Dossier
RISE with SAP
Coverage of RISE with SAP in the Nexus archive.
- EU competition decision hands SAP customers more leverage in contract talks
The European Commission ended an antitrust investigation into SAP after the company agreed to abolish reinstatement fees and reduce back-maintenance fees, providing SAP customers with more leverage in contract negotiations. Gartner advises customers to use these concessions to delay ERP migration timelines and avoid inflexible cloud commitments.
- SAP U-turn brings AI features to ECC and on-prem S/4HANA
SAP has reversed its decision to not introduce AI features to its legacy and on-prem ERP systems, including ECC and S/4HANA. The company will make AI agents available to customers on-prem, as long as they have signed up for a cloud journey. General availability is planned for May 2026.