OpenAI’s enterprise push will create a new type of SAP hire
OpenAI has launched a dedicated deployment company to embed AI into enterprise operations. In our SAP practice, we see this accelerating demand for consultants who can bridge AI systems with core ERP workflows.
CFOs who control their vendor relationships are winning the cost game
We’re fielding more mandates for finance leaders who can renegotiate dependency. The CFO role is shifting from budget guardian to strategic procurement architect.
The AI playbook problem: why most teams are still stuck at the dabbling stage
Atlassian’s annual conference surfaced a tension we recognise from every Data & Digital mandate: organisations want AI-native talent, but few have figured out what AI-native work actually looks like. The gap between ambition and execution is widening.
SAP may be softening its cloud-or-nothing AI stance
We’ve been watching SAP’s AI messaging closely, and a potential policy shift for ECC customers could reshape the talent calculus for organisations still running on-premise. This isn’t just a licensing story.
ERP failures keep happening for the same reason, and it’s not the technology
We see it repeatedly in our SAP practice: transformation projects that tick every technical box but stall because nobody prepared the people. The pattern is predictable, and so is the talent implication.
SAP’s Reltio deal is about one thing: owning the data layer before AI does
We’ve been watching SAP’s M&A strategy closely, and this acquisition confirms what we suspected. The race to make enterprise data AI-ready is now the central battleground, and SAP just made a significant land grab.
The hidden hiring pressure inside every ERP partner selection
When businesses choose an implementation partner, they rarely think about what happens to their internal talent. We see it repeatedly: the partner decision reshapes who you need, who you lose, and who becomes suddenly more valuable.
The agentic AI race has a data infrastructure problem
Everyone wants to deploy autonomous AI agents. We’re finding that most organisations haven’t done the groundwork to make that possible. The bottleneck isn’t the technology, it’s the data plumbing.
ServiceNow’s agentic AI pitch tells us something about enterprise hiring
Bill McDermott’s keynote at Knowledge this week was a warning shot at the AI market. His core claim: intelligence itself is becoming a commodity, and the real battle is about orchestration. For anyone hiring into enterprise tech roles in DACH, that framing matters.
SAP’s double acquisition signals where the real AI bottleneck sits
Fragmented data has stalled more enterprise AI projects than bad models ever have. SAP’s move to acquire both Dremio and Prior Labs tells us the vendor landscape is finally catching up to what practitioners have known for years: infrastructure beats algorithms when it comes to getting AI into production.