Jan 8, 2026
•3 minute read
Analyst Insights
Analyst Insights are written by SAPinsider’s research team. Based on information gleaned from surveys of the SAPinsider Community, conversations with experts, SAP employees, vendors, and SAPinsiders, Analyst Insights provide a thoughtful analysis of critical topics, technologies, and challenges that SAP customers face today.
Comparing SAP IBP and o9 Digital BrainSAP and o9 target the same strategic problem of transforming supply chains into agile, data-driven systems for growth but differ in their approaches—SAP uses an ERP-centric execution model while o9 leverages an AI-native planning framework.
5 Key Topics for SAPinsiders in 2026As SAPinsiders prepare for 2026, they must address critical priorities including the end of mainstream maintenance for key SAP solutions by 2027, accelerate the transition to cloud ERP and SAP S/4HANA, embrace evolving data and AI capabilities, and adopt innovative governance and transformation tools to navigate the changing landscape.
Jan 7, 2026
•5 minute read
SAP Completes Strong Q2 Despite Economic UncertaintySAP reported strong Q2 2025 earnings with current cloud backlog increasing 22% to €18 billion, total revenue up 9% to €9 billion, and a notable partnership with Alibaba aimed at expanding cloud solutions in China, while successfully completing a major global restructuring that enhanced profitability.
Jul 23, 2025
•6 minute read
Modernizing SAP BW: The Path to Business Data CloudAs SAP NetWeaver BW 7.5 approaches the end of mainstream maintenance in 2027, customers must decide whether to maintain their existing systems or transition to a cloud-ready future with SAP Business Data Cloud, which offers a pathway to modern capabilities like AI and machine learning while preserving valuable data assets.
May 21, 2025
•5 minute read
Can AI Enable the Headless Enterprise?A majority of organizations have shifted towards a composite enterprise landscape incorporating both SAP and third-party applications, highlighting the importance of integration and AI in streamlining business processes, as evidenced by Boomi's efforts to facilitate automation and innovation within this evolving ecosystem. With AI becoming the primary interface for business processes, the addition of AI agents may make it possible to achieve the headless enterprise concept.
May 16, 2025
•6 minute read
Cybersecurity for Today’s SAPOrganizations must evolve their SAP security strategies to address new cybersecurity challenges posed by increased ransomware, social engineering, and AI-driven threats, focusing on effective patch management, continuous monitoring, and cross-team collaboration to protect sensitive data.
Mar 14, 2025
•6 minute read
SAP Business Data Cloud Unifies Enterprise DataSAP has announced SAP Business Data Cloud, a new solution that aims to unify SAP and third-party data across an organization. The company sees the offering as an evolution of data, analytics, and planning strategy that addresses the challenges SAP is seeing in the data market today. Some of those hurdles include data silos, the high cost of data and analytics, and a struggle to implement an effective data strategy to support business transformation due to data quality issues and disconnects between IT systems and business applications.
SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) is a fully managed software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering with a single URL and a single contract. It brings together SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Business Warehouse (BW), and SAP Databricks, a fully embedded component of Databricks that will ensure native integration through zero-copy delta sharing, allowing for seamless data exchange.
SAP Business Data Cloud is one of SAP’s most significant solution launches. With new features and offerings, the ability to resolve many of the data challenges that customers face today, and the integration of existing solutions with the new SAP Databricks offering, there is much for SAP insiders to digest and understand.
• SAP BDC offers the potential of a next-generation data and AI ecosystem.
• The licensing and usage model adds complexity.
• AI agents will only add to the benefits of SAP BDC.
Feb 14, 2025
•5 minute read
SAP Provides Details on ERP Transition OptionSAP has introduced a new cloud subscription transition option for large and complex ERP customers to help them manage their move to SAP S/4HANA Cloud while extending maintenance support until 2033, though this offering will not be available for purchase until 2028 and comes with significantly higher fees, necessitating prompt planning for organizations still using SAP ECC.
Feb 11, 2025
•3 minute read
Key Technology Investments to Facilitate Indirect Tax: An Expert Interview with AvalaraSAP customers are increasingly investing in tax technology, emphasizing automation and AI to manage complex global regulations, with 63% of tax teams expanding their budgets, as highlighted in recent research indicating the need for seamless integration of tax transformations into ERP projects like SAP S/4HANA.
Feb 5, 2025
•4 minute read
SAP Announces Leadership Changes Alongside Strong 2024SAP's FY2024 earnings call revealed a strong financial performance alongside significant leadership changes, including the appointment of Sebastian Steinhaeuser as Chief Operating Officer, while also confirming a focus on AI integration and strategies aimed at enhancing cloud growth.
Jan 28, 2025
•7 minute read
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