E3 Category: MAG 26-10

SAP Payroll helps companies digitally transform their payroll processes to make them more efficient and secure. The demands on payroll processing are constantly increasing worldwide. Companies face the challenge of not only calculating wages and salaries correctly and on time, but also seamlessly integrating legal requirements, international guidelines, and digital processes. In this context, SAP Payroll…

Auditloop, an HR solution from Centric, is now available in the SAP Store. Through its integration with the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), Centric Auditloop offers its customers master data and payroll audits. Auditloop integrates with the SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) and offers predefined and customizable validation rules to ensure that payroll processes…

Endica and Cortility are continuing their collaboration in energy data management. Cortility is migrating its proven EDM solutions for electricity and gas to Endica’s future SAP S/4HANA Utilities landscape. This is intended to make it easier for municipal utilities and energy providers to migrate existing processes to the new system environment. The focus is on ensuring a transition that is as seamless as possible, preserving existing functions while adapting them to the new…

The next phase of the AI debate will not be decided solely on the ERP screen. For SAP users, the key lies in the factory floor, the warehouse, and the production facility—where machines respond and people make decisions under time pressure.

According to Lünendonk and Hossenfelder, Germany’s leading in-house IT service providers increased their revenue by an average of 9 percent in 2025. The most important areas of investment include IT modernization, cloud transformation, cybersecurity, process automation, and artificial intelligence. Allianz Technology, Finanz Informatik, and Atruvia top the rankings. Bitmarck recorded the strongest growth, with a 21.6 percent increase in revenue…

According to a study by the IBM Institute for Business Value, many companies in Europe have only limited control over their AI dependencies. The study found that 87 percent of executives surveyed in Germany do not have a complete understanding of their dependencies on AI providers, models, and infrastructure. For 65 percent, switching their primary AI provider or model would be difficult. In addition, 85…

In the latest study by SAP Polska, the „AI Readiness Index,“ seven out of ten Polish executives say that AI is part of their department’s strategy—but only 28 percent measure the return on investment.

According to Onapsis, the transition to S/4 HANA as well as cloud and hybrid environments is increasing the demands on SAP system security. A new security checklist for 2026 recommends, among other things, continuous vulnerability assessments, automated patch management, and regular reviews of user permissions. Multi-factor authentication and SAP-specific threat detection are intended to reduce additional risks. Even in cloud environments, companies remain responsible for business data, access, APIs, and…

According to Confluent’s 2026 Data Streaming Report, 70 percent of German IT executives surveyed view shortcomings in real-time data infrastructure as an obstacle to scaling AI. Other challenges include fragmented data ownership (65 percent) and uncertainties regarding data origin, timeliness, and quality (61 percent). When it comes to using agentic AI, 62 percent cite problems with data infrastructure and quality;…

SAP contract decisions are a key strategic move, especially during the S/4 Cloud transformation. The new Full-Use-Equivalent (FUE) user model makes contract structuring complex. Procurement consulting helps ensure the best possible negotiation outcome.

Codecentric CEO Rainer Vehns views the restriction on access to new Anthropic models, imposed by the U.S. government, as a warning sign for Europe’s economy. Companies should not allow themselves to become as dependent on AI as they were previously on cloud services. Vehns therefore calls for digital sovereignty to be taken into account right from the software architecture stage. European AI models should be used preferentially, or at least at all times…

Artificial intelligence is putting pressure on established revenue models in the software industry. According to the Bitkom report *Softwarewelt 2036*, billing in the future could be based on fewer working hours or flat-rate licenses, as well as more measurable outcomes such as resolved tickets or patched security vulnerabilities. The association sees particular opportunities for German and European providers who combine industry expertise with compliance, auditability, and data sovereignty. At the same time, connected platforms are gaining ground…