June 29, 2017

I often hear from IT candidates that they are inundated with meaningless job offers from recruiters, especially via social media channels. Many...

June 29, 2017

Cloud solutions offer a lot of functionality and can be implemented quickly, but only allow for individual user requirements to a limited extent. With the Metasonic Business...

June 29, 2017

Bernd Möller started his career in the mobile and technology industry in 1991. He holds more than 20 platform, security and architecture patents...

June 29, 2017

Interview with Orbis CEO Thomas Gard and MES team leader Frank Wilhelm.

June 28, 2017

At Sapphire 2017, Co-CEO and founder Bastian Nominacher presented the new machine learning functions of Celonis' process mining solution. In an exclusive interview with E-3...

June 27, 2017

Until the 1990s, "procurement" referred almost exclusively to transactional aspects and tactical-operational functions. The purchasing departments were executive bodies to cover...

June 26, 2017

80 percent of all information is unstructured. SAP does nothing to change this! What SAP users lack is a 360-degree view of all information...

June 23, 2017

The linking of SAP Leonardo with IBM Watson and a new Cognitive Procurement Hub pave the way for forward-looking source-to-settle solutions.

June 23, 2017

"Digitize or die" was the bold statement made by Daniel Groos, Etventure, at the very beginning of his presentation "Success factors of digital transformation"...

June 21, 2017

Due to company acquisitions at the globally oriented machine and plant manufacturer J. Wagner, an inorganically grown IT landscape consisting of SAP and non-SAP solutions...

June 21, 2017

DevOps is currently on everyone's lips, as it is supposed to ensure faster market launches, better quality and more harmony between software projects and...

June 21, 2017

The digital transformation will change economic and social conditions in much the same way as the industrial revolution did. The SAP-based...

20 June 2017

The clock is ticking: support for the current SAP Business Suite will expire in 2025. At least 50,000 SAP user companies will have to make...

19 June 2017

Ceyoniq appoints new product manager, Georg Krause now heads Plaut Austria and some other updates can be found here.

June 15, 2017

A lot has happened in the world of Fiori since its launch in May 2013 and since Release 2.0 at the latest, you can...

June 14, 2017

The past three days in Prague were dominated by SAP Ariba Live. In addition to awards for companies from the...

June 13, 2017

Transmission system operator Ontras organizes the maintenance of Germany's second-longest gas transmission network with SAP Plant Maintenance (PM). Recently, maintenance staff have been able to directly...

June 8, 2017

Almost 50 percent of IT specialists in companies come from outside. Companies are increasingly relying on mixed teams of permanent employees and project staff.

June 8, 2017

Many companies are currently working on migrating to Hana. But deployment and configuration are laborious. How can these steps be...

June 7, 2017

As part of a cooperation between E-3 and SAPinsider, E-3 Magazine offers interested readers the opportunity to take advantage of discounted admission to the same...

June 6, 2017

With the acquisition, SNP aims to strengthen its activities in the Eastern and Central European SAP and IT market.

June 6, 2017

Sensor specialist IFM has developed a sensor cloud based on the SAP Cloud Platform and the AP Leonardo portfolio.

June 6, 2017

SAP participates in Mitsubishi Electric's E-Factory Alliance Partner Program.

June 6, 2017

In the future, SAP and Kuka will work together as strategic partners in the field of Industry 4.0.

June 6, 2017

Allgeier now also offers SAP products and services in Switzerland.

June 2, 2017

The new branch of the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) in New York is part of the international HPI network and joins Stanford, Cape Town, Nanjing and...

June 2, 2017

Here you will find all articles from our popular "SAPananoptikum" section clearly listed. Simply click on the corresponding tab to...

June 2, 2017

No monthly SAP news should be disregarded. The Short Facts are dedicated to the smaller news as well as the seemingly more...

June 1, 2017

When it comes to business software, no one can hold a candle to SAP. When it comes to ERP, SAP is unrivaled. The S/7...

June 1, 2017

At regular intervals, we critically and constructively scrutinize our editorial policy. With our numerous comments from members of the SAP scene, we are...

June 1, 2017

Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently a hot topic. However, opinions about it differ.

June 1, 2017

The recent decision in SAP UK v Diageo Great Britain is just one of a number of software licensing disputes that have seen major...

June 1, 2017

An idea becomes a nightmare. The Internet of Things is a good concept, but in real life it is an almost unmanageable...

June 1, 2017

Artificial intelligence (AI) is currently one of the hot topics in IT. An astonishing career for a term that has long been...

June 1, 2017

Many established companies are faced with an innovation dilemma. They have to combine their proven business processes with innovative ideas and implement them quickly....

June 1, 2017

Anyone following the flow of information on the current legal situation regarding the deletion and blocking of personal data will inevitably come across the SAP Business Function...

June 1, 2017

SAP has long been attuned to the networked factory and production units communicating via the cloud. The solutions in the SAP Manufacturing Suite...

June 1, 2017

With the Business Process Change Analyzer, SolMan provides a tool that sheds light on the relevant scope of testing.

June 1, 2017

Many SAP customers operate extensive, complex SAP landscapes that have grown over the years and see Hana as an opportunity to move into the future.

June 1, 2017

There are quite a few existing SAP customers who have had little to do with open source up to now. But: without perhaps realizing it...

June 1, 2017

If you want, you can use Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) services, such as Hana in combination with Suse SLES for SAP Applications, via three public cloud industry heavyweights or....

May 31, 2017

During his Sapphire keynote speech this year, Professor Hasso Plattner praised his CEO Bill McDermott for a run-simple campaign - which was...

May 31, 2017

Cloud Foundry launches the world's largest Cloud Foundry Certified Developer certification initiative to address the business-critical shortage of cloud-native application developers....

May 31, 2017

Companies want to build their digital business models with the help of the cloud. However, many IT systems first have to learn to talk to each other. Here...

May 30, 2017

In the course of several projects such as "Integrative information systems and modern order management with ERP and MES", Haver & Boecker...

May 26, 2017

Cooperation should enable optimized management for all SAP license types and license metrics.

May 26, 2017

License management can only be the beginning. IT is important and sustainable. IT is the engine of digital transformation. Therefore...

May 26, 2017

One of the most complex industries in the world, the construction industry, is lagging far behind when it comes to digitalization. The vision of the founders of Sablono was...

May 26, 2017

In his Sapphire keynote, SAP CEO Bill McDermott also spoke about the indirect use price scenario. Joachim Paulini from Snow does not believe that...

May 26, 2017

When an SAP license measurement is due, it is usually too late to bring order to IT asset management. You...

May 26, 2017

With an ever-increasing number of integrated SAP solutions and connected transportation service providers, Concur wants to make travel expense accounting even more convenient. In...

May 26, 2017

In order to deal effectively with the topic of SAP license management, it is necessary to understand which activities lead to the use of intellectual...

May 26, 2017

This year's Sapphire was entertaining, but not insightful. What SAP really wants and where the company is just trying to...

May 25, 2017

In 2018, CeBIT will take place in the summer - no longer as a traditional trade fair, but as an innovation festival for digital fans. Ralf Weinmann,...

May 25, 2017

Concur appoints sales director for Switzerland, Diana Coso heads Axians Group in Germany and several other updates can be found here.

May 24, 2017

Molecules for a digital working and learning world: The Personal 2017 South trade fair is dedicated to new forms of collaboration.

May 24, 2017

For many companies, the digital transformation is leading to a need for action that goes beyond the mere project character. But how can a...

May 23, 2017

Since 2012, the SAP Startup Focus program has been supporting young companies in their go-to-market process. From now on, E-3 Magazine will be presenting one of these promising start-ups every month....

May 22, 2017

Acquisition enables immediate continuation and restructuring of the operating business of the German Ciber companies.

19 May 2017

Enersis is one of over 5000 companies worldwide in the SAP Startup Focus program. With their Hana-based big data solutions, the dedicated young Swiss entrepreneurs want to create a new...

19 May 2017

All for One Steeb acquires Inside Unternehmensberatung and strengthens portfolio for digital transformation in HR.

19 May 2017

Mercedes sports car and performance brand AMG will use SuccessFactors for HR management to drive digital HR processes and improve talent management.

May 16, 2017

The biggest security challenge with Hana concerns role and authorization management. In contrast to previous SAP ERP environments, Hana...

May 15, 2017

Moving service and maintenance processes to the cloud is the next logical step in the digital transformation of service companies....

May 15, 2017

In my last article in E-3 Magazine (p.12, September 2016), I gave a brief history of SAP and the BI solutions used...

May 15, 2017

SAP has created numerous "gray areas" in its price lists. Why? Because SAP's key account managers often don't have a great deal of license expertise, but...

May 15, 2017

MobileX becomes MobileIron AppConnect technology partner Integration and optimizes enterprise service processes.

May 15, 2017

Advancing digitalization is also accompanied by increasing individualization. Manufacturing companies must position themselves accordingly. The aim is to...

May 11, 2017

New legal regulations were the external reason for the decor specialist Impress to switch from IBM DB2 to Hana. With...

May 10, 2017

KSB, a global manufacturer in the pumps and valves market, had set itself the goal of becoming a globally networked manufacturer. To this end...

May 9, 2017

Cpro Conlog and IdentPro are now working together in the field of intralogistics to expand their range of services.

May 9, 2017

Here you will find all articles from our popular "SAPananoptikum" section clearly listed. Simply click on the corresponding tab to...

May 9, 2017

Those who purchase SAP services from large, well-known IT companies often receive them via detours from SAP experts in Romania. In conversation with...

May 8, 2017

No monthly SAP news should be disregarded. The Short Facts are dedicated to the smaller news as well as the seemingly more...

May 8, 2017

"And every day the groundhog greets you" - the article by Lünendonk partner Mario Zillmann on master data quality in the March issue of E-3 magazine...

May 5, 2017

Since Concur was purchased by SAP, a lot has happened in terms of data exchange between the two system worlds. SAP is doing a lot to...

May 5, 2017

According to a recent study by the market research and consulting firm PAC, demand for managed security service providers (MSSPs) is increasing among European companies that are...

May 4, 2017

There will be no "Hana" DB monoculture. Executives from the SAP community confirm this: An AnyDB strategy is under evaluation. With diplomatic words...

May 4, 2017

And a summer party won't save the IT spectacle. It didn't have to come to this, but arrogance, ignorance and short-sightedness...

May 4, 2017

The English mathematician and logician Alan Turing (1912 to 1954) developed a test to evaluate whether the computer is a...

May 4, 2017

Digital transformation is revolutionizing every aspect of business life, from operational processes to customer engagement. Like so many things,...

May 4, 2017

Alongside the smart factory, smart intralogistics is considered a central building block for Industry 4.0. The development of "smart" internal logistics...

May 4, 2017

SAP regularly expands the functional scope of its products, including the security components. Staying "up to date" is essential here, is...

May 4, 2017

In the case of IT attacks, the question of who is to blame comes first for outsiders. One would like to attribute an attack, at least mentally, to...

May 4, 2017

The maintenance period for Solution Manager 7.1 (SolMan 7.1) ends this year. For companies such as life science companies, which are particularly...

May 4, 2017

Anyone programming dynamic analytics applications wants to be able to use open source and commercial software undogmatically as required. Software manufacturers and open source communities need to be...

May 4, 2017

SAP data centers are increasingly becoming software-defined data centers. In addition to Linux, OpenStack and Suse Manager, Suse is now working with partners to...

May 4, 2017

From SAP's point of view, charging license and maintenance fees for indirect use is a sensible precaution. For partners...

May 4, 2017

Despite the disasters and mistakes with Hana and S/4, SAP is determined to build a Hana monoculture after years of R/3 pluralism...

May 4, 2017

More and more companies are now realizing how important the correct licensing and management of software is. The focus has long been on...

May 4, 2017

Of course - everyone goes to the cloud. Users because they are convinced of the benefits of outsourced infrastructure and applications or...

May 1, 2017

E-3 Round Table with Petra Ellmerich, Regional Vice President at BlackLine, Reimund H. Kuche, Head of Corporate Accounting at Imperial...

May 1, 2017

Increasing complexity presents finance managers with new challenges. Therese Tucker, CEO of BlackLine, shows exclusively in E-3 how Continuous Accounting...

May 1, 2017

Despite technological advances, many accounting staff still spend many hours at the end of the month on manual and actually...

May 1, 2017

Technological leaps are nothing new. The emergence of ERP systems had already led to more efficient services. But the massive penetration of digital...

April 27, 2017

The medium-sized IT system house Allgeier covers all relevant topics for existing SAP customers and supplements SAP solutions with its own innovative answers. So that...

April 27, 2017

Allgeier has decided to complete its IT product portfolio by establishing an SAP business unit with Allgeier Enterprise Services (ES). The targeted...

April 27, 2017

Retailers need not fear the digital transformation, but should use its potential to provide customers and therefore shoppers with...

April 27, 2017

With the takeover by the Japanese Mitsui Chemicals Group, the dental specialist Kulzer, based in Hanau, Hesse, together with the Heidelberg-based...

April 27, 2017

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data came into force last year.

April 24, 2017

Companies that work with SAP systems must be able to easily and securely distribute documents and information to the relevant stakeholders.

April 21, 2017

What are the typical challenges in agile development projects for rollouts? What measures can organizations take to prepare employees for upcoming...

April 21, 2017

The EU Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI), published on March 3, 2017, puts Germany in second place in the EU...

April 21, 2017

The SAP Executive Board and Supervisory Board propose to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders a dividend of €1.25 per share for 2016.

April 21, 2017

TeamWork acquires the majority shareholding in the SAP consulting company HCM Experts, based in Walldorf.

April 21, 2017

A separate office building will be constructed in Leipzig by September 2017 for around 80 of the total of 190 employees.

April 21, 2017

Atoss Software cooperates with SAP Germany as a service partner in the field of HR applications.

April 21, 2017

The IT industry is in a constant state of flux, and with it, company executives. Every month, we introduce you here to people...

April 21, 2017

There is a great desire for digitization, but implementation is still lacking in many areas.

April 19, 2017

Better customizability of products down to batch size 1 is one of the most revolutionary changes brought about by Industry 4.0.

April 19, 2017

If you want to protect your SAP data from misuse, you also need to restrict access rights for SAP Basis administrators. Security tests at customer sites have shown serious...

April 18, 2017

Developing future-proof integration solutions for IoT, cloud and complex SAP landscapes together - that is the goal of cbs Corporate Business Solutions...

April 18, 2017

SAP joins Concur, Hertz, Nokia and Mojio to unveil new technology for connected cars.

April 13, 2017

New technologies and a high pace of innovation versus stable applications and low-maintenance operation - how can this antagonism be resolved? How can...

April 13, 2017

82 percent of CIOs in German-speaking countries are of the opinion that digitalization is changing business models. In response to this,...

April 12, 2017

The procurement sector is only very slowly recognizing the change brought about by agile methods and digitalization. This is confirmed by a study conducted...

April 12, 2017

The family-owned company Kaeser is one of the world's leading manufacturers and suppliers of compressed air products and services. The company...

April 12, 2017

Here you will find all articles from our popular "SAPananoptikum" section clearly listed. Simply click on the corresponding tab to...

April 12, 2017

The SAP consulting and software company Orbis and ProLogistik, an IT system house for intralogistics, are entering into a strategic partnership.

April 12, 2017

No monthly SAP news should be disregarded. The Short Facts are dedicated to the smaller news as well as the seemingly more...

April 11, 2017

A private fuel receipt here, a family meal there that slips into the monthly expense report: when it comes to travel costs and business expenses, there are...

April 11, 2017

In mid-May, the SAP partner association IA4SP (International Association for SAP Partners) celebrates its tenth anniversary with a major anniversary event. In the run-up...

April 10, 2017

IT in a field of tension: digitalization or technology changes or product innovations by SAP here - increased pressure from specialist departments to...

April 10, 2017

An international tool manufacturer relies on a certified SAP add-on to increase efficiency along the entire supply chain. This enables a...

April 5, 2017

Traditional storage systems are unsuitable for the exponential data growth of the digital transformation. They are also too expensive and too inflexible. 89...

April 5, 2017

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) aims to standardize the processing of personal data by private companies and public bodies. But what is there to...

April 5, 2017

Arithnea integrates SAP consulting firm UnitCon and strengthens in SAP Customer Engagement, Business Analytics and Hana.

April 5, 2017

Lenovo and SAP have entered into an agreement under which Lenovo will provide an enterprise cloud solution exclusively for customers of a Hana platform license in SAP's...

April 5, 2017

Digitization continues to create jobs in Germany.

April 5, 2017

Are employees career puppets or personnel developers in their own right? Digitalization is shaking up the training market. The current trends in further training...

April 5, 2017

SAP seems to want to override the laws of economics: You eliminate your own innovations and try to make yourself...

April 5, 2017

Experts predict a bright future for the technology and market for artificial intelligence (AI). The market volume in 2016 was...

March 31, 2017

According to a recent Lünendonk study, many German companies are reluctant to embrace digital change. In order to remain competitive,...

March 31, 2017

With the new EU GDPR, data protection has become a top priority. From May 2018, violations of this regulation will no longer be...

March 31, 2017

With Hana, SAP has been relying on Linux as the server operating system for development for years, making it the most powerful system...

March 31, 2017

The only problem is that existing SAP customers can't wait. Real life does not stand still. SAP and some partners prefer to discuss...

March 31, 2017

SAP seems to be more and more addicted to new technology instead of focusing on real life.

March 31, 2017

SolMan 7.2 is a comprehensive tool for management and, above all, for the transition to S/4....

March 31, 2017

Voice control, sensors, the Internet of Things and machine learning are fundamentally changing shopping behavior and bringing about a paradigm shift in the digital...

March 31, 2017

It's more than just a release change, and SAP knows that about digital transformation. Nevertheless, with the latest...

March 31, 2017

Digital transformation brings new opportunities and tools to drive organizational and technical energy efficiency.

March 31, 2017

SolMan 7.2 has the blues and S/4 is not developing homogeneously. The global SAP markets are heterogeneous, which makes a consolidated...

March 31, 2017

Suse has played a decisive role in shaping the penetration of Linux in IT enterprise deployment. In the SAP environment in particular. This year, the open source pioneer Suse is celebrating its 25th anniversary....

March 31, 2017

The recent ruling in favor of SAP in the legal dispute regarding indirect use has unsettled the global SAP community. Not least because of this, the...

March 22, 2017

Cloud computing can be a good answer, but for now, SAP is ready with Hana Enterprise Cloud and Hana Cloud Platform...

March 22, 2017

How did you travel on your last business trip? By train, plane, rental car or with your own car?

March 22, 2017

Verticalization is no longer a foreign concept in business. The SAP component Global Trade Management (GTM) helps to map new processes...

March 22, 2017

Open source software is playing an increasingly important role in the SAP ecosystem. This is also demonstrated by the use of a large number of open source components at SAP itself,...

March 22, 2017

The title says it all, because the latest ERP system from Walldorf has a different architecture to its predecessors. One reason for this...

March 22, 2017

The digital company of the future will revolutionize business models and processes and provide the workplace of the future for information workers. It...

March 22, 2017

Cloud computing has become an integral part of the SAP environment. As the level of service increases, the flexibility to freely design the application...

March 22, 2017

With the paradigm shift to Hana and S/4 Hana, many SAP managers are faced with the question: When do I migrate to Hana and...

March 22, 2017

Hana is widely accepted in the market as a productive, stable database. Customers are already using Hana as a DB for their business-critical systems....

March 22, 2017

With S/4 Hana, SAP is providing the digital core of a future-proof ERP system. With the centralized orientation, previously separate...

March 2, 2017

At the turn of the year, news came out of the USA that journalism schools and non-profit organizations for communication and journalism are facing increased...

March 2, 2017

Hasso Plattner saw it in California at Apple, Google, Amazon and Salesforce: Cloud computing is the future! Now...

March 1, 2017

Here you will find all articles from our popular "SA Pananoptikum" section clearly listed. Simply click on the corresponding tab...

March 1, 2017

The topic of mobility of business applications and improved user acceptance continues to be an exciting topic with potential in the SAP universe. Not least because...

March 1, 2017

62 percent of German companies have not yet heard of digital platforms. Every second company that deals with platform markets...

March 1, 2017

SAP stops selling licenses for NetWeaver Foundation for Third Party Applications.

March 1, 2017

Cormeta is one of the top midmarket Hana service providers. In their independent study, analysts from the Experton Group and West Trax...

March 1, 2017

I have often called for long-term, verified and strategic SAP roadmaps here. The current minimal outlooks are neither complete nor...

March 1, 2017

According to a recent study, mobile security incidents lead to six-figure losses in one in four companies. The situation has...

March 1, 2017

As the partner country of CeBIT 2017, Japan is presenting its vision of the digital future - with the largest exhibition of its kind in...

March 1, 2017

With Mixed Reality Production 4.0, researchers from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence are presenting new, cross-location forms of human-robot collaboration (HRC) at...

March 1, 2017

Edward Snowden speaks to visitors at the CeBIT Global Conferences via video link from his Russian exile.

March 1, 2017

With the enhanced xSuite, isolated technical solutions can be eliminated and end-to-end digital processes can be established.

March 1, 2017

How contextual analytics enable strategic decisions based on real-time data.

March 1, 2017

Reflected by science, associations and exhibitors, 15 years of LogiMat show the dynamic development of intralogistics as a living history.

March 1, 2017

With its exhibition and practical forums, TradeWorld 2017 offers important guidance for all those who want to be at the forefront of digital trade.

March 1, 2017

With Peakboard, a new, powerful digital signage solution consisting of hardware and software for Industry 4.0, complex company data can be displayed in real time in a process-controlled...

March 1, 2017

SAP has unveiled new enhancements for S/4 Hana Cloud and the roadmap for further innovations.

March 1, 2017

More and more companies are automating processes in the distribution center, digitizing processes in shipping preparation and trying to anticipate problems. An important part...

March 1, 2017

The results of the DSAG Investment Survey 2017 bring it to light: over 60 percent of the budgets of the DSAG members surveyed flow into...

March 1, 2017

SAP is opening the Early Access Program for the SAP Distributed Manufacturing application to additional customers. With this program, SAP wants to make 3D printing and...

March 1, 2017

No monthly SAP news should be disregarded. The Short Facts are dedicated to the smaller news as well as the seemingly more...

March 1, 2017

The IT industry is in a constant state of flux, and with it, company executives. Every month, we introduce you here to people...

March 1, 2017

How confident can the existing SAP customer be that IoT data is securely stored on the Hana Cloud Platform and remains where it...

March 1, 2017

What criteria and factors determine whether candidates really fit the advertised position? The recruitment consultant must ensure that applicants...

March 1, 2017

The topic of the "digital workplace" is becoming increasingly relevant - for almost three quarters of IT and HR managers, the quality of...

March 1, 2017

The IT industry is desperately seeking skilled workers, but fails to take advantage of even simple opportunities to address and convince applicants in a professional manner.

March 1, 2017

What do customers want? What qualifications do SAP consultants need? What opportunities are open to them? What does this mean for...

March 1, 2017

Processes in companies are usually well thought out in theory - but unfortunately the reality is often different: It...

March 1, 2017

How easy is it to implement process mining? Does this new technology bring far-reaching innovations and what exactly will change?

March 1, 2017

In an exclusive interview with E-3, Co-CEO of Celonis Bastian Nominacher shows how existing SAP customers can benefit from process mining. With machine learning,...

March 1, 2017

There are weak points in the processes of every department. With process mining, these dormant potentials can be leveraged.

March 1, 2017

SAP consulting company Itelligence has agreed a strategic partnership with Web-Netz, which advises customers in all areas of online marketing.

March 1, 2017

Cenit is conducting acquisition negotiations with Keonys, a French PLM specialist based on Dassault Systèmes.

March 1, 2017

Allgeier and Ciber will merge their activities in the German market for SAP consulting services and SAP managed services.

March 1, 2017

The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and SAP are establishing a strategic partnership.

March 1, 2017

Global Entity Management Service from KMPG Law is combined with investment management software CIM from ZetVisions.

March 1, 2017

Atos combines cloud applications, business network and SAP ERP for a comprehensive, simple and highly effective procure-to-pay process.

March 1, 2017

The SAP consulting company Cpro Industry bundles special know-how by founding Cpro Conlog and Cpro IoT Connect.

March 1, 2017

Esker completes acquisition of EDI service provider E-Integration.

March 1, 2017

Change of name to standardize the company's international presence.

March 1, 2017

SAP has published its financial figures for the fourth quarter and full year 2016 (January 1 to December 31).

March 1, 2017

The Swiss medical laboratory Viollier is optimizing its logistics processes and modernizing its distribution warehouse. Viollier relies on mobile data collection. Together...

March 1, 2017

There seems to be no way around Ariba or S/4 Hana in SAP-based purchasing. However, there are attractive alternatives to...

March 1, 2017

The SAP Eco system currently uses the two warehouse management systems Extended Warehouse Management (SAP EWM) and SAP Warehouse Management (WM). The...

March 1, 2017

Digitalization will significantly increase the importance of purchasing. Cloud services from SAP Ariba are an important lever.

March 1, 2017

Industrial companies that want to remain competitive in the digital age cannot avoid addressing this topic and Smart Factory.

March 1, 2017

Companies are faced with the challenge of digitization: where should they start? The majority assume that...

March 1, 2017

According to a survey by the German-speaking SAP user group DSAG, digitalization has arrived in companies. 82 percent of the companies surveyed...

March 1, 2017

With the Hana database, SAP has created a new dimension with regard to the security of SAP systems.

March 1, 2017

Transparency is necessary for the department: They want to be informed if the message transfer in the SAP ECC system inbound or outbound is not successful.

March 1, 2017

Under the motto "Where science meets business", international researchers and practitioners met at Partner-Port Walldorf in November 2016. A...

March 1, 2017

The SAP application landscape is changing rapidly. In addition to the classic transactional SAP systems, the user experience of the applications and the...

March 1, 2017

The demands on customer service are constantly increasing, whether due to the large number of new devices, device types or improved service performance....

March 1, 2017

The Act on the Digitization of the Energy Transition means that smart meters can go live. Metering point operators must be able to provide a complete...

March 1, 2017

Big data presents IT managers with the challenge of constantly expanding their analytics skills in order to keep pace with ad hoc requirements from the business.

March 1, 2017

2025 will see the end of SAP Business Suite, the ERP solution from SAP. This is to be completely replaced by S/4 Hana....

March 1, 2017

Gaps in the information and planning process often cause faulty and unstructured communication between all areas of the supply chain. Companies can...

March 1, 2017

OpenStack is ready for use in large companies. Gone are the days when the open cloud architecture was only used in...

March 1, 2017

SAP cloud usage is continuously increasing. On the infrastructure side, Linux, OpenStack and Cloud Foundry play key roles in the SAP cloud architecture.

March 1, 2017

Is it fear of imminent danger, does Hasso Plattner know something that we don't yet know? Or is it fear...

March 1, 2017

In spring: The topic of mobility of business applications and improved user acceptance continues to be an exciting topic with potential in the SAP universe....

23 February 2017

Business processes need to be understood and optimized. Following consolidation, harmonization and automation, SAP partner Celonis has developed a process that...

February 1, 2017

SAP CEO Bill McDermott was in Davos, before that in Barcelona at the SAP-Fkom, Field Kick-off Meeting. Flexibility and responsibility were...

February 1, 2017

SAP CEO Bill McDermott was in Davos, before that in Barcelona at the SAP-Fkom, Field Kick-off Meeting. Flexibility and responsibility were...

February 1, 2017

Here you will find all articles from our popular "SA Pananoptikum" section clearly listed. Simply click on the corresponding tab...

February 1, 2017

Hackers make no distinction between general IT systems and SAP applications. Consequently, the issue of security must also be given greater consideration with regard to SAP software.

February 1, 2017

A real challenge for every license manager: Ever since SAP discovered indirect use, third-party licenses and engine measurement as lucrative sources of revenue,...

February 1, 2017

Big data has now become the subject of public debate. Recently, a panel discussion organized by the Bavarian Business Association was dedicated to...

February 1, 2017

The new year has begun with disastrous measurement results. An initial IoT field test with hundreds of sensors has shown that SAP's...

February 1, 2017

Cyber criminals are increasingly using the darknet to conduct their criminal business in secret - often at the expense of established brands.

February 1, 2017

How contextual analytics enable strategic decisions based on real-time data.

February 1, 2017

Workforce management system supports cross-site scheduling of construction equipment.

February 1, 2017

The Bühler technology group has opted for a powerful and future-proof solution for its customer portal. In an initial project phase, the consulting company implemented...

February 1, 2017

Under the motto "Connecting the Dots - Data, Algorithms, Technology, Mindset", presentations and panels will focus on practical...

February 1, 2017

Hirschmann Automotive standardized and unified its SAP printing processes with the output management solution PrinTaurus and UniSpool from AKI. A significant increase in...

February 1, 2017

What is already possible today thanks to digitalization and what might become reality tomorrow? Developers, enterprise architects, security experts, CIOs and...

February 1, 2017

According to a recent IDC study, 60 percent of German companies are already in the cloud and 57 percent are planning to use hybrid systems in...

February 1, 2017

Virtual Forge has put together a starter package for the introduction of SAP Enterprise Threat Detection (SAP ETD) in order to counter attacks faster...

February 1, 2017

T.Con's HR Portal 1.0 won an award at the Hana Cloud Platform App Contest 2016.

February 1, 2017

Realtech supports companies in digitization with a comprehensive enterprise service.

February 1, 2017

Anyone analyzing the personnel development of the SAP Executive Board after Henning Kagermann comes to the conclusion that there are three personalities who...

February 1, 2017

The German-speaking SAP User Group, together with experts, has published a guide for digitization projects.

February 1, 2017

Creating larger and more complex system copies is becoming increasingly important for SAP user companies. SAP automation specialist Empirius supports the changing SAP system copy times with further developed tools...

February 1, 2017

When it comes to digitalization projects, new business models and new business processes play a key role, as do business integration and networking - fields of action that...

February 1, 2017

The certified Seeburger solutions are used by thousands of SAP user companies worldwide. Seeburger's SAP focus remains strategic, as the two co-CEOs...

February 1, 2017

Under the motto "Shaping change: Digital - Connected - Innovative" is the motto of LogiMat 2017, the 15th International Trade Fair for Distribution,...

February 1, 2017

With Peakboard, a powerful digital signage solution consisting of hardware and software for Industry 4.0 is now on the market.

February 1, 2017

Walldorf-based software manufacturer Mobisys presents new features of the MSB product line.

February 1, 2017

The TradeWorld lecture program will provide valuable impetus for both e-commerce and omnichannel, with practical insights from experienced retailers and renowned e-commerce experts.

February 1, 2017

Digital transformation remains the central challenge facing the IT industry. As in the past two years, the top theme at CeBIT is...

February 1, 2017

No monthly SAP news should be disregarded. The Short Facts are dedicated to the smaller news as well as the seemingly more...

February 1, 2017

The IT industry is in a constant state of flux, and with it, company executives. Every month, we introduce you here to people...

February 1, 2017

SAP has introduced intelligent mentoring as part of the SuccessFactors Succession & Development solution. The new offering is designed to help companies...

February 1, 2017

Microsoft chose the full SuccessFactors HCM Suite, including SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, to manage HR for its 114,000 full-time employees.

February 1, 2017

It is now obvious that the digitalization of the working world goes far beyond teleworking and web seminars. It represents a structure that has been established over decades...

February 1, 2017

Fieldglass has unveiled a new cloud solution for managing external workers in midsize companies.

February 1, 2017

If companies use their own travel expense management solution, transferring this data to the SAP system can quickly become a challenge. The...

February 1, 2017

The digital transformation is changing business processes and models because digitalization makes a new cybernetics possible. However, this "art of control" works...

February 1, 2017

In autumn 2016, the Siegen-based IT companies GIB and Qosit merged with the IFM Group, which specializes in automation, to form TiSC AG.

February 1, 2017

Integrated solutions are currently one of the top issues when it comes to optimizing processes and decisions along the supply chain. At the latest with the...

February 1, 2017

Björn Dunkel and GIB have their sights firmly set on SMEs. In this interview, the new Managing Director explains the trends and why...

February 1, 2017

In connection with the merger with Qosit and IFM to form TiSC, GIB has recruited Nadine Rahman, a proven expert in the...

February 1, 2017

With the planned acquisition, CA Technologies aims to provide a cloud-based end-to-end automation and orchestration platform for applications and business processes.

February 1, 2017

SAP and GE Digital plan to collaborate in the field of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) in the future.

February 1, 2017

In order to be able to offer customers an extended range of services in the Microsoft environment in the future, Arvato Systems and the international ICT service provider Sycor...

February 1, 2017

Sue's first technology acquisition complements organic growth and strengthens its own software-defined storage offering.

February 1, 2017

The SAP and IT full-service provider Itsdone, headquartered in Vienna, has acquired the Styrian IT service provider NorthBridge, which previously focused mainly on the...

February 1, 2017

Software and consulting company Datavard and Cloudera, a provider of a data management and analytics platform, have partnered.

February 1, 2017

In the first phase of Seeburger's collaboration with TCG in the SAP environment, the solutions Purchase-to-Pay, OmniChannel-to-Cash and Order-to-Cash...

February 1, 2017

Munich-based start-up Celonis shakes up US technology market.

February 1, 2017

One for all, all for one - this motto of the four musketeers has now become common parlance.

February 1, 2017

Digital structural change is leading to far-reaching changes in industrial purchasing. The days of operational purchasing as an organizational unit are numbered....

February 1, 2017

For decades, I was a fervent advocate of the monopolistic potential benefits of the SAP ERP standard and the conviction that there was no real competitor regarding...

February 1, 2017

Global export control and efficient customs management in foreign trade are complex tasks. Many prohibitions and restrictions have to be taken into account. It is a...

February 1, 2017

Unfortunately, I have to cite a terrible example today where poor data led to a disastrous outcome.

February 1, 2017

Industry 4.0 is revolutionizing the food industry. The initial skepticism has largely been overcome. Customized packaging "off the shelf" is already en vogue....

February 1, 2017

Is SAP financing its new strategy through hidden price increases for existing customers? Some people are reminded of Harry Potter when...

February 1, 2017

Looking back over the past year, one term comes to the forefront in the security environment: crypto-ransomware.

February 1, 2017

Series manufacturers in machine, appliance and component construction are faced with the challenge of planning their production processes more efficiently in order to ensure adherence to deadlines, optimize...

February 1, 2017

From a functional point of view, customers need not fear the change from SAP Solution Manager 7.1 to 7.2. All functionalities of the older...

February 1, 2017

Companies often describe their employees as the key success factor. Entrepreneurial assets also include patents, production processes and years of...

February 1, 2017

Solution documentation is one of the biggest issues in the SolMan upgrade strategy. Although the effort involved in a changeover is considerable,...

February 1, 2017

During the On-Hana system migration, existing SAP customers with generated custom code are required to scrutinize and adapt this program data. With this architecture-related...

February 1, 2017

For many SAP customers, the question is highly relevant and is sometimes the subject of intense debate in the community. Can Abap custom code also be implemented in...

February 1, 2017

OpenStack is different. This is shown by the example of how developers from four continents developed an OpenStack function for an industry with a trillion...

February 1, 2017

From network and storage to operating system and database: virtualization is not only on the rise, it is already a...

February 1, 2017

Until now, the effort involved in updating archived BW data was very high, as so-called stragglers could not be directly integrated into the...

January 31, 2017

With SLES for SAP Applications 12, Suse opens another chapter in SAP Linux usage. New features optimize mission-critical SAP deployment.

January 31, 2017

A tragic loss for the SAP community, the E-3 team and especially for Brigitte Enzinger and myself. We have worked with...

December 15, 2016

A survey by the consulting firm MSG shows: IT professionals prioritize key technology skills differently than universities. There is broad agreement on the importance of...

December 15, 2016

Hamburg's largest service provider in the field of waste and resource management, Stadtreinigung Hamburg (SRH), is upgrading to an SAP time management system. Personnel resource planning...

December 13, 2016

From managing director of the management consultancy Paradigma to head of the new business unit at Axians.

December 13, 2016

Radka Hladikova strengthens the team of Plaut Consulting Austria.

December 13, 2016

Serge Gouders responsible with immediate effect for the expansion of the regular customer business as well as the development of new customer and partner acquisition at WMD Benelux.

December 13, 2016

Gisa has opened its new location in Dortmund.

December 13, 2016

Stephan Pflanzer takes over the position of Managing Director Development and Technology at Aspera.

December 13, 2016

Chris Kaddaras has been appointed vice president and head of EMEA at Nutanix.

December 13, 2016

Larsen & Toubro Infotech is one of a small group that has already gained concrete experience with Solution Manager 7.2....

December 13, 2016

The automotive industry is at risk of missing out on the big data and analytics trend. Data security, a lack of expertise and a lack of data are currently the...

December 13, 2016

Smart factories and 3D printing will lead to a global decentralization of production resources that was previously almost unimaginable and that will make the "economies...

December 13, 2016

German companies recognize the importance of the Internet of Things (IoT), but only a third have piloted projects to date.

December 12, 2016

The transformation process is not an end in itself or a technical release change. The provisional end of the process should not be a digital solution that...

December 12, 2016

Europe's leading trade fair for the energy industry continues to expand the industry's future fields: E-World Energy & Water gives young start-up companies and energy...

December 12, 2016

Can the IBM Business Process Manager (BPM) also communicate with the existing SAP? The answer from BPM expert Philipp Schnürer is...

December 12, 2016

A study by Sopra Steria identifies the digital gene that makes digitally excellent companies more successful than traditionally operating organizations: data-driven...