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- June 26, 2025
26 Jun'25
SAP agrees to allow Celonis data access until case resolved
SAP agrees to allow Celonis customers to access data from its systems as their legal battle continues, but customers will be best served if the vendors resolve data access issues.
- May 30, 2025
30 May'25
Grow with SAP fuels Phoenix Global's digital transition
Phoenix Global implemented S/4HANA Cloud via Grow with SAP to replace outdated systems, digitize manual processes and enable AI capabilities for its metals and mining services.
- May 29, 2025
29 May'25
SAP Sapphire 2025 news, trends and analysis
SAP showcased new business AI applications and continued to make the case for S/4HANA Cloud as the future of SaaS-based ERP innovation and digital transformation.
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- May 27, 2025
27 May'25
How SAP sustainability software helps manage ESG programs
Gunther Rothermel, who leads engineering for the SAP sustainability line, explains the challenges of regulatory reporting and what AI-infused tools can do to automate the process.
- May 21, 2025
21 May'25
SAP retools its cloud-based ERP to ease migrations
The software vendor aims to simplify the shift from on-premises systems with line-of-business bundles for finance, supply chain, HR, procurement and CX.
- May 21, 2025
21 May'25
SAP sits Joule at the helm of apps, data 'flywheel'
The vendor also made its Sapphire 2025 conference a showcase for solving AI data challenges with Business Data Cloud and integrated 'suites' of cloud applications.
- May 19, 2025
19 May'25
SAP should balance AI talk with customer concerns at Sapphire
SAP will focus on Joule, agentic AI and Business Data Cloud at Sapphire; experts say it should also show how it can help customers deal with real-world issues.
- March 19, 2025
19 Mar'25
Process mining vendor Celonis sues SAP over data access
Celonis slaps SAP with a lawsuit over third-party access to data for its process mining applications.
- March 06, 2025
06 Mar'25
SAP BDC strives to be an AI catalyst, but clarity is needed
The new SAP Business Data Cloud promises to provide customers with a data platform that helps unlock enterprise AI value, but customer adoption is still in question.
- February 14, 2025
14 Feb'25
SAP data cloud, Databricks integration aims to unify AI data
SAP unveiled a Business Data Cloud platform and Databricks partnership to support customers in AI projects, which analysts bill as an important evolution of data management.
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- February 05, 2025
05 Feb'25
Rise with SAP will extend support deadline -- for some
SAP will offer extended ECC support to some customers with large and complex systems through a Rise with SAP subscription service.
- January 31, 2025
31 Jan'25
Changes to SAP leadership reflect AI, cloud shifts
SAP's latest executive moves have Sebastian Steinhaeuser overseeing strategy and Philipp Herzig as CTO, but analysts say the continual changes shouldn't concern customers.
- January 29, 2025
29 Jan'25
BBC structures app development with SAP BTP
The BBC has improved its SAP Fiori app development process by using SAP Business Technology platform along with BTP Monitor from Bluestonex.
- January 10, 2025
10 Jan'25
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition ready for retailers
SAP will show the now-generally available retail industry vertical platform for S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition at next week's National Retail Federation event.
- January 07, 2025
07 Jan'25
SAP's challenge ahead is making a case for cloud migrations
For SAP and its customers, 2025 is the year to make the business case for moving to the cloud. The vendor also needs to clarify its stance on innovation access via Rise with SAP.
- December 26, 2024
26 Dec'24
SAP leadership turmoil needs to settle in 2025
SAP executed on a restructuring that affected thousands of employees and significant executive changes in 2024. Now it needs to rebuild trust with employees and customers.
- December 06, 2024
06 Dec'24
Grow with SAP expands cloud ERP access for SMBs on AWS
The new offering is designed to provide companies with an easier way to implement S/4HANA Public Cloud Edition. While aimed at SMBs, it could prove useful to enterprises.
- October 16, 2024
16 Oct'24
SAP aims to simplify spend management with AI copilot
SAP is injecting more generative AI into its Intelligent Spend Group via its Joule copilot. It also introduced new services for Business Network and Ariba.
- October 09, 2024
09 Oct'24
SAP focuses on developer efficiency in Joule, Build update
At SAP TechEd, the vendor unveiled new functionality for its generative AI copilot, Joule, as well as ABAP capabilities in its Build low-code/no-code platform.
- October 01, 2024
01 Oct'24
Rise with SAP sweetens U.S. Sugar's cloud move
Faced with an aging on-premises ERP system, U.S. Sugar took time to plan a move to S/4HANA Cloud and settled on Rise with SAP when it felt the conditions were right.
- September 26, 2024
26 Sep'24
Onapsis debuts SAP security capabilities for BTP
New capabilities from Onapsis are aimed at enabling customers to assess security for and protect SAP Business Technology Platform from configuration and other vulnerabilities.
- September 03, 2024
03 Sep'24
Mueller latest to leave SAP leadership ranks
SAP CTO Juergen Mueller is leaving the company as the result of an incident at an event, leaving questions about the direction of SAP's Business Technology Platform.
- August 28, 2024
28 Aug'24
SAP-Collibra deepen integrations for Datasphere
SAP and Collibra expand their partnership, integrating Collibra's data governance tools into SAP Datasphere, bolstering data management and governance for AI and analytics.
- August 07, 2024
07 Aug'24
SAP clean core approach changes game for SIs
As SAP pushes its clean core methodology for S/4HANA Cloud environments, the partners who customized legacy SAP systems will need to evolve their business models.
- July 30, 2024
30 Jul'24
Julia White, Scott Russell to leave SAP executive board
Two executive board members will depart SAP in a move that the company says is both to streamline the structure of the board and to focus on its AI-first strategy.
- June 17, 2024
17 Jun'24
Mueller: Clean core is the 'right way' for SAP cloud migration
In this Q&A, SAP CTO Juergen Mueller explains why a clean core is critical for moving to S/4HANA cloud and how the enterprise architect can help customers get there.
- June 05, 2024
05 Jun'24
SAP snaps up WalkMe for $1.5B
SAP acquires the digital adoption platform vendor in a bid to expand its portfolio of applications that helps customers moving from on-premises infrastructure to the cloud.
- June 04, 2024
04 Jun'24
SAP highlights business AI partnerships, puts Joule in spotlight
On the first day of Sapphire, SAP focused on business AI and the criticality of its GenAI assistant. But analysts say the emphasis on AI might be too forward-looking for customers.
- June 03, 2024
03 Jun'24
SAP Sapphire likely to offer dual cloud, AI agendas
SAP Sapphire will likely focus on pragmatic guidance for cloud and AI, along with examples of how to derive business value and successfully undergo complex transformations.
- May 31, 2024
31 May'24
Hasso Plattner exits, marking end of era for SAP
The departure of Hasso Plattner signals both an end and a new beginning for SAP as the company aims to push forward on its cloud strategy and make a name for itself in AI.
- May 29, 2024
29 May'24
Rise with SAP evolves, but struggles to make a case for some
Rise with SAP offers a path to the cloud for SAP customers, but adoption is still hindered by customer concerns over costs, flexibility and SAP's cloud-only innovation strategy.
- April 23, 2024
23 Apr'24
SAP earnings for Q1 indicate strong cloud growth
SAP's cloud revenue for the first quarter of 2024 indicates healthy growth and sets the stage as customers plan cloud migrations and implementations of business AI functionalities.
- March 21, 2024
21 Mar'24
SAP chief AI officer: Waiting on AI is the wrong strategy
SAP's first chief AI officer, Philipp Herzig, outlines the company's new AI-focused organization and underscores why companies should begin experimenting with AI technologies.
- March 19, 2024
19 Mar'24
SAP, Nvidia partner to boost Business AI development
SAP and Nvidia are working together to combine platforms and services that help customers build business-specific generative AI capabilities across SAP's cloud products.
- March 06, 2024
06 Mar'24
SAP Datasphere adds data governance, GenAI for analytics
SAP introduced new functionality in SAP Datasphere to help customers better manage their data environments with governance, modeling and GenAI.
- January 30, 2024
30 Jan'24
New Rise with SAP program targets barriers to cloud moves
The Rise with SAP Migration and Modernization program includes cost incentives and services aimed at on-premises customers reluctant to move to S/4HANA Cloud.
- January 24, 2024
24 Jan'24
SAP restructuring focuses on AI, affects 8,000 employees
Amidst strong earnings results, SAP announced a restructuring plan that focuses the company on AI-based growth, with 8,000 employees expected to be reskilled or leave.
- January 12, 2024
12 Jan'24
SAP debuts 4 AI-based retail capabilities
At the National Retail Federation 2024 conference, SAP will feature new retail capabilities for predictive demand planning, predictive replenishment of goods and order management.
- January 11, 2024
11 Jan'24
SAP's stance on cloud-only innovation needs clarity in 2024
SAP must focus on delivering technical and business value for all customers in 2024 rather than alienating some by offering modern technologies for S/4HANA Cloud users only.
- November 30, 2023
30 Nov'23
Accenture, SAP partner on supply chain visibility
A partnership between Accenture and SAP builds supply chain capabilities on SAP IBP that enables organizations to identify and respond to changes in supply, demand and inventory.
- November 02, 2023
02 Nov'23
SAP unveils AI-focused developer tools at TechEd
SAP debuted AI-infused products for improved developer productivity: SAP Build Code for pro developers, a HANA Cloud vector database and the AI Foundation collection of services.
- November 01, 2023
01 Nov'23
Metals recycler uses SAP BTP to make S/4HANA fit for purpose
SAP Business Technology Platform is proving itself to be a flexible development and integration toolkit, helping companies customize SAP and connect diverse systems and data.
- October 26, 2023
26 Oct'23
Grow with SAP tries to make midmarket a big market
Midmarket organizations may find S/4HANA Cloud via Grow with SAP an attractive vehicle to the cloud. But SAP faces challenges in going after the market segment.
- October 13, 2023
13 Oct'23
SAP dangles bigger carrots for S/4HANA Cloud, Rise
SAP unveiled products and services to spur cloud migrations, including the new S/4HANA Cloud, private edition; a premium plus package for Rise with SAP; and migration services.
- October 11, 2023
11 Oct'23
GenAI moves into enterprise spend at SAP Spend Connect
At Spend Connect Live, SAP unveiled plans to embed generative AI into its spend management applications and introduced its Spend Control Tower for enterprise spend analysis.
- September 28, 2023
28 Sep'23
SAP joins generative AI crowd with Joule
SAP's Joule is the company's generative AI assistant for its cloud portfolio, but the technology is still in the early stages and the ERP giant will need to prove its value.
- September 07, 2023
07 Sep'23
SAP acquires enterprise architecture vendor LeanIX
LeanIX recently launched a generative AI assistant to help companies map application portfolios, technology that may have helped make this SAP partner attractive to buy.
- August 23, 2023
23 Aug'23
Despite push, SAP landscapes likely to lean hybrid cloud
Avantra's John Appleby discusses how SAP customers face complex cloud migration choices, with most adopting a hybrid approach due to hyperscaler cloud costs
- August 07, 2023
07 Aug'23
SAP approach of cloud-only innovation causes a stir
SAP's statement that AI and sustainability capabilities will only be available in S/4HANA public cloud requires more clarity and has caused customer unrest.
- July 20, 2023
20 Jul'23
SAP cloud revenues are up, but Wall Street reaction is down
SAP's stock dipped after an uninspiring earnings report, but analysts said the company is set well, with strong customer demand for transformational products and investment in AI.
- June 08, 2023
08 Jun'23
SAP S/4HANA migration needs careful data management
Dealing with data is one of the most challenging aspects of an S/4HANA migration as customers must decide what data to move to and how to migrate it.
- June 01, 2023
01 Jun'23
Arista ditches spreadsheets, email for SAP IBP
As rapid growth outstripped Arista Networks' spreadsheet-based supply chain processes, the company implemented a digital supply chain with SAP Integrated Business Planning.
- May 25, 2023
25 May'23
ERP roundup: SAP partners unveil new products at Sapphire
At SAP Sapphire 2023, SAP partners and ISVs displayed products and services aimed at automating processes, improving security and managing moves to S/4HANA Cloud.
- May 22, 2023
22 May'23
SAP's new sustainability ledger tracks carbon emissions
If companies want to improve sustainability efforts, they will need to treat environmental reporting like financial accounting. SAP unveiled the green ledger to facilitate this.
- May 18, 2023
18 May'23
SAP pushes business-grade AI, but customers aren't biting
Business-oriented AI headlined this week's SAP Sapphire, which includes new partnerships with vendors like Microsoft, but customers expressed only cursory interest.
- May 16, 2023
16 May'23
SAP Business AI and sustainability dominate Sapphire
The new SAP Business AI, which embeds AI into a number of SAP products, and new SAP sustainability products including its 'green ledger' highlighted the first day of SAP Sapphire.
- May 15, 2023
15 May'23
SAP's next step for CRM? Industry-oriented CX
SAP has tightened its approach to CX, providing a composable architecture designed for specific industries that shifts away from competing with market leaders such as Salesforce.
- May 11, 2023
11 May'23
AI, cloud and networks set to take SAP Sapphire stage
SAP Sapphire 2023 will be dominated by news about generative AI, but SAP needs to clarify information around S/4HANA Cloud and prove its products help customers solve problems.
- May 09, 2023
09 May'23
Coveo brings AI to SAP Commerce Cloud search
The Coveo Search and Recommendations platform can now be integrated into SAP Commerce Cloud, echoing a trend in e-commerce and bolstering the enterprise vendor's embrace of AI.
- May 03, 2023
03 May'23
SAP gets dose of AI with IBM Watson
SAP will now integrate IBM Watson into the SAP Start digital assistant for its cloud applications. But there are questions about how much value this adds.
- April 24, 2023
24 Apr'23
SAP endorses UiPath RPA for cloud migrations, will embed AI
UiPath Business Automation Platform will soon become an SAP Endorsed app in the SAP Store. SAP also teased that AI integrations across products are coming.
- April 10, 2023
10 Apr'23
Patch management not enough to secure SAP systems
Security is critical to SAP customers, and third-party tools can help seek out and monitor vulnerabilities in areas that SAP patches miss, such as custom code and access control.
- March 31, 2023
31 Mar'23
Jabil's S/4HANA Cloud move: Shift now, transform later
When it came time to move from SAP ECC to S/4HANA Cloud, Jabil chose to lift-and-shift systems in stages. Business transformation will come after the cloud migration.
- March 22, 2023
22 Mar'23
SAP looks to grow S/4HANA Cloud presence in midmarket
Grow with SAP is a new program targeted at driving SAP S/4HANA Cloud sales in the midmarket, but can it address the perception that S/4HANA Cloud is too complex for those companies?
- March 13, 2023
13 Mar'23
SAP agrees to sell Qualtrics stake for $7.7B
SAP's sale of Qualtrics reaches its final stage as it sells shares for $7.7 billion. The deal recoups the initial investment but may signal that SAP is moving out of XM software.
- March 09, 2023
09 Mar'23
SAP Datasphere looks to build a business data fabric
A new service on SAP Business Technology Platform is aimed at helping companies get value from SAP and non-SAP data by keeping context when data moves.
- February 23, 2023
23 Feb'23
Pandora embarks on SAP S/4HANA Cloud digital transformation
When its ERP system became outdated, Pandora chose S/4HANA Cloud for its business process transformation. The new system is expected to unify data and improve customer experience.
- February 15, 2023
15 Feb'23
Florida Crystals simplifies SAP environment with move to AWS
Florida Crystals' consolidation of its SAP landscape to a managed services SaaS deployment on AWS has enabled the company to focus on business process transformation.
- February 13, 2023
13 Feb'23
Process mining tool provides guidance based on past projects
SAP Signavio Process Explorer is a next step in the evolution of process mining, delivering recommendations on transformation projects based on thousands of completed projects.
- January 26, 2023
26 Jan'23
Layoffs hit 2.5% of SAP workforce; Qualtrics up for sale
SAP is reducing its workforce in a 'targeted restructuring' and selling Qualtrics. The layoffs mimic other vendors, and the sale could benefit both companies, analysts said.
- January 12, 2023
12 Jan'23
SAP leadership gets good grade, but has room to improve
SAP CEO Christian Klein has performed well under tough conditions, observers said, but he still must deal with challenges like improving product strategy and S/4HANA migrations.
- January 04, 2023
04 Jan'23
SAP's future hinges on opening up its IT stack
SAP's first 50 years centered on core ERP systems for internal business operations, but the years ahead must focus on extending functionality outside of the enterprise.
- November 28, 2022
28 Nov'22
SAP security requires specific skills, teamwork
Critical SAP vulnerabilities are a constant concern and are increasing as SAP systems open more due to digital transformation and integration with other systems.
- November 16, 2022
16 Nov'22
SAP low-code platform looks to fill developer gaps
SAP Build, a new low-code platform that debuted at SAP TechEd, is designed to enable business users to create apps, but it's entering a noisy market and may struggle to find users.
- November 09, 2022
09 Nov'22
SAP Sustainability Control Tower looks to ease ESG reporting
SAP Sustainability Control Tower enables companies of all sizes to gather and manage ESG data. The revamped SaaS model focuses on better ease of use and quicker return of value.
- October 27, 2022
27 Oct'22
SAP improves UX functionality for Intelligent Spend
At SAP Spend Connect, the vendor unveiled new updates to SAP Intelligent Spend applications, including a consumer-like buying experience and a centralized procurement capability.
- September 09, 2022
09 Sep'22
Santander joins SAP MBC to embed financials into processes
SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity has added Santander Bank to its partner list to help companies reduce the complexity of embedding financial services into ERP applications.
- August 11, 2022
11 Aug'22
At 50, SAP finds itself at another crossroads
Over its 50-year history, SAP rode business and technology trends to the top of the ERP industry, but it now is at a crossroads and will need to continue to innovate to thrive.
- July 27, 2022
27 Jul'22
Saueressig: SAP's future is multi-tenant SaaS ERP
SAP's Thomas Saueressig explains the future of multi-tenant cloud ERP for SAP customers and why it will take some large companies longer to get there.
- July 22, 2022
22 Jul'22
SAP earnings reveal cloud as largest revenue stream
SAP reported strong cloud revenue for Q2 2022, driven by increased adoption of Rise with SAP. But it faces a challenging Q3 due to inflationary pressures and the Ukraine war.
- July 15, 2022
15 Jul'22
SAP exec talks new opportunities S/4HANA Cloud provides
In this Q&A, Thomas Saueressig, SAP's head of product engineering, discusses the advantages of S/4HANA Cloud, along with the complexities that customers face in making the move.
- June 01, 2022
01 Jun'22
SAP exec: Begin to prepare a sustainability strategy now
In this Q&A, SAP's Jim Sullivan discusses why sustainability has become an issue that companies need to take seriously, taking into account more regulation and consumer attitudes.
- May 26, 2022
26 May'22
SAP's S/4HANA Cloud goal is outcomes, not deployment model
In this Q&A, Sven Denecken of SAP discusses deployment options for S/4HANA Cloud and how the cloud offers more flexibility for changing conditions.
- May 25, 2022
25 May'22
Skytap targets staged HANA migrations for IBM Power Systems
SAP customers who want to begin a cloud migration to HANA but aren't ready for a full migration can move workloads onto IBM Power Systems to the Skytap IaaS on Microsoft Azure.
- May 23, 2022
23 May'22
Faced with growing demand, 3 companies turn to S/4HANA Cloud
Three companies explain why they selected S/4HANA Cloud as a core system for digital transformation. One key takeaway: Good change management is required.
- May 16, 2022
16 May'22
Sapphire 2022 provided scaled-down value
Rise with SAP took a backseat to sustainability at SAP Sapphire 2022, which returned as a live event. There were no big products announcements, just a flurry of updates.
- May 11, 2022
11 May'22
SAP Sapphire focuses on speed, disruption, sustainability
At SAP Sapphire 2022, the ERP vendor highlighted accelerating business transformation, disruptions to supply chains and sustainability as main challenges that businesses face.
- May 04, 2022
04 May'22
SAP Sapphire returns as a scaled-down live event
SAP Sapphire 2022 is back with an in-person and virtual program. Rise with SAP will be a hot topic, but SAP also needs to focus on SAP Business Network and Business Technology Platform.
- April 08, 2022
08 Apr'22
SAP teams up with BCG on sustainability strategy
SAP and BCG combine products to enable implementing sustainability programs around eliminating carbon emissions, reducing waste and tracking environmental, social and governance information.
- March 30, 2022
30 Mar'22
Unilever pursues supply chain sustainability with blockchain
Unilever deploys blockchain-enabled GreenToken by SAP to help ensure the palm oil used in its products comes from responsible sources and doesn't contribute to rainforest loss.
- February 23, 2022
23 Feb'22
SAP Process Automation offers low-code RPA, workflow tool
Companies can now automate business processes with SAP Process Automation, a low-code tool that combines SAP Workflow Management and SAP Robotic Process Automation.
- February 11, 2022
11 Feb'22
IBM Breakthrough targets Rise with SAP, deepening ties
IBM's new Breakthrough, a bundle of IaaS and consulting services, is aimed at giving SAP customers one-stop shopping for S/4HANA cloud transformations. v
- January 28, 2022
28 Jan'22
SAP reports strong Q4 earnings; acquires Taulia
SAP Q4 2021 cloud earnings were strong, and the company added to its portfolio by acquiring Taulia for cash management and investing in intelligent contract firm Icertis.
- December 16, 2021
16 Dec'21
Security initiatives can accelerate an S/4HANA migration
In this Q&A, Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO at Onapsis, discusses why it's important for companies to include security measures at the beginning of an S/4HANA migration project.
- December 14, 2021
14 Dec'21
SAP strives to attract app developers with BTP
SAP wants its Business Technology Platform to compete with development platforms from AWS, Azure and GCP and help it to modernize its image.
- December 07, 2021
07 Dec'21
A year in, Rise with SAP sees traction, but messaging still muddy
After a year, the returns on Rise with SAP are mixed. For some, it's just the right package to spur a move to S/4HANA, while for others, the simplified cloud model is not needed.
- November 17, 2021
17 Nov'21
SAP TechEd sets sights on hyperscalers with developer tools
SAP launched a series of developer products at SAP TechEd, including free tier access for the SAP Business Technology Platform and the low-code/no-code platform SAP AppGyver.
- October 04, 2021
04 Oct'21
Google-Lemongrass partnership boosts SAP on GCP
Google stakes its claim as the best public cloud option for SAP workloads thanks to a new partnership with Lemongrass, a well-known cloud managed services provider.
- September 01, 2021
01 Sep'21
Google Cloud and SAP forge ahead with Rise offerings
As SAP moves away from Microsoft Azure as its preferred public cloud provider, Google looks to fill the void. Customers should benefit from the competition.
- August 20, 2021
20 Aug'21
IBM touts hybrid cloud for S/4HANA transformations
IBM's hybrid cloud presents a strong alternative to the public cloud hyperscalers for S/4HANA deployments, but many don't see the legacy vendor as an innovation leader.