SAP-Solution: IoT

Christian Klein has not only made a mess of SAP's AI development, but is currently being overtaken left and right by his own existing customers when it comes to AI. An old pattern continues.

SAP is having a hard time with AI, as a recent interview with CEO Christian Klein in Handelsblatt shows. AI-assisted capture of incoming invoices is a standard process. ERP innovation should deliver more.

SAP's ERP revolutionized the structure and process organization of many entrepreneurs. With Industry 4.0 and IoT, the next step follows in the direction of a holistic view of product, service and financial cycles. SAP partner GIB and parent company ifm are at the epicenter of this promising development.

If you want innovation, you can't get around S/4 Hana. SAP wants to make the switch as easy as possible for companies with Rise with SAP. But the migration package may be missing elements that are crucial for the competitiveness of many companies.

The use cases are very versatile in the IoT area. For the IoT service, it is irrelevant whether a single tool, a temperature sensor or a complex CNC milling machine is to provide data.

European companies prefer supporting service providers that cover multiple geographic regions for the deployment and management of their IoT networks.

With regard to the implementation of innovative Industry 4.0 and IoT scenarios, the factory edge concept in particular is becoming increasingly important. An SAP connection is also an essential component here.

Cybercriminals have found lucrative targets in IoT and OT. Most companies are not prepared to face this threat. A structured approach helps to minimize risks.

Industry 4.0 is a topic that hardly any company can ignore. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, there is uncertainty about how to approach it.

The digital user forum "Use of mobile solutions and new technologies in maintenance and service" on April 20 and 21, 2021, will focus primarily on digitization and integration.

End-to-end processes are often written about. This is no wonder, after all, end-to-end digitization and thus data exchange without media discontinuity are the effectiveness and, above all, efficiency utopia of the vast majority of those responsible.

A uniform IT infrastructure and the switch to S/4 form the basis for the companies of Blanc und Fischer Familienholding to more closely interlink products and services and thus offer new, integrated solutions around the kitchen living space.