E3 Category: Editorial

Mercedes-Benz has been around for over 100 years, and Lufthansa is celebrating its centenary. SAP could live on for another 100 years—if it reforms itself!

After the cloud fashion fiasco, the king has switched to AI. The new clothes don't suit him, and the stock market's response has been lackluster. However, financial analysts still believe in a positive outcome. But can SAP truly master AI?

SAP is also entering the field of AI agents. Apart from the imminent surplus of AI agents compared to ERP users, the paradigm persists due to a lack of expertise on the part of the users.

The legendary saying, "Red Bull gives you wings," is probably familiar to most people. However, things are not going well for the beverage company in soccer and Formula 1 right now. The sports press writes: "Red Bull is taking a beating."

At the DSAG Annual Congress, experts will discuss current challenges facing the SAP community—from BTP to AI. The aim is to prevent SAP's visions from bursting like balloons in the face of harsh user reality.

AI doomsday preachers are gaining momentum, but the IT industry is not prepared to disrupt itself. Clayton M. Christensen's "The Innovator's Dilemma" is relevant once again.

The broad—and unfortunately often poorly orchestrated—SAP offering is surprising. There are real software gems, but there is little to no communication. Can SAP itself no longer see the forest for the trees?

SAP has potential and the current altitude is high. It will require a great deal of skill on the part of the Supervisory Board and Executive Board to maintain this successful course. It lacks a unique selling point.

SAP offers numerous services and programs for a successful S/4 migration. The path to the cloud should not be a problem, however, the seed has not been planted. ECC customers hesitate and procrastinate. Why is that?

It is now becoming clear that the work of SAP CEO Christian Klein is not sustainable: despite the attractive buzzwords such as cloud and AI, the SAP share price plummeted disproportionately. Why?

For this article’s title, I‘ve borrowed a phrase from Friedrich Merz, a member of the German Bundestag, who used it in the last German Bundestag debate before the election in response to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's speech. This article has been inspired by German politics.

Every January, the discussion about the "Davos Man" resumes. SAP is also seeking to play an important role at the WEF, so here we will begin a discourse on the Davos Man in general and SAP in particular.