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 September 2025
License behavior
SAP license management, once characterized by complex rules and opaque metrics, has developed into an even denser jungle over the past three years. This has been driven by SAP's cloud strategy and the introduction of the Full Use Equivalent (FUE) license model, which many existing customers can barely keep track of.
Intelligent agents for SAP-integrated invoice processing
September 3, 2025
Many repetitive tasks in invoice processing can be automated - using artificial intelligence to help control work steps in invoice verification and provide decision support. Generative AI (GenAI) and intelligent agents are now driving further progress.
The Journey From Idea to Production
September 2, 2025
AI is driving digital transformation, but the step from prototype to production often fails due to a lack of hybrid infrastructure, which is necessary for end-to-end use in multi-cloud, on-prem, and edge environments.
Digital communication for SAP: Retarus Cloud Services
September 1, 2025
In the age of digital transformation, it is no longer enough to just use SAP systems to manage business processes. Today, companies expect fully integrated, seamless communication that is secure, reliable and globally scalable.
Atos, A French IT services provider, has been certified as an SAP Global Operations Partner for the tenth consecutive year and has received the Golden Certificate from SAP.
Direct Communication From SAP
August 28, 2025
In the digital age, it is no longer enough to just use SAP systems to manage business processes. Companies expect fully integrated, seamless communication that is secure, reliable and globally scalable.
The UNC joins the SAP University Alliances program and seeks to strengthen the digital skills of its students at one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Latin America.
SAP Joule Operating System
June 5, 2025
The idea is obvious yet has not been widely discussed. An operating system for managing AI agents. Instead, SAP is constantly creating new Joule AI universes for specific tasks. Does SAP not see the “big picture” of AI?
Customer Cloud Center of Expertise
May 28, 2025
The familiar CCoE (Customer Center of Expertise) could become the CCCoE (Customer Cloud Center of Expertise) because RISE and GROW are not all-inclusive offerings. Without the contribution of SAP customers, little will change. SAP itself is undergoing a transformation!
The Extremely Expensive SAP Cloud
May 22, 2025
It is one of the most discussed topics in the SAP community: license costs for the SAP Cloud ERP Suite. SAP and the hyperscalers claim that cloud computing also brings savings for users. Statements by SAP CEO Christian Klein suggest otherwise.
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
June 13, 2025
Image Mode as a Game Changer for Linux
Many SAP users stop halfway through automation. The potential of tools such as Ansible and end-to-end automation remains untapped—and with it the opportunity to combine migration with modern future-proofing.
June 5, 2025
Strong SAP Foundation
ERP programs, apps, and engines come and go. What has made us successful is a competent, agile and knowledgeable SAP Basis team. We have always built our SAP systems on a strong foundation.
June 5, 2025
ERP Complexity at SAP
The SAP cosmos includes many ERP modules, such as ECC, BTP, BDC, Private Edition, Transition Option, Customer Evolution, and New Business Suite. Who can keep track of them all?
June 2, 2025
Less Effort, More Security for SAP Compliance
How to sustainably reduce compliance and security costs in SAP landscapes without sacrificing cross-system SAP security management.
SAP News
Oracle plans to open a third cloud region to help Spain’s financial sector and other key industries increase resilience and take advantage of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s high performance and built-in security, powerful data and AI, and distributed cloud capabilities.
Accenture and Microsoft Corporation are co-investing in the development of advanced generative AI-driven cyber solutions, which can be used to help organizations mitigate threats and consolidate technology tools.
The technology consulting firm Seidor has consolidated its alliance with Adam, a provider specializing in data centers with facilities in Madrid and Barcelona, to strengthen its critical infrastructure architecture in Spain.
July 30, 2025
AI in the Supervisory Board
Although German supervisory boards are better than the global average in many aspects of AI, they are still self-critical.
Business Management
April 3, 2025
User story: SAP standard recipe for more structure
Pasta manufacturer Bürger is modernizing its logistics with S/4 Hana and SAP EWM. Together with Prismat, the company is replacing 25-year-old software with a future-proof solution designed to create transparency, efficiency and growth potential.
The SAP world is on the verge of change: CMIS is the new standard interface between S/4 and ECM systems, while the future of ArchiveLink on the SAP Public Cloud is sealed. However, there is no need to panic, as with a solid archiving strategy (a crucial element), companies can save millions.
March 17, 2025
S/4 Hana Utilities: 24-hour change of supplier
The IT service provider Adesso has successfully supported the energy group Uniper with the introduction of SAP S/4 Hana Utilities. Uniper is one of the first companies in the energy industry to work productively with the new platform in the "supplier" market role.
March 11, 2025
A Low-Disruption S/4 Transition
Festo is often referred to as the jewel of German industry. It has been a year since the successful company switched from SAP ERP ECC to S/4 Hana. Looking back, we can see why a differentiated view of SAP is of great importance.
IT Management
December 5, 2024
UiPath Presents New Vision of the Future
UiPath presents Agent Builder, a tool for automation developers and business users to create, test, and publish agents.
November 21, 2024
When the hacker pretends to be a colleague: Preparing for cyber attacks through social engineering
A caller from the IT department who needs the password for a PC update, an email from the boardroom with a link to a website or a desperate text message from a colleague who can't access her computer - cyber criminals could be behind it all.
November 20, 2024
Data interoperability with Graph Engine
Common data foundation enables interoperability using a Data Integrity Suite to accelerate the delivery of trusted data for analytics and AI initiatives
Having customer data available at all times via a mobile device not only makes work much easier for the sales force, but also increases company productivity.
Economy
March 22, 2023
Stormy Economic Times
Two-thirds of respondents surveyed by market research firm Censuswide agree that knowing real-time cash flow will be critical - but only two percent have full confidence in the visibility they currently have.
March 8, 2023
Mergers, Acquisitions, Partnerships in February 2023
Regulatory services for banking clients Accenture has entered into an agreement to acquire SAP S/4 consulting firm SKS. The acquisition will strengthen Accenture's capabilities in technology, consulting and regulatory services while expanding its offering for specialty banks. Headquartered in Hochheim, Germany, the approximately 500-strong team will strengthen the Accenture Technology business unit in the future. Together, it supports...
20 years of expertise in SAP The digital, consulting and software company Valantic strengthens its SAP expertise with the SAP consultancy ComSol. The SAP partner ComSol offers consulting services for retail and consumer goods companies and supports companies in the holistic S/4-based business transformation: from the design of competitively differentiated business processes to implementation and subsequent operation (application management). ComSol offers SAP implementation and...
23 December 2022
Commitment to the Swiss Market
More SAP expertise for Swiss companies: Syntax and Xiting deepen partnership
E3 Book Tip
SAP S/4HANA Finance - Customizing
This book will help you navigate safely through the configuration of FI/CO in SAP S/4HANA. A continuous example shows you how to make all the important settings. You will learn how to create master data and set up organizational structures. You will also learn how to set up the central processes in Financial Accounting and Controlling. The authors also explain which methods have proven successful for migration. The completely revised 4th edition includes all the functions of Release 2023 - for example Advanced Valuation. Many screenshots and practical tips will help you to successfully implement SAP S/4HANA Finance.
- Successful customizing of financial accounting and controlling
- Upgrade and new implementation explained in detail
- Successful customizing of financial accounting and controlling
- Upgrade and new implementation explained in detail
- With a practical example throughout and lots of tips and tricks
- Incl. the new features of Release 2023
- Incl. the new features of Release 2023
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