E3 Category: MAG 18-02

Companies will face immense challenges in the coming years. On the one hand, they are tackling digitization projects that will determine their market success in the medium term. On the other hand, daily business processes must continue to run stably and be improved and adapted incrementally. IT support is indispensable for both sides.

Blockchain, a secure peer-to-peer connection that no longer requires a marketplace or intermediary for transactions, is currently electrifying the business community. These ten could-dos should be considered by companies that want to get an early start on blockchain.

SAP system decommissioning is becoming more and more of an issue due to the switch from Business Suite to S/4. In the process, data must be extracted from a legacy system and be able to be used as needed. The recourse to a specially developed standard solution brings advantages.

With the global introduction of Field Service Management solutions, machine manufacturer Arburg was able to standardize its service processes and optimize customer service.

Globalization, cost pressure, takeovers and mergers (M&A) require constant adaptation of complex ERP/IT landscapes. SAP offers a wide range of tools for this purpose, which should be selected on a case-by-case basis to achieve an optimal result.

How can financial service providers pragmatically deal with the stricter regulatory requirements for banking IT?

Thanks to continuous further development, many business processes in forms management have been significantly simplified. However, the forms industry is constantly faced with new challenges, which the technology is only able to meet to a limited extent at the present time.

The hourly rate for freelancers in the IT industry rose by more than five euros year-on-year in 2017 to an average of 87.36 euros. SAP experts earn significantly more at 105 euros.

How can companies derive a benefit from large quantities of unstructured or semi-structured customer data - for marketing campaigns, for example? That was the challenge posed by Uniserv as part of this year's Data Pitch initiative.

SAP announces SuccessFactors People Central Hub, a new solution that enables customers to more easily and quickly leverage cloud-based employee and organizational data.

New SAP solutions for the oil and gas industry are now available with full functionality. SAP's integrated in-memory database technology and the new denormalization process speed up data processing many times over.

As part of LogiMat, TradeWorld will showcase innovative e-commerce concepts for design, control and networked digitalization in retail.