Jul 13, 2026
•5 minute read
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The following articles are written by SAP experts, contributors from the SAPinsider Community, and SAPinsider’s skilled team of editors and research analysts. From technical guides to thought leadership pieces, these articles contain essential insights to help SAP customers solve day-to-day challenges, understand what types of decisions organizations need to be making, and receive lessons learned from other SAP customer experiences.
Your Most Critical Security Control Isn’t Technology — It’s CultureSecurity failures rarely stem from missing tools—they happen when people, under pressure, make reasonable decisions without recognizing the risks. By embedding clear ownership and simple decision checks into everyday work, organizations can turn culture into a scalable security c
SAP Cloud Is Quietly Becoming an AI-Readiness ProgramSAP Cloud ERP and SAP Cloud ERP Private projects are no longer just cloud migrations. They are becoming mandatory AI-readiness programs, where clean core, harmonized data, and SAP BTP extensions decide whether Joule and embedded SAP Business AI actually deliver.
Jul 10, 2026
•5 minute read
SAP Identity Management | Functions, Architecture, IntegrationsThe article explains SAP’s identity management and cloud identity services capabilities—covering role-based provisioning, lifecycle automation, authentication, auditing, integrations, and architecture—while emphasizing SAP IDM’s approaching end of maintenance and positioning Pathlock as a SAP-native replacement that preserves key IAM functions and simplifies governance.
Jul 9, 2026
•23 minute read
Victrola Puts a Modern Spin on Growth in the Public CloudVictrola, riding the vinyl boom, replaced its aging SAP ECC with SAP Cloud ERP in a business-led, cloud-first transformation that cut finance work, sped reporting, improved data trust, and created a scalable foundation for future growth and AI innovation.
Jul 9, 2026
•3 minute read
Why You Need a Strong SAP IBP Data FoundationSAP IBP can greatly improve consumer products supply chain planning and collaboration, but only when supported by clean, harmonized master data, strong end-to-end governance, cross-functional alignment, and ongoing data-quality management before and after go-live.
Jul 9, 2026
•4 minute read
Understanding the Risks of ERP Customization in RetailThe article argues that while ERP customization once helped retailers preserve unique processes, heavy customization in modern cloud ERP systems like SAP S/4HANA now increases costs, slows upgrades and innovation, fragments data, and raises operational risk, so retailers should standardize by default and customize only strategically through extensible, low-impact changes.
Jul 9, 2026
•4 minute read
How CFOs Spot Hidden Profit Trapped Inside SAPThe article reframes “hidden profit” as the difference between how the business appears in standard reports and how cash and margin behave in day-to-day operations, urging CFOs to ask what SAP is not revealing about operational drift. It positions Reveal’s approach as a way for finance leaders to expose and repair those leaks using existing SAP data and capabilities, freeing capital for growth while elevating finance as a driver of operational performance rather than just a scorekeeper.
Jul 8, 2026
•1 minute read
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