Cover story April 2024
SAP Basis with Cloud ALM,
on-prem
and licenses.
Salzburg 2024: Hana and S/4 also need a robust SAP basis. The Customer Competence Center of SAP R/3 and Business Suite 7 is transforming itself with ALM, process mining and enterprise architects. The SAP Competence Center Summit in Salzburg is dedicated to this transformation process.
Cover story April 2026
Trends and investment 2026
The year 2026 is a critical turning point for the SAP community: SAP's visions meet the reality of existing customers. As the end of maintenance for the old ERP system approaches in 2027, the pressure for S/4 migrations will increase massively and shape the market for service providers.
The Use of AI Is Changing the Project Business
January 8, 2026
AI will fundamentally change the business of IT service providers—not only in testing and software development, but also in consulting. Experienced consultants will benefit, but junior consultants will find it more difficult to get started at first.
The HR Data Engine From SAP
January 7, 2026
SAP has presented several product announcements for its HR and HCM solutions. New features in the SAP SuccessFactors cloud portfolio focus on artificial intelligence, skills-based employee development, and data-driven insights.
Business Data Fabric From SAP and Snowflake
January 5, 2026
A new partnership between SAP and Snowflake aims to give companies access to comprehensive data and AI applications to accelerate their business processes.
Printing in the Age of the Paperless Office
December 19, 2025
Despite digital processes, document printing in SAP systems remains an issue. In an interview with E3 Magazine, Waldemar Suchy, founder of Suchy MIPS, explains why the paperless office is not yet a reality, what challenges exist, and how modern output management can help.
Artificial SAP Chaos and AI Disaster
December 18, 2025
SAP has embarked on an inevitable disaster involving AI assistants, agents, patchwork, Joule, and Frankenstein-like architectures. SAP has essentially created AI chaos theory 2.0.
AI and S/4 as Transformation Accelerators
December 17, 2025
A new study by PwC shows how companies can accelerate their transformation, increase efficiency, and create sustainable business value by integrating artificial intelligence into S/4.
SAP Joule Operating System
June 5, 2025
The idea is obvious yet has not been widely discussed. An operating system for managing AI agents. Instead, SAP is constantly creating new Joule AI universes for specific tasks. Does SAP not see the “big picture” of AI?
Customer Cloud Center of Expertise
May 28, 2025
The familiar CCoE (Customer Center of Expertise) could become the CCCoE (Customer Cloud Center of Expertise) because RISE and GROW are not all-inclusive offerings. Without the contribution of SAP customers, little will change. SAP itself is undergoing a transformation!
The Extremely Expensive SAP Cloud
May 22, 2025
It is one of the most discussed topics in the SAP community: license costs for the SAP Cloud ERP Suite. SAP and the hyperscalers claim that cloud computing also brings savings for users. Statements by SAP CEO Christian Klein suggest otherwise.
E3 Roundtable on ERP Platforms, Data Streams, and E2E Workflows
Successful ERP, supply chain management, and CRM architectures are built on IT platforms. Data streaming and collaboration are essential to the orchestration of ERP systems. IT platforms are the new operating system for cloud computing. The E3 Roundtable will highlight the importance and strategy of platforms for a holistic IT infrastructure and ERP architecture. SAP customers will implement platform technologies for digital transformation. The E3 Roundtable will discuss the ERP architecture principle of platforms using Boomi's offering as an example.
Comments
September 3, 2025
AI Doomsayers
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.
August 25, 2025
False SAP Prophets
SAP is not only a stock market darling and star, but also the source behind much business, technical, and licensing discourse in the IT scene. Who has the power of interpretation?
July 21, 2025
AI Agents—Battle of the Giants
It was with great astonishment that I read the text "AI agents are turning Salesforce and SAP into rivals. Artificial intelligence is blurring the distinction between front office and back office" in The Economist on June 5 of this year.
July 18, 2025
SAP partner: Stretching exercises included
Snap has been developing SAP software for 25 years. Under the SnapWare label, we offer around 40 SAP best-practice solutions - from tools for payment terminals to industry solutions for healthcare logistics (GHT).
SAP News
October 15, 2025
Innovations at the SAP Connect Event in Las Vegas
At the first SAP Connect in Las Vegas, SAP Executive Board member Muhammad Alam presented a series of innovations in the field of business AI. The highlights included role-specific Joule assistants.
October 14, 2025
How Wholesalers Are Adapting to SAP Cloud ERP
Wholesalers face the challenge of seamlessly integrating their stores into SAP Cloud ERP. In the E3 interview, Christopher Warnow from FIS explains how processes can be automated and future-proofed.
October 9, 2025
Nothing but the Truth About Process Mining
The starting point of this article is a current lawsuit filed by Celonis against SAP in the USA¹. The aim of the lawsuit is to remove barriers to competition that prevent Celonis from working with SAP systems.
October 8, 2025
One of the Biggest Global Transformations
With the go-live of the SAP Cloud ERP solution, the consulting and auditing firm PWC is consolidating its global business processes and creating a standardized platform for more than 100,000 employees in 19 countries.
Business Management
February 4, 2025
Guided SAP Structure Synchronization
The crane and lifting platform manufacturer Tadano increased efficiency and quality in design and production by optimizing parts list management and introducing SAP GSS.
February 3, 2025
Integration of S/4 and SiGreen: Emission data from value chains
NTT Data has introduced the "SAP Integration with SiGreen" solution as part of the Siemens Xcelerator Business Platform. Siemens SiGreen is a solution for data communication in the supply chain.
December 19, 2024
Away with paper and Z programs: Digitized production with SAP DM
Paper-based processes can still be found in production - to the detriment of the environment and efficiency. Modern MES solutions such as SAP Digital Manufacturing (SAP DM) provide a remedy here by helping companies to digitize their production processes more easily.
December 18, 2024
SAP security: Automated virtual patching
The new SecurityBridge feature provides real-time protection for unpatched SAP systems and increases efficiency and security.
IT Management
September 6, 2024
Integrated Cloud MES and Analytics
At the behest of the DSAG (German-speaking SAP User Group), SAP has postponed the end of maintenance for the ME and MII solutions from 2027 to 2030. Companies now have time to switch to SAP DM, but should nevertheless consider migrating at an early stage.
August 28, 2024
Machine Learning and AI Revolutionize ERP Testing
Businesses need a functioning IT landscape. To ensure this, regular system environments testing is required, but despite automation, this is often still a time-consuming task.
August 8, 2024
Real-time in Datasphere
Companies cannot wait until data is up to date. In an ever-changing business environment, companies must be able to respond immediately to market developments.
August 7, 2024
SAP automation functions: Digital Adoption Platforms
WalkMe is designed to help existing SAP customers manage change by providing advanced guidance and automation capabilities.
Economy
February 17, 2022
After the Test is the Same as Before the Test
Every year, as every SAP and security manager knows, the auditor's audit is due. And yet there is often uncertainty about the current risk situation of SAP systems.
15 February 2022
Transformation Goals as a Service
While the disruptive forces of the Covid 19 pandemic continue to shape global business, one important trend remains unchanged: the steady evolution toward a digital-first world.
CloudOps for all With the acquisition, NetApp expands its Spot-by-NetApp CloudOps platform. NetApp announces the final closing of the acquisition of CloudCheckr. The cloud optimization platform provides visibility and insight into the cloud to reduce costs, ensure security and compliance, and optimize cloud resources. Financial details of the transaction will not be disclosed. The acquisition of CloudCheckr complements and...
December 16, 2021
Company under permanent pressure
Nine out of ten companies have already had to stop innovative projects because of data protection requirements. Widespread criticism is levelled at the lack of support from supervisory authorities.
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