SAP Solution: Real-time

Companies need up-to-date SAP data and they need it as quickly as possible. However, a complete data withdrawal takes a long time and puts a strain on the system. An incremental pull, on the other hand, is complex and involves a high financial and time outlay.

With its end-to-end solutions for cloud-based network and expense management, SAP is trying to score points with existing customers, because the modern economy is no longer conceivable without cross-organizational cooperation and data exchange.

The speed of innovation in Configure Price Quote software has always been high. Numerous medium sized enterprises and large companies benefit from the constant innovations and further developments.

In complex companies, CFOs need more technology to make decisions effectively, in addition to a functioning strategy. This gives CFOs a more active role in shaping strategy and corporate governance.

How has the career field of SAP consultant changed? Wolfgang Stadler, CEO of the Munich-based SAP service provider Procon IT, explains in an interview the challenges currently facing IT consultancies and what newcomers need to watch out for.

Digitization creates new products and services and brings down old business models. SAP consultants support companies in transforming their processes and design the appropriate IT architecture.

VMware partners with SAP on Internet of Things (IoT).

Data is the new currency. The correct collection and management of data lays the foundation for more transparency and efficiency as well as lower costs. The "first-time-right" principle is considered the silver bullet with lean processes and reliable data.

S/4 Hana promises real-time business thanks to Big Data evaluations in real time. The principle of real-time is not easy for many companies to grasp. What does it mean in concrete terms? What opportunities does it open up? How can the opportunities be used for your own business?

The core of a smart factory is the end-to-end automation and networking of all processes and the players involved in them in "real time". The project is carried out with defined, process-relevant data. SAP partner Orbis is rising to this challenge. Peter M. Färbinger spoke with CEO Thomas Gard and MES team leader Frank Wilhelm about Industry 4.0 and IoT.

Rittal relies on Industry 4.0 solutions from Orbis and SAP ERP at the world's most modern compact enclosure plant with the aim of reducing throughput times, cutting costs and ensuring high quality.

The clock is ticking: support for the current SAP Business Suite will end in 2025. At least 50,000 SAP user companies must have decided on an alternative by then - such as S/4 Hana, on-premise or from the cloud. German companies are still hesitant about the cloud.