The global and independent platform for the SAP community.
  • Licenses

    August 12, 2021
    Many SAP customers are transforming their licenses to an S/4 contract basis. Through the back door, Digital Access is often also used for the indirect use of...
  • August 11, 2021
    Low-code/no-code has been on everyone's lips in the SAP community, and not just since SAP's various acquisitions. Through LCNC,...
  • August 9, 2021
    TeamWork's DocBuilder is used by existing SAP customer Gilgen Door Systems in Switzerland to generate complex quotation documents....
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    August 5, 2021
    A precisely worded comment on Reddit shows SAP's cloud dilemma: Failure is already hard-coded into SAP's core because...
  • August 5, 2021
    The IT industry is in a constant state of flux, and with it, company executives. Every month, we introduce you here to people...
  • August 5, 2021
    In order to remain internationally competitive in the future, SAP user KHS addressed the question at an early stage as to the quickest way to...
  • August 5, 2021
    SAP is ambitious and hard-working. The global ERP market leader is constantly presenting innovations and transformations, which makes life easier for many existing SAP customers....
  • Interview: Inconsistent data simply costs money

    August 5, 2021
    The topic of SAP licenses has many construction sites: Interpretation of PKL, indirect use, application of measurement tools, Cloud Full User Equivalent, history of...
  • August 5, 2021
    With the right know-how, Billing and Revenue Innovation Management can be used to implement a wide range of innovative use cases - and that...
  • Shortfacts

    August 3, 2021
    No monthly SAP news should be disregarded. The Short Facts are dedicated to the smaller news as well as the seemingly more...
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    29 July 2021
    Rarely before has the SAP community been as divided as it currently is on the S/4 Cloud transformation. While SAP CFO Luka Mucic talks about the alleged...
  • The-Last-Satire

    29 July 2021
    The following is a thought experiment and not animal cruelty. How existing SAP customers who have to provide two database licenses for an ERP feel remains to be seen.
  • Internal Communications

    29 July 2021
    The German philosopher and sociologist Jürgen Habermas has - it seems - read a commentary in Der Spiegel, thought about it, and...
  • 28 July 2021
    The pandemic has significantly changed the way companies view digitalization. Just over a year after the first lockdown, doubts...
  • 28 July 2021
    Dr. Rafael Arto-Haumacher, Branch Manager Esker Germany, explains the SAP certification of the solutions for automating invoice and order entry.
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    22 July 2021
    Does this title remind you of last week's newsletter? Rise and Fall with SAP. What happened? Yesterday, Wednesday,...
  • 22 July 2021
    There is no doubt that users' SAP landscapes are (once again) undergoing radical change. S/4 Hana, Business Transformation Platform, cloud computing, IoT, automation...
  • 22 July 2021
    54 percent of recoverable VAT is not reclaimed worldwide. But why are companies missing out on much-needed cash flow right now?
  • 22 July 2021
    Cyber criminals have discovered OT and IoT as lucrative targets. Many companies are ill-prepared for the threat. A structured...
  • 20 July 2021
    A survey of 260 IT decision-makers shows: Lack of risk awareness and unclear accountability for IoT security still prevail.
  • 19 July 2021
    According to Bitkom, more than half of the companies expect quantum computers to play a major role in international competitiveness.
  • 19 July 2021
    Sustainable management begins with purchasing. If you want to remain competitive in the future, you have to consider ecological and environmental aspects when...
  • 16 July 2021
    The pandemic-related blanket assurance of home office workplaces has increased pressure on IT decision-makers and heightened interest in cloud-based solutions.
  • 16 July 2021
    With the SAP Sales Cloud, the Swiss machine and tool dealer Walter Meier has found the optimal CRM solution to support its sales force in particular...
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    15 July 2021
    Shortly after Sapphire, a briefing for financial analysts was held and a renewed increase in S/4 transformation projects was confirmed....
  • Open Source

    15 July 2021
    It is well known that cloud computing is the driving force behind the ongoing digital transformation. An important component of this - cloud-native technology...
  • AI Column

    15 July 2021
    Regularly occurring tasks are perceived by most employees as tedious chores. As a "colleague", RPA can step in here and increase...
  • B2B2C

    15 July 2021
    E-commerce is transforming more and more B2B companies into B2B2C companies. But what does this mean for the customer experience? Who owns the customer data, who...
  • Industry 4.0

    15 July 2021
    It is no secret that master data is crucial to the success of Industry 4.0 scenarios, as it forms the basis for the networked...
  • Digital Transformation

    15 July 2021
    When IT and specialist departments are asked about IT projects that have been started or are planned, the topic of AI is at the top of the list. Let...
  • 15 July 2021
    SAP applications on the one hand and other IT systems on the other have often been separate worlds from a developer's perspective. Open source-based...
  • 14 July 2021
    Today, IG SAP Switzerland is the only independent association in the SAP community with a focus on legal and commercial issues....
  • 14 July 2021
    SAP's new financial services joint venture raises questions. There are also demands from SAP user companies in the finance and insurance industries.
  • 13 July 2021
    The experience of employees and candidates, i.e. the employee experience, is increasingly becoming the focus of companies and solution providers.
  • 13 July 2021
    Hyperconverged infrastructures are awakening from their slumber... In a recent study, the consulting firm Techconsult investigated how medium-sized companies, not...
  • 12 July 2021
    cbs Corporate Business Solutions invites you to the fourth edition of its customer congress Digital One.Con 2021 for the SAP Industry Community.
  • 12 July 2021
    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.
  • July 9, 2021
    Digitalized personnel processes are now a must. BSH Hausgeräte, Fressnapf and Mewa, among others, also see it that way.
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    July 8, 2021
    With Rise with SAP, the S/4 transformation projects to the cloud under SAP management should become more cost-effective, but customers are still...
  • NoName

    July 8, 2021
    Hasso Plattner, Gerd Oswald and Christian Klein are good at defending themselves, but because I am critical of editor-in-chief Färbinger...
  • Licenses

    July 8, 2021
    The days when SAP simply accepted audit results seem to be over. The software company is increasingly scrutinizing the transmitted...
  • The-current-keyword

    July 8, 2021
    At the beginning of the year, Microsoft and SAP announced the expansion of their cooperation, the technical details and implementation schedule of which will be...
  • Editorial

    July 8, 2021
    SAP can't stop playing tricks. Christian Klein believes he knows 100 Rise customers. This hubris could yet turn out to be...
  • July 7, 2021
    The German-speaking SAP User Group e. V. (DSAG) conducted a survey on the topic "Corona pandemic and women: Career killer or catalyst?".
  • July 7, 2021
    Growing data volumes, enormous computing power and powerful analysis tools provide companies with an excellent framework for using analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
  • July 6, 2021
    Process mining brings benefits and challenges. Answers to some of the most pressing questions are here.
  • July 5, 2021
    A survey shows the maturity level of organizations in Germany.
  • July 5, 2021
    Rackspace's approach was developed on the basis of the cloud-native idea and presents a service model that helps customers to build and...
  • Shortfacts

    July 5, 2021
    No monthly SAP news should be disregarded. The Short Facts are dedicated to the smaller news as well as the seemingly more...
  • July 2, 2021
    Automation is clearly shaping the service market for application development and maintenance. In addition, the submarket for DevSecOps is recording particularly high growth rates.
  • July 2, 2021
    The business climate for IT and telecommunications companies is on a strong upswing. SAP also recorded good figures in the first quarter,...
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    1 July 2021
    What struck me when writing this cover story is that a cloud-native provider like Workday is approaching the topic of transformation much more calmly and...
  • 1 July 2021
    Workday is fundamentally different from other large cloud platforms. When we designed the original architecture of Workday, we looked at...
  • 1 July 2021
    A key criterion when deciding for or against a software provider is whether the implementation and provision can be completed on time, within the agreed...
  • 1 July 2021
    What strikes me is that a cloud-native provider like Workday approaches the topic of transformation much more calmly and confidently than ERP world market leader SAP....
  • 1 July 2021
    From June 7 to 11, 2021, DMEA will be all about the digitization of healthcare.
  • 1 July 2021
    Kevin Thompson appointed new CEO of Tricentis Kevin Thompson has been appointed Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Tricentis. The...
  • 1 July 2021
    Many S/4 on-premises customers are increasingly turning to public cloud services. Although infrastructure services for an SAP environment can be booked quickly, setting it up and maintaining...
  • Cloud Computing

    1 July 2021
    Companies are struggling with the natural generational shift from baby boomers to millennials or from R/3 to S/4 Hana. How can...
  • 1 July 2021
    The upcoming migrations to Hana and S/4 present companies with considerable challenges. At the same time, however, they are an opportunity for optimization,...
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    1 July 2021
    Over the next few years, more than 50,000 S/4 Hana conversion projects are expected in Germany alone due to the upcoming end of support. There are...
  • June 30, 2021
    Software is being developed in ever shorter release cycles, especially at SAP. Thorough testing forms the stable foundation - provided that fresh...
  • 29 June 2021
    cbs collected 34,824 euros for the German Child Protection Association as part of its annual Kids.ONE collection campaign.
  • 28 June 2021
    The digital association Bitkom takes a look at how eleven technology trends will change the possibilities of ERP systems in the future.
  • 25 June 2021
    Digitalization has become more important in 95 percent of companies, with six out of ten companies already using Industry 4.0 applications. Investments often increase despite...
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    24 June 2021
    It is obvious that SAP is achieving growth through higher license fees and not through better performance and more functions...
  • 24 June 2021
    SAP users are facing the migration and modernization of their infrastructure: Above all, the conversion to Hana and S/4 represents a...
  • 24 June 2021
    The continuing boom in data centers and their now high relevance for the global economy are making the search for a location more difficult. Lünendonk has published the...
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    24 June 2021
    Companies with multiple production sites are more challenged by globalized logistics processes. Inventory planning and the uncertainties of supply and demand...
  • 24 June 2021
    In order to remain competitive in the long term, Mann und Hummel decided to change its corporate management and introduce a globally standardized management model along...
  • 23 June 2021
    The majority of consumer goods companies and retailers want to make their supply chain strategy more future-oriented and agile in order to be better prepared for future crises.
  • 22 June 2021
    The mood among IT and telecommunications companies is as good as it was before the coronavirus crisis. The Bitkom-ifo digital index rose in...
  • 18 June 2021
    CIOs plan to hire more full-time IT staff.
  • 18 June 2021
    According to a new study, the switch to cloud-based platforms for human resources during the pandemic has significantly...
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    17 June 2021
    You can read "I don't like SAP" on the well-known social media portal Reddit. For many, the emotional slogan may not come as a surprise...
  • 17 June 2021
    SAP S/4HANA Transformation: An Innovative Approach Tailored for the Midmarket.
  • The-Last-Satire

    17 June 2021
    SAP Business Suite 7 with AnyDB, i.e. ERP/ECC 6.0, should no longer play a significant role due to SAP's plans. The...
  • SolMan Column

    17 June 2021
    The time had come in summer 2020: SAP and Tricentis announced their partnership, expanding the circle of...
  • Digital Transformation

    17 June 2021
    ... control is better. You know the saying. In today's complex world, transparency and counterfeit protection are becoming increasingly important. Then...
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    17 June 2021
    SAP supports management in the technology changeover to S/4 Hana with a huge machinery of information, events and tools. In the process...
  • NoName

    17 June 2021
    At the turn of the millennium, the SAP community was worried. The mySAP.com products were supposed to disguise everything with their colorful appearance, but they were...
  • The-current-keyword

    17 June 2021
    But anyone who thinks that new technologies will bring a digital way of working to the entire corporate landscape is mistaken. A...
  • CFO Column

    17 June 2021
    "Overcoming media discontinuities" is a magic word for better linking process steps. But it doesn't go far enough: do we want to...
  • 16 June 2021
    SAP subsidiary Qualtrics published a new study on how the priorities of IT executives in Europe have changed since the Corona virus outbreak.
  • 16 June 2021
    A new study forecasts an increase in global IT spending of 8.4 percent compared to 2020, which corresponds to a total value of...
  • 16 June 2021
    ZetVisions and KPMG have agreed on a partnership for SAP master data management.
  • 15 June 2021
    According to a new ISG study, the construction and operation of software-based service platforms require greater networking of services and solutions for smart manufacturing.
  • 15 June 2021
    According to a new study, service providers are training many of their own employees in data science to alleviate the skills shortage.
  • 14 June 2021
    Data and documents are often stored in different systems, whether SAP or non-SAP. This makes access to information and intelligent, networked processes more difficult...
  • 14 June 2021
    The online event SAPdigital21 provides comprehensive answers to the business, organizational, technical and licensing issues in the context of the digital S/4 transformation.
  • 14 June 2021
    The Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW) e.V. published the results of the smart building study.
  • 11 June 2021
    German SMEs still seem to be cautious about AI technologies - this is shown by the current study "Artificial Intelligence in SMEs".
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    10 June 2021
    In recent months, many companies have had to realize that their organizational structure and the associated processes work well under the same framework conditions,...
  • 10 June 2021
    The conversion of SAP contracts to S/4HANA is a major change in SAP's relationships with its customers. Who now...
  • 10 June 2021
    Digitalization is not the same as digital transformation, it is part of it. What can be digitized will be digitized, and...
  • 10 June 2021
    Roozbeh Noori-Amoli and Alina Demuth from SAST SOLUTIONS explain why authorization concepts can determine the success and dynamics of the S/4HANA transformation on...
  • 10 June 2021
    BlackLine and SAP S/4HANA is more than just the sum of two solutions
  • 10 June 2021
    The migration of data from a legacy system to a new IT environment is considered a critical hurdle before a system change. Simus systems...
  • Internal Communications

    10 June 2021
    The analysts from PAC/Teknowlogy together with E-3 Magazine survey the SAP community, the topics: Cloud Computing, Integration, Hyperscaler, Intelligent Enterprise,...
  • June 9, 2021
    For 78 percent of companies, managed services are a great help during the coronavirus pandemic. But how do the deployed...
  • June 9, 2021
    In E-3 Magazine, freelance writers and I have often written about SAP's lack of a cloud exit strategy, so it's safe to assume that...
  • June 8, 2021
    Regulatory requirements, a shortage of skilled workers, and short innovation cycles are strategic challenges facing banks and insurance companies.
  • June 8, 2021
    With SAP's 2027/2030 deadline, the need to switch to CMS has moved into the future. But what are the reasons...
  • June 7, 2021
    SAP partner GIB from Siegen selected the Supply Chain Heroes 2021 as part of its GIB SCM Awards.
  • June 7, 2021
    Leogistics and Veroo tie more than 200 telematics systems into Myleo/DSC.
  • June 7, 2021
    With the acquisition of ESG Mobility, Cognizant is expanding its expertise in development for intelligent mobility.
  • June 4, 2021
    There are many unanswered questions about the implementation of SAP's new software generation. Users will find answers at a digital practical forum.
  • June 4, 2021
    Every company has the potential to improve its processes. New execution management systems are based on process mining technology and therefore represent an entire...
  • June 4, 2021
    The merger of the two companies expands the range of services in the insurance industry.
  • June 3, 2021
    Tricentis acquires Neotys to address the need for integrated end-to-end approaches to test automation.
  • June 3, 2021
    Suse and Ingram Micro offer partners a new way to integrate Suse solutions.
  • June 3, 2021
    With the cooperation, SNP and Rackspace want to enable the move to the cloud and optimize SAP landscapes.
  • June 2, 2021
    The conversion of SAP contracts to S/4HANA is a major change in SAP's relationships with its customers. Who now...
  • June 2, 2021
    The process landscape in companies is constantly changing - be it through the strategic switch from 'on-premises' system landscapes to the cloud, additional...
  • June 2, 2021
    After Embrace and RISE: How SAP customers and technology partners are faring with the SAP S/4HANA strategy and what can be learned from...
  • June 2, 2021
    What integration issues arise in everyday project work with SAP S/4HANA implementations and migrations? What possible difficulties arise in projects? What specialist knowledge...
  • June 2, 2021
    The number of S/4HANA migration projects launched is rising continuously. The integration of S/4 with other SAP solutions, third-party systems and external partners is...
  • June 2, 2021
    According to a DSAG trend survey, around 39 percent of SAP customers plan to switch to SAP S/4HANA between 2022 and 2024.
  • Editorial

    June 2, 2021
    SAP once said "Run simple", but nothing came of it. The S/4 transformation is a big piece of work if...
  • June 2, 2021
    SAP's latest balance sheet figures for the first quarter of this year are better than feared, which has helped the share price from...
  • June 2, 2021
    Ikor and Matrix Technology are bundling solution offerings for system integration, cloud architecture and platform economics under the new umbrella brand X1F. The alliance will...
  • June 2, 2021
    Syntax and UiPath partner to strengthen Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in European industrial SMEs.
  • June 1, 2021
    Anyone who has dealt with the digitization of personnel processes in the last five years has certainly not come across the one...
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    June 1, 2021
    After the SAP Annual General Meeting last week, a discussion began about the remaining term of office of the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Professor Hasso Plattner. Naturally, Plattner wants...
  • Shortfacts

    June 1, 2021
    No monthly SAP news should be disregarded. The Short Facts are dedicated to the smaller news as well as the seemingly more...
  • June 1, 2021
    The blockade of the Suez Canal by the container ship "Ever Given" is a wake-up call for all those who have not yet heard the...
  • June 1, 2021
    SAP Switzerland fills new management position Sabrina Storck has been appointed COO of SAP Switzerland. In this function, she reports...
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    31 May 2021
    A more cost-effective business model with improved access, security and the ability to respond flexibly to growing or fluctuating business needs was not yet possible....
  • 28 May 2021
    As a close SAP companion, SUSE is once again taking part in this year's SAPHIRE NOW. A...
  • May 27 2021
    Many existing SAP customers have a treasure trove of data in the databases of their R/3 and ECC 6.0 and legacy systems. Partly for legal reasons, this data...
  • Interview: Inconsistent data simply costs money

    May 27 2021
    E-3 editor-in-chief Peter M. Färbinger interviewed Thomas Failer, founder and Group CEO of Data Migration International, in Switzerland....
  • May 27 2021
    When moving SAP to the cloud, relational databases with 10, 15 or 20 TB of data volume must also be taken along...
  • May 27 2021
    Nothing works without data structures, right? I am influenced by my studies in computer science and the associated activity of programming in the...
  • May 26 2021
    With the right data in your financial systems, you can not only close your books faster, but you can also get back to business faster.
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    May 26 2021
    According to a report by Trend Micro, the number of cyberattacks rose by 20 percent to over 62.6 billion in...
  • Editorial

    May 25 2021
    The mood is subdued because SAP CFO Luka Mucic is taking the red pencil to Christian Klein to repair the cloud and "integration"...
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    21 May 2021
    SAP conversion places a disproportionate burden on the IT budget because SAP refuses to offer a universal AnyDB conversion for S/4. More and more existing SAP customers are...
  • May 20, 2021
    SAP specialists who change employers are often looking for a long-term perspective. A personnel consultancy and a database ensure that the...
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    May 20, 2021
    The ERP system as the central hub of digitalization is still more of a pipe dream than a reality, according to a study by Teknowlogy...
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    May 20, 2021
    A new ISG study shows that German SMEs are also increasingly turning to intelligent automation based on artificial intelligence.
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    19 May 2021
    A few weeks ago I wrote in a comment: Hana is dead. However, I did not mean the End of Life...
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    May 18, 2021
    There are significant differences between industries in cloud adoption. Overall, however, companies are recognizing the benefits, even if challenges remain.
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    May 18, 2021
    Although data-driven decision-making is one of the key indicators of success, a new study shows that companies are not unlocking the potential of their data.
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    14 May 2021
    The majority of CEOs think the global economy will recover in 2021.
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    13 May 2021
    The second part on the fire disaster in the cloud comes from Marc Kleff. The first part was written by E-3 columnist NoName, page...
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    May 12, 2021
    Global supplier Kirchhoff Automotive uses xSuite's invoice processing solution as a tool to standardize accounts payable processes.
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    May 12, 2021
    Atlas Copco IAS has fully automated document processing in Purchase-to-Pay - from the order confirmation to the delivery bill to the invoice....
  • May 12, 2021
    Dear Mr. Färbinger, with the beauty award for the best modeling and visualization of business processes you put your author...
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    May 12, 2021
    The number of video calls has risen sharply since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Men are less concerned about their appearance in front of the camera...
  • 11 May 2021
    SNP enters into an alliance with Microsoft to provide SAP customers with an easy and fast path to SAP on Azure.
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    11 May 2021
    Corona partially leads to delays in S/4-Hana conversions. Nevertheless, the majority of the ERP modernization is to be completed by 2025.
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    May 10, 2021
    Starting with this issue, we are pleased to communicate with our partners via the E-3 magazine and to report regularly on the activities and...
  • May 7, 2021
    Intelligent automation in SAP® with AI-powered solutions
  • May 7, 2021
    Why only process and system optimization after brownfield conversion creates real added value in the company
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    May 7, 2021
    With the Informatik-Monitor, the Gesellschaft für Informatik e. V. (GI) publishes an overview of the state of computer science education in the...
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    May 7, 2021
    Prof. Dr. August-Wilhelm Scheer gives recommendations on timing in his autobiographical book.
  • The-Last-Satire

    May 6, 2021
    Things are looking bad for SAP's Hana database. The construct itself will continue to accompany S/4 on-prem and in the cloud...
  • Open Source

    May 6, 2021
    Kubernetes has significantly changed the world of virtual machines (VMs) and containers. Cloud Foundry (CF), for example, is also...
  • CFO Column

    May 6, 2021
    Corona has given digitalization an additional boost. One of the drivers is the sharp increase in efficiency pressure - also in the financial and...
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    May 6, 2021
    Time is a rare commodity today. Therefore, the necessary information for successful planning approaches of such difficult IT projects must be available promptly and...
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    May 6, 2021
    A survey by IDC shows that inadequate data quality is still one of the biggest challenges in data management. There is...
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    May 5, 2021
    The automotive industry is characterized by international manufacturers and complex value chains. The industry operates highly efficiently in global markets.
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    May 5, 2021
    The European Workshop on Software Ecosystems enters its eighth round with presentations on research and best practices.
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    May 4, 2021
    Flexible learning at any time, anywhere, that is the OpenSAP motto - and it has been realized with five...
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    May 3, 2021
    The definition and assignment of roles and authorizations is crucial for ERP systems, so that access authorizations can not only be formally assigned, but...
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    May 3, 2021
    Entry requirements are constantly changing. TripIt aims to remedy this situation.
  • May 1, 2021
    Digital transformation is also becoming increasingly important for public authorities. The increasing digitalization of administration is just as indispensable as the provision of...
  • April 30, 2021
    q.beyond is expanding its expertise in the field of cybersecurity with a new partnership with Northwave. The aim of the partnership is to provide medium-sized...
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    April 30, 2021
    According to a new ISG study, the pandemic continues to fuel the fledgling market for SAP in the AWS cloud.
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    April 29, 2021
    2020 was clearly marked by the economic crisis caused by Covid-19. Nevertheless, a very differentiated situation is seen in the IT market.
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    April 29, 2021
    The analysts from PAC/Teknowlogy survey the SAP community in German-speaking countries online via e-3.de and this newsletter as well as via the print magazine...
  • NoName

    April 29, 2021
    One of Europe's largest cloud data centers caught fire in the first half of March. The French IT provider OVHcloud reported the de facto total loss of its data center in...
  • Licenses

    April 29, 2021
    In February last year, the SAP Help portal officially announced that, from 2020, special attention will be paid to digital access documents in the measurement...
  • The-current-keyword

    April 29, 2021
    The breathtaking boom in working from home has changed many areas of business life. But while the world is eagerly embracing video conferencing and collaborative...
  • Internal Communications

    April 29, 2021
    SAP has done our DSAG a disservice. The HR department in Walldorf has poached the DSAG board member for technology. Personal congratulations...
  • Editorial

    April 29, 2021
    Not true: Embrace 2.0 became Rise with SAP. To the great surprise of the SAP community (SurpRISE!), the concept remained the same, the...
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    April 29, 2021
    The development of innovations, new business models and operational excellence are the priority topics for IT managers in the next two years.
  • April 28, 2021
    With the establishment of Diva-e Cloud, Diva-e combines its competencies in the field of cloud services.
  • Shortfacts

    April 28, 2021
    No monthly SAP news should be disregarded. The Short Facts are dedicated to the smaller news as well as the seemingly more...
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    April 28, 2021
    Valantic and UBH promise turbo on the road to digital transformation.
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    April 27, 2021
    No, of course not - this is not about destroying the SAP community, but about its greatest challenge: the successful...
  • April 27, 2021
    Siemens, IBM and Red Hat announce a new collaboration that will provide an open solution for real-time operational data.
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    April 27, 2021
    What strategies, measures and partnerships will ensure the industry's competitiveness? The Hannover Messe Digital Edition of 12.... offers answers to these questions
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    April 27, 2021
    Red Hat plans to acquire StackRox, a specialist in container and Kubernetes-native security solutions. Thanks to the integration of StackRox into...
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    April 27, 2021
    Generali Switzerland is breaking new ground: instead of the usual marketing approach in the insurance industry, it is working with start-ups...
  • April 26, 2021
    Valantic and LinkIT Consulting join forces to form a new Competence Center for ERP Consulting.
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    April 26, 2021
    All for One Group wants to acquire a majority stake in SNP Poland. The acquisition is planned for the first quarter of 2021.
  • April 23, 2021
    SAP specialist joins HiSolutions Lorenz Müller is the new Principal in the HiSolutions team. Müller will be responsible for the strategic expansion of...
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    April 23, 2021
    Surprise - SurpRISE - with SAP CEO Christian Klein: Instead of going to a well-stocked computer science library and reading the classic...
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    April 23, 2021
    I have been working intensively with SAP for around 25 years. It all started in Vienna with a renowned...
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    April 23, 2021
    Under the agreement, Tech Data will install local AWS sales and technical teams in European countries.
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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 second 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

EUR 390 excl. VAT
available until 1.10.2025
EUR 590 excl. VAT

Venue

Hotel Hilton Heidelberg
Kurfürstenanlage 1
D-69115 Heidelberg

Event date

Wednesday, April 22 and
Thursday, April 23, 2026

Tickets

Regular ticket
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.