Union.

SAP's AI assistant Joule is designed to drive automation, but its potential has so far mainly been exploited by early birds. Six out of ten companies still have their hands full with the S/4 conversion. The management consultancy Horváth recommends targeted use in standardized processes.