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.
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SAP IDM Is Ending—Are You Ready for the Future of Identity Management?
The end of SAP Identity Management (IDM) is looming, and it’s not just another “turn it off and on again” moment. With mainstream support wrapping up by 2027, this is a wake-up call. But don’t worry—it’s not all doom and gloom! In this article, I walk you through how to assess your current setup, preserve…
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SAP Announces Cloud ERP Option on Microsoft SQL
SAP ERP, private edition, option for Microsoft SQL is now available for customers that want to lift and shift their SAP ERP system into SAP cloud infrastructure that is supported by Microsoft Azure. While this is only applicable to those that are running their ERP system on Microsoft SQL Server, a relatively small proportion of…
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Julia White and Scott Russell to Depart SAP
SAP announced on July 30th, 2024 that Chief Marketing and Solutions Officer Julia White and Chief Revenue Officer Scott Russell would be departing the company’s Executive Board as of August 31st. Given that SAP had just reported another very strong quarterly performance, the news that two board members who have contributed significantly to this success…
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Cloud Revenue and AI Powers SAP to Strong Q2
SAP continued their strong performance in the first quarter with an equally robust performance in the second quarter of 2024. The current cloud backlog increased by 28% to €14.8 billion at constant currencies. Currently cloud backlog is defined as the contractually committed cloud revenue that SAP expects to recognize over the upcoming 12 months based…
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Business AI Drives the Cloud ERP Future at Sapphire
Over the past year, SAP has focused on integrating artificial intelligence (AI) to unify data from solutions across the enterprise. This started with generative AI assistant Joule’s announcement and was further developed through the AI Foundation in the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). This year, part of SAP restructuring has been to focus on bringing…
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RISE with SAP: Research And Trends
When it was announced in 2021, many were confused about RISE with SAP. RISE with SAP was initially presented as a Business-Transformation-as-a-Service offering that aimed to provide capabilities to transform organizations both from an infrastructure, as they moved to SAP S/4HANA Cloud, and process perspective, utilizing capabilities from newly acquired SAP Signavio.
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Insights from Anurag Barua on SAP AI’s New Direction Following Walter Sun Appointment as Global Head of AI
SAP recently announced that Dr. Walter Sun will take over as SAP's Global Head of Artificial Intelligence. Sun's experience includes Microsoft, Apple, and leading financial institutions such as BlackRock Financial Management. His expertise encompasses areas like machine learning, deep learning, and operations research. In this article, SAPinsider spoke with Anurag Barua to gain insights into…
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LeanIX and Signavio Help SAP Manage Business Transformation
Initially announced in September, SAP has successfully completed the acquisition of LeanIX, bringing a comprehensive enterprise architecture management (EAM) solution into the SAP ecosystem. The acquisition allows SAP to bring together a suite of business transformation products that will provide significant capabilities for business process and architecture transformation when combined with existing SAP Signavio offerings.…
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RISE with SAP Now Has Multiple Packaging Options
When SAP first announced RISE with SAP in 2021, the package only included SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Business Network Starter Pack, consumption credits for SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Signavio's business process transformation tools, infrastructure solutions, and embedded tools, which included SAP Readiness Check, custom code migration tools, and SAP Enable Now. However, as of…
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Insights from Serrala’s Rob Jackson on Overcoming Data Readiness Hurdles in SAP S/4HANA Finance Migration
This article highlights the critical importance of data archiving and readiness in the context of migrating to SAP S/4HANA, as explained by expert Rob Jackson. It emphasizes that preserving historical data while enhancing system performance is vital for finance leaders. Additionally, the article underscores the dual challenge of technical upgrades and business process transformation during…
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