E3 Category: Scene

E3 editor-in-chief Peter Färbinger spoke to the successful and long-standing member of the SAP community Wolfram Jost, CEO Scheer IDS, about the numerous challenges surrounding AI and LLMs in an SAP ERP architecture.

Public cloud projects differ fundamentally from traditional SAP implementations. It is not just technology, but above all methodological and organizational changes that determine success. What challenges companies can expect and what is important now.

SAP customers are under double pressure: they have to operate existing systems stably and manage the transformation towards the cloud and new operating models. For DSAG Austria board member Walter Schinnerer, it is clear that the real challenge lies in the organization.

Nine out of ten companies in Germany that make intensive use of AI expect fundamental changes to their business model by 2028. However, the current focus is primarily on efficiency and productivity gains rather than a comprehensive strategic transformation.

When companies evaluate a new procurement solution, the first thing they often look at is the annual subscription price. The comparison is made quickly, but falls short: it is not the license alone that determines cost-effectiveness, but the entire life cycle.

The acquisition of Bluetelligence marks the next milestone for Theobald Software: from SAP integration to data intelligence. In an E3 interview, CPTO Michael Bässler explains why metadata management is becoming key and what role AI will play in the SAP environment in the future.

New capabilities within the Boomi Enterprise Platform activate contextual data to enable production-ready enterprise AI, with a new European platform instance for localized control.

SAP has announced a Sovereign Cloud in France. The solution makes it possible to run business-critical workloads in a sovereign environment that meets French security and compliance requirements. It will be delivered via the Bleu cloud platform.

E3 editor-in-chief Peter Färbinger spoke to Stefan Nogly, Chief Technology Officer at the German-speaking SAP User Group (DSAG), at the Technology Days 2026 in Hamburg. Stefan Nogly tries to keep an eye on and orchestrate all aspects of the members.

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.

LogiMat 2025 will occupy more than 120,000 square meters of exhibition space at the Stuttgart exhibition grounds. From March 11 to 13, global players, medium-sized companies and start-ups will provide a complete overview of the latest innovations in the intralogistics industry.

The SAP Competence Center Summit 2023 offered the rare opportunity of a keynote by Jana Jentzsch. She is one of the most knowledgeable experts on SAP licensing issues. After the Summit in Salzburg, she gave the following interview.