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SAP Sapphire 2022: The 5 key takeaways for enterprise leaders

Having been staged virtually for the last two years, SAP Sapphire made a return to Orlando last week, with this year’s conference touted as a ‘hybrid series’ – a virtual event combined with a nine-city, in-person world tour experience.

I want my ERP; what SAP and MTV have in common

You’ve probably heard that SAP is 50 years old this year. I mean, you can’t really avoid the social media celebrations rippling out from the Walldorf epicentre, amplified by an eager to please SAP partner ecosystem.

How SAP ERP is a strategic enabler of sustainability

I have been passionate about sustainability in the environmental sense. But in the last two years, sustainability has dramatically rocketed up the agenda of all businesses and the public sector.

Why process leader Signavio is flourishing inside SAP

The acquisition of Signavio by SAP in 2021 underscores the critical importance of effective process management in enabling businesses to adapt to new digital models and achieve transformation efficiently, as evidenced by Signavio's success in optimizing millions of processes across diverse industries.

Discovering the unicorn – Capgemini Case Study

De Nora, a leading Italian multinational in electrode technologies and water solutions, has successfully partnered with Capgemini to implement SAP S/4HANA across its global operations, enhancing efficiency and adaptability while fostering innovation in the energy transition and green hydrogen sectors.

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The hidden gem in SAP RISE’s crown: the SAP Business Network

SAP’s RISE initiative has a lot of moving parts that together offer customers and prospects important incentives to move to the cloud.

SAP Suite sweet spots: how well do you know your SAP Suite?

A tour around the sometimes lesser-known elements of the SAP software suite is guaranteed to provide additional insight into how the company has built a whole which has always intended to be greater than the sum of its parts.

UK businesses to move from ‘just in time’ to ‘just in case’ supply chain model

New SAP research reveals that nearly all UK organizations acknowledge the need for supply chain improvements, with 84% planning to shift from the outdated 'just in time' model to a more resilient 'just in case' approach, as they grapple with severe disruptions and anticipate ongoing challenges affecting production, revenue, and employment.

SAP report reveals gap to going green

Recent research by Oxford Economics and SAP SE has uncovered significant barriers to corporate sustainability initiatives.

Ducati accelerates innovation and customer experience with SAP

The Italian motorcycle manufacturer, Ducati has chosen RISE with SAP to enable a business transformation covering its key business processes.

Christian Klein, cover story preview

Christian Klein, talks exclusively to Paul Esherwood in this access all interview. As SAP turns 50, Klein opens up on his journey to the CEO role, the work SAP has done on its own transformation, and discusses S/4HANA, RISE and sustainability. This 8 minutes preview forms the basis for the cover story in the June issue of ERP Today. Subscribe for free to get the full story.

Optimising your SAP data strategy

Organizations are increasingly leveraging data for business intelligence, yet many face challenges in maximizing its value, particularly during major upgrades like transitioning to SAP S/4HANA, due to issues such as data blind spots, lack of skills, and data quality problems.

SAP sorts out supply chains and sustainability for Sapphire 2022

Returning to Orlando for its 2022 iteration, the ERP giant stood face to face with a world decidedly different to that of 2019. Supply chains, sustainability and social inequality have all come to the fore during the pandemic, and SAP CEO Christian Klein came to the stage with a timely message for the masses.

SAP and Apple deliver apps to solve the supply chain crisis

The iPod may be officially ‘dead’ as of this week, but that doesn’t mean Cupertino’s days of innovation are over. Announced yesterday, SAP and Apple have expanded their partnership with the creation of two new mobile apps, SAP Warehouse Operator and SAP Direct Distribution.

EY launches energy industry cloud for SAP solutions

Announced to coincide with SAP Sapphire 2022, EY has launched EY Energy Industry Cloud for SAP solutions, a product aiming to help energy organizations around the world accelerate their digital transformation. The partnership between EY and SAP will help companies identify mitigate implementation risks during their transformation, overcome challenges and build long-term value.

SAP delivers innovation to meet customers’ needs

Revealed at its flagship Sapphire event in Orlando, the new innovations aim to deliver business value for SAP customers in four critical areas: supply chain resilience, sustainability, business process transformation and no-code application development.

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IBM to transform its operations with RISE with SAP

IBM and SAP have extended their long-standing partnership as IBM undertakes ‘one of the world’s largest corporate transformation projects’ based on SAP ERP software, designed to fuel the company's growth and better support its clients.

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Lemongrass accelerates cloud innovation for SAP users

Lemongrass has launched four new services aimed at facilitating the migration of SAP users to SAP S/4HANA by 2027, enhancing cloud integration, and automating data services, thereby reinforcing its position as a leader in SAP cloud solutions.

Google to Acquire Wiz for $32 Billion in Cloud Security Push

Google Cloud and SAP expand partnership

Google Cloud and SAP are expanding their partnership and have unveiled new integrations between Google Workspace and SAP’s flagship cloud ERP, SAP S/4HANA Cloud.

Accenture and SAP launch new joint offering for large enterprises

Accenture and SAP are launching a joint offering that combines RISE with SAP and SOAR with Accenture to facilitate cloud-based transformations for large enterprises by providing integrated delivery, cloud infrastructure management, and application management services.

Companies across North America turning to SAP for cloud transformation

In the first quarter of 2022, SAP has reported an increase in companies across North America choosing its services to help drive their cloud transformations and future-proof their businesses.

Wipro acquires SAP consulting firm Rizing for $540m

Wipro LTD has acquired SAP consulting firm, Rizing Intermediate Holdings, for $540m, significantly expanding its breadth of capabilities in helping businesses transform into intelligent enterprises. The deal is expected to close before June 30, 2022.

Kyndryl expands SAP partnership to boost digital transformation

The world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, Kyndryl, has expanded its strategic partnership with SAP to focus on developing new solutions to assist its customers in solving its most complex digital business transformation challenges.

Cloud drives momentum for SAP in Q1

SAP has reported results for Q1 ended March 31 2022, revealing 31 percent growth in cloud revenue to €2.82bn. SAP’s current cloud backlog was up 28 percent to €9.73 billion, with the war in Ukraine reducing current cloud backlog growth at constant currencies by 0.8 percentage points.

SAP launches recruitment program for refugees from Ukraine

SAP has launched a dedicated recruitment onboarding program to connect Ukrainian refugees with job opportunities across its global offices, featuring a user-friendly online platform and support services to facilitate their integration into the workforce.

UKISUG survey reveals extent of data management issues for SAP users

A survey by the UK & Ireland SAP User Group reveals that 61% of organizations face data management challenges that hinder automation, with 76% seeing increased business intelligence needs, while many struggle with data spread across platforms and lack necessary skills and technologies.

Microsoft and SAP share the love in new mega deal

Microsoft has chosen RISE with SAP on Microsoft Cloud, making it the first public cloud provider to adopt the solution. Microsoft and SAP have a long track record of collaboration and the Redmond giant has run large parts of its internal operations on SAP ERP for decades. However, the announcement that Microsoft has signed up to RISE with SAP to deploy S/4HANA Cloud (private edition) is still a huge endorsement of SAP’s cloud credentials - considering Microsoft has its own cloud ERP solution in the form of Dynamics 365.

Unipart Group expands IT services expertise with SAP

SAP has extended its partnership with global logistics, consulting and manufacturing organization Unipart Group, with the aim of expanding Unipart’s IT services expertise. An existing SAP customer for 21 years, Unipart Group will now adopt S/4HANA on RISE with SAP...

SAP and Boston Consulting Group join forces to drive sustainability

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and SAP have partnered to accelerate corporate sustainability efforts by integrating carbon-tracking and circularity assessment tools, aiming for significant emissions reductions and comprehensive sustainability strategies.

SAP replaces own legacy system at UK council for £7.3m

Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) is implementing a major upgrade to its ERP system using SAP’s RISE service. The UK authority signed a £7.3m contract with the German software giant, marking a milestone in SAP’s push with its RISE with SAP program into the UK’s public sector.