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Modernization & IndustrySAP Integration Suite: decisions and production trade-offs
SAP Integration Suite is not just a renamed CPI, and the decisions teams get wrong are rarely about technology. This guide covers the components, PI/PO migration, legacy limits, testing and the ownership gaps behind most interface failures.
· 10 min read
TechnicalSAP BTP Cockpit issues: five problems and how to fix them
Five SAP BTP Cockpit problems come up again and again: 401 token errors, Integration Suite errors, dead links, CAP destination failures and trial apps that stop overnight. Here is what to check first for each.
· 10 min read
Planning & SelectionSAP Business One pricing 2026: licences and implementation
What SAP Business One costs in 2026: licence prices by user type, cloud subscriptions, implementation, ongoing costs, a budget worksheet and when to move to GROW with SAP.
· 12 min read
TechnicalSAP FICO explained: 7 things that break implementations
The SAP FICO module rarely causes the problems. Decisions made too fast or too late do: master data nobody owns, CO designed without controllers, reporting built in the last sprint.
· 14 min read
TechnicalSAP CPI: what it is, its architecture and the PI/PO move
SAP CPI is the Cloud Integration capability of SAP Integration Suite, SAP's cloud middleware on SAP BTP. Here is how its architecture works, how it compares with PI/PO before mainstream maintenance ends in 2027, and how to plan the move.
· 10 min read
TechnicalSAP EWM: what it does, how it works, what it costs
SAP EWM is SAP's strategic warehouse system on S/4HANA. What it does, how to deploy it, what it costs and how to move off classic WM before your usage rights run out.
· 9 min read
TechnicalSAP IBP: integrated business planning for supply chain
SAP IBP stands for SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain. This guide covers its applications, how it integrates with S/4HANA, how it compares with embedded PP/DS and spreadsheets, and when it is worth the investment.
· 9 min read
TechnicalSAP SD: what it does and where implementations break
SAP SD connects what sales promises with what operations can deliver. This guide covers the order-to-cash flow, what changes on S/4HANA, and the four places SD implementations usually break.
· 12 min read
TechnicalSAP EHS: what it is and what implementations involve
SAP EHS manages incidents, workplace risk, emissions and waste inside S/4HANA, while product safety and dangerous goods now sit in SAP's separately licensed product compliance.
· 9 min read
TechnicalSAP PP: the production planning module explained
SAP PP stands for Production Planning. This guide covers what the module does, how it handles discrete, process and repetitive manufacturing, how MRP Live and embedded PP/DS work in S/4HANA, when IBP takes over, and the master data mistakes that make MRP output useless.
· 12 min read
TechnicalSAP BTP Cockpit: login, subaccounts and entitlements guide
The SAP BTP Cockpit is the web console for your SAP cloud accounts. Here is the login URL, how global accounts and subaccounts fit together, and the setup order that avoids rework.
· 12 min read
TechnicalSAP Universal ID: how to link S-User and P-User IDs
SAP Universal ID is the personal SAP account that holds your S-Users, P-Users, certificates and SAP Community reputation. Since 2026 you log in with each user ID, and accounts attach to Universal ID by email address.
· 12 min read
Modernization & IndustrySAP Ariba in 2026: sourcing, supplier management, what works
SAP Ariba delivers when processes are clean first and suppliers are genuinely enabled; otherwise teams end up live on Ariba and still tracking suppliers in spreadsheets. Here is what it covers, what it costs, how it compares, and a go-live readiness plan.
· 9 min read
Written by Noel D'Costa
25 years in ERP delivery across SAP, Oracle and Microsoft, now a chief technology officer. I write from the programmes I have run, for the people making these decisions.
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