Apr 1, 2026
•3 minute read
SAP CIO
SAP CIO topics include some of the most important issues facing SAP customers right now. As companies transform, the position of CIO has become central to that change. CIOs manage the software and infrastructure that enables companies to develop new business models, stay competitive with digital native organizations, and become more resilient against disruption.
As part of our SAP CIO content, we conduct executive-focused research in areas such as CIO priorities, change management, platform innovation, and transformation. Speaking with CIOs about these endeavors, as we do through our Technology Executive Forum, can offer guidance on the most important challenges SAPinsiders are facing, and the technology they are using to address those challenges.
SAP CIO Topics
As part of our Technology Executive Forum, we focus on the following SAP CIO topics:
SAP CIO topics include some of the most important issues facing SAP customers right now. As companies transform, the position of CIO has become central to that change. CIOs manage the software and infrastructure that enables companies to develop new business models, stay competitive with digital native organizations, and become more resilient against disruption.
As part of our SAP CIO content, we conduct executive-focused research in areas such as CIO priorities, change management, platform innovation, and transformation. Speaking with CIOs about these endeavors, as we do through our Technology Executive Forum, can offer guidance on the most important challenges SAPinsiders are facing, and the technology they are using to address those challenges.
SAP CIO Topics
As part of our Technology Executive Forum, we focus on the following SAP CIO topics:
- RISE with SAP is SAP’s offering to help companies drive business innovation. It includes bundled software, platform, and services with simplified contracts. This is intended to make it easier and faster for organizations to innovate, improve processes, and modernize systems by moving to the cloud. RISE with SAP includes SAP S/4HANA Cloud, business process transformation solutions by SAP Signavio, credits for SAP Business Technology Platform, the SAP Business Network, and other partner tools and services.
- SAP Architecture focuses on the technical requirements of your SAP system landscape and the applications that support it. SAP Architecture is fundamentally based on the three-layer concept of a presentation layer, application layer, and database layer.
- SAP Digital Transformation includes content on organizations undergoing digital transformations, and best practices for supporting those projects. We talk with executives on their technology strategies as well as their change management and adoption strategies.
- SAP Sustainability examines how executives can building companies that meet the needs of current generations without compromising the needs of future generations.
Key Considerations for SAPinsiders:
SAPinsider has many research reports, case studies, and expert analysis relevant to SAP CIO topics, including:
- How tech executives are leading organization and technology change. Read this research report to learn the top strategies for addressing and managing change, and what the most successful executives are doing to enable change in their companies.
- A CIO’s perspective: The 3 Business Challenges Shaping IT Strategy in 2022. Read this article to hear directly from a CIO on what is driving executive-level IT strategy this year.
How ‘The Great Resignation’ is impacting CIO priorities. In this analyst insight, we dig into executive research to find how record quitting levels have impacted how organizations approach hiring, retention, and training
SAPinsider Technology Leaders Benchmark Report Finds Cost Pressures Define 2026SAPinsider’s latest benchmark report shows how technology leaders are prioritizing cost efficiency, ERP transformation, and AI adoption in 2026. The research highlights a shift toward platform and data investments as organizations balance competing demands under tighter constraints. These findings point to a year defined by execution across overlapping priorities.
SAPinsider Benchmark Research – Technology Leader’s Strategic Agenda for 2026Technology leaders in the SAP space must balance the need to continuously innovate and remain current on SAP solutions and technology while supporting the needs of business teams and achieving organizational goals. In 2026, these leaders face significant challenges. Geopolitical instability and global macroeconomic uncertainty must be weighed against the need to complete and optimize ERP transformations, deploy AI within SAP applications, and manage costs effectively. This can make supporting business priorities while driving innovation a challenge that should be explored and understood.
To understand the strategic agenda for technology leaders in 2026, SAPinsider surveyed its community between December 2025 and March 2026 to identify their key priorities for 2026, what they are doing to support business goals, the biggest challenges they are facing as a technology leader, their SAP priorities and planned investments, the status of their ERP journey, and their planned use of AI in SAP-related initiatives. Additionally, respondents were also asked about the global factors they expect will impact their strategies in 2026.
Not surprisingly, increasing operational efficiency and reducing costs were identified by 70% of respondents as their top priority. Managing costs has long been important for technology leaders, even as they strive to implement technologies that support new or changed business requirements. While it is not always possible to manage costs, it may be more possible to increase the efficiency of existing processes, which can, in turn, bring cost savings. Technologies that help achieve these goals are crucial from a business priorities standpoint.
Download the benchmark report to read the full data analysis and receive recommendations for your own plans.
- Discover why foundational investments in SAP BTP are currently outpacing direct spending on artificial intelligence.
- Learn how macroeconomic volatility and geopolitical tensions are actively forcing IT leaders to restructure their SAP roadmaps.
- Understand the critical danger of deprioritizing cybersecurity during rapid ERP transformations and AI deployments.
Mar 31, 2026
•1 minute read
SimpleFi CFO Event Highlights EPM, Finance StrategiesSimpleFi Solutions and VistaVu are hosting a summit on April 16 in Chicago for CFOs and IT leaders to explore the integration of SAP S/4HANA, Enterprise Performance Management, and SAP Business Data Cloud into a unified finance strategy.
Mar 31, 2026
•3 minute read
Why SAP Security Is Shifting to Continuous Threat DetectionSAP security is evolving as state-sponsored attacks and zero-day vulnerabilities expose gaps in traditional controls. Organizations are shifting toward continuous threat detection inside SAP environments to manage risk.
Mar 30, 2026
•3 minute read
SAP Printing Becomes a First-Class Citizen in Cloud ArchitecturesSAP technology leaders must prioritize output management as critical to business continuity in the cloud era, redesigning printing strategies for new architectures to avoid operational disruptions from evolving security standards and network limitations.
Mar 30, 2026
•3 minute read
What CCH Tagetik Can Do for Financial Planning in SAP EnvironmentsFinancial planning is becoming a system design issue in SAP environments. This article examines how CCH Tagetik shifts planning onto SAP data structures, connecting budgeting, operations, and financial outcomes within a unified architecture.
Mar 27, 2026
•3 minute read
CCH Tagetik: Modernizing Financial Close on SAPCCH Tagetik on SAP HANA supports financial close, consolidation, and planning directly on SAP data. The platform integrates with S/4HANA and legacy systems, reducing reliance on separate data pipelines and enabling finance processes to operate closer to SAP data structures.
Mar 26, 2026
•4 minute read
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