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SAP uses technologies such as facial recognition, machine learning, and the Internet of Things to enable tailored marketing campaigns and optimal shopping experiences.

With BW on Hana, SAP offers a powerful basis for processing corporate data and, with Business Objects, a broad product portfolio for diverse application purposes. These tools claim to be "white eggs". But what happens when users need neither "white eggs" nor "wool", but only colorful balls? The answer: SAP BW Web Services.

Big Data is a well-known topic and Business Intelligence is a necessity. Nevertheless, SAP does not always make it easy for its own customers with its BI/BW strategy. Some are turning to third-party providers - Qlik provides an answer with a certified SAP interface.

Thanks to the new partnership, archived SAP data as well as documents can be moved to the Virtustream public cloud in the future with the PBS ContentLink - fail-safe and cost-effective.

In June 2017, the Austrian direct procurement provider Pool4Tool merged with the US-based company Jaggaer, which specializes in indirect procurement.

Smart Commerce and SAP sign partnership agreement to provide midmarket access to Hybris Commerce.

SAP plans to acquire Gigya, a leading provider of customer identity and access management solutions.

Itesys and the SAP consulting company Oneresource are combining their strengths and entering into a strategic partnership.

For companies to be able to develop and test digital offerings under realistic conditions, they need real information assets as a basis, i.e., productive data from SAP systems. In practice, however, administrators will hesitate to copy complete production data sets.

Compared to other countries, Germany has a lot of catching up to do when it comes to duty of care. This is the conclusion of a representative study by Concur.

With a powerful and flexible Configure Price Quote (CPQ) solution, SAP users can optimize their B2B sales processes and increase customer satisfaction.

Introducing Hana into the enterprise is no easy task, because the platform, which is as innovative as it is highly complex, is resource-hungry and requires a great deal of know-how to operate.