SAP-Solution: AI/Joule

In addition to traditional SQL databases from IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP, the SAP HANA database platform also features two other engines: Graph and Vector. In the age of AI, these powerful engines on the HANA platform are indispensable.

With the SAP Edge Integration Cell, Kubernetes is making its way into many SAP environments. However, success depends on more than just technology: Operations, automation, security, and sustainable cloud-native expertise are crucial.

KGS Software GmbH is expanding its executive team: Effective October 15, 2026, Dirk Kruse will join CEO Winfried Althaus in taking on responsibility for growth and internationalization. Kruse has 25 years of experience in the SAP ecosystem, particularly with SAP S/4 Hana and Rise with SAP, as well as international sales and go-to-market expertise. At KGS, he will be responsible for the strategic development…

In June 2026, U.S. export controls on powerful Frontier models such as „Fable“ and „Mythos“ made clear what many companies had previously underestimated: Leading AI capabilities for cyberattacks and cyberdefense are no longer a freely available resource.

When an SAP transaction stalls, the impact extends far beyond the software itself. Order-to-cash processes can be delayed, service levels can be compromised, and supply chains can come under pressure. At the same time, it’s harder to pinpoint the causes because SAP environments have long since become hybrid.

Modern IT environments combine SAP systems with various Linux distributions. Agentic AI and the Model Context Protocol now enable the secure, automated management of these complex environments using natural language.

Artificial intelligence and digital technologies will be at the top of the agenda for German companies in 2026. As technology evolves, the importance of cybersecurity is also growing. At the same time, issues such as performance and competitiveness are coming into sharper focus.

A roundtable discussion hosted by E3 Magazine—streamed on YouTube—featuring licensing experts Myrja Schumacher of DLC, Andreas Knab of Soterion, and Lorenz Müller of HiSolutions reveals many pitfalls and areas in need of improvement in the SAP ERP universe.

The integrated toolchain is a component of the Rise methodology designed to support migration to the cloud. What it can do, how artificial intelligence can reduce effort, and how agents can be coordinated securely.

Multimatic, a global automotive supplier, is implementing SAP Direct Material Sourcing for Discrete Manufacturing in production. What the standard solution could do, where it reached its limits, and which requirements from the project were incorporated into an SAP release.

This is a call for participation in DSAG’s organizational work: At the DSAG Annual Convention in Cologne this October, DSAG members will elect a new chairperson—it’s going to be a close race!

SUSE is much more than just an SAP operating system provider: The company serves as a strategic anchor for Europe’s digital sovereignty. Faced with the pressure of SAP’s end-of-maintenance, forced migration to the cloud, and monopolization in the AI market, SUSE offers a reliable, technically mature solution.