SAP

SAP portal outage raises questions over vendor's cloud readiness

Disruption left customers unable to track support cases, upgrades, or patching work

SaaS17 Nov 2025 |

Retail giant Kingfisher rejects SAP ERP upgrade plan

'Don't just give me a price list or licensing module that spikes cost by 20x, show me the value,' says CTO

Databases12 Nov 2025 | 50

Two-fifths of SAP Americas users yet to ditch legacy ERP

S/4HANA migration? Many still worried about business process change

Databases05 Nov 2025 | 7

SAP says some customers are dragging their feet on contract sign-offs

Share price dips as cloud sales outlook disappoints amid slow US public sector bookings

Databases23 Oct 2025 | 5

SAP users still wrestling with business case for S/4HANA

A decade later, ERP giant struggles to convince legacy customers to upgrade

Databases17 Oct 2025 | 23

Frightful Patch Tuesday gives admins a scare with 175+ Microsoft CVEs, 3 under attack

Plus: Adobe, SAP, Ivanti offer treats, not tricks

Cybersecurity Month14 Oct 2025 | 21

Unwary SAP private cloud users face 10% renewal hikes, warns Gartner

On-prem discounts drying up as ERP giant sends 'mixed signals' on pricing

Databases14 Oct 2025 |

Britain's biggest nuclear site looks set to outlast SAP support again

Sellafield considers using legacy ECC software beyond extended 2030 cut-off

Applications13 Oct 2025 | 9

Russia-backed Indian oil company loses bid to force SAP support as sanctions bite

Delhi High Court denies urgent relief after vendor halts services citing EU rules

Software29 Sep 2025 | 11

EU probes SAP over alleged software support stranglehold

While EC suspects vendor's practices stifle competition, it argues it is in line with industry standards

Software25 Sep 2025 | 7

SAP's 'simplified' licensing leaves users more confused

Business Suite nostalgia unlikely to ease customers' public cloud journey

SaaS25 Sep 2025 | 2

User group says SAP's licensing models make cloud migration harder

Updated DSAG criticizes separate regimes for public, private cloud, says users need more time to upgrade in uncertain times

Databases19 Sep 2025 | 2

Users in SAP's heartland call for greater license transparency

DSAG players grappling with cloud migration want more consistency with commercial models

PaaS + IaaS16 Sep 2025 |

Critical, make-me-super-user SAP S/4HANA bug under active exploitation

9.9-rated flaw on the loose, so patch now

Patches05 Sep 2025 | 1

SAP splashes €20B on Euro sovereign cloud push

German giant takes aim at US hyperscaler dominance as some EU customers fret amid Trump 2.0 rhetoric

PaaS + IaaS04 Sep 2025 | 13

Enterprise software giants weaponize AI to kill discounts and deepen lock-in

Oracle, SAP, Salesforce et al are tightening the screws, Forrester warns

AI + ML01 Aug 2025 | 11

SAP warns of 'extended approvals' for spending in manufacturing, US public sector

Vendor sees 'slight deceleration' in cloud backlog as it offers mixed results

Applications23 Jul 2025 | 1

More license upheaval to come after SAP kills RISE with SAP products, users warn

Intro of package for cloud ERP is creating challenges, and more changes likely next year

Databases11 Jul 2025 | 5

Microsoft enjoys first Patch Tuesday of 2025 with no active exploits

Sure, 130 fixes were sent out, but bask in the security goodness

Patches08 Jul 2025 | 15

Microsoft developer ported vector database coded in SAP’s ABAP to the ZX Spectrum

The mighty Z80 processor ran the code at astounding speed, proving retro-tech got a lot of things right

Software08 Jul 2025 | 75

Bank of England expands data and cloud framework by £26.7 million after revising data strategy

Dependent on SAP and Oracle, UK central bank wants to modernize in the cloud, refresh data strategy

Public Sector25 Jun 2025 | 4

SAP ECC 6.0 lives to fight another decade under Rimini Street

Third-party provider pledges to support legacy ERP until 2040

PaaS + IaaS20 Jun 2025 | 3

Microsoft warns of 66 flaws to fix for this Patch Tuesday, and two are under active attack

Patch Tuesday Stealthy Falcon swoops on WebDAV and Redmond's even patching IE!

Patches10 Jun 2025 |

Europe's cloud datacenter ambition 'completely crazy' says SAP CEO

Christian Klein sees little benefit from trying to compete with the dominant hyperscalers

On-Prem09 Jun 2025 | 62

SAP users grapple with 50% premium for industry-standard service levels

Vendor's AI-infused pitch at Sapphire marred by backlash over support costs

Databases22 May 2025 | 5

Users find RISE with SAP service levels below industry standard

Gartner also says customers say ERP vendor's internal processes cause delays

Databases08 May 2025 | 4

Emergency patch for potential SAP zero-day that could grant full system control

German software giant paywalls details, but experts piece together the clues

Patches25 Apr 2025 | 2

Only 3,000 staff jump from SAP after 10,000 earmarked to be pushed

CFO says 'a cushion of several thousand employees we can play with' is a good thing in uncertain times

Databases23 Apr 2025 | 17

Interest in SAP cloud migration triples in its biz heartland

User group chairman warns, however, that ERP giant's pace is not feasible for every org

Databases25 Mar 2025 |

SAP legacy ERP customers still in no rush to adopt latest platform

Even looming support deadline isn't tempting ECC users to haul themselves over to S/4HANA, say analysts

Databases20 Mar 2025 | 12

Celonis slaps SAP with lawsuit claiming it's gatekeeping customer data

Process mining specialist accuses the ERP giant of rigging game with fees, restrictions, and a closed ecosystem

Databases17 Mar 2025 | 13

Ex-SAP CTO walks away with €7.1M payout after scandal

Criminal probe understood to have ended following settlement over 'inconsiderate' behavior

Databases03 Mar 2025 | 22

UK electrical utility seeks partner for £81M SAP overhaul as support deadline closes in

Integrations with third-party software await chosen provider

Databases18 Feb 2025 | 11

Users await the fine print on SAP Business Suite reboot

Cloud-based revival should come with 'a corresponding discount scale,' customers say

Applications14 Feb 2025 | 4

SAP snared in revenue trap unless it extends legacy ERP support

User can still push for perpetual licenses despite vendor's craving for subscription deals

Databases13 Feb 2025 | 7

Why SAP may be mulling 2030 end of maintenance for legacy ERP

Users' sluggish migration of critical apps mean current deadline not workable, says analyst

Databases12 Feb 2025 | 21

SAP extends support deadline for getting off legacy software – in very special circumstances

Qualifying orgs may get 2033 extension, just don’t call it a U-turn

PaaS + IaaS28 Jan 2025 | 1

Asda tech divorce from Walmart delays cut-over for 55 stores

Supermarket taking 'pragmatic approach' to 'Europe's largest IT transformation program'

On-Prem21 Jan 2025 | 24

Microsoft fixes under-attack privilege-escalation holes in Hyper-V

Patch Tuesday Plus: Excel hell, angst for Adobe fans, and life's too Snort for Cisco

Patches15 Jan 2025 | 7

Stumbling ERP project racks up sales losses greater than budget

South African retailer struggles with SAP implementation, says it is making improvements

Databases03 Jan 2025 | 7

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 | 46

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 | 3

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

Security08 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