Author: Joachim Hackmann, PAC

The S/4 migration will reach a milestone in 2026: over half of companies will have completed the changeover. AI-supported tools and public cloud models will accelerate the process - and change the role of IT service providers.

AI will fundamentally change the business of IT service providers—not only in testing and software development, but also in consulting. Experienced consultants will benefit, but junior consultants will find it more difficult to get started at first.

Geopolitical turbulence is having an impact on the future direction of companies' IT strategies. Sovereignty is the order of the day. What can business application providers contribute?

The SAP service market is booming thanks to S/4 migrations - but the end of this wave is in sight. What comes next? New opportunities, new challenges and a change of strategy in the SAP partner ecosystem.

Our current survey on the status quo of S/4 Hana migration in German companies shows that a slight majority of participants are aiming for or have installed an on-premises version of S/4 as their target platform.

There is no doubt that users' SAP landscapes are (once again) in a state of upheaval. S/4 Hana, Business Transformation Platform, cloud computing, IoT, automation and digitalization are examples of technologies and offerings that are having a fundamental impact on SAP installations and business processes.