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New Solutions by SAP Partners The portfolio of SAP solutions is a Swiss Army knife for ERP: full of useful attachments which can achieve complex tasks. SAP aims to provide…
10% Higher S/4HANA Adoption Over Lockdown The UKISUG survey shows 10% Higher S/4HANA Adoption: there is the good news, but there is a complex picture emerging from user groups around…
SAP TechEd 2021 This week IgniteSAP is attending the online virtual event SAP TechEd 2021, and we would like to share with the IgniteSAP community a summary of the themes…
SAP Responsible Design and Production SAP has announced the release of SAP Responsible Design and Production: a new solution for sustainably designing products and moving to a circular economy. Over…
TechEd 2021 is Around the Corner TechEd 2021 is not just for SAP developers. Being at the forefront of technological innovation in our profession is essential. Particularly when the success…
SAP is a Leader in P2P and CPQ SAP has announced it has been named a leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay suites, and also for the…
A New CX Chief Product Officer SAP has announced that Ritu Bhargava will be joining SAP in November as SAP Customer Experience chief product officer. SAP CX allows companies to…
All Aboard for COP26 COP26, otherwise known as the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties is starting next week. COP26 will be the largest conference on climate change, and…
Xooming Ahead In it’s latest acquisition, Accenture acquires Xoomworks for an undisclosed amount. Xoomworks Group is a consulting and technology company that creates procurement technology, digital innovation and software solutions…
Significant Cloud Momentum SAP announced the preliminary financial results for the third quarter 2021 last week. The full results of the SAP 3rd Quarter Financial Review will be issued on…
Industry 4.0 is a crucial concept for the modern business but how do we ensure businesses are ready for the digital future? IgniteSAP would like to draw attention to some…
The New VP of S/4HANA Cloud SAP’s new senior vice president of product management for S/4HANA Cloud is Arpan Shah. As an MIT graduate and a 20 year veteran marketing…
Securing the Future of Farming Following on from our article “How to Save the World with SAP” , which discussed how SAP consultants could use their skills to help businesses…
DSAG Members on SAP The DSAG German-speaking SAP user group, which includes Germany, Austria and Switzerland, holds their annual conference this week. As a prelude to this event DSAG published…
The Value of Remote Work It was reported by Reuters in August that Google has been considering cutting the pay of remote workers. Facebook and Twitter have also cut pay…
New Options for SAP BTP SAP BTP partners will now have access to a pay-as-you-go licensing option and a free tier of Business Technology Platform services, Using the new licensing…
Acquiring talent analytics SAP has announced it has acquired the intellectual property of SwoopTalent, a leader in talent analytics. Talent analytics, also known as HR analytics or people analytics, helps…
The IPCC Report 2021 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its most worrying report. Although the four horsemen of the apocalypse are not with us yet there…
The Rise with SAP and Google Cloud partnership The Rise with SAP and Google Cloud partnership has been extended. Last week IgniteSAP shared SAP’s announcement of strong cloud revenue growth….
SAP Transportation Management and SAP Yard Logistics SAP Transportation Management and SAP Yard Logistics is the subject of our IgniteSAP blog post this week. It follows our recent discussion of…
The SAP Financial Report Q2 2021 has described raised revenue for the quarter and increased expected profits in their outlook for the second half of this year. Today IgniteSAP will…
SAP Extended Warehouse Management This week IgniteSAP will be discussing SAP Extended Warehouse Management. We will look at the changing role of warehousing and how SAP EWM helps meet these…
DSAG board members gave an interview on the reception of Rise with SAP and their members’ thoughts on how SAP strategy is . IgniteSAP provides a digest and commentary.
SAP GRC and Cybersecurity: Balancing Access and Security SAP GRC and cyber security softare is provided among SAP’s ERP solutions. Most corporations and organisations require huge databases of information in…
SAP CEO Christian Klein: the Employees Choice Last week SAP CEO Christian Klein won an Employees’ Choice award from Glassdoor for the top CEOs of 2021. Glassdoor is an online…
Automation for the Future SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation is becoming more important for businesses with SAP sytems. One of the main themes of SAP Sapphire Now 2021 was that…
IgniteSAP at Sapphire Now 2021 Over the past week IgniteSAP has attended the SAP Sapphire Now 2021 online event for the EMEA and Americas regions. For those in the IgniteSAP…
Ignite SAP is delighted to share with our community our fifth transcript from the SAP Sapphire Now 2021 event. This program of interviews, taken from the finance content track from…
In our next choice from SAP Sapphire Now to share with our community, IgniteSAP has prepared a transcript of the main presentation from the Customer Experience content track called “Drive…
With our next selection from the SAP Sapphire Now 2021 online event, IgniteSAP has created another transcription of this presentation for those in our community who were unable to attend…
In the second of our selections transcribed from the SAP Sapphire Now 2021 presentations, we have a program of interviews with SAP executives and partners called “Building a Resilient and…
As SAP Sapphire Now 2021 progresses over the next week, Ignite SAP will be making available some transcripts of our pick of the highlights of the Sapphire Now 2021 event…
For those of our community who were unable to view the SAP Sapphire Now 2021 keynote presentation, IgniteSAP has created this transcription of the event. The presentation, called “The Enterprise…
Sapphire Now is starting tomorrow with a keynote speech from SAP CEO Christian Klein and special guest interviews from 3:00pm BST (4:00pm CEST). It is not too late to register…
This week IgniteSAP is going to give a quick overview of the SAP Fiori UX design language for those of you who are considering broadening your skillset and training in…
Here at IgniteSAP we like to keep up to date with the ever-changing world of business and technology and sometimes there is a rush of events so that it is…
In all areas of business and industry (not just the stock market) we are obliged to make predictions about the future. This is of course in many cases a recipe…
In a world where there are constant shifts in geopolitics and global events like the Coronavirus pandemic cause sudden dramatic changes to society, taking action on climate change can be…
SAP has announced that in a joint venture with the investment firm Dediq GmbH they have set up a new unit dedicated to the financial services industry. As part of…
It has been almost three months since the Rise with SAP introductory event so IgniteSAP is looking this week at how it has been received and what questions are being…
SAP has made a preliminary announcement on the results of its financial performance for the first quarter of 2021. While this initial report is approximate and more detail will follow…
SAP’s first Global Alliance Partnership was established with IBM in 1989 but the relationship existed previously, extending right back to the creation of SAP in 1972 by five former employees…
Google’s parent company Alphabet is moving internal financial operations software from Oracle to SAP. CNBC reported on Monday that Google employees had received an email explaining that this move would…
In our previous article we discussed the openSAP learning platform. This week we will give an overview of the some of the other routes by which we can engage in…
As an IT professional it is essential to engage in lifelong learning. Staying up to date in your understanding of software and technology is an absolute necessity in order to…
From a management point of view the SAP portfolio of software solutions can be considered a toolkit for the creation and administration of businesses and organisations. The SAP Innovation Awards…
This week IgniteSAP is drawing attention to two more agreements that have been announced recently as IT corporations work together to facilitate the process of moving customers to the cloud….
Accenture has acquired the independent SAP partner Edenhouse. The acquisition is intended to enhance Accenture’s ability to support clients in their digital transformation. It will also scale Accenture’s provision in…
This week IgniteSAP is going to explore the implications of SAP’s acquisition of AppGyver. We will briefly introduce the platform and then discuss SAP’s intentions regarding how no-code development will…
Last week included several big events in SAP, each of which deserves a deep dive but this article from IgniteSAP is going to look briefly at each and explore how…
SAP and Microsoft have simultaneously announced an “extensive expansion of an existing strategic partnership” with the aim of accelerating the adoption of S/4HANA on Microsoft Azure. The companies have been…
Several tech industry commentators on sites like ChannelE2E, DataCenter Knowledge and Bloomberg are reporting on a rumour yet to be confirmed that SAP is in talks to acquire Signavio. According…
The DSAG Investment Report for 2021 has been released and while S/4HANA uptake has slowed, the results of this SAP user group survey covering companies in German-speaking countries show encouraging…
The initial review of financial results for the fourth quarter and for the full year 2020 have been released by SAP. These are approximate figures, giving an overview of the…
SAP has announced the Supervisory Board has made two new additions to the Executive Board: Julia White, previously a Microsoft Executive, will be joining as chief marketing and solutions officer,…
This week IgniteSAP will be discussing cloud application development, “Continuous Integration and Delivery”, and the associated implications for users of SAP and SAP-based IT consultants. SAP’s long-term plan, along with…
Welcome back and a happy new year! IgniteSAP wishes all of our community a safe and successful 2021. Although most of us are still subject to pandemic disruption there is…
This week IgniteSAP will be reviewing the methods SAP employs to provide users with a means to contribute to the development of S/4HANA Cloud and adjust its functionality to reflect the changing…
According to a report on theregister.com about the recent UK and Ireland SAP user group (UKISUG) survey, a third of SAP users in their membership have decided to delay implementation…
Following our last two articles covering a report on the growth of the global cloud analytics market over the next five years, and SAP’s recent announcement at their 3rd quarter earnings call that…
SAP has released a third quarter financial statement for 2020 and given a summary of its performance for the last nine months. SAP News has published an overview of the financial…
ResearchandMarkets.com has released a report attempting to forecast the global cloud analytics industry over the next five years. “Cloud Analytics Market by Solution (Analytics Solutions, Hosted Data Warehouse Solutions, and…
On October the 14th, during a busy week for SAP which included the ‘Procurement Reimagined’ online event (summarised here by IgniteSAP), Christian Klein (SAP CEO) introduced the new ‘SAP Customer…
In response to recent global business disruption SAP has made a substantial effort to address the emerging commercial landscape of procurement and supply chains. Recent appointments to the SAP executive…
On the 1st of October SAP announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Emarsys, an ‘omnichannel customer engagement [market] leader’. The recent IPO of Qualtrics discussed in…
2020 was named “The Year of Climate Action” by the UK government in a grand public relations exercise designed to prepare the media groundwork for the UN Climate Change Conference…
On September the 9th SAP and Bosch announced a development in their partnership on the German language version of SAP news. With a simultaneous press release the two corporations appeared…
When constantly dealing with the fallout from global events we forget to take notice of the most immediate reality of experience: that is our internal thoughts and feelings. In concentrating…
In a previous IgniteSAP article we have discussed the apparent contradiction of IT consulting companies continuing to invest in acquisitions of smaller companies while simultaneously cutting back significantly on staff…
The appointment of a new member of the SAP Executive Board has been announced today (3rd September 2020) in a press release from SAP SE headquarters in Walldorf, Germany. Sabine…
Accenture is cuttings its global workforce of over 500,000, potentially by as much as 25,000. IgniteSAP extends its sincere commiserations to those who have lost employment through no fault of…
NO, of course not, but there is a serious point to be explored here and as a tech users and SAP evangelists, we at IgniteSAP feel it is worth investigating……
The June 2020 Global Economic Prospects report by the World Bank forecasts that the global economy will contract overall by 5.2% this year. In the UK the fall in the…
Over the last few months we have seen SAP expand their portfolio of software solutions through a series of strategic alliances with partners who may otherwise have developed into competitors…
Coronavirus is not limited by international borders but most responses to the Covid-19 pandemic have been organised by national governments. In an article in the German business magazine WirtschaftsWoche on…
The initial public offering in the United States of Qualtrics has been announced in this press release through SAP News. Though it has been publicised the announcement is qualified by…
On the 14th July 2020 Siemens and Sap simultaneously published a press release. These market leaders in PLM and ERP software have announced a new partnership. In effect they have…
In this year’s sapphire event, Christian Klein, the current SAP CEO, used his first keynote to stress on the significance of resiliency and increased automation in various enterprises against the…
Back in 2008, Google conducted research into what makes a good manager at the company. They identified eight key traits amongst their highest-performing employees at management level, and used their…
If you work a regular 9-6 office job, you spend 40 hours a week at your desk (or 45 if you don’t go elsewhere for your lunch). Accounting for 25…
The job market – much like the rest of our modern world – is constantly evolving. The shift into new industries (SAP and other SAAS products being one of them)…
SAP has said that it will only support its customers on legacy software up until December 31st, 2025. This means many existing SAP customers will be migrating over to the…
SAP TechEd 2019 in Barcelona featured an array of new ideas, new tech and new opportunities. Juergen Mueller’s keynote ticked all the boxes for their current X-O theme, even if…
Photo: Uwe Anspach/Getty Images Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP, has stepped down from his role after it was revealed that he would not be extending his employment contract with the…
SAP’s TechEd conference was held in Las Vegas, September 24-26. CTO Juergen Mueller announced a number of updates and improvements to the SAP’s platform. Don’t worry if you couldn’t attend,…
In the technological world, nothing stays the same for very long. There’s always a new iPhone model to buy, or a new software update to install, or even whole new…
New and emerging technologies, like AI and automation, are radically altering the workplace. According to the 2018 Future of Jobs Report, 75 million jobs are expected to be displaced by…
According to a January report from SAP, public trust in companies is at an all-time low – but not enough businesses are acknowledging it. In fact, while 80% of CEOs…
S/4 HANA, SAP’s most up-to-date ERP system for large enterprises, has been around for a little over four years now – but some customers have been apprehensive about adopting it….
Ever since its launch in 2015, S/4 HANA has presented problems for SAP. The ERP system was intended to be an upgrade for existing SAP users, but – due to…
Throughout their lifetimes, approximately one in four people experience mental health problems. The most common of these problems are anxiety and depression, with almost 8% of England’s population suffering from…
As our technological landscape changes shape in the 21st century, so do the rules that go with it. Intellectual property laws have expanded to encompass online material, data protection measures…
If you thought that SAP was just a blip on the ERP radar, think again. In Gartner’s Market Share Analysis: ERP Software report, released at the start of this month,…
If you work in any industry that relies on SAP software, you’re probably well aware that the ERP system’s ECC (Enterprise Core Component) technologies are finally coming to the end…
2019 is starting off strong with a number of exciting SAP events lined up this March. Connect with other SAP experts in Germany and discover how to use SAP to…
German Tech giant SAP have recently released the latest iteration of their SAP S/4HANA platform, S/4HANA 1902. The full release notes for ‘What’s new in SAP S/4HANA Cloud 1902’ are…
The hottest SAP events in April April offers some exciting events for SAP professionals that you won’t want to miss, namely a massive technology convention and Europe’s biggest event…
10% Higher S/4HANA Adoption Over Lockdown The UKISUG survey shows 10% Higher S/4HANA Adoption: there is the good news, but there is a complex picture emerging from user groups around…
SAP TechEd 2021 This week IgniteSAP is attending the online virtual event SAP TechEd 2021, and we would like to share with the IgniteSAP community a summary of the themes…
SAP Responsible Design and Production SAP has announced the release of SAP Responsible Design and Production: a new solution for sustainably designing products and moving to a circular economy. Over…
TechEd 2021 is Around the Corner TechEd 2021 is not just for SAP developers. Being at the forefront of technological innovation in our profession is essential. Particularly when the success…
SAP is a Leader in P2P and CPQ SAP has announced it has been named a leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay suites, and also for the…
A New CX Chief Product Officer SAP has announced that Ritu Bhargava will be joining SAP in November as SAP Customer Experience chief product officer. SAP CX allows companies to…
All Aboard for COP26 COP26, otherwise known as the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties is starting next week. COP26 will be the largest conference on climate change, and…
Xooming Ahead In it’s latest acquisition, Accenture acquires Xoomworks for an undisclosed amount. Xoomworks Group is a consulting and technology company that creates procurement technology, digital innovation and software solutions…
Significant Cloud Momentum SAP announced the preliminary financial results for the third quarter 2021 last week. The full results of the SAP 3rd Quarter Financial Review will be issued on…
Industry 4.0 is a crucial concept for the modern business but how do we ensure businesses are ready for the digital future? IgniteSAP would like to draw attention to some…
New Solutions by SAP Partners The portfolio of SAP solutions is a Swiss Army knife for ERP: full of useful attachments which can achieve complex tasks. SAP aims to provide…
10% Higher S/4HANA Adoption Over Lockdown The UKISUG survey shows 10% Higher S/4HANA Adoption: there is the good news, but there is a complex picture emerging from user groups around…
SAP TechEd 2021 This week IgniteSAP is attending the online virtual event SAP TechEd 2021, and we would like to share with the IgniteSAP community a summary of the themes…
SAP Responsible Design and Production SAP has announced the release of SAP Responsible Design and Production: a new solution for sustainably designing products and moving to a circular economy. Over…
TechEd 2021 is Around the Corner TechEd 2021 is not just for SAP developers. Being at the forefront of technological innovation in our profession is essential. Particularly when the success…
SAP is a Leader in P2P and CPQ SAP has announced it has been named a leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay suites, and also for the…
Significant Cloud Momentum SAP announced the preliminary financial results for the third quarter 2021 last week. The full results of the SAP 3rd Quarter Financial Review will be issued on…
The New VP of S/4HANA Cloud SAP’s new senior vice president of product management for S/4HANA Cloud is Arpan Shah. As an MIT graduate and a 20 year veteran marketing…
New Options for SAP BTP SAP BTP partners will now have access to a pay-as-you-go licensing option and a free tier of Business Technology Platform services, Using the new licensing…
Acquiring talent analytics SAP has announced it has acquired the intellectual property of SwoopTalent, a leader in talent analytics. Talent analytics, also known as HR analytics or people analytics, helps…
A New CX Chief Product Officer SAP has announced that Ritu Bhargava will be joining SAP in November as SAP Customer Experience chief product officer. SAP CX allows companies to…
All Aboard for COP26 COP26, otherwise known as the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties is starting next week. COP26 will be the largest conference on climate change, and…
Xooming Ahead In it’s latest acquisition, Accenture acquires Xoomworks for an undisclosed amount. Xoomworks Group is a consulting and technology company that creates procurement technology, digital innovation and software solutions…
Industry 4.0 is a crucial concept for the modern business but how do we ensure businesses are ready for the digital future? IgniteSAP would like to draw attention to some…
Securing the Future of Farming Following on from our article “How to Save the World with SAP” , which discussed how SAP consultants could use their skills to help businesses…
DSAG Members on SAP The DSAG German-speaking SAP user group, which includes Germany, Austria and Switzerland, holds their annual conference this week. As a prelude to this event DSAG published…
The Value of Remote Work It was reported by Reuters in August that Google has been considering cutting the pay of remote workers. Facebook and Twitter have also cut pay…
Acquiring talent analytics SAP has announced it has acquired the intellectual property of SwoopTalent, a leader in talent analytics. Talent analytics, also known as HR analytics or people analytics, helps…
The IPCC Report 2021 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its most worrying report. Although the four horsemen of the apocalypse are not with us yet there…
SAP Transportation Management and SAP Yard Logistics SAP Transportation Management and SAP Yard Logistics is the subject of our IgniteSAP blog post this week. It follows our recent discussion of…
SAP TechEd 2021 This week IgniteSAP is attending the online virtual event SAP TechEd 2021, and we would like to share with the IgniteSAP community a summary of the themes…
SAP Responsible Design and Production SAP has announced the release of SAP Responsible Design and Production: a new solution for sustainably designing products and moving to a circular economy. Over…
TechEd 2021 is Around the Corner TechEd 2021 is not just for SAP developers. Being at the forefront of technological innovation in our profession is essential. Particularly when the success…
All Aboard for COP26 COP26, otherwise known as the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties is starting next week. COP26 will be the largest conference on climate change, and…
The SAP Financial Report Q2 2021 has described raised revenue for the quarter and increased expected profits in their outlook for the second half of this year. Today IgniteSAP will…
DSAG board members gave an interview on the reception of Rise with SAP and their members’ thoughts on how SAP strategy is . IgniteSAP provides a digest and commentary.
SAP CEO Christian Klein: the Employees Choice Last week SAP CEO Christian Klein won an Employees’ Choice award from Glassdoor for the top CEOs of 2021. Glassdoor is an online…
IgniteSAP at Sapphire Now 2021 Over the past week IgniteSAP has attended the SAP Sapphire Now 2021 online event for the EMEA and Americas regions. For those in the IgniteSAP…
Ignite SAP is delighted to share with our community our fifth transcript from the SAP Sapphire Now 2021 event. This program of interviews, taken from the finance content track from…
In our next choice from SAP Sapphire Now to share with our community, IgniteSAP has prepared a transcript of the main presentation from the Customer Experience content track called “Drive…
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