E3 Category: Coverstories

SAP's ERP universe has been opening up in technical and business terms for many years. The black box R/3 has become a composable ERP, which is fed by many SAP cloud services, ERP/ECC 6.0, the new SAP Business Suite and numerous functions from third-party users and hyperscalers. With its expertise, global SAP partner Nagarro brings a methodology to this...

The two classic SAP operating tasks in the context of SAP on RISE—infrastructure management and SAP Basis administration—are known to be clearly regulated. Does this mean that customers no longer need their SAP Basis administrators? The answer is no.

The SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) is a strategic PaaS offering designed to help companies develop faster and work more efficiently. But how exactly is it possible to reconcile internal and external requirements?

Joking aside, no, ECC is not making a comeback. These announcements also fit in with the strategically congruent decisions that SAP has been making since 2023. Why 2023? Because a major stumbling block in SAP's communication was cleared out of the way at that time.

With the migration to S/4 Hana, the German energy supplier Badenova has renewed its ERP system landscape. Selective data migration, separation of IS-U and ERP core and the introduction of new structures created the basis for modern, modular processes.

Slow SAP applications, outages, and risk reduction: ensuring flawless software delivery and meeting rising expectations is more important than ever. Thorough, automated testing should therefore be an integral part of SAP transformation projects.

Never before has SAP offered such a wide range of IT tools, ERP solutions and end-to-end business processes as well as AI support. SAP's existing customers now have to choose from this huge range. Many are overwhelmed. SAP partner Fsas Technologies and open source pioneer Suse have jointly decided to take users by the hand.

The S/4 migration is more than a purely technical release change. Rather, it is a conversion. It requires a comprehensive analysis of the business strategy and organizational adjustments.

The digital transformation not only demands new technologies from companies, but also an intelligent combination of flexibility, security and performance - especially in the SAP environment.

Fujitsu is realigning its infrastructure business: In future, the server and storage division will operate under the name Fsas Technologies - a Fujitsu company. Fsas Technologies will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Fujitsu Group.

In a world where companies are processing ever-increasing amounts of data, intelligent use is at the heart of digital transformation. BTP, the Integration Suite and EIC are key components for building a secure, scalable, AI-supported IT landscape.

An S/4 conversion is more than just a technical release change. An SAP customer should only embark on this road with an experienced team. It is thus important to bring together the people involved, SAP partners and consultants, to form a team right from the start. The SAP partner Consilio and the SAP customer Fischer have achieved excellent team building, however, this is not always the case.