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.
H4S4, SuccessFactors and AI
March 6, 2026
The digital transformation in HR and IT is progressing rapidly. But where do companies and organizations currently stand? DSAG asked its members about the challenges, trends and solutions for IT and HR managers and specialists in the SAP context.
R/3 and ECC legacy
March 6, 2026
For decades, the Z namespace was the wild west of SAP development with unlimited possibilities. Abap developers transformed the rigid standard processes of R/3 and ECC 6.0 into tailor-made suits for the specialist departments.
Navigate projects safely with buffer traffic lights
March 4, 2026
When it comes to complex, resource-intensive customer orders, traditional project management methods reach their limits. The frequent consequences are missed delivery deadlines, resource conflicts and project delays that quickly exceed the approved budget.
For years, those who managed SAP change worked behind the scenes, unseen, unheard, but indispensable. Engineers below deck who kept the company's engines running while others steered.
Does SAP need crisis communication?
February 27, 2026
The SAP share price has plummeted - relatively speaking. Last year, the share price was almost 280 euros, and financial analysts were even predicting values in excess of 300 euros. Now the share price is leaden at 170 euros. Where is SAP's crisis communication?
The old rules no longer apply
February 27, 2026
SAP has fallen out of time: It's not that S/4 is a bad ERP, but rather that SAP CEO Christian Klein overslept the social and technical change.
SAP Sovereignty Versus Vendor Lock-In
November 20, 2025
Either SAP has misunderstood the word "sovereignty," or the global ERP market leader is selfishly interpreting it to its own advantage. Rather than strengthening and mobilizing its customers to make them more competitive—in other words, to make them sovereign—SAP is merely expanding its vendor lock-in system.
Frankenstein ERP With SAP S/4 Hana
November 13, 2025
In an interview for the German-language medium Computerwelt.de, SAP Executive Board member Thomas Saueressig defined a Frankenstein ERP architecture, shortly after his Executive Board colleague Muhammad Alam warned of the danger of an ERP patchwork quilt.
SAP Abap Machine Learning
November 6, 2025
At the end of AI development, there will also be a small language model at SAP. SAP is now content with small successes. Based on its own Abap tables, mechanisms such as machine learning are to be used as a supplement to SAP PAL. Uncertain added value?
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
January 22, 2026
Please Report!
This number has been disconnected—this is a phenomenon that my colleague Andrea Schramm from Marketing and Sales and I are confronted with more and more often: Is there no longer a culture of conversation?
January 14, 2026
SAP's New Clothes
After the cloud fashion fiasco, the king has switched to AI. The new clothes don't suit him, and the stock market's response has been lackluster. However, financial analysts still believe in a positive outcome. But can SAP truly master AI?
January 8, 2026
The Use of AI Is Changing the Project Business
AI will fundamentally change the business of IT service providers—not only in testing and software development, but also in consulting. Experienced consultants will benefit, but junior consultants will find it more difficult to get started at first.
December 18, 2025
Artificial SAP Chaos and AI Disaster
SAP has embarked on an inevitable disaster involving AI assistants, agents, patchwork, Joule, and Frankenstein-like architectures. SAP has essentially created AI chaos theory 2.0.
SAP News
January 19, 2026
Who Actually Controls AI Agents?
Why is seamless governance in the use of AI agents now essential for companies, to ensure security, compliance, transparency and sustainable value creation?
January 16, 2026
Cloud Migration in the Automotive Sector
The automotive supplier Brose from Coburg has successfully migrated its central SAP systems to SAP Cloud ERP Private on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Further steps to modernize the IT landscape are now to follow.
For years, the healthcare system has evolved and thrived in clinical advancements, but it falls short in operational efficiency.
January 13, 2026
AI as a Growth Driver for Data Centers
By 2030, the AI capacities of German data centers are expected to quadruple. The connected load in watts will then rise from the current 530 megawatts to 2020 megawatts.
Business Management
October 17, 2025
From horse to digital racehorse
The Westfalen Group, under the distinctive white horse on a red background, is active in the fields of technical gases, cooling and heating, filling stations and mobility as well as respiratory home therapy. As part of the One Finance project and in preparation for the S/4 implementation.
October 16, 2025
Strategic partner selection is crucial
The selection of the implementation partner for the introduction of Rise with SAP determines the success of the project. Different requirements, industry-specific challenges and the complexity of modern SAP landscapes require a well-founded and structured partner selection.
October 14, 2025
SAP EWM on S/4 Hana in Focus
Anyone implementing SAP EWM on S/4 Hana today is often entering uncharted territory: tried and tested patterns no longer work. Companies now need to know what is important, what mistakes they should avoid, and how SAP BTP and cloud models can contribute to success.
October 7, 2025
Welcome, Digitalized Delivery and Goodbye to Paperwork
Unloading pallets, delivering building materials, and documenting everything digitally—Stark Germany was impressed by the SAP-based FIS/LastMile app during the pilot phase. Now the roll-out is underway: paperless processes, faster workflows, and full transparency on the "last mile".
IT Management
September 5, 2025
Advising Wisely Thanks to Hybrid Archiving
When introducing a new distribution system, Munich's public transportation company (MVG) had to rethink its archiving concept. Instead of migrating five million documents, it opted for a hybrid archiving architecture.
September 2, 2025
The Journey From Idea to Production
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.
August 26, 2025
Only Those Who Automate Benefit
Digitalization presents companies with new challenges—especially when it comes to IT security. SAP systems are increasingly becoming the focus of criminals.
Switching to S/4 Hana offers opportunities for digitalization and automation. However, the new license model increases the pressure to act. In order to reduce licensing costs and avoid compliance risks, strategically aligned authorization management is essential.
Economy
March 26, 2024
CNT and Amazon Business: Partnership for SAP solutions
Preferred Partnership agreed for convenient procurement processes.
March 25, 2024
Natuvion and Adesso Orange intensify their cooperation
Natuvion Data Conversion Server. The SAP architects at Adesso Orange and the digital relocation specialist Natuvion have expanded their partnership.
December 8, 2023
Syntax and Beyond Technologies Officially Join Forces
Merger creates broad portfolio, strengthens SAP expertise, and expands team strength and global reach
December 7, 2023
IBM RapidMove and SNP CrystalBridge for SAP transformation
SNP and IBM expand their long-standing partnership and establish a global Center of Excellence for SAP transformation.
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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