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.
All for One Receives 2025 SAP Pinnacle Award
April 28, 2025
The IT company is honored by SAP in the Sales Success Midmarket category.
Snowflake Introduces Innovations in Apache Iceberg
April 25, 2025
Customers now have the opportunity to benefit from the flexibility and interoperability of Iceberg combined with the Snowflake platform.
Onboarding: SAP experts at Stuttgart Airport
April 23, 2025
Stuttgart Airport is a central hub for mobility and one of the largest employers in the region with employees in a wide range of professions. Recruiter Sebastian Zeller explains why the airport is an attractive employer for IT experts in an exclusive E3 interview.
Investment planning mixed
April 22, 2025
In terms of IT and SAP investment budgets, many companies continue to show a high willingness to invest. The overall IT budget is increasing at 40% of the companies surveyed in the DACH region, compared to 43% a year ago.
MSG founder honored for lifetime achievement
April 21, 2025
This year's Lünendonk Business-to-Business Service Award in the "Lifetime achievement" category goes to Hans Zehetmaier, founder of IT consultancy MSG.
Hasso Plattner AI endowed professorship
April 18, 2025
SAP donation funds new endowed professorship for artificial intelligence at the University of California, Irvine.
Container Virtualization
26 January 2023
It is no longer possible to imagine B2B software without open source. SAP's existing customers are looking at solutions from this area, and not just because of the Linux/Hana combination. But is SAP itself making sufficient use of the open source potential?
Rise, Steampunk and Toggle
19 January 2023
An SAP graphic titled "S/4 Hana 2022 and beyond" shows, at the Technology level, the Rise with SAP product for 2021, Embedded Steampunk for 2022, FPS Toggle Framework for 2023, and Central Business Configuration for 2025.
SAP disintegrates
January 12, 2023
SAP is considering code splitting for S/4 Hana because many existing R/3 and Business Suite 7 customers distrust the promises of cloud computing, and SAP apparently gives hybrid ERP little chance.
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.
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November 22, 2023
The Importance of the SAP Gateway for Security
As many readers will already be aware, securing the SAP gateway is crucial for the security of SAP systems. But what can happen if the gateway is configured incorrectly or insecurely?
November 15, 2023
Implementing Company-wide IT Automation
Is automating IT processes a technical challenge? Yes, but not only a challenge. The key to success and seamless implementation is a well-structured plan that involves all employees—not just those in IT.
November 15, 2023
Artificial Intelligence at Work - with the support of automation
In the current competition for skilled workers and market share, artificial intelligence can be a great support. In order for the technology to unfold its potential, it should be used in conjunction with automation.
November 10, 2023
Plant Maintenance in the Course of Digitalization
There is still a lot of potential for digital process support. The company Deutz in Cologne, Germany, uses a mobile and lean application to drastically simplify and speed up processes.
SAP News
August 16, 2024
Obstacle to the use of digital currencies
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) are on the rise, although privacy concerns are a source of anxiety for users.
August 14, 2024
Bain & Company and Cenit work together
Enabler for strategy and digitalization. On June 1, Bain & Company and Cenit launched their strategic partnership for digital transformation.
August 9, 2024
AI Law in the EU—Law and Technology Collide
A commentary by the Chief Strategy Officer at Qlik on how European AI law should develop.
August 7, 2024
Esker and EY work together
Together, the aim is to better master the challenges of digital business transformation.
Business Management
22 July 2021
More cash flow
54 percent of recoverable VAT is not reclaimed worldwide. But why are companies missing out on much-needed cash flow right now? After all, some companies can reclaim hundreds of thousands of euros.
19 July 2021
Take A Closer Look At Suppliers
Sustainable profitability starts in procurement. If you want to remain competitive in the future, you need to take a closer look at prospective suppliers regarding sustainability and social issues. Digital tools can help.
12 July 2021
Plan, control and optimize
High scalability, holistic control and complete traceability are prerequisites for Otto Fuchs, a company in the non-ferrous metals industry. Thus, it was necessary to digitalize.
24 June 2021
Planning, Accounting and Controlling Excellence
In order to remain competitive in the long term, Mann und Hummel decided to change its corporate management and establish a uniform worldwide management model along global functions.
IT Management
September 3, 2021
Security with dashboards
If you are a global DAX company and want to keep track of 50 productive SAP systems with 30,000 users worldwide, the only way to do so is to implement a new complete protection with a dashboard.
September 3, 2021
Perspectives of a new IT architecture
The generation change from SAP Business Suite 7 to S/4 Hana is more than just an IT project. But whether it's a new implementation or a digital transformation, SAP S/4 offers disruptive potential. The focus is on your business success.
August 11, 2021
Simple, fast and inexpensive
Low-code/no-code has been the talk of the SAP community, and not just since SAP's various acquisitions. LCNC enables new groups of people to develop necessary applications not only faster, but also more cost-effectively.
August 9, 2021
How Gilgen Door Systems Creates Complex Quotes From SAP
With 1,100 employees, Gilgen Door Systems is a leading supplier of automatic drive systems and complete installations for door and gate systems. An SAP ECC landscape serves as the ERP solution.
Economy
20 February 2019
Merger instead of sale - Sycor strengthens its market position
The two global IT companies Sycor and Allgeier Enterprise Services, which belongs to Allgeier, are planning a merger. Together, this will enable the companies to improve their future prospects on the market.
February 14, 2019
Central funding institute cooperates with Innobis
Investitionsbank Schleswig-Holstein signed its third agreement with Innobis for SAP services, valid until the end of 2022.
February 9, 2019
Cloud and open source - IBM acquires Red Hat
IBM has announced the planned acquisition of Red Hat. This is the company's attempt to become the world's leading hybrid cloud and open source provider.
February 6, 2019
Hybrid Cloud - IBM and VMware deepen partnership
At VMworld Europe 2018, IBM and VMware announced new offerings to accelerate enterprise hybrid clouds. The new IBM services help securely migrate and grow mission-critical VMware workloads to the IBM Cloud.
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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