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.
NTT Data Signs Agreement to Acquire Brazilian Company SPRO
December 10, 2025
NTT Data Business Solutions, an IT service provider specializing in SAP, announces the signing of an agreement to acquire SPRO IT Solutions, a leading SAP provider in the Brazilian agricultural industry. The contracts have been finalized and will be concluded after approval by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE).
International SAP User Group Survey on Cloud Use
December 10, 2025
According to a joint survey of international SAP user groups (ASUG in North America, DSAG in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, UKISUG in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and JSUG in Japan), more than two-thirds of all respondents use cloud solutions.
AmyPro Solutions and xSuite Group Enter Strategic Alliance
December 10, 2025
AmyPro Solutions, a Spanish consulting firm specializing in digital transformation, has established a strategic alliance with xSuite, a global expert in accounts payable automation.
Between SAP Worlds and AI Agents
December 10, 2025
Databricks transformed the SAP Garden in Munich into a center for data and AI innovation. The event marked an important step for companies that want to use AI agents productively beyond pilot projects—especially in conjunction with SAP systems.
Long live the operating system?
December 5, 2025
With Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16, SUSE aims to set new standards for stability in business-critical IT environments—with a zero-trust platform for the era of S/4 transformation and long-term investment security.
Inetum and Correduría Seguros Nogal Implement Generative AI in Operational Process Analysis
December 4, 2025
Inetum, a company specializing in digital services, has announced a strategic alliance with Correduría Seguros Nogal to implement an innovative solution based on generative artificial intelligence. This cutting-edge tool will transform the analysis of Correduría Seguros Nogal's internal operational processes, which were traditionally carried out manually.
SAP Cloud ERP Suite
April 24, 2025
SAP has been using the term "Cloud ERP Suite" for several months and SAP customers have been puzzling over what it means. Now, SAP CEO Christian Klein has shed some light on the matter: the transition from private to public cloud should occur, and it should be successful!
SAP Knowledge Graph and Vector Engine
April 17, 2025
For data management, SAP not only has an SQL database in Hana, but also a platform for graph theory and data vectors. Both methods are often better suited to displaying information than SQL tables. In the past, SAP made little fuss about these IT innovations.
SAP for Me with Rise and Grow
April 10, 2025
A dashboard for the CCoE manager, Customer Center of Expertise, is a perfect answer to the Composable ERP. Hana, S/4, BTP and BDC create an almost unmanageable ERP architecture. LeanIX can help out to some extent, but SAP for Me is the better answer.
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
In times of global trade conflicts and protectionist measures, open source—as software and as a principle—is becoming central for companies and regions. It has a lasting impact on workflows, processes, and communication.
July 4, 2025
SAP Can Do More
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?
Data is everywhere: in our systems, our processes, and our heads. We collect, store, and transfer it—and sometimes lose track of it. So, what do we actually do with all this data?
June 17, 2025
Nip It in the Bud
Currently, there is an extensive debate about SAP's diversity targets. The goal of having 40 percent of women in leadership positions within the group has been rejected. Apparently, SAP CEO Christian Klein is bowing to the US administration's requirements.
SAP News
September 22, 2025
100,000 IT specialists missing
There are currently around 109,000 unfilled IT positions in the German economy. Despite a decrease compared to 2023 (149,000), 85% of companies still see a significant shortage.
September 22, 2025
IBM Study on Mandatory Use of AI Agents
AI is increasingly becoming the central driver of corporate processes. This is the result of the current study "AI Projects to Profits" by IBM.
September 19, 2025
Archiving: more than just filing and disposal
Rise with SAP, cloud integration and S/4 Hana create complex, fragmented data landscapes. Strategic archiving helps to simplify these, reduces the data load, ensures compliance and optimally prepares for migrations.
September 17, 2025
SAP Change Competence Is Now Critical
86 percent of enterprises believe SAP change management is now critical to competitive advantage, with the ability to continuously adapt recognized as a defining factor for success.
Business Management
November 19, 2024
Automation as a Catalyst
The cloud promises more security and stability for SAP systems, but that is only half the truth. Customers need more and automated monitoring to deliver on the promise, both in the cloud and on-premises.
November 19, 2024
Tuning for the AI Assistant Joule
SAP presented innovations for its AI assistant Joule at TechEd 2024.
November 18, 2024
EuroCloud Pulse Check 2024: Between Cloud and Edge
German companies are now recognizing the benefits of the cloud in terms of agility, flexibility and scalability and are continuing to invest consistently in this model. This is according to the "EuroCloud Pulse Check 2024", which was compiled by the Kassel-based analyst firm Techconsult.
November 15, 2024
S/4 Hana Migration—Quick Steps to Success
Desma, one of the world's leading manufacturers of shoe equipment, has been committed to continuous innovation since it was founded. One example of this is the Smart Shopfloor system.
IT Management
When asked whether they ever check their emergency user log, most companies still respond with no. Experience from GRC practice shows that these logs usually gather dust in archives instead of being properly checked and documented.
June 4, 2024
AI at Any Price?
Everyone is talking about AI. Even though generative AI is now facing criticism about its quality and reliability, and privacy advocates are taking legal action against Open AI, AI is here to stay.
A challenge for any organization, especially those moving SAP workloads to the cloud, is to protect data at every stage: at rest, in transit and, perhaps most importantly, during processing.
May 14, 2024
Purchase requisition: SAP Ariba Guided Buying
Purchasing departments working with SAP software also have the problem that the majority of free text purchase requisitions are not described sufficiently or incorrectly. This puts a strain on purchasers and drives up throughput times.
Economy
14 October 2021
SNP acquires SAP data specialist
Whether S/4 migration or digital transformation, data is indispensable - as long as the quality is right. Transforming and preparing it presents many a company with a problem. SNP now has the solution.
August 23, 2021
Mergers, acquisitions, partnerships
Possible sale not ruled out q.beyond is examining the sale of its existing colocation business IP Exchange alongside other strategic options. Since January 1, 2021, the IT service provider's housing and hosting business has been concentrated in its wholly-owned subsidiary IP Exchange. This company has three data centers in Munich and Nuremberg. The aim of the spin-off was to expand the strategic options in...
July 2, 2021
Exuberant mood in the digital industry
The business climate for IT and telecommunications companies is on a strong upswing. SAP also posted good figures in the first quarter, not least thanks to Rise with SAP.
16 June 2021
Bundled competence
ZetVisions and KPMG have agreed on a partnership for SAP master data management.
E3 book tip
Getting started with SAP S/4HANA
Get to know SAP S/4HANA using practical examples! In this book, Christian Drumm, Bernd Scheuermann and Stefan Weidner introduce you to the most important modules and business processes of SAP S/4HANA. You will get an overview of the applications for sales, purchasing, production, warehouse management, accounting and controlling. Many exercises, case studies and practical cases enable you to implement what you have learned directly in the system. Currently for the example company Global Bike 4.3.
The prerequisite for using the exercises, case studies and practical cases is access to an SAP system with Global Bike Client version 4.3. SAP UCC Magdeburg.
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