E3 Category: Business Management

SAP is driving the adoption of AI agents and intelligent automation. However, many companies are unable to implement the necessary system upgrades in the short term. With the right governance and security strategies, AI can still be integrated into existing SAP landscapes.

With its product updates for Q1 2026, SAP is continuing to drive the integration of artificial intelligence into business processes and development environments. The focus is on the Joule AI platform, which is increasingly becoming the central user interface for various solutions.

Many companies do not fully tap into the economic potential of their ERP landscape. Usage and operating costs are rising steadily, while opportunities for optimization often go undiscovered. Why taking a close look at licensing and operating models is crucial.

Companies need efficient, transparent, and responsive planning processes. Demands for timeliness, granularity, and integration are on the rise, particularly in integrated enterprise management systems. Against this backdrop, Seamless Planning is taking center stage in the SAP portfolio.

Why migrations from SAP BW to the cloud often fail due to a lack of understanding of the underlying data - and how a semantically guided top-down approach transforms existing legacy objects into reliable, business-relevant data products.

AI provides companies with tangible efficiency and competitive advantages - if it is used strategically and is based on a sound database.

AI provides companies with tangible efficiency and competitive advantages - if it is used strategically and is based on a sound database.

Geopolitical developments are increasing European companies' desire for IT sovereignty. Less well known: SAP also offers on-prem options in its cloud portfolio. HPE provides the right infrastructure with GreenLake - as the basis for AI innovation and hybrid cloud.

With a selective S/4 Hana transformation and big-bang go-live, the SFS Group has consolidated and globally harmonized its ERP landscape. Standardized processes, more automation and a modern platform increase efficiency and future viability.

The wave of certificate shortening is rolling. The main aim is to increase the security of web communication. Certificate lifecycle management software with automation functions is the order of the day. An interview with Empirius CTO Marcus Bogenstätter.

Manuel Sedlak, Head of SAP Public Cloud Services at Nagarro, explains in an interview with E3 magazine how the transformation to an „Intelligent Sustainable Enterprise“ can succeed with the SAP Business Suite.

Electronic invoicing has gone from a nice-to-have to a must-have for companies. New laws around the world - including those aimed at combating tax fraud - are driving change and accelerating the transition from paper to digital invoices and archiving.