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.
SAP and More...
September 11, 2025
It is well known that the majority of SAP users also use non-SAP systems in some way. Sophisticated SAP Basis automation platforms are able to integrate and manage these advantageously.
Competence, efficiency, transparency: CCoE and SAP for Me make everyday SAP life easier
September 11, 2025
Future-proofing is a key issue for existing SAP customers. Due to accelerated digitalization, S/4 conversion, AI, cloud and growing IT complexity, knowledge about their own SAP ERP is becoming increasingly important.
As a certified SAP service partner, dbh Logistics IT AG has been a reliable specialist for customs, foreign trade, compliance and shipping logistics for decades - especially in the SAP environment.
SAP Receives Responsible AI Impact Award
September 10, 2025
During the London Climate Action Week 2025, where over 45,000 visitors came together to take part in 700 different events, SAP was presented with a Responsible AI Impact Award.
Fast SAP modernization with fit-gap analyses and a factory approach
September 9, 2025
An SAP rollout and governance factory approach significantly accelerates SAP modernization projects. Automated fit-gap analyses create transparency in days. In combination with a hybrid platform strategy, they form the basis for innovation, sovereignty, integration and scalability.
AI, cloud and platforms: SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP Business Data Cloud
September 9, 2025
In the future, standard business software will be orchestrated on IT platforms and determined by AI and cloud computing. AI agents will probably control the company's organizational structure and processes.
Risk with ERP AI from SAP
February 29, 2024
SAP wants to, but doesn't dare: Generative AI and large language models are both a revolution and a risk. The results of AI are spectacular, but are they also economically and legally valid?
Two Years Lost for SAP
February 22, 2024
Ex-Deloitte manager Punit Renjen will not become Chairman of the SAP Supervisory Board. The alternative is the worst of all worlds: in May, Hasso Plattner's successor will be elected for only two years, meaning his position will be seen as insignificant and harmless.
The SAP Innovation Disaster
February 15, 2024
SAP has potential. In February, an E3 author philosophized on how SAP could double in size in a few short years if only it had the right strategy and people. However, SAP is not currently investing enough energy into this endeavor.
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 6, 2024
SAP’s Key Strength Is ERP Software
We have a long-standing relationship with a number of leading software providers, including SAP, Microsoft, Siemens, IBM, Oracle, and many others. Each of these companies has a proven track record in IT and has been instrumental in helping us manage our organization effectively.
September 4, 2024
Run SAP applications cost-effectively and securely
Optimal SAP processes depend on cost-efficient and secure system operation. SAP Basis teams are responsible for this. Automation software is the benefit provider.
September 4, 2024
Business continuity with the secure infrastructure
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 realize that their SAP environment is running on Suse.
August 30, 2024
C-level communication and discourse
Every target group, every value community, every community has specific language patterns and vocabulary. What applies to the SAP community naturally also exists in executive communication at C-level for CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, etc.
SAP News
February 3, 2025
FIS Is Expanding Its Management Team With Michael Benirschka
FIS Informationssysteme und Consulting continues its strategic development and strengthens its management with the new division: “Business Transformation and SAP Cloud”.
January 30, 2025
Workday HR and SAP ERP
SAP software is often the foundation for comprehensive business management and organization in the midmarket. For selected areas such as workforce planning and HR, there is an alternative from Workday.
January 28, 2025
Changes to the SAP Executive Board
SAP has announced a new addition to its executive board and the extension of the contract of SAP Executive Board member Thomas Saueressig.
January 27, 2025
Red Hat introduces OpenShift Virtualization Engine
New virtualization-centric approach provides a customized experience for managing virtual machines while offering a roadmap for application modernization
Business Management
January 27, 2023
Composable and hybrid
Only fourteen percent of SAP users are in the cloud - the slow pace of migration to S/4 is worrying. The hesitation of SAP decision-makers suggests that the benefits of migration are not clear - this is where application modernization must provide the added value.
January 17, 2023
Digitization and standardization
As the world's leading system supplier for the packaging of pharmaceuticals in blisters, bottles and cartons, Uhlmann Pac-Systeme offers flexible total solutions for international pharmaceutical groups, generic manufacturers and contract packagers.
January 11, 2023
Pilot courage
ANWR succeeded in implementing S/4 Public Cloud in just 18 months - thanks to agile waves with clearly defined goals. In addition to the cloud-first approach of the ANWR Group, the possibility of using standard processes and complying with legal requirements spoke in favor of the public cloud.
December 14, 2022
Digitization for preventive maintenance
The aim of implementing the SAP PM module is to simplify, optimize and digitize the entire process behind maintenance. Then the risk of unplanned machine downtime decreases significantly.
IT Management
1 February 2023
BW/4 or DWC
The SAP Data Warehouse Cloud brings companies closer to the goal of a data-driven enterprise. Because DW in the cloud makes your own performance measurable - with all its strengths and weaknesses.
19 January 2023
Customized Masking
From protected personal to privileged financial information: SAP applications contain large amounts of sensitive data. These always also harbor risks that companies must counter.
January 16, 2023
Omni- and Multichannel
In B2B commerce, too, the focus is increasingly on the end-to-end customer journey. Digital customer and service portals make a decisive contribution to this.
29 December 2022
Migration Approach
The software and consulting company SNP has compiled and examined the current state of studies on migration to SAP S/4.
Economy
April 28, 2020
itmX - New CRM Business Unit
Itelligence spins off part of its customer relationship management solutions business into its subsidiary itmX.
April 27, 2020
Itesys takes over ITPS
With the acquisition, Itesys and ITPS combine their expertise and create synergies, especially in development and support.
April 21, 2020
Low code and process mining combined
Appian and Celonis launch integration initiatives to link Appian's low-code platform with Celonis Intelligent Business Cloud (IBC) process mining technology.
April 7, 2020
Salt Solutions joins Open Industry 4.0 Alliance
Salt Solutions is a member of the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance. The goal is to create interoperable Industry 4.0 solutions.
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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