E3 Category: MAG 19-03

According to the latest forecast from research and consulting firm Gartner, global IT spending is estimated at $3.76 trillion in 2019. This represents an increase of 3.2 percent compared to 2018.

Those who invest in improving their data protection processes reap tangible business benefits such as less data misuse and more traffic.

Digitization and new technologies have already permanently changed our working lives. New trends in HR and talent management are also not waiting in the wings.

The Technology Days of the German-speaking SAP User Group e. V. (DSAG) at the World Conference Center Bonn attempted to answer the question of what common ground there is on the way to the cloud and what requirements can be derived for SAP.

Many companies have recognized that digital transformation is inadequately supported by traditional methods of data management (MDM), software creation and delivery, yet traditional approaches continue to dominate.

At the start of the year, the German Digital Industry Association (BVDW) published eight guidelines for dealing with artificial intelligence (AI). These address areas such as digital ethics and challenges for the labor market.

Only money counts: On one side are the existing customers with their IT budgets, on the other the SAP sales department with its revenue targets. Opinions and views on the ERP market diverge between SAP and DSAG as they have not for a long time.

We have disgraced ourselves to the world as a major player in the field of digitization.

On the sofa, in a lawn chair, or on the train: home office has long been the standard at many companies.

A bolder, immersive version of IT will drive a new set of innovations and inventions in the future, Forrester predicts.

Based on its own practical experience and expert forecasts, Konica Minolta has compiled the trend topics around ERP, CRM and cloud in 2019.

This acquisition is part of the long-term perspective of both companies.