Cover story April 2024
SAP Basis with Cloud ALM,
on-prem
and licenses.
Salzburg 2024: Hana and S/4 also need a robust SAP basis. The Customer Competence Center of SAP R/3 and Business Suite 7 is transforming itself with ALM, process mining and enterprise architects. The SAP Competence Center Summit in Salzburg is dedicated to this transformation process.
Cover Story December 2025
The CCoE Experiment
The „SAP for Me“ portal is about as reliable as Deutsche Bahn. Without IT tools, the CCoE (Customer Center of Expertise) is flying blind. With Rise, automated testing, Cloud ALM, Signavio, LeanIX, and WalkMe, the CCoE has more tasks than ever before, and SAP is letting its users down. The old CCC partnership has broken down.
AI as a Growth Driver for Data Centers
January 13, 2026
By 2030, the AI capacities of German data centers are expected to quadruple. The connected load in watts will then rise from the current 530 megawatts to 2020 megawatts.
Data Sovereignty for SMEs
January 12, 2026
Digital transformation is a reality in small and medium-sized enterprises, but it is often incomplete. According to Bitkom, 77 percent of companies have a digitalization strategy, but only 19 percent implement it consistently—mainly due to a lack of data sovereignty.
Cloud Archiving and CMIS Readiness
January 9, 2026
Cleaning specialist Kärcher is taking the opportunity presented by a change to its existing ECM solution to move its data archive to the cloud and prepare its structures and processes for the upcoming migration to SAP S/4 Hana.
The Use of AI Is Changing the Project Business
January 8, 2026
AI will fundamentally change the business of IT service providers—not only in testing and software development, but also in consulting. Experienced consultants will benefit, but junior consultants will find it more difficult to get started at first.
The HR Data Engine From SAP
January 7, 2026
SAP has presented several product announcements for its HR and HCM solutions. New features in the SAP SuccessFactors cloud portfolio focus on artificial intelligence, skills-based employee development, and data-driven insights.
Business Data Fabric From SAP and Snowflake
January 5, 2026
A new partnership between SAP and Snowflake aims to give companies access to comprehensive data and AI applications to accelerate their business processes.
Hybrid SAP S/4 Chaos Theory
December 11, 2025
The end of 2025 has been a difficult time for SAP CEO Christian Klein: SAP system landscapes are predominantly hybrid, and only a third of those surveyed by the user association DSAG are familiar with the new Business Suite. SAP's communication has failed, and public cloud is a marginal phenomenon.
SAP Caught in the ERP Paradox
December 4, 2025
Most of what SAP does is fundamentally correct. The global market leader in ERP cannot be accused of deliberate misconduct. Yet, SAP's share price is falling, and the mood within the SAP community is grim. The world of SAP and the world of ERP users are no longer aligned.
AI Through SAP BTP
November 27, 2025
The SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) is entering the AI arena as a key enabler and strategic foundation for innovation and expansion. However, many technical and licensing issues remain unresolved. Will SAP BTP be a game changer for SAP customers?
E3 Roundtable on ERP Platforms, Data Streams, and E2E Workflows
Successful ERP, supply chain management, and CRM architectures are built on IT platforms. Data streaming and collaboration are essential to the orchestration of ERP systems. IT platforms are the new operating system for cloud computing. The E3 Roundtable will highlight the importance and strategy of platforms for a holistic IT infrastructure and ERP architecture. SAP customers will implement platform technologies for digital transformation. The E3 Roundtable will discuss the ERP architecture principle of platforms using Boomi's offering as an example.
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January 8, 2026
The Use of AI Is Changing the Project Business
AI will fundamentally change the business of IT service providers—not only in testing and software development, but also in consulting. Experienced consultants will benefit, but junior consultants will find it more difficult to get started at first.
December 18, 2025
Artificial SAP Chaos and AI Disaster
SAP has embarked on an inevitable disaster involving AI assistants, agents, patchwork, Joule, and Frankenstein-like architectures. SAP has essentially created AI chaos theory 2.0.
December 5, 2025
Long live the operating system?
With Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16, SUSE aims to set new standards for stability in business-critical IT environments—with a zero-trust platform for the era of S/4 transformation and long-term investment security.
November 28, 2025
EU Competition Proceedings Against SAP
The European Commission initiated formal antitrust proceedings against SAP on September 25. The allegation is that SAP may have exploited its dominant position in the ERP software market by imposing abusive contract terms.
SAP News
January 13, 2026
AI as a Growth Driver for Data Centers
By 2030, the AI capacities of German data centers are expected to quadruple. The connected load in watts will then rise from the current 530 megawatts to 2020 megawatts.
January 5, 2026
Business Data Fabric From SAP and Snowflake
A new partnership between SAP and Snowflake aims to give companies access to comprehensive data and AI applications to accelerate their business processes.
December 19, 2025
Printing in the Age of the Paperless Office
Despite digital processes, document printing in SAP systems remains an issue. In an interview with E3 Magazine, Waldemar Suchy, founder of Suchy MIPS, explains why the paperless office is not yet a reality, what challenges exist, and how modern output management can help.
December 16, 2025
NIS 2 Implementation Is Overdue
In a recent statement, the digital association Bitkom welcomed the German Bundestag's adoption of the law implementing the EU NIS 2 Directive.
Business Management
January 12, 2026
Data Sovereignty for SMEs
Digital transformation is a reality in small and medium-sized enterprises, but it is often incomplete. According to Bitkom, 77 percent of companies have a digitalization strategy, but only 19 percent implement it consistently—mainly due to a lack of data sovereignty.
January 9, 2026
Cloud Archiving and CMIS Readiness
Cleaning specialist Kärcher is taking the opportunity presented by a change to its existing ECM solution to move its data archive to the cloud and prepare its structures and processes for the upcoming migration to SAP S/4 Hana.
December 12, 2025
S/4: A complex undertaking with added value
As the deadline for migrating to S/4 in 2027 approaches, Precisely and ASUG highlight key obstacles hindering SAP modernization—from process complexity and data quality issues to mixed user interface environments.
SAP certificate management is becoming increasingly complex, and the use of resources is rising continuously. Automation software for certificate management addresses these challenges in several ways.
IT Management
December 11, 2025
Four steps to a modern ERP landscape
When SMEs scale up, they face a variety of challenges. At the technical and procedural level, increasing data volumes and growing requirements for compliance, data security, and ESG conformity necessitate a solid operational framework.
November 28, 2025
Why unit tests?
For most developers, „unit testing“ and „test-driven development“ have long been familiar terms. Nevertheless, for a variety of reasons, not many programmers actually use them in practice.
November 21, 2025
The AI Clock Is Ticking in Low-Code Mode
Why low-code and AI are currently business boosters for SAP and non-SAP users, and how low-code-supported AI applications support users in their everyday work—here is a compact overview of how both technologies fit together perfectly and orchestrate business together.
November 14, 2025
Using SAP IBP to Establish an Agentic AI Framework: Three Use Cases
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping supply chain planning at an unprecedented pace. Traditional, linear processes are giving way to data-driven strategies powered by advanced technologies and sophisticated platforms. Among these, SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) stands out as a foundational tool for enabling an agentic AI framework.
Economy
December 17, 2025
AI and S/4 as Transformation Accelerators
A new study by PwC shows how companies can accelerate their transformation, increase efficiency, and create sustainable business value by integrating artificial intelligence into S/4.
December 3, 2025
Compliant artificial intelligence
New services create transparency, promote trust, and support companies in the responsible use of artificial intelligence.
November 19, 2025
Digital Sovereignty—Dependent and Without a Strategy
Although the German economy believes it is well equipped when it comes to digital sovereignty, the majority is still dependent on digital solutions from non-European providers. This is shown by the first „Digital Sovereignty Index“ compiled by SAP Gold Partner Adesso and the HRI.
November 12, 2025
Start-ups with strategic importance
The DACH region remains a dynamic field of innovation: start-ups continue to gain in strategic importance. This is shown by the Start-up and Innovation Monitor 2025 of the digital consulting, solutions and software company Valantic.
E3 book tip
Maintenance with SAP S/4HANA
Keep your financial processes in SAP S/4HANA under control! This practical guide accompanies you in your daily tasks, from financial accounting to accounts payable and accounts receivable invoices to payment transactions, asset accounting, and closing tasks. The authors explain the processes step by step and use numerous examples to show you how to use the SAP Fiori apps efficiently. This third edition is based on SAP S/4HANA 2023, but is also suitable for older SAP S/4HANA releases and SAP S/4HANA 2025.
- All important maintenance processes and functions in SAP S/4HANA
- AI functions and new SAP tools
- All important maintenance processes and functions in SAP S/4HANA
- AI functions and new SAP tools
- With illustrative tips and tricks from the field
- 7th edition of the bestseller
- 7th edition of the bestseller
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