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The following articles are written by SAP experts, contributors from the SAPinsider Community, and SAPinsider’s skilled team of editors and research analysts. From technical guides to thought leadership pieces, these articles contain essential insights to help SAP customers solve day-to-day challenges, understand what types of decisions organizations need to be making, and receive lessons learned from other SAP customer experiences.

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  1. Amp up the value: AI is amplifying human capability, not replacing it

    Reading time: 3 mins

    This article explores how leading procurement teams are shifting from AI-driven automation to human capability amplification, using technology to enhance strategic decision-making, innovation, and collaboration. It highlights why the organizations generating the greatest value are those that combine advanced AI capabilities with strong human expertise, transforming procurement into a strategic driver of business outcomes.

  2. Keep your asset maintenance standards accurate with real-time form feedback from maintenance technicians

    Reading time: 4 mins

    Outdated inspection forms and maintenance standards can undermine the quality of data flowing into SAP, reducing confidence in maintenance decisions and asset performance. Obzervr’s Digital Work Management Solution closes the feedback loop by enabling technicians to submit contextualized form feedback in the field, ensuring continuous improvement of maintenance standards while preserving SAP master data governance…

  3. Enter the AI Workhorse: More Clydesdale Than Unicorn

    Published: 20/August/2026

    Reading time: 7 mins

    Artificial Intelligence’s (AI’s) arrival in the enterprise came with the promise of a leap: a step-change moment where systems transform and decisions get faster almost overnight. Two years on, SAPinsider’s own benchmark research puts just 3% of organisations at a unified, governed data layer, the foundation most agentic AI work depends on. Seven accounts from…

  4. One mobile platform for SAP work orders and the field forms that live alongside them

    Reading time: 5 mins

    One mobile platform for SAP work orders and the field forms that live alongside them Digital work orders are only part of the field work story Many leaders of asset management, maintenance or digital transformation for mining or heavy industry organisations are likely already looking at how to push maintenance work orders, inspections and forms…

  5. Agentic ambition outpaces AI foundations – SAP NOW AI Tour ANZ

    Published: 14/August/2026

    Reading time: 7 mins

    Foundations, not budgets, will decide which organisations win the AI value race. That was the message from Angela Colantuono, President and Managing Director, SAP Australia and New Zealand, opening the SAP NOW AI Tour Australia and New Zealand event at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Wednesday. “The organisations that are making real progress aren’t the ones…

  6. 5 Emerging Supply Chain Management Trends Shaping 2026

    Reading time: 3 mins

    This article examines five major supply chain trends shaping 2026, including the growing importance of resilience, ERP modernization, AI-driven transformation, cybersecurity, and supply chain orchestration. It highlights how organizations can use modern technologies and connected processes to respond faster to disruptions, improve operational efficiency, and build a more agile supply chain ecosystem.

  7. The letters 'AI' are imprinted on a gold plaque on top of a black circle | SAP Aleph

    Is This a Job for AI? 3 Criteria to Evaluate Your Use Case

    Reading time: 5 mins

    This article presents a practical framework for determining whether a business problem is an appropriate candidate for AI, emphasizing that AI is most valuable when applied to tasks involving reasoning, context, and decision-making. Using a three-gate validation model, organizations can identify high-value AI use cases, align technology choices with business needs, and ensure proper governance…

  8. A Guide to Building Brand Identity in Appian

    Reading time: 6 mins

    Application branding is more than visual appeal; it creates trust, improves usability, and delivers measurable business value through a consistent user experience. The article explains how organizations can establish a scalable brand identity in Appian using design systems, accessibility best practices, site branding, CSS profiles, and reusable UI components.

  9. Half of Australian businesses report AI agent errors, yet 62% say they’re satisfied with returns

    Published: 20/July/2026

    Reading time: 7 mins

    Sixty-two percent of Australian businesses say they are satisfied with their AI returns. In the same dataset, 49% report AI agents have already taken incorrect actions in pilots or production, and only 22% consider themselves governance-ready. A majority of the leaders surveyed say employees increasingly accept AI outputs without sufficient question. Those findings sit together…

  10. Making the Business Case for SAP Cloud ERP Private (RISE): The Licensing Insights Every CIO Needs for Effective Decision Making

    Reading time: 2 mins

    Over the next five years, one of the most pressing decisions many CIOs and IT leaders will face is whether to remain on-premise with SAP S/4HANA or to transition to SAP Cloud ERP Private Edition. The stakes are high—not only from a technology perspective but also from a financial one, as licensing and subscription models…