May 21, 2026
•1 minute read
IT Operations
Podcast: Brenton O’Callaghan, Chief Product Officer at Avantra on Avantra 26 and AI in Modern OperationsHost Robert Holland speaks with Brenton O'Callaghan, Chief Product Officer of Avantra, about the release of Avantra 26, highlighting the new AI root cause analyzer that aims to reduce mean time to resolution by 60%. This tool provides immediate context and next steps for resolving issues, enhancing system management. O'Callaghan emphasized the importance of AI in modern operations, noting a significant customer interest in AI capabilities. Avantra's roadmap includes integrations with SAP Cloud ALM and natural language AI ops. The goal of the release is to achieve an 80% reduction in manual effort for customers, enabling teams to focus on modernization and accelerating migrations.
Case Study: Confident Change at Scale – How CPC Transformed SAP Testing with WorksoftCPChem adopted Worksoft Certify to automate end-to-end SAP testing, reduce reliance on manual tools, and build a reusable regression suite that runs regularly. The automation program improved reliability, reduced risk, accelerated delivery, and gave the business more confidence during its S/4HANA migration.
May 21, 2026
•1 minute read
Northrop Grumman Keep SAP Systems Mission-Ready with Faster TestingNorthrop Grumman uses Worksoft Certify to automate SAP validation across finance, supply chain, and manufacturing, cutting testing effort and processing time by over 85% in some cases while improving reliability during its S/4HANA migration and related integrations.
May 15, 2026
•4 minute read
Thyssenkrupp Separates Demo Promises from Real-World SAP Testing PerformanceThyssenkrupp chose Worksoft Certify after testing multiple automation platforms in its real SAP ECC and S/4HANA environment, finding that it alone delivered consistent, easy-to-use, end-to-end execution and reporting despite Fiori slowdowns, helping the company manage parallel-system testing and keep its long SAP migration on track.
May 15, 2026
•4 minute read
Scandinavian Tobacco Group Brings Order to Global SAP Testing with Reusable AutomationScandinavian Tobacco Group is using Worksoft’s Connective Automation Platform to scale and standardize testing for its multi-year ONEProcess SAP S/4HANA rollout, automating more than 200 end-to-end scenarios and 70% of regression tests to improve speed, consistency, and go-live reliability across global deployment waves.
May 15, 2026
•4 minute read
Why Smarter Testing Belongs in Every Technology Leader’s 2026 BudgetThe article argues that as 2026 brings flat budgets, limited headcount, and rising demands, technology leaders should adopt Smarter Testing—using process discovery, change intelligence, better data, end-to-end automation, and closed-loop visibility—to cut costs, reduce risk, speed delivery, and support broader transformation and innovation initiatives.
May 15, 2026
•5 minute read
Building a Smarter Approach to Enterprise TestingThe article argues that as enterprise systems change faster and become more interconnected, testing must shift from broad regression to intelligent, impact-driven validation using AI-assisted root cause analysis, self-healing automation, and cross-application process visibility to better understand risk and keep critical business workflows working end to end.
May 15, 2026
•3 minute read
SAP Israel Workers Halt System Failure Response as Labor Dispute EscalatesSAP employees in Israel have begun refusing to address system failures as a labor dispute over the cancellation of a collective agreement escalates. Backed by the Histadrut and UNI Global Union, workers are targeting SAP's system support operations as leverage—with further disruptions planned if negotiations fail to produce a new agreement.
May 4, 2026
•3 minute read
Events
Mastering SAP Connect – Gold Coast 2026Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
SAPinsider New Orleans SummitNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
SAPinsider Copenhagen 2026Copenhagen, Denmark
