Five Minute Briefing - SAP
August 26, 2026
Published in conjunction with the Independent SAP Technical User Group (formerly the International Sybase User Group), this monthly publication contains news, market research, insight for the SAP user community, as well as ISUG-TECH news and information.
News Flashes
Basware, a global leader in invoice lifecycle management, is strengthening its compliance capabilities for SAP customers by making its e-invoicing and tax compliance solutions available on SAP Store—helping organizations modernize their ERP while keeping up with global e-invoicing and tax requirements.
Hitachi Vantara is announcing that its Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One) Block High End is now certified by SAP to support up to 1,008 SAP HANA nodes. According to the companies, that certification gives organizations a validated benchmark for the scale the platform can support, providing greater confidence as they consolidate, modernize, and grow large SAP environments.
Precisely, a global leader in data integrity, is releasing Automate Evolve Cloud Essentials as a cloud-native SAP automation solution, giving IT and SAP Center of Excellence (CoE) teams centralized control, governance, and visibility over automation programs, without the cost and complexity of managing on-premises infrastructure.
SAP is unveiling the Industry AI portfolio, bringing together 50 years of deep industry expertise, leading AI engineering know-how, and customer-facing forward-deployed delivery capabilities to combine forward-deployed engineering with strong productization capabilities.