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• August 13, 2021 13 Aug'21

  Bold vision for SAP Business Network not yet a reality

  SAP is trying to create a 'network of networks' with its SAP Business Network, which it unveiled in June, but it still has to knit all the elements together.

• July 23, 2021 23 Jul'21

  IT complexity slows S/4HANA migration pace

  Most S/4HANA projects are being held up by the complexity of SAP system environments, and organizations need to fully understand the systems and align IT and business to succeed.

• July 15, 2021 15 Jul'21

  Rise with SAP won't move S/4HANA needle for large customers

  Rise with SAP is good for smaller companies, but if Rise is going to be a success, SAP will need to figure out how to attract its largest customers, according to two experts.

• July 02, 2021 02 Jul'21

  Quadpack migrates to S/4HANA Cloud to unite data, processes

  Faced with an aging on-premises ERP system, Quadpack is migrating to SAP S/4HANA Cloud while simultaneously upgrading its analytics and data warehousing capabilities.

• June 23, 2021 23 Jun'21

  SAP makes play to be core of corporate sustainability efforts

  SAP debuted sustainability products so that companies can measure and manage carbon emissions and participate in the circular economy. But are customers ready?

• June 11, 2021 11 Jun'21

  SAP wants to own intelligent enterprise, but firms have options

  SAP customers Paragon 28 and Merit Energy extoll the value of an S/4HANA-based intelligent enterprise, but an S/4HANA migration might not be needed to achieve the same benefits.

• June 09, 2021 09 Jun'21

  SAP pushes Rise, business network as keys to digital success

  At Sapphire Now 2021, SAP execs DJ Paoni and Julia White discussed how businesses can utilize Rise with SAP and the new SAP Business Network to meet the acceleration of change head on.

• June 04, 2021 04 Jun'21

  SAP Business Network major focus at Sapphire Now 2021

  SAP announced new initiatives such as the SAP Business Network to help companies become intelligent enterprises. Experts described the messaging as impressive but lacking in detail.

• May 28, 2021 28 May'21

  Sapphire Now should elicit more details on Rise with SAP

  At Sapphire Now, the SAP community is hoping for clarity on Rise with SAP and an honest look at the challenges facing SAP customers.

• May 25, 2021 25 May'21

  SAP-Honeywell connected buildings app combines OT, IT data

  The new Forge Real Estate Operations application from Honeywell and SAP marries operational data with enterprise data to help companies make better decisions on building usage.

• May 07, 2021 07 May'21

  SAP-NHL Coaching Insights app enhances real-time game data

  A new version of the Coaching Insights app, a joint SAP-NHL effort, includes features that provide coaches with in-game analysis of player and game data.

• May 03, 2021 03 May'21

  Celonis process mining aids Hager's S/4HANA journey

  A successful SAP S/4HANA migration depends on companies fully understanding business processes. Here's how the Hager Group uses Celonis process mining to analyze and optimize processes.

• April 23, 2021 23 Apr'21

  SAP earnings strong for Q1, Oracle claims dismissed

  SAP results in Q1 2021 were strong, led by a growth in cloud revenue and the growth of the customer base for SAP S/4HANA. However, there are weaknesses in the Intelligent Spend unit.

• April 14, 2021 14 Apr'21

  SAP forms financial services partnership with Dediq

  SAP and financial industry investment firm Dediq are forming a new business unit to develop applications that help banks and insurance firms with changing processes.

• April 08, 2021 08 Apr'21

  Unpatched applications threaten SAP security

  Cyberattacks are a significant threat to unpatched, unprotected SAP applications, according to a new threat intelligence report from SAP and Onapsis.

• March 22, 2021 22 Mar'21

  MSC Industrial Supply transforms to SAP S/4HANA private cloud

  MSC Industrial Supply needed to cut costs and modernize its ERP system, so it first moved to S/4HANA on a hybrid cloud and has recently completed a transformation to a SaaS model.

• March 18, 2021 18 Mar'21

  SAP tools analyze usage, help ease S/4HANA migration

  ODTH First Class Logistics and TGS lean on SAP tools to analyze SAP remote access and user experience and speed up an S/4HANA migration project.

• March 08, 2021 08 Mar'21

  SAP partners sound off on Rise with SAP program

  SAP customers considering a move to S/4HANA may be attracted to the simplicity of Rise with SAP, a recently launched program that may also be a boon for SAP partners.

• February 25, 2021 25 Feb'21

  SAP Store adds partner apps for one e-commerce experience

  The SAP Store now includes the SAP App Center for partner applications as well as enhanced search capabilities that allow customers to quickly find specific applications.

• February 23, 2021 23 Feb'21

  Security top of mind for digital transformation projects

  Like the transformation of their IT systems, SAP customers will need to modernize their security strategies as they move to the cloud, according to a new ASUG and Onapsis survey.

• February 01, 2021 01 Feb'21

  SAP earnings strong in Q4, but cloud growth questionable

  SAP had a strong Q4 in 2020, but long-term growth prospects are unclear as they depend on SAP's transition to a true cloud-first company.

• January 27, 2021 27 Jan'21

  SAP acquires process mining software vendor Signavio

  Process mining and business process intelligence capabilities are a core part of SAP's new Rise with SAP subscription services and will be delivered through SAP's acquisition of Signavio.

• January 27, 2021 27 Jan'21

  Rise with SAP streamlines business transformation

  SAP debuted Rise with SAP, a new offering designed to help customers transform business models and processes so that they can become more flexible, resilient, data-driven enterprises.

• January 26, 2021 26 Jan'21

  Google's SAP on GCP investments may pay off

  Investing in data centers and bringing on former SAP executives, Google is hoping to turn its cloud platform into a public cloud destination for SAP customers.

• January 19, 2021 19 Jan'21

  More SAP leadership changes as Fox-Martin exits

  SAP shuffles the executive ranks again as head of SAP customer success Adaire Fox-Martin leaves and ex-Microsoft Azure leader Julia White joins to head the SAP marketing organization

• January 12, 2021 12 Jan'21

  SAP Commerce Cloud dresses up digital storefronts

  SAP Commerce Cloud is designed to help companies launch digital commerce sites, which may be useful for large enterprises and digital commerce sites with complex processes.

• January 07, 2021 07 Jan'21

  SAP Business Network, S/4HANA critical for SAP in 2021

  SAP's 2021 will be a mix of familiar challenges such as moving customers off legacy systems to S/4HANA and new opportunities such as its SAP Business Network, according to experts.

• December 29, 2020 29 Dec'20

  SAP in 2020: COVID-19, Klein takes command and Qualtrics IPO

  From leadership changes to the massive disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it was a year like no other for SAP. Here are some of the most important SAP 2020 stories.

• December 28, 2020 28 Dec'20

  SAP files for Qualtrics IPO

  SAP announced plans for a Qualtrics IPO in July. On Monday, the official paperwork was filed.

• December 15, 2020 15 Dec'20

  Navisite ups SAP managed services game with Dickinson deal

  Navisite expands its SAP managed services offerings for midmarket enterprises with the acquisition of SAP implementation project specialists Dickinson and Associates.

• December 08, 2020 08 Dec'20

  SAP TechEd focuses on easing app development complexity

  At the virtual event, SAP unveiled low-code/no-code development tools and announced free SAP Cloud Platform access for developers to reduce the complexity of building SAP apps.

• December 08, 2020 08 Dec'20

  SAP Intelligent Spend Management shows where the money goes

  In this Q&A, SAP's John Wookey explains the current makeup of the SAP Intelligent Spend Management and Business Network group and how it helps companies track their spending.

• December 03, 2020 03 Dec'20

  SAP systems integrators' strengths align with project success

  Accenture, Deloitte and IBM approach SAP implementation projects differently. Knowing those differences could help companies save on costs and time.

• November 12, 2020 12 Nov'20

  Customer input drives S/4HANA Cloud development

  In this Q&A, SAP executive Jan Gilg discusses how customer feedback played a role in the development of new features in S/4HANA Cloud 2011.

• October 30, 2020 30 Oct'20

  Syniti platform helps enable better data quality management

  FrieslandCampina uses Syniti Knowledge Platform for data governance and data quality to improve its SAP ERP and other enterprise systems.

• October 30, 2020 30 Oct'20

  What are some SAP license optimization best practices?

  Optimizing SAP licenses is critical in today's insecure business landscape. Here are some best practices organizations can follow to lower costs and get the most from their investment.

• October 28, 2020 28 Oct'20

  SAP Q3 earnings tumble in wake of pandemic economic woes

  SAP's stock value sank as third-quarter earnings disappointed investors, but analysts believe the short-term pain does not reflect SAP's long-term prospects as it more fully commits to the cloud.

• October 09, 2020 09 Oct'20

  How 2 S/4HANA projects wrapped up remotely due to COVID-19

  Here's how two SAP S/4HANA migration projects by De Nora Group and Vistaprint were completed on time after the COVID-19 crisis forced the implementation teams to work remotely.

• October 07, 2020 07 Oct'20

  Wookey returns to SAP to head Intelligent Spend unit

  Industry veteran John Wookey is back at SAP to run the newly formed SAP Intelligent Spend and Business Network as SAP Ariba executive Chris Haydon departs.

• September 29, 2020 29 Sep'20

  In a time of crisis, S/4HANA implementation strategies shift

  During a pandemic, organizations may consider pausing a major project like an S/4HANA migration, but experts believe they can use the disruption to their advantage.

• September 24, 2020 24 Sep'20

  SAP Digital Boardroom helps Parkland Health manage pandemic

  Parkland Health managed a surge of cases caused by the COVID-19 pandemic by using data analytics based on SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Digital Boardroom.

• September 10, 2020 10 Sep'20

  AWS: Cloud migration doesn't require a move to S/4HANA

  The AWS approach for migrating SAP systems to the public cloud doesn't emphasize a move to S/4HANA but enables customers to go at their own pace.

• September 08, 2020 08 Sep'20

  SAP sets alternatives to master/slave, blacklist/whitelist

  SAP is making language for documentation, training materials and user interfaces and on websites more inclusive.

• August 31, 2020 31 Aug'20

  ThoughtSpot Embrace opens SAP HANA to business users

  The ThoughtSpot Embrace BI platform could put SAP HANA data into the hands of business users.

• August 26, 2020 26 Aug'20

  S/4HANA helps Queen of Raw improve textile sustainability

  Queen of Raw's S/4HANA-based textile marketplace app is helping suppliers of the fashion industry reduce waste by keeping unused inventory out of landfills.

• August 14, 2020 14 Aug'20

  SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, HPE to provide SaaS-like option

  A new partnership between SAP and HPE enables SAP systems to run on HPE GreenLake, providing a way for customers to have public, cloud-like deployments in their own data centers.

• August 07, 2020 07 Aug'20

  SAP S/4HANA Cloud interest increasing

  In this Q&A, Jan Gilg, president of SAP S/4HANA, discusses the current state of S/4HANA Cloud and how interest in the SaaS version of SAP's ERP has grown during the pandemic.

• August 05, 2020 05 Aug'20

  Penn State graduates from legacy ERP to SAP S/4HANA

  Penn State University recently completed a greenfield SAP S/4HANA implementation to replace an old COBOL-based system with a modern, transformative ERP.

• July 31, 2020 31 Jul'20

  ASUG/DSAG members like S/4HANA, but implementations still lag

  S/4HANA is viewed positively by most SAP customers, according to a new survey of ASUG and DSAG members, but complexity of an S/4HANA move may be delaying implementation projects.

• July 27, 2020 27 Jul'20

  SAP floats Qualtrics IPO 2 years after acquisition

  SAP's decision to spin off Qualtrics in an IPO will likely benefit both companies, analysts said.

• July 23, 2020 23 Jul'20

  SAP and IBM deepen partnership to boost digital transformation

  SAP and IBM are enhancing their longstanding partnership by teaming up to help companies develop industry-specific applications on SAP Industry Cloud and move to S/4HANA.

• July 15, 2020 15 Jul'20

  SAP security vulnerability could affect 40,000 customers

  More than 40,000 SAP systems could be vulnerable to a security flaw that allows attackers to gain access to SAP systems. SAP released a patch to mitigate the vulnerability.

• July 10, 2020 10 Jul'20

  Clariba partners with SAP clients for intelligent enterprise

  In this Q&A, Marc Haberland, founder of Clariba, explains why SAP needs partners to co-innovate with customers on applications that enable the intelligent enterprise.

• July 08, 2020 08 Jul'20

  SAP Business One ERP helps SMBs shift with changing markets

  Sagamore Spirit and Ellsworth Foods are using SAP Business One ERP to help deal with dramatic changes in demand caused by the COVID-19 crisis.

• June 29, 2020 29 Jun'20

  SAP Cloud Platform apps deal with pandemic problems

  SAP Cloud Platform is proving to be a useful development environment for applications that address issues brought on by the pandemic.

• June 26, 2020 26 Jun'20

  SAP for Me provides 'one-stop shopping' for product data

  Customers who need comprehensive information about their SAP environments can now use the new SAP for Me portal to get a complete and transparent look at all the products in the system.

• June 25, 2020 25 Jun'20

  Current crisis clarifies value of SAP intelligent enterprise

  In this Q&A, ASUG CEO Geoff Scott discusses what SAP customers say about the intelligent enterprise and how companies that are moving to it have an advantage in uncertain times.

• June 19, 2020 19 Jun'20

  SAP Business Technology Platform aims for simplification

  SAP's Business Technology Platform groups SAP products into one foundation for developers; the SAP industry cloud initiative is designed to help develop vertical industry applications.

• June 18, 2020 18 Jun'20

  SAP's Climate 21 program sets sights on global sustainability

  At SAP Sapphire Now, SAP unveiled Climate 21, a program designed to make the intelligent enterprise more sustainable.

• June 16, 2020 16 Jun'20

  Despite glitches, SAP shines light on intelligent enterprise at Sapphire

  Technical troubles marred the start of SAP Sapphire Now Reimagined, but CEO Christian Klein was largely successful in defining the SAP intelligent enterprise, according to experts.

• June 16, 2020 16 Jun'20

  Honeywell Forge-SAP combo improves smart building management

  SAP Cloud for Real Estate integrates with Honeywell Forge autonomous buildings platform to help improve energy efficiency in buildings.

• June 10, 2020 10 Jun'20

  SAP reimagines Sapphire Now 2020 as a virtual event

  SAP Sapphire Now will go online with virtual content and interactive sessions, but it remains to be seen if the conference will be able to match the audience engagement of in-person events.

• June 05, 2020 05 Jun'20

  SAP: Partners are the key to customer success

  SAP focused on helping partners deliver customer success during the SAP Global Partner Summit Online, which introduced new programs to help ISVs and implementation partners.

• June 04, 2020 04 Jun'20

  SAP Sapphire 2020 news, trends and analysis

  This year's Sapphire conference was "reimagined" as an online event for SAP to re-pitch the intelligent enterprise as key to resiliency in challenging times. See coverage here.

• May 29, 2020 29 May'20

  SAP, InstaFreight partner to reduce freight costs, complexity

  The SAP Logistics Business Network integration with InstaFreight is aimed at reducing the cost and complexity of finding carriers and shipping goods throughout Europe.

• May 21, 2020 21 May'20

  SAP S/4HANA Cloud 2005 focuses on supply chain

  The latest version of S/4HANA Cloud has functions for supply chain, finance and SuccessFactors integration that will likely appeal to companies dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.

• May 15, 2020 15 May'20

  SAP HANA database turns 10

  In this Q&A, SAP's Gerrit Kazmaier discusses how the SAP HANA database has become the platform to enable the intelligent enterprise by combining transactional and analytical data.

• May 08, 2020 08 May'20

  SAP App Center a bridge between ISVs and customers

  SAP customers and ISV application developers describe how they use the SAP App Center to find and deploy useful, integrated and technically validated SAP apps.

• April 23, 2020 23 Apr'20

  SAP Q1 earnings solid, but long-term danger lurks

  SAP reports first-quarter growth in cloud revenue but a drop in license revenue as the COVID-19 crisis threatens to delay IT infrastructure projects; analysts warn about overly rosy projections.

• April 21, 2020 21 Apr'20

  SAP co-CEO Morgan departs, leaving Klein to fly solo

  Jennifer Morgan will step down as SAP co-CEO after six months in the position. Christian Klein will become sole CEO as the ERP vendor continues to face an uncertain time.

• April 13, 2020 13 Apr'20

  SAP mobile app helps zoo tame digital transformation

  Taronga Conservation Society Australia improved efficiency by implementing a mobile application built on the SAP Cloud Platform. The app has digitized old paper-based processes.

• April 08, 2020 08 Apr'20

  SAP Cloud Platform app helps German citizens find their way home

  Rückholprogramm, an SAP Cloud Platform app, was built in just a few days to fulfill a request from the German Federal Foreign Office.

• March 20, 2020 20 Mar'20

  SAP Ariba Discovery now open to all buyers and suppliers

  Buyers and suppliers can now access SAP Ariba Discovery for free, and SAP Ariba, Fieldglass and S/4HANA are further integrated for an 'intelligent spend management' platform.

• February 17, 2020 17 Feb'20

  Take care of data before SAP S/4HANA migration

  In this Q&A, Rajesh Rengarethinam of ERP security vendor Appsian discusses why reviewing data security and business processes are important when planning a move to SAP S/4HANA.

• February 04, 2020 04 Feb'20

  Deadline extended for SAP Business Suite 7

  Business Suite 7 will receive mainstream maintenance until 2027, a decision industry observers say reflects the difficulty of an S/4HANA migration.

• February 03, 2020 03 Feb'20

  SAP cloud revenue up, S/4HANA adoption still slow

  Although SAP reported impressive revenue and cloud growth for 2019, it remains challenged to get the majority of its installed customer base onto S/4HANA.

• January 24, 2020 24 Jan'20

  SAP S/4HANA migration should be business-driven

  In this Q&A, Ekrem Hatip of Syntax Systems discusses what SAP customers need to consider as they embark on an SAP S/4HANA migration. It should be driven by business, not IT needs.

• January 03, 2020 03 Jan'20

  SAP Data Hub opens predictive possibilities at Paul Hartmann

  When medical supply firm Paul Hartmann AG tested a supply chain analysis system built on SAP Data Hub, it found that it could predict demand better than the company's sales team.

• December 20, 2019 20 Dec'19

  SAP leadership changes and S/4HANA were top 2019 SAP stories

  The resignation of CEO Bill McDermott and veteran executives was the top SAP story of 2019, along with the company's push for S/4HANA migrations, intelligent enterprise adoption and Qualtrics integration.

• November 27, 2019 27 Nov'19

  Partners need to target SAP SMB market for cloud transition

  In this Q&A, SAP executive Claus Gruenewald discusses how SAP partners are instrumental in servicing the SMB market and how they can help sell customers on moving to the cloud.

• November 20, 2019 20 Nov'19

  S/4HANA Cloud integrates Qualtrics for continuous improvement

  The latest version of SAP S/4HANA Cloud embeds Qualtrics XM capabilities that provide a way for users to give direct feedback about the product. Analysts say it could be a differentiator but may take time.

• November 18, 2019 18 Nov'19

  SAP Data Warehouse Cloud may democratize data analytics

  SAP's new SAP Data Warehouse Cloud promises to make data analytics more accessible to the business. It's a needed addition to SAP's analytics portfolio, but faces well-established BI competition.

• November 13, 2019 13 Nov'19

  SAP partner program strives for long-term relationship with customers

  In this Q&A, SAP chief partner officer Karl Fahrbach discusses why the company has evolved its partner program to reward customer success, rather than just focusing on sales.

• November 08, 2019 08 Nov'19

  SMBs focus on future with S/4HANA and SAP intelligent enterprise

  Medical device startup Enable Injections is small now but intends to be big soon, so it's implementing SAP S/4HANA in phases to future-proof its company.

• November 04, 2019 04 Nov'19

  SAP sees S/4HANA migration as its future, but do customers?

  SAP S/4HANA is seen as an ideal platform for companies to build the intelligent enterprise, but SAP still faces problems getting customers to implement the 'next-generation ERP.'

• October 30, 2019 30 Oct'19

  SAP Embrace gets new love from SAP-Microsoft partnership

  SAP and Microsoft partner to make Microsoft Azure the preferred public cloud infrastructure for customers who want to move to S/4HANA workloads to the cloud.

• October 22, 2019 22 Oct'19

  President of SAP Customer Experience departs

  Alex Atzberger is leaving his post as president of SAP Customer Experience. He will be replaced by industry veteran Bob Stutz. The news comes two weeks after Bill McDermott announced he was stepping down as SAP CEO.

• October 16, 2019 16 Oct'19

  Road ahead for new SAP leadership team isn't an easy one

  New SAP co-CEOs Jennifer Morgan and Christian Klein must clarify SAP's products strategy, explain the experience economy and help customers build the intelligent enterprise.

• October 11, 2019 11 Oct'19

  CEO of SAP Bill McDermott abruptly resigns

  Bill McDermott, CEO of longtime ERP, CRM and BI software vendor SAP, resigned Thursday triggering a succession plan that promotes Jennifer Morgan and Christian Klein to co-CEOs.

• September 27, 2019 27 Sep'19

  SAP.iO provides SAP an opportunity to partner instead of acquire

  Rather than acquire every company it believes could benefit its customers, SAP is doing something else -- partnering with them.

• September 23, 2019 23 Sep'19

  SAP HANA database pivotal to SAP's past -- and future

  In the last 20 years, SAP has gone from an ERP software vendor to a modern-day technology powerhouse. Analysts point to SAP HANA as the linchpin to its transformation.

• September 12, 2019 12 Sep'19

  Navy sails SAP ERP systems to AWS GovCloud

  The Navy consolidated 26 various ERP systems onto SAP HANA on the AWS GovCloud, leading to data reduction, lower TCO, and setting the stage for next-generation technology like S/4HANA.

• September 06, 2019 06 Sep'19

  SAP HANA application collects concussion data for real-time analysis

  Protecht, an SAP HANA based system, enables teams in contact sports to measure and analyze data about hits though an IoT sensor embedded mouthguard that sends data to a HANA database.

• August 27, 2019 27 Aug'19

  SAP third-party support saves money but may stifle innovation

  Third-party support providers like Rimini Street offer SAP customers a way to stay on legacy platforms, but some say this may prevent them from using the most advanced versions.

• August 20, 2019 20 Aug'19

  SAP S/4HANA Cloud 1908 gets more RPA, embedded analytics

  The quarterly release of SAP S/4HANA Cloud includes new RPA and embedded analytics capabilities. One analyst was blunt about his take: He called the additions 'bells and whistles.'

• August 15, 2019 15 Aug'19

  S/4HANA migration concerns lead SAP 2019 stories so far

  Industry observers believe that if SAP is to remain competitive, S/4HANA migrations need to pick up, and new leadership needs to convince customers of the intelligent enterprise's value.

• July 31, 2019 31 Jul'19

  S/4HANA migration needs strong project management

  Vinci Energies Group shows that an SAP S/4HANA migration is a difficult project that requires strong management, but the new functions have real business value.

• July 29, 2019 29 Jul'19

  SAP digital core is the heart of the intelligent enterprise

  Steve Niesman, CEO at Itelligence, believes customers who make the move from ECC to S/4HANA and C/4HAHA now are in a good position to reap competitive advantage.

• July 22, 2019 22 Jul'19

  S/4HANA migration fears are overblown

  Most SAP customers should not be afraid of going through an S/4HANA implementation, but they need to understand the benefits first, according to Approyo CEO Chris Carter.

• July 12, 2019 12 Jul'19

  SAP PartnerEdge initiative offers free S/4HANA Cloud resources

  SAP now offers free access to S/4HANA and C/4HANA test and demonstration systems to qualified partners. The new partner program is being met with enthusiasm, as SAP tries to keep pace with other cloud providers.