SAP-Solution: S/4

Public cloud projects differ fundamentally from traditional SAP implementations. It is not just technology, but above all methodological and organizational changes that determine success. What challenges companies can expect and what is important now.

Effective supply chain planning is essential for manufacturing companies. As support for SAP APO ends, there are no more important updates and the replacement of global systems can take years, there is an acute need for action - both strategically and operationally.

The traditional era of enterprise resource planning, or ERP for short, is effectively dead when taking a critical, analytical look at current IT and AI developments, and with it SAP's cloudy marketing concept of the so-called Intelligent Enterprise.

The current SAP cloud and licensing model in no way serves to technically and organizationally liberate existing customers, but rather binds them more closely to Walldorf. Those who rely on Rise with SAP without a sound IT strategy, external legal advice and license control risk high costs and permanent dependence on the software giant.

The podcast for the E3 cover story is a supplement and continuation of the online texts from the E3 print magazine. A dialog between two AI avatars with knowledge from the German-speaking E3 editorial team provides an insight into the processes surrounding SAP and the SAP community. Translations into English, Spanish and French are provided by DeepL and Google.

Why invest millions again in a system that works? The question of the business case for S/4 Hana torments many IT decision-makers. SAP ECC works, the business is running and there is no acute technical flashpoint.

SAP has tightened its API requirements in order to better secure the rapidly increasing use by non-SAP systems as well as new cloud and AI scenarios. According to DSAG, however, the rules could jeopardize customers' planning security and innovative strength.

How can companies successfully guide employees through the ERP transformation? Change management is a key success factor in the introduction of S/4 Hana - and how should communication, training and leadership be organized during the transformation process?

The IT service provider Gisa from Halle an der Saale, which specializes in SAP operations and consulting, will continue to manage the SAP HCM landscape of Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr and is to convert its system to SAP S/4 Hana. According to the company, the aim is to create a modern basis for HR management. The migration will take place as a technical 1:1 conversion. Functions and processes are to be checked separately and supplemented as required....

Thousands of approvals every year, heterogeneous processes in ten countries and increasing compliance requirements: Roto DST had to standardize a critical process - and at the same time seamlessly connect SAP as a database with the Microsoft 365 world for users.

For existing SAP customers, the urgent question is what is really behind this new glossy term of an autonomous ERP suite and whether it is a genuine technical revolution for users or merely a stock market-driven labeling scam.

Behind the cloudy AI marketing promises of the Walldorf-based software company SAP, a fundamental paradigm shift is currently taking place that will massively change the future of business data processing. LLMs naturally fail with abap tables.