{"id":72447,"date":"2021-03-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e3mag.com\/?p=72447"},"modified":"2021-04-20T17:08:06","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T15:08:06","slug":"two-on-wire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/two-on-wire\/","title":{"rendered":"Shortfacts March 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Two on the wire<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Itesys is awarded the contract by Swissgrid for the \"ERP Way Forward - System Management\" project based on S\/4 Hana. The tender volume is CHF 2.3 million over a maximum term of ten years. The SAP Basis service provider prevailed over two competitors and won the tender for the Swissgrid project. As part of this, the national grid company awarded the contract to centralize its heterogeneous ERP landscape on the basis of S\/4 Hana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Itesys has been selected as a partner in the area of SAP system management (private cloud). Itesys thus acts as a partner for system management for the new customer Swissgrid and integrates Swissgrid's S\/4 solution into its SAP platform, which is specially designed for the operation of SAP products, including managed services. Itesys thus realizes the implementation of the lifecycle management of the technical infrastructure on which the application is operated.<\/p><div id=\"great-3031284473\" class=\"great-fullsize-content-en\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6yfv7eho3Gc\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Fullsize\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150.jpg\" alt=\"Fullsize\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-400x50.jpg 400w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-768x96.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-100x13.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-480x60.jpg 480w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-640x80.jpg 640w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-720x90.jpg 720w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-960x120.jpg 960w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-1168x146.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-18x2.jpg 18w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-600x75.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"150\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sascha-Lioi-itesys.jpg\" alt=\"Sascha-Lioi-itesys.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-72448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sascha-Lioi-itesys.jpg 800w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sascha-Lioi-itesys-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sascha-Lioi-itesys-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sascha-Lioi-itesys-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sascha-Lioi-itesys-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sascha-Lioi-itesys-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sascha-Lioi-itesys-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sascha-Lioi-itesys-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sascha-Lioi-itesys-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sascha-Lioi-itesys-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Sascha-Lioi-itesys-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New standards for execution management<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Celonis announces Celonis Multi-Event Log. The company offers its customers an innovation that sets a new standard in execution management systems by automatically analyzing and optimizing the interactions between interconnected business processes. The system measures the current execution capacity, identifies execution gaps and then prioritizes the most relevant gaps. The system then provides recommendations for action or closes these gaps through automation in real time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional process mining offers customers significant added value by identifying and eliminating execution gaps in one process at a time. However, in many business areas, a bottleneck or gap in one process in turn affects other upstream or downstream processes. At the same time, with individual process logs, it is almost impossible to understand the relationship between multiple orders and their impact on key customer metrics. Closing the execution gap in a purchase-to-pay process and fully optimizing cash flow requires a complete picture that captures all interconnected processes. With Celonis' Multi-Event Log, this is now possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Collabora integrated into OwnCloud<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>OwnCloud is currently working on a rewrite of its digital collaboration platform under the name OwnCloud Infinite Scale. A broad ecosystem from the open source community is already supporting the new development with its own implementations. Collabora is also one of the partners. Collabora is working on integrating the open source office suite Collabora Online into the new OwnCloud platform. This will give existing Collabora Online customers the opportunity to migrate from OwnCloud 10 to OwnCloud Infinite Scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">StoreButler from the cloud<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The cloud and IoT platform StoreButler from q.beyond makes it easier for retailers to use digital technologies in their stores. Instead of having to connect and control each new solution separately with the company's IT, StoreButler handles the entire data exchange between systems, end devices, sensors and apps. At launch, partners such as Neptune, Snabble, ReAct and Pricer are supporting the platform with their retail solutions. In addition, q.beyond provides self-developed retail solutions via the platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>StoreButler is based on a combination of various cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies developed at q.beyond. The main components are cloud technology and an edge device in each store, the StoreButler Box. It connects the local end devices and sensors with the central control system in the cloud. The StoreButler supplies the digital store infrastructure with product data from the retailer's merchandise management system via standard interfaces and processes the sensor and device data from the points of sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vistex offers addition to SAP Cloud<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Vistex announced that it is scaling its cloud offerings and portfolio across the full spectrum of industries served. Vistex has built on the capabilities of the SAP Cloud Platform to develop a range of industry solutions covering complex business processes such as pricing, incentive, channel, rights and royalty management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vistex's cloud solutions will expand SAP's Industry Cloud portfolio for the retail and consumer goods industry and support companies in other industries such as wholesale, media and entertainment, and process manufacturing in their digital transformation. As a complete solutions provider, Vistex implements, manages and consults to help customers get the most out of their programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tyrolean media company relies on S\/4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to the efficient production and global marketing of digital media products, the Tyrolean entertainment company Koch Media plays in the top league. To ensure that this remains the case, the company has now upgraded its ERP software to the new SAP S\/4 Hana level. The conversion is the basis for planned extensions to the system and also a boost for digitalization. The SAP consulting firm CNT Management Consulting has been working for Koch Media since 2014, so the current conversion project was another logical step in the company's digital transformation process. The results are impressive: The system landscape was quickly standardized and offers improved transparency and efficiency. Koch Media is therefore already planning the first rollout in a recently acquired subsidiary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Avantra update for more safety<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The increase in cloud and hybrid environments has increased IT complexity. To address this, Avantra is introducing Avantra 20.11, the latest release of the AIOps platform. With Avantra 20.11, companies using SAP benefit from automated kernel upgrades. Native support for SAP Cloud Platform Integration and the SAP Cloud Connector are also new. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the enhanced security features, the solution eliminates the processing of repetitive SAP operations. Avantra 20.11 provides automated best practices for managing the SAP environment. In addition, Avantra 20.11 offers customers using Google Cloud Platform or Microsoft Azure enhanced support and integration that complements that for AWS. In addition to integrated checks, companies can monitor the health of their systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Turbo for digitization<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>SAP customers need more flexibility, speed and value orientation on their path to digital transformation. In an official position paper for its global customer base, SAP has therefore presented the software-supported Selective Data Transition (SDT) approach for the first time as the global standard for the migration to S\/4 Hana. The SDT approach is part of the S\/4 Move program and enables a new customer orientation: the tailored migration of business processes and data as a selective middle ground between system conversion (brownfield) and new implementation (greenfield). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>cbs is a founding member of SAP's SDT expert community and a close partner of SAP for industrial companies. With the transformation software cbs ET Enterprise Transformer, cbs enables large SAP customers to perform rapid S\/4 migrations in flexible, global procurement and delivery models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SLES becomes SAP Endorsed App<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Suse announced that Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) for SAP Applications is now an SAP Endorsed App and is available immediately through the SAP App Center digital marketplace. Suse Linux Enterprise Server has a proven track record in the field, has been tested by SAP and has subsequently received SAP Premium Certification. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The status as an SAP Endorsed App for SLES is the result of many years of partnership, innovation and value creation for joint customers. The intensified collaboration with SAP includes work on Kubernetes containers as part of the \"Gardener\" project, an open source project sponsored by SAP.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SAP Endorsed Apps are premium certified by SAP and provide additional security through in-depth testing and benchmark comparisons with other solutions. Suse Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 Service Pack 2 includes new features to simplify the migration of Hana and S\/4 services to cloud and hybrid deployments by automating the installation and configuration of the entire software stack, optimized for performance and resiliency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Integration with MS Teams<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Camelot Innovative Technologies Lab (Camelot ITLab) announced the expansion of its solution portfolio in the area of Customer Relationship Management (CRM). The new solution \"Microsoft Teams Integration for SAP Customer Experience\" enables companies to connect the SAP Sales Cloud with the collaboration tool Microsoft Teams and thus improve productivity and collaboration in sales. The solution developed by Camelot ITLab allows companies to create a virtual workspace in the Teams environment specifically for sales activities. The solution is available immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working group on S\/4 Hana<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Migration to S\/4 Hana is unavoidable for SAP user companies. But what does this path look like? There are several approaches and the decision is not an easy one. The \"SAP S\/4 Hana Selective Data Transition Engagement\" working group offers SAP customers common standards, methods and processes for individual and secure migration paths to S\/4. In addition to SAP, the working group includes the consulting companies cbs, Datavard, Natuvion and SNP. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The members of the working group continue to work closely with their customers on their specific migration projects. Questionnaires and analyses are used to develop an individual strategy for each customer. A large number of migration scenarios that the working group has jointly defined help with this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This gives customers around the world a better understanding of their options and the possibilities and benefits of a selective migration approach. These scenarios are constantly updated and expanded through the consistent exchange of knowledge. This ensures shorter projects, reduced costs and minimized risks when migrating to S\/4 - without having to compromise on quality standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gregor-stoeckler-datavard.jpg\" alt=\"gregor-stoeckler-datavard.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-72499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gregor-stoeckler-datavard.jpg 800w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gregor-stoeckler-datavard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gregor-stoeckler-datavard-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gregor-stoeckler-datavard-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gregor-stoeckler-datavard-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gregor-stoeckler-datavard-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gregor-stoeckler-datavard-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gregor-stoeckler-datavard-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gregor-stoeckler-datavard-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gregor-stoeckler-datavard-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/gregor-stoeckler-datavard-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>\"Our aim is to create a valuable, active and trustworthy community for our customers, SAP and the members of the working group.\"<br><strong>Gregor St\u00f6ckler, CEO of Datavard.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expertise confirmed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a successful audit, Plusserver is now an official SAP Outsourcing Operations Partner. The successful partner audit confirmed Plusserver's expertise in the operation of SAP applications and especially in the operation of Hana in the data center locations. As part of the program, the Cologne-based company was awarded the following certifications: SAP-Certified in Hosting Operations, SAP-Certified in Cloud and Infrastructure Operations and SAP-Certified in Hana Operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Plusserver Group has bundled its business and services in the area of enterprise IT in Plusserver Basis, which was founded in March 2020. The company's SAP specialists specialize in the operation of SAP Basis. This enables them to offer comprehensive SAP outsourcing in the GDPR-compliant Pluscloud. Consulting, implementation and S\/4 migrations as well as high-quality Hana services are also part of the offering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/oliver-mauss-plusserver.jpg\" alt=\"oliver-mauss-plusserver.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-72500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/oliver-mauss-plusserver.jpg 800w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/oliver-mauss-plusserver-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/oliver-mauss-plusserver-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/oliver-mauss-plusserver-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/oliver-mauss-plusserver-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/oliver-mauss-plusserver-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/oliver-mauss-plusserver-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/oliver-mauss-plusserver-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/oliver-mauss-plusserver-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/oliver-mauss-plusserver-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/oliver-mauss-plusserver-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>The certifications show that we offer SAP services at a high level. <br><strong>Oliver Mauss, CEO of Plusserver<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New StorageGrid solution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With the SG100, NetApp is offering a new version of its SG1000 load balancer, which is aimed specifically at the needs of medium-sized companies. The SG100 StorageGrid solution is similar to its big brother in terms of functionality, but has more cost-effective processors. NetApp offers the SG100 specifically for entry-level and mid-range StorageGrid implementations. It runs the same software as the SG1000 and offers the same functionality as well as the same 1U footprint. The load balancers differ in that the SG100 is equipped with cost-effective 10-core processors and four 10\/25GbE interfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tricentis grows<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tricentis recorded another successful financial year in 2020. Last year, the company achieved double-digit growth in annual recurring revenue (ARR), entered into important innovation partnerships, won new prestigious customers, introduced product enhancements and received industry awards. In 2020, Tricentis also achieved several milestones and plans to further advance its product innovation and expansion efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This also includes the strategic partnership with SAP. This helps customers to overcome the biggest obstacles to the introduction of cloud and S\/4 Hana and accelerate the transformation to the intelligent enterprise. The collaboration between the two companies includes the joint development of projects and reselling as an SAP Solution Extension via the global SAP sales team and the channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EcoVadis gold medal for Esker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Esker announced that its headquarters in Lyon, France, has been awarded ISO 14001:2015 certification by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA), a major provider of independent assessment services, for its effective environmental management system. Esker was also awarded the EcoVadis Gold Medal for its achievements in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This puts the company in the top four percent of companies assessed by EcoVadis. This recognition is part of Esker's ongoing commitment to environmental issues and improving CSR. The international standard ISO 14001 underlines Esker's long-term commitment to environmental protection. It sets out the principles of an effective management system that follows environmental best practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certified expertise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>SAP has once again recognized T.Con's industry expertise in the mill industry in Germany. The \"SAP Recognized Expertise in the Mill Products category for Germany\" certificate confirms the expertise of SAP Gold Partner T.Con in developing solutions for this industry based on SAP software. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mill Industry includes companies from the film, paper, cardboard, nonwovens, textile and metal industries, among others. SAP regularly presents the SAP Recognized Expertise award to recognize the industry- or solution-specific expertise of its partners. There are currently over 22,000 SAP partners worldwide who specialize in different use cases and industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SolMan new hacker target<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>IT experts are currently warning of a critical vulnerability in SAP's Solution Manager (SolMan). Attackers are currently actively scanning for vulnerable versions of the system management software and using them to compromise all connected SAP systems - including extremely critical ones such as ERP, CRM and HR - without entering any login data. The gap allows malicious code to be infiltrated and executed remotely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although SAP also uses SolMan for license management at its customers, IT service management (ITSM) and application lifecycle management (ALM) are better handled by secure third-party tools. With ESM Suite 5, a Solutive product can take over IT service management and application lifecycle management for SAP systems instead of SolMan. The security gap is closed immediately through purely local use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/christian-steiger-solutive.jpg\" alt=\"christian-steiger-solutive.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-72501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/christian-steiger-solutive.jpg 800w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/christian-steiger-solutive-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/christian-steiger-solutive-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/christian-steiger-solutive-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/christian-steiger-solutive-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/christian-steiger-solutive-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/christian-steiger-solutive-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/christian-steiger-solutive-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/christian-steiger-solutive-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/christian-steiger-solutive-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/christian-steiger-solutive-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Many SAP users do not realize that SolMan can be misused as an uncontrollable gateway into the entire SAP system landscape. <br><strong>Christian Steiger, CEO of Solutive<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Longhorn extends Edge scenarios<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Suse presents Longhorn 1.1. Longhorn has been a sandbox project of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) since October 2019. With the general availability of Longhorn in June 2020, adoption has increased by 235 percent since then and the project is now a key player when it comes to Kubernetes and storage. The new release enables Rancher users to utilize a Kubernetes-native storage solution on limited hardware in edge environments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Longhorn 1.1, DevOps teams benefit from easy management of persistent data in any Kubernetes environment and a vendor-neutral approach to cloud-native storage. Rancher users will increase the resilience of their edge environments with this new update, including ARM64 support, new self-healing capabilities and improved performance visibility with Longhorn 1.1. Longhorn is 100% open source, microservices-centric and cloud-native storage for Kubernetes applications. It is significantly less complicated than other software-defined storage solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compliance tool for HR departments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nexus\/Enterprise Solutions (Nexus\/EPS) has developed a new compliance tool for HR departments. Employers can use it to automate the information and verification obligations incumbent on them (e.g. to implement special occupational safety measures) instead of implementing and documenting them manually in local processes as was previously the case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an add-on to the Nexus personnel file, the new tool also offers various tutorials on individual training content and provides a certificate in the personnel file to prove that the training has been successfully completed. Digital compliance processes can be initiated centrally with proof at the touch of a button. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are made available to employees in a decentralized manner via the web browser. An automated reminder process helps employees to complete their obligations on time. By linking back to the HR master data in SAP HCM, the tool retrieves information on which training measures need to be carried out for each individual employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WDT breaks new ground<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With K\u00f6rber, the Wirtschaftsgenossenschaft deutscher Tier\u00e4rzte (WDT) is taking major steps towards the future by establishing the first logistics center specifically designed for veterinary medicine. The focus is on establishing an expanded business model that will offer sustainable added value for veterinary practices throughout Germany. WDT is supported by K\u00f6rber's SAP consulting and implementation expertise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For over 100 years, WDT has been dedicated to the manufacture and purchase of consumables and items for the veterinary trade. With WDT's own high-quality preparations as well as practice supplies, human and wholesale products, the company is the basic supplier of veterinary practices and therefore more than just a wholesaler and producer. In future, the company will provide comprehensive logistics services via its own logistics company, VetLogOne, and supply veterinary practices and clinics as well as other companies in the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--nextpage-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SAP Store and SAP App Center merge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Suse presents Longhorn 1.1. Longhorn has been a sandbox project of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) since October 2019. With the general availability of Longhorn in June 2020, adoption has increased by 235 percent since then and the project is now a key player when it comes to Kubernetes and storage. 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