Jul 8, 2026
•9 minute read
SAP Basis
SAP Edge Integration Cell Lets Regulated Firms Keep Data LocalSAP's Edge Integration Cell enables regulated industries to modernize integration by allowing the design and governance of cloud-based integration flows that execute locally within their own firewalls, effectively addressing compliance, operational resilience and the urgency of migrating from aging systems.
Apr 14, 2026
•3 minute read
SAP February Patch Day Puts ABAP and Platform Risk in FocusSAP’s February 2026 Patch Day delivered 26 new notes and one update, with critical exposure centered in ABAP and core platform services. Vendors warn impact depends on how trust and integrations operate inside each landscape.
Feb 13, 2026
•2 minute read
The Essential SAP Basis Roles in RISE with SAPThe cbs SAP Basis team is essential for organizations transitioning to SAP S/4HANA under RISE with SAP, providing continuous support through planning, go-live, and post-go-live phases to ensure optimal system configuration, operational excellence, and strategic collaboration.
Sep 12, 2025
•3 minute read
Solving the System and Infrastructure Patching Paradox: How to Secure SAP Systems Without Sacrificing UptimeThe article discusses the 'patching paradox' faced by organizations using SAP, highlighting the challenges of ensuring system security and stability through timely updates without compromising operational availability, and emphasizes the need for comprehensive patching policies and tools like SUSE solutions to effectively manage these conflicting priorities.
Apr 4, 2025
•3 minute read
Automated SystemCopy: The next generation of SAP Basis OperationIt has never been easier to automate SAP system copies to production support systems than today. Refreshes can appear to be a very complex process with over 150 manual steps per refresh per system. Today, refreshes can easily be automated from beginning to end, and doing that automation provides an immediate return on investment within […]
Mar 23, 2021
•1 minute read
Riddell Adopts SaaS-Based Automation to Run Its Programs with EaseKeeping up with demand is essential to any business. For Riddell — which designs, develops, and markets innovative sports equipment, smart helmet technology, team apparel, and accessories — it is a massive undertaking to manufacture and distribute equipment to its customers, which include the National Football League (NFL)in the U.S. In this article, you will learn how this global organization used Redwood’s software as a service (SaaS)-based workload automation RunMyJobs software with its back-end SAP ERP and SAP HANA systems to optimize process scheduling and enable the efficiency it needs to meet customer demands. You will learn how Riddell:
- Followed a phased approach to smoothly move its workload automation and job scheduling solution to the cloud in under a month
- Used capabilities such as automation, mobility, monitoring, alerting, calendaring, and self-service functionality to save time, reduce manual effort, and improve performance
- Coordinated processes across multiple SAP systems from a central location and drastically reduced the time it took to perform previously long-running jobs
Jun 30, 2020
•13 minute read
Brighthouse Financial Accelerates User Provisioning CyclesBefore integrating Saviynt’s Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) solution and SAP Access Control, Brighthouse Financial ran an entirely manual user provisioning process using an access request feature in SharePoint. This case study explains how the Fortune 500 company improved their user provisioning processes for SAP products with SAP Access Control and then implemented Saviynt’s IGA solution to integrate the processes with non-SAP applications.
Apr 17, 2020
•4 minute read
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