Every SAP integration project eventually arrives at the same moment: someone has to decide how two systems will talk to each other.
Meaningful innovations rarely announce themselves. More often, they are built into how an organization runs, absorbed into its operations, its culture, its sense of what’s possible. They quietly perform, deliberately building toward outcomes that matter long before anyone is watching.
For 13 years, we have been shining a light on the people and organizations doing breakthrough work. Today, it’s my pleasure to announce the 2026 SAP Innovation Award finalists.
What distinguishes this year’s innovators is their ability to use SAP technology to run, adapt, and innovate in the face of change and complexity. From using AI to unify financial and sustainability data to redesigning value chains for resilience and predicting risks rather than reacting to them, they are closing the “say-do” action gap and making innovation real.
The day we announce these finalists is always a highlight because we see how organizations are leveraging the SAP landscape to make a tangible difference. This year, our finalists are setting benchmarks across 11 key categories:
View the full list of 2026 finalists here.
To our finalists: congratulations.
You were selected by our distinguished panel of judges because you aren’t just comparing today against the peak of the hype cycle; you are building for the reality of the future. You have demonstrated case creativity, tangible outcomes, and the true spirit of the intelligent enterprise.
What comes next? The winners will be announced on April 14, 2026. Winners will receive a trophy and the option of a $1,000 charitable donation voucher or an admission ticket to SAP Sapphire Orlando or Madrid, where we will hold the SAP Innovation Awards reception.
But beyond the trophies, these finalists represent a signal to the market. They show us that while short-term risks are noisy and reactive, long-term value is built by those who integrate, automate, and adapt.
Let’s stay engaged, stay inspired, and keep closing the gap between saying and doing.
Sophia Mendelsohn is chief sustainability and commercial officer at SAP.
Shared values are becoming a foundation of the customer brand relationship. In this episode of SAP Spotlight on ANZ Tech, Jess asks what makes people loyal to a brand, and one answer comes through clearly: ethics and vision. From sustainability to environmental responsibility, customers increasingly expect brands to stand for something and back it up with action.
Our customer experience experts, Scott and Scott, unpack why values-led loyalty is powerful, and why it is also complex. Aligning organizational principles with consumer preferences is not a one-time campaign. It requires a nuanced understanding of what different audiences care about, what you can credibly emphasize, and how you communicate it consistently across channels.
You will also hear why smaller, niche brands are winning right now. They often build their identity around a focused mission and use social-first tactics to get that message out in a way that feels authentic. The takeaway for larger organizations is not to copy the style, but to learn the discipline: sharpen the message, stay consistent, and build the systems and practices that support trust at scale.
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The world’s largest esports organization is turning to Joule to transform how it manages the vast amounts of data generated in competitive gaming.
“There’s so much data; I would say in esports, too much data,” said Thom Valks, partnerships manager at Team Liquid, referring to the 1 trillion points of data his company deals with. “How do you figure out what the right questions are to ask? And then how do you get quick answers to those questions? That was the main problem.”
Founded more than two decades ago, Team Liquid has become a global powerhouse in professional gaming.
Check how complex the migration of your SAP Business One to the cloud really is.
For companies that
Run SAP Business One on your own servers
want to check if your existing system is cloud-compatible
want to reduce the costs for hardware, maintenance and operation
Looking for more flexibility regarding locations, mobile working and home office
want to prepare a clean transition to the cloud
Many companies have been running SAP Business One stably on their own server infrastructure for years. At the same time, the desire is growing to simplify technical operations, work more flexibly, and relieve the burden on their own IT department.
Migrating to SAP Business One Cloud is generally quite feasible. In practice, however, the effort required depends heavily on the existing system’s architecture: Which version is in use? Which database is being used? What add-ons, customizations, and interfaces are present?
This is precisely where the Cloud Assessment comes in. It creates a reliable basis for decision-making and shows how well your current SAP Business One system is suited for operation in the cloud, which technical requirements are met, and which steps are advisable before a migration.
Migrating from an existing on-premise installation to the cloud often sounds simpler than it actually is. Many SAP Business One systems have grown organically over years and contain individual extensions, interfaces, and technical peculiarities that must be thoroughly examined before migration.
Different SAP Business One versions in use
Different Database technologies such as Microsoft SQL or SAP HANA
Individual Add-ons, extensions and modifications
Existing Integrations with third-party systems
Open questions regarding cloud capability, upgradeability and technical adaptation needs
Without this review, it often remains unclear how complex a change will actually be and what risks need to be considered in the project.
With the Cloud Assessment, SAP partners systematically examine how well your existing SAP Business One installation is suited for operation in the cloud and what preparatory work is necessary for a secure migration.
Analysis of your initial situation and the current use of SAP Business One
System environment check including database type, release status and technical requirements
Evaluation of the company database regarding consistency, upgradeability and migration readiness
Review of add-ons, extensions and customizations cloud compatibility
Evaluation of existing interfaces and external system connections
Preparing for a migration-ready state, provided that technical steps are necessary beforehand
Test migration to the cloud with import of the database into the SAP Business One cloud environment
Provision of a test system, so that specialist departments and users can realistically assess the environment
This does not result in a theoretical assessment, but rather a sound basis for deciding whether and how the migration of your existing system from server operation to the cloud can be implemented effectively.
After the cloud assessment, it becomes clearer how your existing SAP Business One system should be classified technically and how a potential migration can be planned effectively. Risks become apparent early on, necessary preparatory work is transparent, and the next step can be reliably planned.
More clarity about the technical condition of your system
More security in migration planning
transparency about add-ons, interfaces and potential hurdles
A realistic basis for decision-making for the move to the cloud
A structured approach from the existing on-premises environment to the future cloud operation
This transforms a basic cloud idea into a concrete, technically sound project.
With a Cloud Assessment, we check how well your existing installation is suited for moving to the cloud – including database, add-ons, interfaces and technical migration path.
If the technical requirements are met, running SAP Business One in the cloud offers noticeable advantages in everyday use:
Less in-house infrastructure costs: No need to operate your own servers for SAP Business One
Relief for internal IT: Maintenance and operational tasks are reduced
More flexibility: Access from the office, home office, or other locations
Scalable operating environment: Resources can be more easily adapted to demand.
A stable foundation for continued operation: Backups, availability, and security standards are clearly regulated.
Especially for medium-sized companies, this is often an important step to continue using SAP Business One in the long term with less technical operating effort.
In an initial consultation, we will jointly review your current situation: current version, database, add-ons, interfaces and possible requirements for a move to the cloud.
This will quickly give you a realistic picture of whether a cloud assessment makes sense for your company and what the next steps could be.
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Discover how the Joule Accounting Accruals Agent helps finance teams calculate, review, and post accruals with less manual effort. supporting a faster, more reliable close.
See how the agent uses historical data and your accounting policy handbook to automatically identify pending accruals, generate estimated accrual proposals (with posting and reversal details), and notify users for review – so teams stay in full control while reducing accrual calculation time by up to 80% and cutting review and posting time by up to 50%.
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WALLDORF — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced that the SAP Emarsys solution has been renamed to SAP Engagement Cloud reflecting SAP’s strategy to make engagement a core enterprise capability across the SAP portfolio.
SAP is recognized in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Personalization Engines. SAP Engagement Cloud now brings SAP’s trusted enterprise backbone to the customer experience, enabling organizations to connect customer insight and operational execution in real time. It builds on market-leading personalization capabilities.
SAP Engagement Cloud also incorporates AI‑enabled insight to support responsible, efficient scaling of personalized engagement.
As part of this evolution, SAP also announced SAP Engagement Cloud, enterprise edition, which provides advanced administration, governance, and content and data‑control capabilities for organizations operating across multiple brands, regions, and teams.
“This approach helps organizations maintain consistency, compliance, and brand standards globally, which is increasingly important in an age of AI decision-making and automation, while also staying responsive to local needs,” said Joanna Milliken, Head of SAP Engagement Cloud.
For example, a global consumer goods company operating dozens of brands and regional teams can manage engagement roles, permissions, and data centrally while allowing local teams to execute the relevant interactions. When inventory levels, fulfillment delays, or service disruptions occur, engagement can adapt without manual coordination across disconnected systems.
Existing capabilities of the SAP Emarsys solution remain available within SAP Engagement Cloud. Customers can adopt new capabilities incrementally, based on their priorities and readiness. SAP Engagement Cloud, enterprise edition, will be available beginning February 19, with additional innovations delivered through SAP’s innovation road map.
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MUNICH — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today opened its defense innovation hub in Munich, Germany, underscoring its long-term commitment to strengthening digital readiness as a core element of modern defense capability. This comes at a time of growing geopolitical pressure, hybrid threats and rising demands for interoperability.
The hub is launched as armed forces and security institutions face increasing pressure to manage complex missions across allies, domains and supply chains while maintaining resilience, transparency and control. At the defense innovation hub, SAP brings together software, data, AI and industry expertise to demonstrate how integrated digital systems translate strategic requirements into operational readiness. This enables comprehensive integration across key areas such as personnel readiness, logistics, procurement, manufacturing, training and maintenance. Together, these capabilities form the digital backbone required for real-world defense operations.
“Defense readiness today is no longer defined by equipment alone: It is defined by how well people, processes and partners are connected,” said Thomas Saueressig, member of the Executive Board of SAP SE, Customer Services & Delivery. “In an increasingly volatile security environment, armed forces need systems they can trust—systems that are resilient, interoperable and sovereign. With our defense innovation hub, SAP is demonstrating how digital platforms can strengthen operational readiness while preserving control, compliance and freedom of action.”
Munich’s strong defense and technology ecosystem, combining innovative startups, established industry leaders, academic excellence and public institutions, provided the ideal setting for the new hub. Supported by the Technical University of Munich’s academic excellence and the presence of key government institutions, the Munich region is uniquely positioned for cross-sector collaboration. At today’s launch, the setting provided a fitting backdrop for hands-on demonstrations translating innovation into operational reality. Attendees experienced hands-on scenarios illustrating how SAP for Defense & Security solutions connect people, assets and supply chains in a unified, more secure operational picture.
“The Technical University of Munich is pleased to collaborate with SAP in translating advanced research into operational security and defense capabilities,” said Chiara Manfletti, head of the Aerospace and Geodesy Department at TUM and scientific lead of the newly launched TUM Security and Defense Alliance. “As technological innovation accelerates, strategic partnerships such as this ensure that cutting-edge scientific developments can be rapidly deployed to strengthen operational readiness.”
The launch also served as a lead-in to this week’s Munich Security Conference, where questions of resilience, interoperability and technological sovereignty will dominate the agenda. Throughout the week, SAP will continue engaging with policymakers and partners on how digital innovation can support security and defense in an increasingly fragmented world.
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In this short video, Sarah Mei Niesel from SAP talks with Klaus from Cideon Software & Services about how engineers can stay creative while keeping production processes connected, reliable, and efficient.
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Discover how AI in SAP Cloud ERP 2602 helps teams work smarter by embedding intelligence directly into everyday workflows, so you can resolve issues faster, streamline accounting, improve production efficiency, and automate routine tasks with more control.
In this highlight tour, Sang Dao (Product Manager, SAP Cloud ERP and SCM Product Success) uses his AI avatar to walk through four capabilities designed to reduce manual effort, speed up decision-making, and boost productivity across key business areas.
🤝 AI-assisted situation handling – Get personalized, context-aware recommendations to resolve business issues faster. Tailor guidance with your own business logic and enrich it with data sources beyond SAP Cloud ERP.
💸 Finance: Accounting Accruals Agent – Automate accrual journal entry preparation using historical data and your accounting policy documents. Receive pre-filled entries for quick review and confirmation—supporting a faster, less manual month-end close.
🏭 Manufacturing: AI-assisted production routing proposal – Accelerate routing creation by reusing similar routings based on material name, description, and BOM. Copy, edit, and finalize faster with improved consistency and fewer errors.
🤖 AI-assisted task automation in SAP Fiori – Create generative AI–powered smart helpers that execute multi-step, repetitive activities across SAP Fiori elements apps—while keeping you in control to review and validate changes before they’re applied.
Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
00:30 – AI-assisted situation handling
01:10 – Finance: Accounting Accruals Agent
01:59 – Manufacturing: AI-assisted production routing
02:44 – AI-assisted task automation in SAP Fiori
03:33 – Wrap-up and where to learn more
• Explore the SAP Cloud ERP 2602 AI release highlights: https://sap.to/6055C4NWJ
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