AWS now renting monster HPE servers, even in clusters of 7,680-vCPUs and 128TB Heir to Superdome goes cloudy for those who run large in-memory databases and apps that need them Off-Prem17 Dec 2024 | 20
SAP says GenAI will help solve legacy migration skills shortage As 2027 support deadline looms, German vendor puts faith in on-trend tech to help SIs do more with less Databases10 Dec 2024 | 15
Europe's largest local authority settles on ERP budget 5x original estimate Schools taken out of scope, but £108M plan still dwarfs initial £20M Public Sector06 Dec 2024 | 44
SAP legacy ERP users wise to ignore offer of single leap to the cloud Multi-stage journey preferred in high-risk switch, says user group chair PaaS + IaaS04 Dec 2024 | 2
Asda hits the brakes on tech tweaks to avoid festive fiasco Stability essential ahead of Christmas trading amid ongoing Walmart divorce On-Prem03 Dec 2024 | 33
UK tax collector inks £366M in ERP deals to get systems into cloud SAP and Deloitte winners in transition from legacy software to SaaS, which includes housing and transport ministries Databases18 Nov 2024 |
Asda security chief replaced, retailer sheds jobs during Walmart tech divorce British grocer's workers called back to office as clock ticks for contractors On-Prem14 Nov 2024 | 18
Users struggle with recipe when moving enterprise apps to the cloud From meatballs and spaghetti to lasagna – same ingredients, different structure, says analyst Databases05 Nov 2024 | 8
UK authority struggles to RISE with SAP, throws another £9M at project Gloucestershire continues with legacy system as SaaS replacement delayed by more than a year Databases21 Oct 2024 | 13
Inexorable march of progress at SAP threatens to leave users behind AI hardly a hot topic with some customers calling for more innovation on-prem Databases16 Oct 2024 | 4
Get more licenses for less with SAP price tiering, advise experts German ERP vendor entices users to cloud, but be aware of how the system works, ITAM experts warn Databases14 Oct 2024 | 4
SAP promises developer 'fusion teams' in cloud low-code environment TechEd But projects must be completed in old desktop IDE PaaS + IaaS10 Oct 2024 | 4
Microsoft issues 117 patches – some for flaws already under attack Patch Tuesday Plus: SAP re-patches a failed patch for critical-rated flaw Cybersecurity Month08 Oct 2024 | 6
SAP offers different way to move SQL Server-based software to the cloud Just don’t call it an alternative to RISE with SAP Databases07 Oct 2024 | 3
Mega supermarket spots stock discrepancy of tens of millions amid ERP system migration Exclusive Britain's Asda admits tech divorce from ex-owner Walmart is still overrunning Databases03 Oct 2024 | 109
SAP support auto-renewal gotcha: Do nothing now, pay for another year Updated Single digit price hikes suspected for UK and Europe and double digit mooted for everywhere else Databases26 Sep 2024 | 13
Prosecutors confirm probe into SAP CTO amid allegations of sexual harassment Jürgen Müller agreed to step down from his role at the end of September Databases17 Sep 2024 | 2
Sainsbury's bags a ticket to RISE with SAP, hoping not to trip like Asda UK's second largest retailer set to move ERP to the cloud with AWS, Accenture, and the German software gaint Databases17 Sep 2024 | 5
RISE with SAP sinking year on year Updated Gartner: ERP giant’s flagship cloud-and-upgrade package falls as a ratio of total sales with support deadline looming Databases16 Sep 2024 | 6
SAP CTO bows out over 'incident' at company shindig Board member offers apology for 'inappropriate' behavior Databases03 Sep 2024 | 18
Enterprise SAP users split between on-prem and cloud as migration challenges loom This is despite the German vendor's preferred upgrade path Databases28 Aug 2024 | 8
SAP Core AI bugs allowed access to internal network servers, say researchers Black Hat Wiz infoseccers able to promote themselves from humble customer to full-blown admin Black Hat and DEF CON06 Aug 2024 |
Two senior board execs leave SAP as restructuring hits the fan German vendor maintains departures follow increase in job cuts PaaS + IaaS31 Jul 2024 | 2
Now as many as 10,000 SAP jobs to be hit by restructure Revenue and underlying profit please markets in Q2 as German software giant retains focus on costs Databases23 Jul 2024 | 9
SAP system gives UK tax collector a £750B headache as clock ticks on support Updated For now it's Capgemini to the rescue (again) Databases23 Jul 2024 | 27
Cold comfort to teachers who got paid late, but ERP software rollout had 'unrealistic' timeline 18 months late, overbudget... report finds council's SAP ERP rip 'n' replace with Unit4 had hidden complexity Databases16 Jul 2024 | 49
SAP's bid to woo open source community meets muted response German software giant says open source is a 'catalyst for innovation' but is unlikely to release proprietary code Software12 Jul 2024 | 9
Transformation chief leaves Asda amid Walmart divorce IT projects After 28 years' service, Mark Simpson departs 'by mutual agreement' Databases09 Jul 2024 | 8
Asda kisses Walmart goodbye with half a billion dollar tech breakup bill Project including SAP upgrade beset by cost increases and delays Systems01 Jul 2024 | 31
SAP customers warned on hidden risks in the unofficial route to the cloud But RISE with SAP can also be too rigid for some customers, Gartner says Databases25 Jun 2024 | 1
GenAI dominates the narrative in ERP, but what is it good for? Low-code and report production vie for early use cases, but risks remain AI + ML25 Jun 2024 | 7
Asda IT staff shuffled off to TCS amid messy tech divorce from Walmart Exclusive Infrastructure teams have 'eye on door' as SAP migration enters critical phase Databases17 Jun 2024 | 89
SAP customers may struggle to escape ECC before support shutters if they don't start now User group warns of systems integrator and consultant shortage to make herculean shift to S4/HANA SaaS12 Jun 2024 | 10
Let's kick off our summer with a pwn-me-by-Wi-Fi bug in Microsoft Windows Patch Tuesday Redmond splats dozens of bugs as does Adobe while Arm drivers and PHP under active attack CSO12 Jun 2024 | 7
More than a Joule required to power up enthusiasm for SAP's AI strategy Customers remain cautious about adoption, while analysts warn of unforeseen costs Databases07 Jun 2024 | 3
Brit council fumbles Oracle Fusion launch, leaving SAP to die another day More than four years after procurement began, authority has no go-live date Databases23 May 2024 | 46
Oracle Fusion rollout costs 15 times council's estimates in SAP rip-'n-replace Updated No it's not Birmingham this time. West Sussex County Council ERP replacement price to hit £40M Databases30 Apr 2024 | 85
SAP cloud swells its topline, but profits slide Cloud migration good for margins, CEO says Databases23 Apr 2024 |
North American S/4HANA migrations ramping among SAP users Skills access still an issue for organizations hoping to beat the 2027 ECC support deadline Databases15 Apr 2024 | 1
UK county council misses deadline for £7.3M RISE with SAP system launch Gloucestershire reluctant to set new date in S/4HANA migration saga PaaS + IaaS12 Apr 2024 | 15
SAP transformation program a 'euphemism' for job cuts, claims European Works Council 8,000 roles affected worldwide, but Germany will bear heaviest losses SaaS10 Apr 2024 | 7
SAP ordered to pay $26.4M in South Africa energy firm dispute SA Special Investigating Unit orders payment within 7 days following alleged breach of public finance laws Systems26 Mar 2024 | 3
SAP users aren't keen on upping spending right now Cloud and upgrade conversions remain steady if sluggish, according to ERP spending bellwether DSAG Databases21 Mar 2024 | 5
RISE with SAP plan fails to hit go-live date in West of England council Updated Delays spark fears of £500K legacy support bill, plans for new financial year Databases15 Mar 2024 | 11
SAP accused of age discrimination, retaliation by US whistleblower Updated Claims exec was moved to 'retire in place' role are now settled SaaS14 Mar 2024 | 9
March Patch Tuesday sees Hyper-V join the guest-host escape club Patch Tuesday Critical bugs galore among 61 Microsoft fixes, 56 from Adobe, a dozen from SAP, and a fistful from Fortinet Patches13 Mar 2024 | 9
City of London ditches Oracle for SAP in search of ERP enlightenment Updated Four years after first approaching market for new system, public body hopes to start working with SI Databases19 Feb 2024 | 43
SAP makes last-minute change to replacement of 80-year-old co-founder After lining up someone to fill Hasso Plattner's seat, German ERP giant finds candidate has 'difference in perspective' Databases12 Feb 2024 | 5
India probes SAP and IBM over ancient Air India ERP tender Procurement process in 2011 deal raises suspicions Legal07 Feb 2024 | 1
SAP hits brakes on Tesla company car deal Despite EV commitment, German giant tells Musk marque to buzz off Personal Tech06 Feb 2024 | 89
SAP dangles juicy carrot to pull users on board with cloud-first vision Limited-time offer may reduce cost of migration by up to 50% Databases30 Jan 2024 | 2
€2B SAP restructure program will affect 8,000 roles Plans announced as profits fall and revenues rise Databases24 Jan 2024 | 1
Asda's delayed SAP migration forces extension to Walmart's backend support contract Three years after leveraged buyout, $240M ERP plan yet to bear fruit Databases23 Jan 2024 | 19
SAP to cough up $220M to drag bribery charges into recycle bin Enterprise software giant claims it has cut ties with bad apples Public Sector10 Jan 2024 | 17
SAP reshuffles leadership as cloud crusade continues New moves follow year where customers complained it broke their trust Databases10 Jan 2024 | 3
SAP admits attempt to adapt on-prem security for its cloud flopped Software giant learned the hard way that lift-and-shift isn’t easy Off-Prem14 Dec 2023 | 9
SAP faces more accusations of breaching on-prem customers' trust Cloud-only innovation strategy slammed as users opt for on-prem and hosted support for S/4HANA Databases30 Nov 2023 | 11
SAP jumps on AI-assisted coding wagon, but uses its own ABAP language The cloud-only move may leave out devs writing for on-prem systems, which still make up the majority Databases07 Nov 2023 | 2
IBM outlines Asian growth ambitions with acquisition of Indonesian ERP consultancy SAP and Oracle services provider Equine Global becomes part of Big Blue Software01 Nov 2023 | 2
SAP barely moving needle to migrate users off ECC before support ends Gartner finds only a third are somewhat prepared for S/4HANA transition Databases11 Oct 2023 | 7
SAP customers on brink of ERPocalypse as 2025 support cliff looms for ECC When German vendor promised service until 2027, not everyone qualified Databases10 Oct 2023 | 10
Qualtrics culls 780 jobs amid 'complex' growth spurt Staff get Zoom meeting to hear how they might be hit after phase of rapid hiring ends Software09 Oct 2023 | 6