SAP Solution: Mag 23-02

Two-thirds of respondents surveyed by market research firm Censuswide agree that knowing real-time cash flow will be critical - but only two percent have full confidence in the visibility they currently have.

Kendox, a specialist in the digitization of office and administration, has acquired DM, a provider of document management systems based in Puchheim near Munich.

Convista offers "Preferred Partner for Financial Services" status as well as consulting, software and implementation for SAP customers from a single source.

No monthly SAP news should be disregarded. The Short Facts are dedicated to smaller news items as well as seemingly more or less important statements from the community. This is the place for SAP-specific press releases that otherwise tend to be overlooked.

More and more often, faster and faster, and more and more information - both for external accounting and for internal management reporting, systems are therefore required that can provide the required key figures flexibly, transparently and automatically.

Hosting software will bury what "cloud doctor" Lars Dalgaard, SuccessFactors founder and ex-SAP executive, and Jim Hagemann Snabe, ex-Co-CEO of SAP, already suspected in 2012.

The development of the data center landscape in Germany in 2023 will be shaped by five key trends: Sustainability, symbiosis concepts, hybrid models, decentralization and further growth of hyperscalers.

More and more public authorities and companies are taking the plunge into the cloud. However, successful and sustainable digitization with the help of cloud computing cannot work without a cloud strategy including GRC management.

The challenges in logistics and intralogistics could hardly be greater. Whereas 30 years ago the use of robots, AI and gripping technology was only a dream of the future, today the industry will soon no longer be able to do without them.

Sustainability is evolving from a "nice to have" to a "must have. This is expressed in changing customer expectations, numerous voluntary commitments, regulation, and new frameworks.

According to an ISG study, people-related aspects of office design are now becoming increasingly important alongside digital ones. Companies are looking for ways to combine the advantages of the home office with the benefits of the office as a social anchor point.

Increasing digitization of processes is inevitable for German companies. In this context, vulnerability management is becoming increasingly complex and, not least, more confusing due to shadow IT.