E3 Category: MAG 15-10

For the first time, Hybrid Columnar Compression (HCC) becomes available on Oracle Exadata for SAP. The article covers the use of Oracle's own hardware as an SAP database engine with a focus on HCC, a compression technology that is only available in conjunction with Exadata.

After two years of declining sales and minimal growth, Europe's ICT business will pick up again in the current year.

Big Data can mean a commercial advantage for 74 percent of all European companies.

Successful investment round brings Onapsis $17 million. Evolution Equity Partners leads the way as lead investor.

In its key issues paper on venture capital, the German government acknowledged that financial resources for startups are low.

For the first time, Austria-wide data on Industry 4.0 is available. The digital transformation entails a planned investment volume of four billion euros per year; this corresponds to 3.8 percent of the sales of Austria's industry.

Since September, the Limited Professional User user type is no longer included in the SAP ERP software price list. Users should now define the scope of functions and thus finally reduce it.

SAP's existing customers are familiar with the GTC and PKL (price and conditions list). But it is also said that nothing is eaten as hot as it is cooked.

Susensoftware has not only won a court case against SAP, but is also trying to help SAP's existing customers in the long term with innovative business ideas. If nothing else helps, Rimini Street can always step in with third-party maintenance.

One in two German managers from sales, marketing and HR is preparing a digitization initiative, for example to increase process efficiency. For many companies, digitization is no longer a short-term fad.

Business processes are not only becoming digital, but also mobile. Mobile computing is designed to optimize the day-to-day work of SAP's existing customers and make it more efficient. Access to SAP information in real time can become a competitive advantage.

With almost 300 participants, the 8th Info Day on Variant Configuration with SAP Solutions, organized by the software and consulting company Sybit in cooperation with SAP, was able to shine. A new record number of visitors.