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"Cloud" is at the top of my hit list of meaningless IT buzzwords. Although perhaps meaningless is a bit harsh. It's more the mechanics of the discourse that lead us to speak about cloud, but often counterproductively.
What do SAP customers do if they don't want to move to the public cloud, but still want the benefits of using cloud technology? The answer is simple: they use the cloud in their own data center with HPE and Intel technology.
Wempe, a family-run retailer of watches and jewelry, is switching its IT landscape to q.beyond.
In May 2019, SAP launched its partner project Embrace, an initiative focused on making the switch to S/4 Hana and suitable cloud solutions easier and quicker for existing customers.
Similar to on-premise, Suse solutions for SAP are now among the recommended and preferred partner systems for SAP deployment in the public cloud environment. A spotlight on Suse for SAP solutions that can be obtained via the authoritative "SAP public cloud service providers".
Microsoft offers a cloud platform with Azure. Its services can be used in combination with the SAP Cloud Platform and as an infrastructure for operating SAP cloud solutions.
Azure usage is increasing in general and in particular among SAP users. There is a requirement-based IaaS offering of Public Cloud services for SAP deployment.
NetApp as one of the leading providers of data management solutions in the SAP environment offers basically the same solutions for on-premise systems and public cloud instances, for example Microsoft Azure.
Are SolMan 7.2, NetWeaver, Hana 1 & 2, SoH and S/4 already digested, consolidated and customized? Probably not - right?
Alibaba Group and SAP plan to offer S/4 Hana Cloud and SAP Cloud Platform on Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) in China. This is intended to make it easier for customers to move to the cloud and help them on their way to becoming a smart enterprise.
In Germany's manufacturing industry, three out of four companies already obtain IT services from the cloud. But how can the actual costs be efficiently determined in a complex multi-cloud environment in order to optimize cloud costs?
Introducing Hana into the enterprise is no easy task, because the platform, which is as innovative as it is highly complex, is resource-hungry and requires a great deal of know-how to operate.

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.