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  • The-current-keyword

    January 2, 2023
    To deal with digital business models, tax authorities around the world are calling for more transparency through disclosure and the seamless exchange...
  • December 30, 2022
    In mid-September, Tech Data invited business partners to a golf tournament at the Schloss Schönborn golf club near Vienna and...
  • December 30, 2022
    One of Germany's largest SAP landscapes moves. T-Systems transfers 450 SAP systems to the private cloud.
  • 29 December 2022
    The software and consulting company SNP has compiled and examined the current state of studies on migration to SAP S/4.
  • 28 December 2022
    The introduction of the new Supply Chain Act is imminent. Even though this will initially apply to companies with at least 3,000 employees on January 1, 2023,...
  • December 27, 2022
    According to management and technology consultancy BearingPoint, the following five tech trends will be a particular focus for companies in the coming year: Generative...
  • 26 December 2022
    VMware Northstar is set to transform the way organizations use networking and security solutions in a multi-cloud world. The increase in lateral...
  • 26 December 2022
    An IT study shows that most companies expect low-code to be used more frequently than traditional coding by 2024. The analysts...
  • 23 December 2022
    The EU has presented the Cyber Resilience Act, which aims to improve the security of IoT devices. Bitkom criticizes the...
  • 23 December 2022
    According to the research and consulting firm Gartner, six trends are driving the use of metaverse technologies today and in the next three to...
  • 23 December 2022
    The introduction of cloud computing is one of the most important components for driving digital transformation projects forward.
  • 23 December 2022
    This load is generated by various factors, such as the constant flow of data across different devices.
  • 23 December 2022
    More SAP expertise for Swiss companies: Syntax and Xiting deepen partnership
  • The-Last-Satire

    22 December 2022
    SAP does not hear the voices - the music - from the community and all seats for the journey to the...
  • 22 December 2022
    As an e-commerce platform, SAP Commerce is a central component of the digitalization of many manufacturing companies. Configurator Complex Products and SAP Spartacus offer a...
  • 21 December 2022
    The level of digitalization and cloud maturity continues to increase in companies, resulting in new requirements for IT departments to manage IT processes.
  • it security header

    21 December 2022
    Defending against cyberattacks on SAP systems means more than just protecting the ERP system alone. The potential threat to networked companies and hybrid SAP landscapes...
  • December 20, 2022
    In all ERP transformation projects, business processes are the focus, regardless of whether there are changes or not. With S/4, at least, this is...
  • December 20, 2022
    Open source is standard in many companies. The triumphant advance not only stands for a technological change, but also for...
  • 19 December 2022
    Alliance for networked SCM The Myleo/dsc platform is now connected to the Logistics Cloud and opens up a partner network. Leogistics and...
  • SolMan Column

    19 December 2022
    Software must be thoroughly tested before it is put into operation. The quality of the tests is crucial, because good tests...
  • December 16, 2022
    Hybrid and remote working are shifting roles and responsibilities in corporate IT. This is shown by the current study "IT in the...
  • December 16, 2022
    Public, Private, Industry or SAP BTP are just some of the topics that will keep us busy in the SAP universe. In the meantime, we have...
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    December 15, 2022
    Business ByDesign falls victim to the year-end clean-out in Walldorf. SAP no longer likes the once revolutionary...
  • December 14, 2022
    Topics such as globalization, digital transformation and demographic change are currently shaping our working world. While established hierarchies are breaking down, new organizational models are...
  • AI Column

    December 14, 2022
    There is enough work to go around, but employees don't like to deal with repetitive tasks. Intelligent process automation can take over this work and prevent...
  • December 14, 2022
    The aim of implementing the SAP PM module is to simplify, optimize and digitalize the entire process behind maintenance.
  • NoName

    December 14, 2022
    My expectation is that SAP will demonstrate a transparent, medium-term and consistent corporate policy. What do I get? Unctuous words, devout listening and...
  • 13 December 2022
    In the age of digital transformation, processing incoming invoices manually means driving with the handbrake on. When it comes to the SAP incoming invoice process, companies can...
  • 13 December 2022
    Anyone looking for marketing automation and customer loyalty platforms in the SAP environment will increasingly come across the name Emarsys, the 2020...
  • Industry 4.0

    December 12, 2022
    Industry 4.0 is changing our everyday working lives in many areas. By definition, this so-called digital revolution is accompanied by a massive change in...
  • Customer Focus Days SAP 2022

    December 12, 2022
    Even the longest journey begins with the first step. This is especially true for digital transformation, which requires a great deal of determination.
  • December 9, 2022
    Local data centers in the EU are under attack like never before. It is therefore out of time to...
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    December 8, 2022
    SAP had big plans for CRM and came under huge pressure from Salesforce. The liberation with Qualtrics did not succeed....
  • December 8, 2022
    The IT industry is in a constant state of flux, and with it, company executives. Every month, we introduce you here to people...
  • December 7, 2022
    The user association made it crystal clear in Leipzig: SAP on-prem solutions are still in demand. SAP board members Thomas Saueressig and Christian Klein had to...
  • Cloud Computing

    December 7, 2022
    An extension of the digital supply chain via SAP BTP helps companies to map special industry use cases - for example, by...
  • December 7, 2022
    The introduction of cloud computing is one of the most important components for companies to drive forward their digital transformation projects....
  • December 6, 2022
    CIOs and IT decision-makers are not euphoric about the state of digital transformation in Germany.
  • December 6, 2022
    The past two years have highlighted the importance of an interlocking, technologically advanced healthcare system.
  • December 6, 2022
    Data centers and network operators are massively affected by rising electricity prices and fear possible power shortages in winter.
  • December 6, 2022
    The number of cloud certifications among IT service providers has increased dramatically over the past three years.
  • December 6, 2022
    Top industrial groups that want to position themselves globally and grow steadily need a stable corporate platform that continuously grows with them and...
  • December 6, 2022
    The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has governed the processing of personal data since 2016. Many companies are still struggling to...
  • December 5, 2022
    In the current cloud discussion, it is important to make a clear distinction between cloud infrastructure and cloud functionality. Why? Because SAP and partners...
  • Shortfacts

    December 5, 2022
    No monthly SAP news should be disregarded. The Short Facts are dedicated to the smaller news as well as the seemingly more...
  • December 5, 2022
    The SAP infrastructure is largely responsible for whether and how SAP application software runs. A number of parameters and data can...
  • Editorial

    December 5, 2022
    The ERP world market leader has sunk deep. SAP has risen and lost its way in the cloud. The Group is being criticized left right and...
  • The-current-keyword

    December 2, 2022
    Companies have known for many years that there is no way around digitalization. The world of work is moving faster and faster. In companies...
  • Internal Communications

    December 2, 2022
    The value of a message can be measured by the relevance and credibility of the source. If S/4 is not an option,...
  • Editorial

    December 1, 2022
    Would have, would have, bicycle chain. If SAP had recognized earlier that the community is hybrid and heterogeneous, Christian Klein wouldn't have to fabulate about...
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    December 1, 2022
    It is unimaginable that millions of SAP users are now starting to customize their own apps. There are probably many talented programmers...
  • Internal Communications

    December 1, 2022
    The year 2023 will be successful, but only for those who make an effort, remain agile and hybrid. Radical concepts have had their day....
  • Thomas Failer, DMI

    December 1, 2022
    Data migration in just three months: Existing SAP customer Hawle goes live with S/4 as planned. One-click transformation and JiVS-IMP platform shorten and...
  • December 1, 2022
    For a long time, CEOs, CFOs and CIOs ignored the data problem. But with the transformation to S/4, this is no longer...
  • Chief editorFin.jpg

    November 24, 2022
    Cloud computing is a megatrend, but with each new quarterly report, SAP demonstrates its own difficulty in capitalizing on this trend...
  • November 24, 2022
    Robotic Process Automation is becoming increasingly popular. This is reflected in worldwide sales figures.
  • November 23 2022
    SAP's Business Technology Platform is not likely to be very popular.
  • The-Last-Satire

    November 22 2022
    This headline is euphemistic - thus a euphemistic and obfuscating statement, because SAP is in fact immoderate and rude.
  • November 21, 2022
    A consistent encryption strategy is becoming increasingly important.
  • November 18, 2022
    Companies are required to comply with national and international legal requirements vis-à-vis the customs authorities of the countries to which they deliver. Despite...
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    November 17, 2022
    In many areas, however, SAP is currently not convincing in the operational operation of a cloud. Here, the ERP group lacks the know-how...
  • November 17, 2022
    Consolidation makes way for integrated group accounting. Best-in-class companies are investing in new areas such as ESG and advanced analytics.
  • Open Source

    November 16, 2022
    No company can afford to ignore the advantages of open source software: Independence and flexibility are simply too lucrative....
  • November 15, 2022
    A study conducted in the DACH region has shown that certain key factors play a decisive role in digitalization projects. These include in particular...
  • CFO Column

    November 15, 2022
    A new category of risk is establishing itself. Many companies are increasingly obliged to report on the sustainability of their operating business and financial investments....
  • November 14, 2022
    Leap into digitalization Focusing on customer benefits: Pit-Cup and Ceyoniq announce the expansion of their long-standing partnership. In the future...
  • November 14, 2022
    MobileX and FLS operate together under the umbrella of the Solvares Group. The companies complement each other with their applications and...
  • November 11, 2022
    Wempe, a family-run retailer of watches and jewelry, is switching its IT landscape to q.beyond.
  • November 11, 2022
    Digital invoices are catching on, but it's hard to say goodbye to paper.
  • November 11, 2022
    The focus of the SAP competition was the development of a prototype for a use case in supplier self-service based on SAP Integration...
  • November 11, 2022
    The German Digital Industry Association (BVDW) welcomes some of the positive approaches of the German government's digital strategy, but there are also points of criticism.
  • November 11, 2022
    Short-term hypes or long-term trends that will shape the Internet of the future?
  • November 11, 2022
    IT professionals believe that the complexity of hybrid IT negatively impacts the ROI of their projects.
  • November 11, 2022
    More and more companies are deciding to move their ERP to the cloud. In order to avoid risks, both before, during and...
  • Chief editorFin.jpg

    November 10, 2022
    SAP means well, but doesn't do it well! With consistent design guidelines and adequate development tools, SAP's vision is to...
  • SAP E-Sports Tournament

    November 10, 2022
    SAP has been intensively involved in e-sports since 2018. Now, the finals of SAP's first own community e-sports tournament took place in Berlin.
  • November 10, 2022
    The challenge lies in the collection, analysis and preparation of data, as the determination of valid and reliable non-financial ESG indicators requires a large number of...
  • November 9, 2022
    The total annual contract value rose by 18 percent in the second quarter and year-on-year, but declined compared to the first quarter of...
  • it security header

    November 9, 2022
    Phishing attacks are one of the biggest threats to IT security. A targeted reduction in the vulnerabilities that cyber criminals use to gain access to...
  • November 8, 2022
    A study revealed that three quarters of all German IT managers assume that their partners and customers will make their company a...
  • November 7, 2022
    The IT industry is in a constant state of flux, and with it, company executives. Every month, we introduce you here to people...
  • November 7, 2022
    S/4 migration projects have different starting points and objectives. Experience shows that many common denominators are implemented accordingly in project management, but some work packages are underestimated.
  • November 4, 2022
    The pressure that companies and their employees are under is enormous and will continue to increase. Those who...
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    November 3, 2022
    One of the best-kept secrets are the on-prem cloud functions for Hana and S/4. If you have patience and nerves of steel, you can...
  • November 3, 2022
    To help customers modernize and scale enterprise workloads in the cloud, NetApp is enlisting the help of equally...
  • November 3, 2022
    AI applications can help achieve the United Nations and federal government's sustainability goals.
  • November 3, 2022
    Automation and modern processes create the necessary flexibility and agility in finance and accounting to provide the business with valuable data and...
  • November 3, 2022
    63 billion threats were blocked by Trend Micro in the first half of 2022 - and the attacks aren't getting any less.
  • The-current-keyword

    November 3, 2022
    SAP's cloud strategy continues, "cloud revenues have now become SAP's largest revenue stream," Christian Klein said recently.
  • November 3, 2022
    According to Bitkom, the German government's digital strategy sets concrete goals for Germany, but leaves important questions unanswered.
  • November 3, 2022
    Dr. Oetker, one of Europe's leading food producers, is accelerating the digitalization of its international procurement processes and is now relying on the expertise of...
  • November 3, 2022
    Despite hurdles and challenges, almost all German managers in various sectors believe their company is well on the way to mastering the digital...
  • NoName

    November 3, 2022
    The further course of the roadmap is decided at a crystallization point. If the project freezes and breaks up or becomes fluid,...
  • Shortfacts

    November 2, 2022
    No monthly SAP news should be disregarded. The Short Facts are dedicated to the smaller news as well as the seemingly more...
  • November 2, 2022
    There has been a clear trend towards cloud-only in SAP's strategy for some time now. The SaaS application Data Warehouse Cloud,...
  • Licenses

    November 1, 2022
    50 years of SAP - actually a reason to celebrate. Not so for SAP user companies: Problems with licenses and contracts are also clouding...
  • Internal Communications

    31 October 2022
    A few weeks ago, the DSAG Annual Congress 2022 took place in Leipzig with a premiere: The keynote speech on the opening day was not given by the...
  • Editorial

    28 October 2022
    SAP is in a bad way. It is a mental crisis because those responsible have abandoned the path of virtue. Why in...
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    27 October 2022
    In September, several SAP partners met at the invitation of NetApp. The topic was data management from security to archiving to automation....
  • 27 October 2022
    At a time when IT consisted primarily of hardware, a book entitled "The Soul of a New Machine"...
  • 27 October 2022
    Support for SAP ERP/ECC 6.0 will end as early as 2027. For this reason, existing SAP customers should take care of the necessary migration to...
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    27 October 2022
    SAP applications are just a small part of an expansive digital landscape that is constantly evolving and growing in complexity. With more...
  • 27 October 2022
    Automation is one of the central IT topics, also in the SAP world. In a time of digital transformation, companies can only overcome challenges...
  • 27 October 2022
    NetApp has built up a strong position in the global SAP community in recent years. Through skillful partner management, the...
  • 26 October 2022
    The number of companies that have a consistent, company-wide encryption strategy has risen from 50 to 62 percent in the past year.
  • 25 October 2022
    SAP is introducing an automatic price increase for its cloud services. The fees are to increase by a fixed 3.3 percent each year, as...
  • 24 October 2022
    With the Speedi VMI solution, Vishay carries out consignment processes with Vendor Managed Inventory in an integrated, largely automated and standardized manner in SAP ERP...
  • Smart and Big Data Integration

    21 October 2022
    A clear cloud-only trend has been evident in SAP's strategy for some time now. The SaaS application Data Warehouse Cloud (DWC) plays an important...
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    20 October 2022
    What is to become of the cloud computing megatrend? An insight from the DSAG Annual Congress in Leipzig and the E-3 video stream on the...
  • 20 October 2022
    NTT Data Business Solutions has reorganized the management of system copies on the basis of a standard system copy environment. This achieves several...
  • The-Last-Satire

    20 October 2022
    50 years of SAP have naturally brought many ups and downs. Until two years ago, it was always uphill....
  • 19 October 2022
    A large majority of the population sees digitization as an opportunity.
  • 19 October 2022
    Open source determines the future, also in the SAP world. This change also affects long-standing SAP partners. They have to ask themselves the...
  • 18 October 2022
    Although the first positive project experiences with people analytics are available, HR in particular is shy about the data analytic options.
  • 18 October 2022
    IBM and SAP have announced a milestone in their long-standing partnership. IBM is leading one of the world's largest transformation projects based on...
  • 17 October 2022
    PwC conducted a study to examine the status quo of data and analytics capabilities at companies in Germany. The decentralization of data platforms...
  • 14 October 2022
    Thyssenkrupp was faced with the challenge of dividing the service division, which was fully integrated in the SAP system, into the three product areas of cement, mining and...
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    13 October 2022
    Don't worry: SAP is not going vegan! The only thing that remains unclear is which IT philosophy SAP will follow in the future. The year began...
  • 13 October 2022
    Shelf labels are a central element in the purchasing process. However, updating prices regularly and correctly is time-consuming and error-prone. More and more...
  • Cloud Computing

    13 October 2022
    With the switch to S/4 Hana, many companies are facing complex migration projects. Beforehand, however, they should be clear about...
  • 12 October 2022
    During the conference call to present SAP's results for the first half of 2022, CEO Christian Klein kept repeating: "This was...
  • it security header

    12 October 2022
    For many companies, SAP is an indispensable piece of basic IT equipment because it is essential for smooth business processes and trouble-free production.
  • 11 October 2022
    When "cloud" is thought of fundamentally, hyperscalers and subscription take a back seat. Now it is no longer the place or the...
  • 11 October 2022
    Today more than ever, manufacturers are relying on digital technologies to optimize processes and speed up production. The...
  • 10 October 2022
    Retrieve the status quo, recognize patterns, take action early: In order to be and remain competitive in our fast-moving world,...
  • 9 October 2022
    BLG Logistics is strengthening its competitiveness in the automotive logistics sector by digitizing its strategic planning processes with SAP IBP. This makes the company...
  • 9 October 2022
    Disrupted supply chains and the current uncertainty among consumers demand a high degree of flexibility and resilience from companies. The key to success is to...
  • Licenses

    7 October 2022
    SAP wants to introduce an annual price increase for cloud products. However, every partner that sells a go-to-market solution must also pay a revenue share,...
  • 7 October 2022
    The year 2022 presents procurement with unprecedented challenges. Sustainability, innovation and the avoidance of procurement risks will solve the...
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    6 October 2022
    SAP CEO Christian Klein is on the move: there are not only many challenges in turbulent times, but also many opportunities to...
  • 6 October 2022
    The shortage of skilled workers in Germany is becoming ever more acute. Not only the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce is observing this with great...
  • 6 October 2022
    The SAP success story is based on system integration, which has been neglected in recent years as a result of massive company acquisitions. The added value of...
  • 5 October 2022
    ifm, previously GIB, again presented the SCM Award for the implementation of outstanding supply chain projects this year.
  • 5 October 2022
    The metaverse is still largely unknown in the German economy.
  • 5 October 2022
    With the founding of the Low-Code Association e. V., no- and low-code providers in the German-speaking region lay an important foundation.
  • 5 October 2022
    The 20 leading medium-sized IT consultancies grew by an average of 16 percent in turnover in 2021 - the highest figure since the...
  • 5 October 2022
    Over the past two and a half years, the pandemic has been both a driver and a brake on innovation. On the one hand, it has played a significant role in accelerating...
  • 4 October 2022
    The use of RPA and hyperautomation brings advantages such as the reduction of manual activities. Successful use is only guaranteed if...
  • 4 October 2022
    Cost management for multicloud environments is an art in itself. With cloud costs, it's like in real life: you know...
  • October 3, 2022
    Two out of three companies consider themselves to be laggards in digitization, and by 2023, one in three intends to scale back digitization investments.
  • Digital Transformation

    October 3, 2022
    The E in EHS stands for environment and colloquially for green. Anyone who delves deeper into this topic will realize that...
  • September 30, 2022
    Maybe you recently heard about one of the few ransomware attacks with a good outcome concerning Maastricht University?
  • The-current-keyword

    September 30, 2022
    The digitalization of processes and the exchange of data with customers, partners and authorities have long been part of everyday life. Especially in the SAP environment...
  • Chief editorFin.jpg

    September 29, 2022
    Blurred, slipped, shifted, lost - where is the SAP focus? This year's largest and most important open event for the SAP community...
  • September 29, 2022
    The SAP Executive Board has never been as young as in this photo. The SAP co-founders Hasso Plattner and Dietmar Hopp present have...
  • September 29, 2022
    Sandmeier Consulting from Bielefeld has been awarded the Top Consultant Seal 2022.
  • September 29, 2022
    The number of Chief Digital Officers in the German economy is likely to rise sharply in the near future. Almost every fifth company states that...
  • September 29, 2022
    Most companies are still at the very beginning of their cloud-native journey and are just in the evaluation or planning phase.
  • September 29, 2022
    First reseller for Central Europe The partnership with Digitall expands Zuora's service portfolio in Central Europe. The aim: to provide customers...
  • Editorial

    September 28, 2022
    The motto of this year's DSAG Congress is "in search of success", which is a paradox, because success cannot be...
  • September 28, 2022
    The restraint of recent years is giving way to an optimistic view of the future, which is expressed in an increasing willingness to invest, both in...
  • September 28, 2022
    Foreign trade processes are demanding: The requirements in the areas of export, import and trade compliance are increasing with globalization and the associated...
  • September 28, 2022
    Expectations of transport management systems (TMS) have risen enormously in recent years due to upheavals in global trade, environmental factors and the coronavirus pandemic.
  • Klosterfrau

    September 28, 2022
    Even before the introduction of SAP S/4HANA, the Klosterfrau Healthcare Group had already been using xSuite solutions for its purchasing and accounts payable...
  • September 28, 2022
    Master data is the basis of ERP core processes in manufacturing companies. By definition, master data remains unchanged over a long period of time. However, theory often...
  • September 28, 2022
    Products from the leading international company Dräger protect, support and save lives. tangro software automatically processes around 200,000 orders per year at Dräger,...
  • September 28, 2022
    Retail is under attack from many sides: from online retailers, from brand manufacturers in direct sales. Margins are coming under pressure as a result. But...
  • September 28, 2022
    At this year's DSAG Annual Congress, the automation specialist Empirius will be presenting numerous further developments relating to the broad automation offering in the SAP Basis area, from which SAP customers...
  • September 28, 2022
    The digital transformation has been shaping the SAP world for years. Many of the right decisions have already been made, but a lot is still in motion....
  • September 28, 2022
    The IT industry is in a constant state of flux, and with it, company executives. Every month, we introduce you here to people...
  • September 28, 2022
    If you want to survive in today's market environment, you not only need innovative products - you also need to bring them to market faster.
  • September 28, 2022
    The switch to SAP S/4HANA and to the cloud are two trend topics that companies have so far usually dealt with separately and...
  • CFO Column

    September 28, 2022
    Companies around the world are required to make the right decisions quickly. The challenge here is to make data available at any time from...
  • Shortfacts

    September 27, 2022
    No monthly SAP news should be disregarded. The Short Facts are dedicated to the smaller news as well as the seemingly more...
  • September 27, 2022
    Manufacturing for Planning and Scheduling, more precisely Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling (SAP PP/DS) is familiar to many existing SAP customers from the APO environment (SAP...
  • NoName

    September 27, 2022
    While it used to be "SAP or non-SAP", I'm now hearing "SAP and non-SAP" more and more often. For us existing customers, it's...
  • Editorial

    September 26, 2022
    There is a difference between being diligent and doing the right thing. SAP CEO Christian Klein appears hard-working. But he does nothing...
  • Internal Communications

    September 23, 2022
    I asked SAP if I could visit the local Sapphire in Munich and was told no....
  • September 22, 2022
    In parallel with the switch to S/4 Hana, Swiss Post has implemented the mass billing solution SAP BRIM, Billing and Revenue Innovation Management, in...
  • September 22, 2022
    GTW and SAP have been working hand in hand as a team in the various project phases of the BRIM implementation project since 2017. Here are...
  • September 22, 2022
    Optimum results with direct support from SAP As various invoicing systems developed in-house are also used for the various postal services in addition to SAP SD,...
  • September 22, 2022
    BRIM adds flexible mass data processing of services to SD. However, SAP SD will continue to be used at Swiss Post under...
  • September 22, 2022
    With the introduction of SAP BRIM, Swiss Post is currently harmonizing value flows in the area of mass billing and invoicing. At the same time...
  • September 20, 2022
    Security is a fundamental requirement for all users and organizations deploying cloud-native workloads. Updates in legacy solutions are designed to...
  • September 20, 2022
    Managing highly complex IT data infrastructures is too much for many companies. On the one hand, the costs are enormous, and on the other, manual management ties up valuable employee resources. The Managed...
  • September 19, 2022
    For an e-commerce platform to be successful, it must be seamlessly integrated into the existing IT infrastructure. For example, if a company uses...
  • September 19, 2022
    Celonis continues to expand its strategic collaboration with the world's leading university in the field of process mining.
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    September 15, 2022
    SAP has failed to meet its own demands: with the increase in the cloud subscription and currently with the increase in the annual maintenance fee...
  • September 15, 2022
    LeanIX enables the combination of business process transformation and enterprise architecture management with a new SAP-endorsed app.
  • September 14, 2022
    New work in the cloud, in the home office, on the road needs a new people management as a success factor. HR must...
  • September 14, 2022
    Not only technical vulnerabilities can have a massive impact on SAP security - human error is also a factor. Why SAP users should be specifically...
  • September 13, 2022
    New digital business models are emerging through the convergence of innovative automation technologies. This requires new standards in consulting, implementation and operation...
  • September 12, 2022
    As a start-up at the University of Karlsruhe (now KIT) in 2002, Simus Systems focused on structuring, improving the quality and findability of...
  • September 9, 2022
    The auditing and tax consulting firm Ebner Stolz certifies the internal control system (ICS) of Innobis for the sixth time in a row for the...
  • September 9, 2022
    Optimization with regard to factors such as costs, efficiency and agility is now only a solid basis for a complete...
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    September 8, 2022
    In a few weeks, the DSAG Annual Congress 2022 will take place in Leipzig with a premiere: The keynote speech on the opening day will not be...
  • September 8, 2022
    Integration of Degreed LXP into Success Factors enables personalized learning concepts for existing SAP customers. Degreed, a provider of integrated and self-directed learning...
  • September 7, 2022
    52 percent of companies in Germany state that competitors from their own industry who have focused on digitalization at an early...
  • September 7, 2022
    Data literacy is relevant to all sectors - and yet it is in short supply.
  • September 7, 2022
    The cost rates for managed services in the IT services market remain stable despite the recent wage increases for IT professionals. In many cases, they are...
  • SAP celebrates a milestone birthday

    September 7, 2022
    Life is hard and unfair. After the pandemic and before the next coronavirus wave, it would have been a great anniversary...
  • September 6, 2022
    After a decline in 2020, the consulting market is regaining its former strength despite Covid-19. The top 20 German consultants increased their...
  • September 6, 2022
    The current economic and political upheavals are pushing companies to their limits. Companies that have transparent processes in place are in a good position...
  • September 6, 2022
    Since the end of the Privacy Shield agreement, there has been considerable legal uncertainty for data transfers. A new agreement is now intended to restore legal certainty.
  • September 6, 2022
    Data scientists are currently hard to find on the job market: 96 percent of companies have difficulties filling vacancies...
  • September 6, 2022
    The constant change in the business world is putting companies under increasing pressure to optimize their processes. Optimization with regard to factors...
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    September 6, 2022
    The traditional importance of project management for the S/4 transformation is currently misjudged. Sensitive factors, such as the framework conditions and communication,...
  • September 5, 2022
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  • 26 July 2022
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  • 22 July 2022
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  • 21 July 2022
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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

Early Bird Ticket

Regular ticket

Subscribers to the E3 Magazine Ticket

reduced with promocode CCAbo26

Students*

reduced with promocode CCStud26.
Please send proof of studies by e-mail to office@b4bmedia.net.
*The first 10 tickets are free of charge for students. Try your luck! 🍀
EUR 390 excl. VAT
available until December 20, 2025
EUR 590 excl. VAT
EUR 390 excl. VAT
EUR 290 excl. VAT

Venue

Hotel Hilton Heidelberg
Kurfürstenanlage 1
D-69115 Heidelberg

Event date

Wednesday, April 22 and
Thursday, April 23, 2026

Tickets

Early Bird Ticket
Regular ticket
EUR 390 excl. VAT
Available until December 20, 2025
EUR 590 excl. VAT
Subscribers to the E3 magazine
reduced with promocode STAbo26
EUR 390 excl. VAT
Students*
reduced with promocode STStud26.
Please send proof of studies by e-mail to office@b4bmedia.net.
EUR 290 excl. VAT
*The first 10 tickets are free of charge for students. Try your luck! 🍀
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.