SAP Solution: ERP

Good and old program development is based on a waterfall model. Modern algorithms are created in dialog with AI. SAP overslept the Internet a long time ago, but currently does not understand AI either.

In the new Abap Cloud world, unlimited direct access to database tables, the local file system or the kernel of the application server is strictly prohibited. For existing SAP customers, this development doctrine results in a painful and expensive refactoring process.

SAP's clean-core strategy and exponentially growing AI capabilities are accelerating the pace of digital transformation. Some basic thoughts on how the accelerated change can succeed.

The former pioneer of standard business software seems to have lost its innovative compass. Hana, cloud, AI, qubits - what adds value to ERP?

Companies are faced with the challenge of combining stable SAP core systems with the speed of modern development. Hybrid architectures, low-code platforms and AI agents create new scope for action.

Investors fear that expensive cloud software subscriptions will be radically devalued as sophisticated AI agents perform the tasks of office workers largely autonomously, drastically reducing the need for thousands and thousands of individual licenses.

The term „narrative economics“ was coined by Robert J. Shiller, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, and describes an approach to explaining how narratives drive significant economic events.

E3 editor-in-chief Peter Färbinger spoke to Stefan Nogly, Chief Technology Officer at the German-speaking SAP User Group (DSAG), at the Technology Days 2026 in Hamburg. Stefan Nogly tries to keep an eye on and orchestrate all aspects of the members.

The wave of certificate shortening is rolling. The main aim is to increase the security of web communication. Certificate lifecycle management software with automation functions is the order of the day. An interview with Empirius CTO Marcus Bogenstätter.

Manuel Sedlak, Head of SAP Public Cloud Services at Nagarro, explains in an interview with E3 magazine how the transformation to an „Intelligent Sustainable Enterprise“ can succeed with the SAP Business Suite.

The S/4 transformation remains the central IT project for many companies. However, legacy custom code is slowing down the pace and innovation. New AI-based approaches could pave the way for a genuine clean core.

The management consultancy Unity from Büren (NRW) is now an SAP partner and wants to expand its consulting services in the area of SAP strategy and advisory. According to the company, the aim is to strengthen its support for transformation projects. With the arrival of SAP expert Oliver Schreiber, the company has already set the course for a growing SAP business. Unity, a company specializing in corporate and IT transformation,...