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Interviews, general reports, analyses, and IT trends from the SAP community for customers, partners and for those interested in SAP topics.

To provide targeted support to companies in implementing the requirements of the EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR), NTT Data is expanding its BTP-based solution, Sustainability Data Simplified.
TSG Hoffenheim and SAP are further expanding their long-standing partnership with the goal of developing the next generation of data-driven soccer processes and testing them in practice.
The Federal Ministry for Digitalization and State Modernization has commissioned Telekom and SAP, as the top-ranked bidders, to develop a sovereign AI platform.
At the Future Congress on Government and Administration, the German-Speaking SAP User Group (DSAG) presented key propositions that outline how a digitally capable government can be created—with concrete approaches for the cloud, AI, digital sovereignty, and resilient infrastructure.
The German economy is sputtering, and so is the business performance of IT service providers operating in Germany. Following a historically weak year in 2024, 2025 also brought little new momentum.
SAP has received authorization from the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) for its cloud infrastructure in Walldorf/St. Leon-Rot to process classified information at the „For Official Use Only“ level as part of a component certification.
SAP Business Data Cloud enables ESG reporting (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and CO₂ analyses throughout the supply chain.
Today, security is key to resilience, regulation, and digital sovereignty. Josko Jeraj, the new CEO of Munich-based IT service provider Manage Now, explains why IT security is becoming increasingly strategic for businesses and public institutions.
Boomi is becoming a launch partner for the „ServiceNow Workflow Data Network Passport“ program, which is designed to enable customers to activate data across the enterprise and accelerate AI-driven outcomes.
The National Security Council has decided to establish an AI security institute. The German AI Security Institute is intended to help better assess the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence and to engage in dialogue with comparable foreign institutions.
According to Adesso’s GenAI Impact Study, 41 percent of the companies surveyed are currently only exploring the basic applications of AI agents. Just under 31 percent are already using them in production. That sounds like a spirit of optimism, but it is primarily a sign of hesitation.
Hyperscaler power or European control? German companies want both. According to the Valantic study „Sovereign Hypercloud,“ many companies are focusing on expanding their IT infrastructure in Europe to combine the performance of international hyperscalers with greater sovereignty.

Working on the SAP basis is crucial for successful S/4 conversion. 

This gives the Competence Center strategic importance for existing SAP customers. Regardless of the S/4 Hana operating model, topics such as Automation, Monitoring, Security, Application Lifecycle Management and Data Management the basis for S/4 operations.

For the fourth time, E3 magazine is organizing a summit for the SAP community in Salzburg to provide comprehensive information on all aspects of S/4 Hana groundwork.

Venue

FourSide Hotel Salzburg,
Trademark Collection by Wyndham
Am Messezentrum 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
+43-662-4355460

Event date

Wednesday, June 10, and
Thursday, June 11, 2026

AI experience workshop only on June 11, 2026 (limited places)
Bonus: Access to all lectures on June 11, 2026

Regular ticket

Lectures, evening event and, depending on availability, the AI workshop on June 11, 2026
Places at the AI experience workshop are limited and registration is required.

Subscribers to the E3 Magazine Ticket

reduced with promocode CCAbo26

Students*

reduced with promocode CCStud26.
Please send proof of studies by e-mail to office@b4bmedia.net.
*The first 10 tickets are free of charge for students. Try your luck! 🍀
EUR 305 excl. VAT.
EUR 590 excl. VAT
EUR 390 excl. VAT
EUR 290 excl. VAT

Venue

Hotel Hilton Heidelberg
Kurfürstenanlage 1
D-69115 Heidelberg

Event date

Wednesday, April 22 and
Thursday, April 23, 2026

Tickets

AI onlyExperience workshop on April 23, 2026 
Bonus: Access to all lectures on April 23, 2026
Regular ticket
April 22, 2026: Lectures and evening event
April 23, 2026: Lectures and AI workshop
EUR 305 excl. VAT
EUR 590 excl. VAT
Subscribers to the E3 magazine
reduced with promocode STAbo26
EUR 390 excl. VAT
Students*
reduced with promocode STStud26.
Please send proof of studies by e-mail to office@b4bmedia.net.
EUR 290 excl. VAT
*The first 10 tickets are free of charge for students. Try your luck! 🍀
The event is organized by the E3 magazine of the publishing house B4Bmedia.net AG. The presentations will be accompanied by an exhibition of selected SAP partners. The ticket price includes attendance at all presentations of the Steampunk and BTP Summit 2026, a visit to the exhibition area, participation in the evening event and catering during the official program. The lecture program and the list of exhibitors and sponsors (SAP partners) will be published on this website in due course.