Top SAP Insights from 2025
It’s time for me to reflect on some of our top SAP insights from 2025! Over the past year, our experts have shared their lessons learned, best practices, project wins, and industry perspectives, and I’m excited to recap some of that content below. You can also take a look at all of our SAP content from the past year here.
Top 8 SAP Insights from 2025
1. SAP and WalkMe: What the Acquisition of WalkMe Means for SAP Users
SAP is expanding its implementation accelerators with the addition of WalkMe, a digital adoption platform designed to improve user onboarding and training through in-application guidance and insights. By delivering training in short, interactive, and visually engaging formats, WalkMe aligns with how modern users prefer to learn. In this piece, Sean Wheatley talks about what makes WalkMe a powerful tool for accelerating adoption and maximizing the value of SAP implementations.
2. SAP and Generative AI: The Impact of Joule on Business Operations
SAP’s generative AI copilot, Joule, marks a major evolution in SAP’s cloud portfolio by embedding natural language processing and generative AI directly into core systems. By enabling users to interact with SAP more intuitively, Joule simplifies everyday tasks like submitting timesheets, updating project plans, approving purchase orders, and more. Dive into this piece by Sean Wheatley to explore how Joule is making complex business processes faster and more accessible.
Explore Joule’s impact on business operations >>
3. Developing an ERP Roadmap for a CPG Manufacturer
Clarkston partnered with a frozen food manufacturer, distributor, and marketer to develop a strategic roadmap for their SAP S/4HANA environment. The roadmap outlined a path to SAP Private Cloud (RISE) and future system upgrades, informed by stakeholder interviews and a detailed system assessment. In this case study, Paul Allen and Peter Tzefronis dive deeper into our team’s work on this ERP roadmap project.
Read the ERP roadmap case study >>
4. Modernizing Data Strategy with SAP Business Data Cloud: What Enterprises Need to Know
SAP’s data strategy has evolved significantly since the early days of Datasphere, which initially struggled to gain traction against established platforms like Databricks and Snowflake. With major enhancements to Datasphere and the introduction of SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), SAP has positioned itself to better meet modern enterprise data needs across both SAP and non-SAP environments. This piece by Shantanu Mukherjee explores what this means for businesses’ data strategy today.
5. Executing Phase 1A of an SAP S/4HANA Implementation for a Hardline Retailer
Clarkston partnered with a leading tire and automotive services provider who was undergoing rapid growth due to organic expansion and acquisition. To support the trajectory, they engaged our team to lead a business transformation and reimagine their core IT landscape, including decommissioning a legacy homegrown ERP and implementing SAP S/4HANA. Read more about the project in this case study by David Patterson and Sean Wheatley.
Explore this S/4HANA implementation case study >>
6. Exploring SAP Solutions for Cell and Gene Therapy
Cell and gene therapy manufacturing is highly complex, involving patient-specific treatments, long development timelines, intricate cold-chain supply requirements, strict regulatory and data security considerations, and more. To manage this complexity and accelerate the path from discovery to commercialization, biotech companies are increasingly turning to SAP solutions. In this piece, Peter Tzefornis explores the benefits of SAP solutions for CGT and how they’re enabling faster and more reliable delivery of life-changing therapies to patients.
Dive into SAP solutions for CGT >>
7. Supporting SAP EWM/TM Training for a Leading CPG Company
A leading paints and coatings company undertook a rapid, decentralized rollout of SAP EWM/TM across 17 North American warehouses to better integrate with its ERP system. The aggressive, wave-based approach required overlapping testing and training, creating significant resource constraints. In this case study, Catherine Ault and Sebastian Valencia explain how our team supported end-user training, helping drive user readiness and enable on-time, efficient go-lives.
Read the SAP EWM/TM training case study >>
8. Considerations for Modernizing Your ERP
ERP systems are the backbone of many organizations. Modernizing your ERP means moving from legacy platforms to cloud-based solutions that transform how businesses operate, providing deeper insights and more efficient processes while supporting smarter, faster decision-making. This piece by James Savage outlines the key benefits, considerations, and practical steps businesses should evaluate when planning an ERP modernization.
Why – and when – should you modernize your ERP? >>
