E3 Category: Coverstories

SAP license management, once already a domain of complex rules and opaque metrics, has developed into an even denser jungle over the past three years, with many existing customers finding it difficult to keep track of the pathways. SAP's cloud strategy and the implementation of Full Use Equivalent as a new license model are at the heart of this development.

In the on-prem world, SAP licensing was traditionally based on the purchase of nominative user licenses and functional modules. Customers acquired permanent usage rights (including a maintenance contract) for specific systems and functions—regardless of how intensively the software was used.

Rising IT costs make the optimization of SAP licenses a strategic necessity. If you wish to minimize cost risks and secure negotiating leverage, you should proactively engage in dialogue with SAP instead of merely reacting to demands.

ERP software has enjoyed great success for many decades because there is no better IT management system for business organizational structures and processes.

AI is fundamentally reshaping the global financial landscape. It is critical for finance leaders to understand the impact of AI in order to maintain a competitive advantage and drive growth.

How does human-centered HR go together with data-based AI? The central question is how HR can competently, quickly, and convincingly shape the use of AI in the company.

A shortage of skilled workers, economic uncertainty, and rigid IT structures make it difficult for SMEs to adapt to new requirements. A reliable database and agile systems are key prerequisites for future-proof decisions.

Workday has unveiled a new toolset that opens up the Illuminate AI platform to customer and partner developers.

From left to right: Gerhard Kuppler, Vice President SAP Alliances, Oracle, and Kuen Sang Lam, Senior Director—Global SAP on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Technology, Oracle. In recent years, many black box systems have been replaced by hybrid architectures and composable IT. Oracle is at the forefront of this development with an extremely broad range of solutions.

In enterprise IT, there are few systems that can match the complexity, size, and importance of SAP applications running on Oracle databases. As a result, strategies for protecting the data of these systems are carefully considered, funded, and continuously improved.

SAP ECC demands the highest performance—Oracle Exadata delivers it. As a platform fully certified for SAP NetWeaver, Exadata offers extreme speed, reliability, and easy scalability—whether on-prem, in the cloud, or hybrid.

Many SAP customers are faced with the challenge of operating their NetWeaver-based applications efficiently and securely. This requires an optimized infrastructure that helps ensure performance, scalability, and security on-prem as well as in cloud or hybrid environments.