SAP to list Qualtrics, less than two years after convincing it not to list Plans to retain sales and dev umbilical cord to CX outfit Software27 Jul 2020 | 5
Born in the USA: German-speaking users fail to take up SAP's acquired business apps They're still more popular in America... even 7 years after shopping spree Software16 Jul 2020 | 7
UK's Ministry of Justice puts out feelers for SaaS ERP with up to £100m on the table Can't go worse than that time it bought 2.3 million Oracle licences. Right? On-Prem16 Jul 2020 | 3
SAP on the back for Michiel Verhoeven who has been handed the keys to ERP giant's UK and Ireland biz Ex-MD Jens Amail returns to Germany, and we can't blame him Software15 Jul 2020 |
Old-school security hole perfect for worms and remote hijackings found lurking in Windows Server DNS code Mega Patch Tuesday You'll want to patch that – and all these other bugs fixed by Microsoft, Oracle, Adobe, VMware, SAP, Google Security15 Jul 2020 | 14
So kind of SAP NetWeaver to hand out admin accounts to anyone who can reach it. You'll want to patch this 10 out of 10: Great in a test score, less good when it's for the severity of a flaw Security14 Jul 2020 | 1
SAP rolls out early Q2 numbers, says 18% decline in licensing revenue is an 'improvement' CEO reckons team 'navigated a very challenging environment' Software09 Jul 2020 | 1
ITAM Forum asks software giants to stop browbeating customers onto their clouds with threats of licence audits Pressuring clients into products they're not ready for doesn't benefit anyone, says new chair SaaS06 Jul 2020 | 5
Finding SAP hard to swallow? ERP giant says it's working on something more bite-sized The PowerPoint presentation is nice and all, but the proof is in the eating Software29 Jun 2020 | 16
Unfortunately for SAP, major ERP upgrade projects are the last thing customers want to think about right now Orgs still fixated on getting remote working right, says user group chief Software26 Jun 2020 | 8
Come for the cloud apps, stay for the ERP? SAP drills into Industry Cloud platform, its latest expansion play We can't say 'You have to upgrade or nothing' because people will say: 'Well in that case it is nothing' SaaS17 Jun 2020 | 1
Automotive? Energy? Retail? There's a SAP for that: Biz software giant to tailor ERP platform for specific industries 'Significant brainpower' has gone into playing catch-up with rival Infor Software16 Jun 2020 |
Brit council tosses Serco a £50m contract extension as coronavirus pandemic leaves in-sourcing plans in tatters Updated At least the outsourcer's doing well through all this On-Prem11 Jun 2020 | 7
June's Patch Tuesday reveals 23 ways to remotely pwn Windows – and over 100 more bugs that could ruin your day Patch Tuesday Microsoft, Intel, Adobe, SAP emit fixes in security synchronicity OSes09 Jun 2020 | 11
Pipped to the post: Google Cloud nabs Salesforce exec to lead UK and Ireland business Pip White among bunch of new EMEA hires at Chocolate Factory offshoot SaaS05 Jun 2020 | 1
High-level musical chairs continue at SAP as yet another senior exec departs Chief beancounter for cloud quits for pastures new Software29 May 2020 | 2
SAP shareholders not happy about chopping and changing CEO model We 'cannot afford a construction site in top management while in crisis mode' moans savings bank rep Software21 May 2020 | 1
SAP proves, yet again, that Excel is utterly unkillable It built a perfectly good analytics cloud yet has added a Microsoft spreadsheet plugin because that’s what punters want Software19 May 2020 | 76
UK, Ireland users call on SAP to extend indirect licensing deadline again as COVID-19 ravages project plans 'People are going to lose a lot of time this year' Software15 May 2020 | 6
SAP discards Ace of Sybase: Digital Interconnect unit sold for $250 million The division, which arrived via Sybase, was valued at $400m in 2006 SaaS05 May 2020 | 3
Are U sure it's all going a bit V-shaped, SAP? ERP giant goes own way, seems optimistic about third quarter bounce Analysis No plans to lay off staff or freeze recruitment, apparently On-Prem22 Apr 2020 | 1
SAP decides one head is better than two in a crisis, parts ways with co-CEO Jennifer Morgan Christian Klein to fly solo just six months after dual-driver approach was hailed as perfect combination Software21 Apr 2020 | 11
Hana-hana-hana: No it's not your dad trying to start a motorboat... It's Northern Gas, renewing its SAP software No competitive tenders for northern pipeline company, and here's why Software20 Apr 2020 | 21
SAP looks to offload multi-channel messaging division during market meltdown Options being explored for Digital Interconnect division On-Prem15 Apr 2020 |
SAP slashes revenue, profit forecasts as virus outbreak bites into biz prospects First quarter started off so well... On-Prem09 Apr 2020 | 2
SAP hits back in Oracle cloud spat: I am rubber, you are glue, we have twice as many ERP installations as you Big words from co-CEO after Larry Ellison ribs vendor during earnings call SaaS08 Apr 2020 | 12
QAD goals: ERP minnow waggles upgrades in bid to keep pace with bigger players $310.8m revenue? That's adorable Software07 Apr 2020 |
Americas' SAP Users' Group chief reckons upgrades to S4/HANA will gather pace despite COVID-19 disruption If you're almost finished with the ordeal, there's no looking back now Software06 Apr 2020 | 1
Soup to nuts? Not quite for SAP asset management as oil drilling firm employs supply-chain add-on to save $6.8m That's a pretty expensive gap in S4/HANA Software02 Apr 2020 | 2
SAP's locked-down offshore project managers develop remote work plans for clients We've asked top tech companies if India's lockdown changes the service you receive. Most say no SaaS31 Mar 2020 | 7
Oracle makes some certifications and cloudy content free, in case you have time on your hands Mum? Dad? What was lockdown like? It went by in a flash, junior, because we studied for a database certification Software31 Mar 2020 | 13
Leaving Las Vegas... for good? IT industry conference circuit won't look the same on other side of COVID-19 pandemic Comment O'Reilly has quit the events game, and it might not be the only one On-Prem30 Mar 2020 | 86
SAP opens up certain online courses to locked-down tech learners Free for 90 days as more and more people told to go into lockdown Software24 Mar 2020 | 9
Peak greenwashing: SAP backs oil and gas giants with Accenture partnership, eco-credentials go up in smoke It will be carbon-neutral by 2025, whatever that eventually means SaaS22 Mar 2020 | 12
7 years after hooking up, SAP gets much, much cosier with Ariba's supply chain and procure-to-pay software ERP giant targets unified master data management and data model Software19 Mar 2020 | 1
Stuck at home? Need something to keep busy with? Microsoft has 115 ideas – including an awful SMBv3 security hole to worry about Updated Hefty Patch Tuesday covers critical Word, Dynamics bugs, and more Security11 Mar 2020 | 23
There's gold in your biz's processes and mining them is the future, says bloke behind topic's first practical guide Interview El Reg speaks to Siemen's Lars Reinkemeyer On-Prem10 Mar 2020 | 7
Former SAP CEO McDermott pockets a cool €15 million from final year at the helm of German ERP giant How many expansive ERP projects would that buy? One? Two? Answers on a postcard Software28 Feb 2020 | 3
If you're running Windows, I feel bad for you, son. Microsoft's got 99 problems, better fix each one Patch Tuesday Meanwhile, we're still squashing bugs in Adobe Flash Player... plus stuff from Intel and SAP OSes11 Feb 2020 | 27
We surrender: SAP yields to customers, extends support for Business Suite 7 to 2027 Gives punters more time to move to S/4HANA because that's what everyone wants to do, right? Software04 Feb 2020 | 13
In deepest darkest Surrey, an on-prem SAP system running 17-year-old software is about to die.... 40 million British pounds goes to one brave supplier of replacement Software27 Jan 2020 | 69
Keg-xistential issues: Fullers pours away £10m Infor ERP system after selling brewing business Weren't you going to use it for 'continuous improvement'? Software23 Jan 2020 | 12
SAP co-CEO: I'm leavin' on a jet plane... Davos knows that I'll be back again...Oh babe, I hate to go (back to work) High flying exec joins 'leccy car-driver co-boss in Switzerland Science22 Jan 2020 | 13
New SAP co-CEO 'runs simple' to Davos in Mercedes hydrogen car Just don't mention software giant's carbon-producing customers, 'cos that doesn't matter, right? Legal21 Jan 2020 | 28
Welcome to the 2020s: Booby-trapped Office files, NSA tipping off Windows cert-spoofing bugs, RDP flaws... Patch Tuesday Grab your Microsoft, Adobe, SAP, Intel, and VMware fixes now OSes14 Jan 2020 | 42
ERP disaster zone: The mostly costly failures of the past decade Billions wasted, lawsuits launched Software12 Dec 2019 | 45
It's the end of the 20-teens, and your Windows PC can still be pwned by nothing more than a simple bad font End 2019 with a Patch Tuesday from Microsoft, Adobe, SAP and Intel OSes10 Dec 2019 | 22
Gee, S/4HANA. Just what I always wanted: Customers are wary of what's in SAP's sack So the decades we invested in the last platform mean nothing? Software09 Dec 2019 | 27
Customers in 'standoff' with SAP over 2025 end of support for Business Suite: Who'll blink first? Users doubtful 5 years enough to get everyone moved in time Software04 Dec 2019 | 33
SAP bet the house on S/4HANA but most users aren't ready to move More than half won't pull suitcase from the attic for at least two years On-Prem02 Dec 2019 | 17
You live where you live ... and ex-SAP boss Bill McDermott lives in a house like this $21.75m plush pad in Silicon Valley Bootnotes26 Nov 2019 | 27
VoIP flinger Vonage taps former SAP chap to fill the gap in Apps Golden boy to start new job next month On-Prem25 Nov 2019 |
ServiceNow sops up SAP CEO as outgoing boss swaps the cloud for sneakers at Nike Soft-shoe shuffle SaaS24 Oct 2019 |
SAP and Microsoft pucker up, prepare for public cloud love under Project Embrace New three-year agreement to pull S/4HANA customers into Azure SaaS21 Oct 2019 | 3
SAP's CEO Bill McDermott quits: Will hand over to co-captains for Next Generation reboot Subspace communication over, enterprise commander out Software11 Oct 2019 | 5
You know the deal: October 2019. Pwned by a spreadsheet. Patch your Microsoft stuff Patch Tuesday On the bright side, nothing from Adobe to install this month Security08 Oct 2019 | 9
You know SAP's doing a great job when a third of German users say they 'have no confidence in it' Savage Software18 Sep 2019 | 35
It's 2019, and Windows PCs can be pwned via a shortcut file, a webpage, an evil RDP server... Patch Tuesday Microsoft joins Adobe and SAP in cleaning up security bugs, two of which are under active attack OSes10 Sep 2019 | 10
This summer's hottest sequels: BlueKeep II, III, IV and V – the latest wormable RDP holes in Microsoft Windows Patch Tuesday Plus special guest stars Adobe and SAP in this month's security fixes OSes13 Aug 2019 | 15
I don't know but I've been told: IBM slurps AU$95.5m ERP delivery contract from Aussie DoD The software itself is from SAP though Software23 Jul 2019 | 12
It's 2019 and SQL Server can be pwned by an SQL query, DHCP failover server failed by a packet, Edge, IE by webpages... Patch Tuesday Meanwhile, Adobe gives Flash the month off. SAP emits fixes, though OSes10 Jul 2019 | 9
It is with a heavy heart that we must report that your software has bugs and needs patching: Microsoft, Adobe, SAP, Intel emit security fixes Patch Tuesday And Google drops a zero-day on Windows after deadline miss OSes11 Jun 2019 | 28