E3 Category: MAG 26-02

Digital sovereignty is one of the key challenges facing German companies. Five theses on how companies can become both more innovative and more digitally sovereign.

SAP has announced a major expansion of its learning ecosystem to fundamentally change the way professionals acquire and demonstrate SAP expertise in an AI-powered world.

The virtualization of SAP landscapes has long been considered the standard. The recent consolidation in the hypervisor market is radically changing this. Infrastructure is now once again highly strategic for cost control, flexibility and digital sovereignty.

SAP BDC for companies is becoming increasingly powerful with Databricks, SAC and the BDC partner Connect. A strong toolset is not the only important thing. It's about finding a common language and mindset across roles for SAP and non-SAP employees for maximum success.

Printer and output management in SAP is a bottleneck in many companies: it requires administrative authorizations, specialized hybrid know-how and often the coordination of several teams.

AI pays off through operational applications in existing ERP systems. Now that SAP has provided numerous tools and presented methods, the focus is on practical implementation. An interview with Snap Managing Director Christian Knell.

SAP S/4 Hana is a given for many companies - especially in the cloud. But rollbacks, frustration in IT and scarce resources show: Without a clear strategy, clean data and strong partners, the transformation will remain bumpy.

For decades, the Z namespace was the wild west of SAP development with unlimited possibilities. Abap developers transformed the rigid standard processes of R/3 and ECC 6.0 into tailor-made suits for the specialist departments.

The Elmer Group modernized its entire ERP landscape with S/4 and FIS/wws. Without downtime, with measurable added value—for simpler, modern and automated merchandise management.

Disproving an incident after it occurs is laborious and often counterproductive. Once the damage is done, effective containment is difficult. SAP should, in any case, proactively address false rumors and communication voids.

The global ERP company hardly plays a role on the international IT stage anymore. SAP was absent from Viva Tech 2025 in Paris and CES 2026 in Las Vegas. What about Davos?

After a period of euphoria, managers are increasingly pursuing pragmatic AI strategies. This is shown by two new studies.