Jul 9, 2026
•5 minute read
CIO & IT Strategy
The Friday-to-Monday Test for SAP Transformation: A Conversation with SNP’s CTOSNP CTO Steele Arbeeny explains why SAP transformation success isn't measured at go-live; it's measured on Monday morning. Learn how business-aware migration tools and proactive data management define whether transformation delivers real operational continuity.
The SAP BDC Land Grab Is On, and the Partner You Pick Will Decide If It WorksSAP Business Data Cloud was supposed to be the great simplifier. A year in, adoption is early, most organizations are not architecturally ready, and the partner you pick is quietly becoming the deciding factor.
Jul 8, 2026
•3 minute read
AI as the ERP Migration Co-Pilot: What Digital Transformation Actually Forces You to ConfrontAI can help SAP teams see migration complexity earlier, but it does not decide what to keep. The real story is that custom-code debt, process variation, data quality, and integration risk are all one readiness problem, and clean-core intent is running ahead of clean-core evidence.
Jul 8, 2026
•5 minute read
Podcast: Sylvie Sollod, GVP of Platform Product Marketing, SAPHost Robert Holland speaks with Sylvie Sollod, Global Vice President of Platform Product Marketing at SAP about the strategic evolution of the SAP landscape following the Sapphire 2026 announcement of the SAP Business AI Platform. Sollod discusses how, rather than replacing the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), the SAP Business AI Platform consolidates SAP BTP, SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), AI capabilities, and Business Transformation Management tools (like LeanIX and Signavio) into a single, unified environment designed for building and governing enterprise AI agents at scale. Sollod emphasizes three core pillars of this new architecture: "build" (intent-driven agentic development via Joule Studio), "contextualize" (grounding AI in SAP's semantic business data fabric), and "govern" (managing agent lifecycles through the AI Agent Hub to ensure compliance and security). This episode is highly relevant for SAPinsiders because it directly addresses widespread customer anxiety regarding past investments in SAP BTP, and Sollod reassures users that their existing SAP BTP skills and integrations remain the secure foundation of this modernized architecture. Furthermore, the conversation highlights practical next steps for developers and architects, pointing them toward Joule Studio trials and upcoming events to gain hands-on experience building intent-driven AI agents.
Jul 7, 2026
•1 minute read
Why SAP Customers Should Think Twice Before Sending AI to HyperscalersSAPinsiders are moving from AI pilots into production workflows that sit close to SAP‑connected processes, data, and controls. This article explains why hyperscalers will remain critical but should not be the default home for every SAP AI workload, and why hybrid, local, and agentic architectures that run closer to enterprise data may offer better economics, governance, and performance.
Jul 6, 2026
•5 minute read
SAP Note 3255746: The June 2026 Deadline That Could Break Your SAP Data PipelinesSAP Note 3255746 tightens the rules on extracting data from SAP systems, and a June 2026 security patch will technically block non-compliant ODP-RFC calls. Here is who is affected and how to migrate.
Jul 2, 2026
•3 minute read
Events
SAPinsider Summit New Orleans 2026New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
SAPinsider Summit Chicago 2026Chicago, IL
SAPinsider Copenhagen 2026Copenhagen, Denmark
Mastering SAP Collaborate, an SAP TechEd on Tour eventSydney, New South Wales, Australia
