Christian Antonow

Migros is setting new standards for digital transformation by migrating its complex ERP landscape to RISE with SAP on Microsoft Azure. This bold move is harmonizing processes, enabling real-time data insights, and empowering nearly 100,000 employees to work smarter and drive sustainable growth.​ Thanks to RISE with SAP on Microsoft Azure, the results for Migros have been significant:​ 1️⃣ Centralized data flows: Streamlined operations and real-time insights across dozens of business units​ 2️⃣ AI & analytics ready: Laying the foundation for advanced forecasting and self-service analytics​ 3️⃣ Agility & growth: Faster processes, reduced IT complexity, and sustainable digital transformation ​ “Technology should never be an end in itself. Our goal was always to use it as a tool that makes everyday life easier for our staff and strengthens the companies in the Migros Group in the long term.”​ - Rainer Baumann, Group COO & CIO, Migros​ Don't miss the full story: https://msft.it/6043tTzEh​ #CustomerStory #MicrosoftAzure #SAP #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #Migros #MSFTadvocate​

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⚡ “Customer experience can’t wait.”   That was the bold realization at Stadtwerke Düsseldorf.   In the middle of their SAP S/4HANA Utilities transformation, the team faced a big choice: wait for the new ERP system — or start improving the customer experience now.   They chose action. 💪   Because when you serve more than 600,000 households with electricity, gas, water, and heat, customer proximity isn’t optional — it’s essential. With SAP Service Cloud, they replaced a 20-year-old legacy system, broke down silos, and gave their service teams the tools to truly understand and support their customers.   Supported by SAP Business Technology Platform, Emarsys, and SAP Customer Data Platform, the utility built a 360° customer view and laid the foundation for personalized, data-driven service. The CX integration was carried out by Power Reply. As a partner of Stadtwerke Düsseldorf, they were involved in this successful project from the very beginning. Their experience contributed to the project's success. “It would have been negligent to postpone customer orientation by two or three years just because the SAP S/4HANA transformation was still ongoing,” says Christian Hüging, Head of Process & System Integration. This story isn’t just about software — it’s about mindset. About moving fast, thinking customer-first, and showing that even in the energy sector, innovation and empathy can go hand in hand. 💙   #CustomerExperience #SAPServiceCloud #CXTransformation #Utilities #SAPBTP #CustomerSuccess #Innovation Ines Graefe Barbara Badiane Christian Blattgerste Christoph Hefner Thomas Ofenloch Olga Jilibert Stefanie Nuckelt Philipp Heitland Moritz Meurer Sven Gaßdorf Tim Holm Caroline Böttcher

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AI is here to stay!! Our CTO & Chief AI Officer Dr. Philipp Herzig captures exactly how we feel about where we are with Business AI right now! At #SAPNOW Germany, he sat down with Laura Wontorra for a conversation that goes beyond the hype. Instead of superficial buzzword bingo, they tackled the topics we deal with every day working with our customers: - What beginners should actually focus on - The transformation trends reshaping companies right now - What truly excites us about AI's potential No buzzwords, just practical insights.

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It’s not just about closing deals—it’s about selling differently. IBM outlines the skills and mindsets that will define the next-generation sales superstar. Check it out before the game changes: Read here https://lnkd.in/dCfUDk_8 #Sales #FutureOfWork #CareerGrowth #DACH #IBM #NextGenSales #JoinIBM

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🚀 Another brilliant perspective from Sandor Dunkel on the evolving world of planning and finance transformation! What really stands out to me is how rapidly planning is shifting from a slow, batch‑driven process to an intelligent, connected, real‑time capability. The way SAP Analytics Cloud brings together operational data, financial insights, and predictive capabilities is truly reshaping how organizations plan, adapt, and make decisions. We’re no longer just “closing the books”—we’re continuously learning, forecasting, and reacting with agility. This is the kind of transformation that turns planning into a strategic superpower rather than a compliance exercise. Absolutely worth the read for anyone interested in modern FP&A, extended planning, or enterprise transformation. 🙌 #SAPAnalyticsCloud #PlanningTransformation #SAP #FinanceInnovation #FutureOfPlanning #BusinessTransformation 🚀

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Unlock the most comprehensive view of SAP salaries and hiring trends across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with Whitehall’s 2025 DACH SAP Salary Guide. Built on verified data and real-world insights, this guide is your go-to tool for navigating the competitive SAP talent market. Inside you'll find: - Salary benchmarks for key SAP roles, from consultants to programme directors - Regional breakdowns for Germany, Austria, and Switzerland - Contract and day rate insights by country and skillset - Predictions for the most in-demand SAP skills over the next 3-5 years With S/4HANA migrations accelerating and demand for German-speaking consultants rising, hiring the right talent has never been more critical. Whether expanding your team or reviewing compensation, this guide helps you hire smarter and plan with confidence. Download the DACH SAP Salary Guide today. https://lnkd.in/e_AnhCRB #SAP #S4HANA #WhitehallDACH #SalaryGuide

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The biggest risk in today's uncertain world? Not a bad outcome, but organizational paralysis.    Following our keynote at #SAPConnect, Professor Ulrike Malmendier and I discussed the antidote: making bold "no-regret moves." For any leader, the ultimate no-regret move is creating the utmost data transparency. This is the foundation that breaks down silos, empowering organizations to act with speed and turn uncertainty into an agility advantage. It provides the real-time visibility needed to guide an enterprise through turbulence with confidence, much like a pilot navigating from the cockpit.    It was a pleasure to dive deeper into this crucial topic. Thank you, Ulrike, for the sharp insights. See our full discussion below.

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From Jeopardy! to #watsonx: How IBM transformed decades of AI experience into the ultimate Enterprise platform. When we talk about #AI today, names like OpenAI or Google dominate the conversation. But long before the current hype, one company was already setting milestones that redefined human-machine interaction: IBM. From Deep Blue defeating Garry Kasparov in 1997 to Watson’s legendary Jeopardy! victory in 2011, IBM pushed the boundaries of what we thought was possible. However, the journey wasn't without its hurdles. The ambitious "Watson Health" projects showed that the real world—especially in medicine—is far more complex than a quiz show. The Lesson? IBM took those "costly lessons" and pivoted. Instead of building a monolithic, "all-knowing" super-AI, they developed a modular, open, and enterprise-grade platform: watsonx. In my latest blog post, I trace this evolution and look at why IBM’s current B2B strategy is so effective: Openness: No vendor lock-in. Flexibility across any cloud with open-source integration (Hugging Face). Trust & Governance: Moving away from the "black box" toward transparent, explainable AI workflows. Data Sovereignty: Companies train models on their own trusted data—and they keep control of it. We are moving from "AI that chats" to "AI that acts" (Agentic AI). With the Granite foundation models, IBM is providing the efficiency and "guardrails" that industries like finance, law, and software engineering actually need to scale. From a pioneer to a pragmatic partner—IBM’s journey is a masterclass in strategic adaptability. 👇 Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/dFSjYTiS #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #IBM #watsonx #B2B #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #TechHistory #AgenticAI

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My team’s offsite in Walldorf this week was packed with strategy updates, tooling deep dives, and honest discussions. From customer and partner perspectives to how we work together.   A few highlights: ✔️ Inspiring session with Michael Rosemann on the “Third Wave of Digital Transformation”: Tomorrow’s transformation is not just about fixing broken processes. It’s about imagining new ones that inspire commitment. From productivity to generativity. We have to rethink what IT systems will deliver in the future. Not automation, but autonomization of specific process steps. ✔️ Honest conversations about performance culture, diversity, and how we work together: If you feel that members of your team have concerns about the strategy and execution of the company, you have to listen. Address them openly. Explain and discuss. And do it immediately. ✔️ A visit to the #SAPMissionControlCenter to see how SAP resolves critical customer situations. Situations that impact our customers' or SAP’s business and require management beyond standard processes. It’s always impressive to see the professionalism with which this center is set up. Not surprising — these are business-down situations, 24/7, for over 400,000 customers worldwide. ✔️ Another highlight: Apple visiting and talking about the S/4 transformation of one of their main systems. We’re talking about 250TB and millions of entries per day. A little humbling that all of this runs on SAP software. At the same time, feeling the responsibility to keep enabling these processes in the future. ✔️ And yes, time to connect over BBQ and cocktails in Heidelberg Thanks to everyone who contributed ideas, energy and openness.   Lalit Sudan, Van Vi, Junis Sufi, Srishti Lal   #SAPMCC 

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July 2026 isn't a migration deadline with SAP Commerce (Hybris). It's a strategy decision. B2B companies that treat it as a technical problem will get a technical answer. That's not enough. I wrote about what it should actually force you to think about in it-daily.net | IT-Verlag GmbH. Link to the article below. Emporix #SAPHybris #SAPCommerce

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Had a fantastic meeting with the Salesforce team in Munich today, alongside my colleagues Alexandra von Wilcken and Konrad Hoffmann. A big thank you to Peter Brehm for organizing such a great event, and to Demen Selcan and Sebastian Schickhoff for their insightful presentations. Here are my 3 key takeaways: ➡️ Agentic AI is reshaping the way we approach digital transformation in pharma, enhancing communication between agents and streamlining workflows. ➡️ The Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud has immense potential to drive value by integrating multiple platforms, providing end-to-end solutions for pharma companies. ➡️ Focusing on business impact over just CRM functionality is key — it's all about understanding the customer journey and delivering real, measurable outcomes. Looking forward to applying these insights and continuing the conversation with the Salesforce team ! #Salesforce #LifeSciences #AI #Pharma #DigitalTransformation #Innovation

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Take Microsoft Intune reporting to the next level with Eido This is exactly the approach we are currently pursuing at Henkel together with our partner Eido and the Modern Workplace team around Marco Siedler as part of a proof of concept. The goal: to check whether Eido's in-depth analysis functions provide automated and reliable information on compliance and security – as a basis for reliable reporting and well-founded decisions. Why we are confident: This is exactly where Eido's strength lies. The solution creates transparency and security where Microsoft Intune reaches its limits, thus extending Intune in a meaningful and strategic way – without any additional complexity. And the kickoff for the PoC this week was much more than a formal project launch: The focus was on an open exchange, getting to know each other personally and discussing Henkel's specific requirements, which the Eido team around Sean Patten and Bimal Modha is now incorporating into its own product roadmap. It is precisely this cooperation at eye level that is the basis of successful projects for us. If you are also facing the challenge of further developing your device management with Microsoft Intune, please feel free to contact the EBF Inc. team. Maybe Eido is the next sensible step for you too.

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A few days ago I joined the #SAP_Sustainability_Partner_Innovation Days in #Walldorf. What stood out to me was the exchange between #SAP and partners. #Sustainability is often discussed at a very strategic level. In Walldorf, the conversations were much more concrete: how sustainability requirements actually impact operations and systems. One topic came up again and again: data consistency across product, supply chain and sustainability processes. Many of these scenarios depend on information that is spread across different systems — product specifications, packaging structures, supplier data or material information. That’s where things get practical. Sustainability is not just about targets or reporting. It’s increasingly about how companies structure and manage their product and operational data. This is becoming more visible with topics like product compliance, the Digital Product Passport or PPWR, all of which require much more structured and traceable product and packaging data. In practice, bringing this information together across systems is not straightforward. These are exactly the kinds of challenges from which solutions like our process automations and cockpits have evolved — supporting specification processes and the creation of related packaging information. They show where standard capabilities, industry requirements and operational reality meet — and where gaps exist that can be closed with the right solutions. Thanks for the organization and the valuable exchange to Guido Adler; Erika Bitter; Hanna Lapchuk

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Attended the #Celosphere event in Munich this week. I liked the message ”Free the Process”. I see the analogy from ”Free the data” that has been around longer but especially since about 2010 when we started to talk about data as a product. A product any application, analysis or AI-algorithm should be able to consume. The promise of Process Intelligence is to define your To-Be processes free of applications, and then use AI Agents or other automation tools to connect to whatever applications and tools needed to execute processes in the most effective way. Combining this with Process Mining and the ability to calculate and prioritize where to redesign or automate your processes help management make smart decisions in where to invest in automation. For all of us interested in improving processes and business, Celosphere was an energy boost and very inspiring. Thank you #Celonis for a great event with lots of customer stories and live demo examples.

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AI agents offer immense opportunities but also pose new challenges. At #Salesforce, transparency, security, and human oversight are core principles for responsible AI development and use - because trust isn’t optional, it’s essential. The EU AI Act is a major milestone, but regulation must evolve alongside technology. For businesses and policymakers alike, a deep understanding of how AI agents work is essential to set the right guardrails and mitigate risks. I summarize key aspects of responsible AI development and use from a business and policy perspective in my latest article "Balancing Innovation and Regulation: Why We Need Guardrails for Autonomous AI Agents". #AI #Agentforce #ResponsibleAI

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Customers are pivoting to #SAP #Integration Suite, an event-driven architected #iPaaS to become an #AI ready enterprise Mike Keilen Chris Aron Niki Scaglione Udo Paltzer Elaine W. Robert Pickering Arti Gopalan Ching-Wei (Claire) Tseng Maiara Ellwanger Michael Hill

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