E3 Category: MAG 19-07

SAP systems are often the heart of IT. Permanent and, above all, real-time monitoring of transactions and applications as protection is therefore essential.

After the acquisition by ABB Turbocharging, there were only four months until the old ERP licenses expired. With the JiVS platform, ABB's Turbocharging division was able to decommission the legacy system in just six weeks.

The aim of the cooperation is to provide customers from various industries with tailored and efficient solutions.

Suse was there from the very beginning. For many, the scope and significance of this institution for the SAP world was not apparent when the SAP Linux Lab was founded in 1999.

Whether route planning with artificial intelligence, goods transport with autonomous trucks and drones, or blockchain for a transparent supply chain: digital technologies are currently changing logistics.

"The Intelligent Enterprise" has arrived at SAP user companies. Intelligent Infrastructures" are needed to implement it. Linux and Kubernetes are the cornerstones.

I no longer spend my time soldering IC sockets onto circuit boards, but there is always a fascination with hardware - even if I don't go on stage with a server board like Hasso Plattner did in 2009 out of respect for Intel.

The information (more) value: Important decisions are not always made on the basis of sound data. This is also due to the fact that the preparation and structuring of this data used to be enormously time-consuming. With S/4, that has changed.

Hybrid clouds are the first choice for SAP customers. Set up correctly and equipped with open API and management solutions, they open up new market opportunities and generate new sources of revenue.

... but also a process! Decision-makers are planning to introduce cloud software and want to prepare for the project. They inform themselves through experience reports, visit trade fairs - and encounter contradictions.

The term "eierlegende Wollmilchsau" describes something that "has only advantages, satisfies all needs, meets all requirements". According to SAP, SolMan is exactly that: the solution for (almost) everything. Do customers also get along with it?

Where the topic of IT security gets serious budget, it could become harder to attract qualified employees. IT talent wants employers that focus on automation rather than manual mass changes.