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 evolution of the CFO
September 23, 2025
The days when CFOs only managed balance sheets and ensured that budgets were adhered to are over. Today's CFO is a dynamic strategist at the center of the company's direction and growth.
Agents Conquer Corporate AI
September 23, 2025
We are currently experiencing an explosion of interest in AI agents. However, companies should be aware of the growing risk of inaccuracies and bias.
Playing in the Neighbor's Garden
September 23, 2025
An ERP system from SAP provides an excellent opportunity for consultants, IT experts, and competitors to earn money. It's only logical that SAP would have its own set of rules for this. What does Celonis want from SAP?
100,000 IT specialists missing
September 22, 2025
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.
IBM Study on Mandatory Use of AI Agents
September 22, 2025
AI is increasingly becoming the central driver of corporate processes. This is the result of the current study "AI Projects to Profits" by IBM.
SAP Takes a Beating
September 22, 2025
The legendary saying, "Red Bull gives you wings," is probably familiar to most people. However, things are not going well for the beverage company in soccer and Formula 1 right now. The sports press writes: "Red Bull is taking a beating."
SAP HRD, Human Resources Dilemma
May 2, 2024
SAP has a personnel problem on its Supervisory Board and Executive Board. There is a lack of passionate visionaries and activists. Members’ commitment to work is often within the limits of acceptable and expected, but there is a lack of courage, character, and vision.
SAP Predictive Analytics Library
April 24, 2024
Does SAP truly need AI? SAP CEO Christian Klein has discovered this megatrend and can no longer imagine an ERP system without it. But many tasks can be solved without AI, using SAP Hana PAL instead. Is there a good deal of fuss over nothing?
Does the SAP way have a goal?
April 18, 2024
SAP CEO Christian Klein gave an interview to the German magazine Computerwoche and promised improvements in ERP conversion and maintenance in five years with the help of AI. The journey seems to be the goal. But is it worth the wait? SAP is meandering through IT.
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
October 15, 2024
Kubernetes Is Driving Innovation in the SAP Environment
Kubernetes is increasingly being used in SAP applications. The increased flexibility promises cost savings and new use cases, such as integrating applications into the SAP Integration Suite.
October 10, 2024
The Successor to Christian Klein
SAP CEO Klein and CFO Asam are performing exceptionally well, as evidenced by the company's share price performance. However, outside of the financial implications, there is a sense of unease, uncertainty, and apprehension within the SAP community.
October 7, 2024
Innovation Versus Secrecy
Is SAP innovative? We don't know. The ERP company is notably reticent with regard to innovations, research, and development. Opinions differ as to why this is the case.
October 3, 2024
Why Germany Is Going Up the Drain
I have adapted this article’s title from the German business magazine Manager Magazin because SAP is experiencing similar success and achievements to Germany. However, there is also room for valuable and sustainable improvement.
SAP News
March 4, 2025
Inspiration instead of German Angst
At an exclusive Weißwurst breakfast, SMEs discussed the transformation of the world of work through artificial intelligence.
February 25, 2025
Inetum Has Been Recognized by SAP in Two Areas
Inetum, a European company that offers digital services, has been recognized with two prestigious awards at the SAP EMEA Partner Excellence Awards 2025. Specifically, the company has been awarded in two categories: Cloud Delivery Excellence and Best Human Capital Management Partner 2024.
February 18, 2025
SAP master data with sustainability
NTT Data has introduced Sustainability Data Simplified, a new product for the precise calculation and analysis of CO2e values.
February 18, 2025
One Data Transformation Approach?
Transformation projects are very extensive and complex. This is why consultants are often called in. However, hardly any consultant has experience with all manufacturers, offers all services along the transformation or supports all migration processes.
Business Management
May 16, 2023
What's next for CRM?
Streamlining processes, cutting out old habits, and using new technologies and innovations - these are the typical leitmotifs for the changeover to S/4. In particular, the question arises here of how to proceed with CRM after the changeover.
May 4, 2023
The cloud in your own data center
When Oettinger Davidoff needed to renew its Hana systems, migration to the public cloud was also an option. In the end, however, the company opted for a cloud in its own data center.
April 25, 2023
Effective and efficient maintenance
It is probably only logical that in our world full of uncertainties, of all things, planning is becoming more and more of a focus. The bottlenecks along global supply chains and the shortage of skilled workers have shown how important it is to make the best possible use of valuable resources.
April 18, 2023
Strategic Group project
S/4 is the all-dominant topic in the SAP industry community and a transformation towards the new software is said to be the strategy of the future for industrial companies.
IT Management
11 May 2023
Data Exchange and Automation
Digital services and processes must transform: Data exchange, automation and a new platform idea with a foundation of powerful interfaces will open up new potential for the business processes of the future.
May 2, 2023
A Clean Core for S/4
Existing SAP customers want to map new processes in their ERP systems. In most cases, they have written all individual enhancements directly into the core system, thus building unique capabilities into the systems.
April 24, 2023
New Construction or Retrofitting?
More and more companies are opting for the data center refit. This saves resources, money and time.
April 20, 2023
The Perfect Course
SAP ERP projects remain a complex undertaking. The introduction of S/4 is no exception. Ergo, it is crucial to deal intensively with the "how?" of a transformation in addition to the "what?" in a preliminary study.
Economy
August 3, 2020
NetApp acquires Cloudjumper
Cloudjumper's expertise enhances the new NetApp Virtual Desktop Services (VDS).
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July 10, 2020
Digitization as a driver in the crisis
Nearly 70 percent of Germans say: Digital technologies save the economy from worse. This means that social media, home office tools and online shopping are also in greater demand.
July 6, 2020
Next-Level S/4 Transformation
Taking transformation to a new level - MHP and SNP intensify their partnership and align it globally.
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July 2, 2020
Nexus/Enterprise Solutions established
The previous subsidiaries of the Nexus Group, Ass.Tec and Switspot, are bundling their SAP competencies in the new company.
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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