Data is often described as the key raw material of the 21st century. In fact, many companies today have a great deal of untapped knowledge potential that...
IT platforms should create clear structures for the user and consolidate ERP applications. After NetWeaver, HCP (Hana Cloud Platform) and other attempts...
The Lufthansa Group is much more than a well-known provider of passenger flights. The Lufthansa Group includes a large number of associated companies,...
The SAP community of existing customers, partners and IT providers is emancipating itself and is getting better and better at achieving its goals without SAP. The question...
In layman's terms, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) probably refers to stringent end-to-end business processes: Why else would someone manage the resources of their...
Variant configuration is demanding. In the SAP environment, the complexity is countered with efficient digital end-to-end configuration based on the "model once -...
Do you know the feeling of missing out on valuable cost savings due to outdated systems? Innovative paradigm shift: utilizing contract data to automate...
Attractive 3D visualization and interactive configuration directly on the 3D object are integral components of end-to-end configuration in SAP. This helps to...
The SAP standard has a number of gaps, for example in variant table maintenance (AVC or LO-VC). A modern SaaS cloud solution based on SAPTP provides a remedy...
There is a new solution to the problem of time-consuming and error-prone characteristic evaluation in SAP AVC or LO-VC: The Variant-ID solution bundles all information...
In order to be prepared for the unexpected, retail managers are analyzing ever larger volumes of data. Real-time data creates maximum transparency, because...
Companies in the energy and utilities industry continue to face the challenge of implementing complex regulatory requirements, optimizing operational processes, implementing digitalization and...
The Chinese Cultural Revolution resulted in both significant achievements and the irreparable loss of numerous resources. SAP’s work culture is now undergoing a similar period of reform.
As the demand for optimized workflows and automated processes continues to grow, ServiceNow, a company that provides a platform for digital services, has...
SAP CEO Christian Klein is a hard worker. Due to the departure of three members of the SAP Executive Board, he has had to take on numerous tasks. Klein...
SAP is increasingly pushing customers towards licensing according to authorizations. Most existing SAP customers are therefore threatened with additional payments and a costly inventory...
What a typical medium-sized company does to counter growing SAP cybercrime: implement monitoring with SolMan and round-the-clock support for the SAP landscape.
Artificial intelligence will be at the heart of future transformations in the retail sector. The necessary optimization of master data quality still presents established ERP systems such as SAP...
Although AI brings enormous benefits, especially in purchasing, it is only being used hesitantly. Many companies simply lack the specialist know-how....
This case study shows how the targeted use of artificial intelligence (AI) in a complex transformation project can lead to measurable time and cost savings.
The digital transformation towards sustainability presents managers with challenging transformation tasks. They demand economic solutions through number-based decisions as a valid foundation...
Jürgen Müller, SAP's Chief Technology Officer and BTP (Business Technology Platform) strategist, has to leave the Group, leaving the SAP Executive Board with...
In a digital IT landscape, existing SAP customers need a robust and reliable ERP infrastructure. The best compliment from customers is when they don't...
Optimal SAP processes depend on cost-efficient and secure system operation. SAP Basis teams are responsible for this. Automation software is the benefit provider.
Outdated systems are still slowing down business-critical communication processes in companies today. For example, unstructured, partly analog data often comes together in purchasing,...
Every target group, every community of values, every community has specific language patterns and vocabulary. What applies to the SAP community naturally also exists...
Keeping SAP systems up to date is one of the most urgent tasks of SAP Basis teams. Suite solutions for the automation of SAP Basis tasks act as a solution...
The study by management and technology consultancy BearingPoint sheds light on technology trends such as technology convergence, AI and infrastructure innovation, which are changing demand patterns and creating new...
Abap modifications were both a savior and a blocker of innovation. Abap was able to turn R/3 and ECC 6.0 into an individual success and also to make the...
The increasing complexity of the IT landscape makes seamless integration and communication between SAP and non-SAP applications a central concern. Over 70...
Companies need a functioning IT landscape. In order to guarantee this, regular testing of the system environments is necessary - despite automation, this is often a...
An open secret to which many managers have so far paid little attention: the lack of control of interfaces in IT system landscapes. The fact that the interface...
Defensive IT security with monitoring of the entire risk situation often fails due to a lack of know-how to take a holistic approach. In the face of rapidly growing complexity,...
ChargeX, Munich-based provider of e-charging infrastructure solutions, is a new partner of SAP Germany and relies on SAP E-Mobility as a standardized cloud solution for...
Plant and machine manufacturers are facing one of the biggest transformation processes: They must evolve from manufacturers to service providers. Digital end-to-end processes that...
Awarded as SAP partner for the process and life sciences industry. The technology consultancy was also recognized as a focus partner for the first time due to its S/4 Hana...
CEO Christian Klein manages SAP to the best of his knowledge and belief. Is that enough? Professor Hasso Plattner no longer stands for shock moments...
Since the end of last year, one of the largest EWM projects has been running in live operation at existing SAP customer Phoenix Contact. The company with a long tradition benefits...
Only 6 percent of companies are exploiting the potential of the data available to them. Data protection and legal uncertainty are slowing down the supply of data.
Companies need a functioning IT landscape to ensure smooth business processes. In order to guarantee this, regular tests of the system environments are necessary - despite...
Standardization increases the contribution margin. Individualization costs resources. CEO Christian Klein and CFO Dominik Asam are trimming SAP to become a cash cow. By means of...
SAP partner BearingPoint has initiated a comprehensive transformation at the retail company Sonepar in Germany. The responsible executive at Sonepar, Andreas Moeller, found...
With attractive product combinations and license prices, SAP is trying to turn S/4 Hana into a sufficiently good ERP product. In the meantime, S/4 is really...
New cloud-native vendors have entered the ERP market, and cloud provider Workday says it offers a better solution for enterprise-wide planning, implementation and...
Swiss SAP experts from Itesys share tips on how to close security gaps in SAP landscapes. This includes checking authorizations such as user rights and their roles...
IT transformations are no walk in the park and pose challenges for existing SAP customers. With its own specialist knowledge, practical experience and human resources,...
An international study by SAP partners NTT Data Business Solutions and Natuvion shows that companies underestimate the lead time and complexity of digital transformation projects.
A report from Onapsis and Flashpoint reveals growing cybercriminal interest in ERP vulnerabilities and their exploitation for ransomware attacks and data breaches.
The round table discussion will provide every existing SAP customer with the necessary orientation and valuable transformation tips. The entire SAP community is facing the...
Turning those affected into co-creators of the digital transformation in Germany's companies: With a completely newly developed concept, specialists and managers...
The most important industries have been relying on SAP for decades and have built up know-how and expertise in this area as well as carrying out a great deal of in-house development. Already...
Whether as Chairman of the Executive Board or Supervisory Board or in retirement, Professor Hasso Plattner will forever be the leading personality at SAP and the...
A successful Partner Summit on the SAP Business Technology Platform took place in Heidelberg. The efforts are commendable, in addition to the Frozen...
The Hana database consolidates SAP's unique selling point. Experts also refer to this as vendor lock-in. SAP seems to be a winner in the short term....
The importance of automation software for SAP system or SAP Basis operation is currently increasing for two main reasons: Achieving time and cost savings...
Professor Hasso Plattner has stepped down as Chairman of the Supervisory Board, marking a turning point. It was never relevant which position or job...
With the upcoming SAP release change to Hana and S/4, the focus is shifting to data management for existing SAP customers. Whether greenfield or brownfield...
Rackspace Technology, an end-to-end hybrid, multicloud and AI technology solutions company, has announced the launch of Rackspace UK Sovereign Services as part of its...
August-Wilhelm Scheer Institute and BAD Gesundheitsvorsorge und Sicherheitstechnik: Partnership between digitization institute and occupational health expert BAD to promote digital solutions in the healthcare sector....
SAP Executive Board member Thomas Saueressig is co-author of a book on the Business Technology Platform. The graphic below is provided as supplementary material.
Even purchasing departments working with SAP software have the problem that the majority of free-text purchase requisitions are not described sufficiently or incorrectly. This...
Whether virtualization, outsourcing, hosting or cloud, existing SAP customers need basic IT tools and partners for the efficient operation of their SAP system.
CBS Corporate Business Solutions, a consulting firm from Heidelberg, is expanding and strengthening its portfolio in the area of supply chain management and manufacturing...
The S/4 Cloud strategy is putting CCC managers under pressure to act when it comes to SAP Basis. For decades, SAP Customer Competence Centers (CCCs) have been...
The IT service provider for the energy industry Items and the transformation expert Natuvion signed a long-term cooperation agreement in Essen, Germany.
Many companies create, process and store their most valuable data in SAP. To protect this data effectively, existing SAP customers should assume that...
Precisely, a data integrity company, announced that its Precisely Connect data integration solution now supports Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for...
SAP has a personnel problem on the Supervisory Board and Executive Board. There is a lack of visionary and activist people with passion. The workload is often...
More and more users are opting for complete or suite solutions for SAP Basis automation software. Providers of such software, who offer various apps as part of an overall package,...
When switching from an ECC contract to an SAP Rise contract, the metrics for SAP users change. Existing SAP customers are faced with the challenge of...
Computer science pope and university professor Niklaus Wirth was familiar with the duality of algorithms and data structures. The three IT professionals, AWS, NetApp...
Our services for our SAP customers include SAP Basis and technology consulting, especially in the cloud, as well as comprehensive services for SAP transformations and migrations.
SAP partner SNP appoints Phillip Miltiades as the new President and Managing Director of the Asia-Pacific region to continue the strategic transformation.
Complex structures require consistent orchestration. The Silicon Valley Europe initiative and E3 magazine become promoters of the global SAP partner community. We start...
Minsait has managed to generate the highest volume of business in Spain with its solutions and has strengthened its position as a competent partner for...
SAP CEO Christian Klein gave an interview to the German magazine Computerwoche and promised improvement regarding ERP conversion and maintenance in five years through...
The Technology Days of the German-speaking SAP User Group e. V. (DSAG) at the beginning of February 2024 at the Congress Center in Hamburg were held under the motto:...
SAP expects AI to lead to a huge transformation process and productivity gains, according to SAP Switzerland at the Sybit Expert Talk Switzerland 2024, which was held at the Zurich Airport.
Existing SAP customer Schaeffler Group achieves rapid software provision across the entire value chain with low-code. 30 widely used applications with more than 4000 users...
International competition is intensifying as a result of digitalization. Seven out of ten companies feel that digitalization is making competitors from...
Global technological development and the increasing demands of the market require companies to continuously adapt and develop their organizational structures.
Minimizing attack surfaces, hardening applications - no SAP customer can avoid these cybersecurity basics today. Proactive SAP cybersecurity is needed....
It is becoming increasingly difficult for existing SAP customers to obtain relevant information about the capabilities of the ERP software they are using. The SAP PKL...
Companies that want to create and maintain their material master data in automated digital processes supplement their ERP system with software from simus systems,...
SAP-based purchasing is reaching its limits when it comes to seamless collaboration with construction service providers. EVH, a municipal energy service provider in Halle (Saale),...
The fact that S/4 Hana, as a completely new technology in the SAP universe, will have a fundamental impact on the current state of organizations has been...
Today, companies rely on complex IT systems to ensure cost-effective operation. To achieve this, it is necessary to optimize functions, interfaces and data...
Sustainability reporting is becoming mandatory for more and more companies. The challenge of integrating this reporting into existing processes and systems...
When SAP announced in the fall of 2022 that the IS-H functions for patient management and billing would in future be provided via a hospital information system, HIS, other...
Processing incoming invoices is often a major challenge for many organizations. Scanning, capturing, checking, approving and then processing receipts costs...
The new central star in the SAP universe is to be the Business Technology Platform, BTP. A counter-design to the Composable Enterprise, but analyst Joachim...
In future, SAP transactions can be easily controlled and automated without using the SAP user interface. Data entry via the SAP GUI is not self-explanatory...
BatchMan Workload Automation led to optimized operational processes in S/4 Hana, time savings, and improved understanding between the IT department and business.
Automation tools have long been established for the creation of SAP system copies. SAP Basis teams expect providers to offer them such software systems on the basis of...
The existing Austrian SAP customer Agrana is a leading global food and industrial goods group, while in Germany it is probably better known as a strategic partner...
SAP on Hyperscaler Clouds provides an overview of the most important tasks involved in operating the cloud infrastructure and your SAP system. Various...
Invoicing is often still very manual and therefore prone to errors. In times of a shortage of skilled workers, it also deprives companies of valuable...
Even in the dawning age of AI, programming is still a popular activity. From RESTful Application Programming, RAP, to CAP, Cloud Application Programming,...
There was a lot of talk about AI at the DSAG Technology Days in Hamburg. While DSAG Chief Technology Officer Sebastian Westphal and SAP Chief Technology Officer Jürgen Müller talked animatedly about...
DSAG's Chief Technology Officer Sebastian Westphal and SAP's Chief Technology Officer Jürgen Müller should focus less on entertaining cuddling and more on results-oriented discourse...
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 +43-66-24355460
Event date
Wednesday, June 10, and Thursday, June 11, 2026
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Hotel Hilton Heidelberg
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Wednesday, April 22 and Thursday, April 23, 2026
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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.