SAP has been recognized as a Strategic Leader in the 2026 Fosway 9-Grid™ for Cloud HR, advancing AI-powered workforce transformation.

This week - knowledge graphs are getting the agentic buzzword treatment, but how are they faring in the wild? Agentic security is the elephant in the AI adoption room, and Meta's Muse isn't helping - ...

Readers pressed me on buyer trust in AI - time to rethink. ROI is the higher bar for AI, but is it the best metric? AI alignment, tokenomics, and doomerism... An interesting backdrop to Dreamforce, an...

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This week - just when LinkedIn was getting the long weekend blues, NVIDIA's Jensen Huang ramped up the AI fisticuffs with a new AGI proclamation. But should enterprises care? They should care about da...

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This week - Salesforce and Workday undermine the SaaSpocalypse with solid earnings and salty comments. Tokenomics is still a thing, but is it also an opportunity to shift? Prompt injections are a drag...

1.  Overview 1.1 The Problem: Two Systems, Two Truths, One Employee For many organizations running SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, time recording has traditionally been a fragmented process. Employe...

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This week - agents need meaning - and proper, contained actions. But how do we get there? Anthropic gets a taste of frontier model pricing backlash, and retailers run into macro-economic crosswinds. O...

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We’re excited to share that registration is officially live for Success Connect at SAP Connect! The event will take place October 5-7, 2026 in Las Vegas. In its second year, SAP Connect will bring bus...

Jon's left his keyboard and ventured off on something called a 'vacation'. Apparently he'll be back, but until then I'm having a stab at doing something approximating Hits and Misses and writing about...

This week - tokenomics isn't going away anytime soon; time for more field lessons. Human talent versus agentic automation - what's next? Is expertise becoming a commodity, and where does AI automation...

This week - OpenAI's supposedly "autonomous" agent hacks Hugging Face. Time to demystify, and pull some lessons for enterprise leaders. A host of big players back open weight models, but is the US ver...

This week - the EU AI Act enforcement deadline has been pushed back, but will CIOs be ready? Our diginomica network research reveal offers clues. Enterprises (and their boards) are moving away from th...

OMV uses People Intelligence in SAP Business Data Cloud to spot workforce composition patterns and move talent where it’s needed.

This week - AEO and GEO are here, but what road should brands take? Tokenomics are a thing, but are agentic loops the real cost problem? Let's debate. More enterprises like Cisco are bringing AI infra...

Think your HR software is up to the challenges the AI age is triggering? Take a look at my challenges to software vendors planning to attend the HR Technology Conference this Fall. Will they rise to t...

This week - harness engineering is the phrase du jour, and for good reason. But can it help with the AI tokenomics ROI boomerang? The diginomica network weighs in on EU AI act news, and the future of ...

This week - my real-time organizational truth piece evokes AI context debates - is there project success beyond frontier model dependence? Ford re-hires human engineers - but it's complicated. OpenAI ...

This week - tokenomics grabs the top story again, but how are customers responding? Is it time for enterprises to claim their AI strategy, and defer less to vendors on pricing and platform? From "data...

SAP named a Fosway Leader in AI talent acquisition, advancing autonomous, skills-based hiring with SmartRecruiters for SAP SuccessFactors.

This week - vendors respond to AI pricing tokenomics, but are they getting it right? And: the US versus Anthropic drama brings AI regulation questions to a head. Factory tours, fresh podcasts, and, as...

SAP SuccessFactors earns 19 2026 TrustRadius Top Rated awards, highlighting strong customer satisfaction and impact. Read to learn more.

SAP SuccessFactors is deleting the Learning Token Server and customers must migrate to a supported authentication methods to continue calling Learning Public APIs. This change improves API support for...

AI is transforming HR faster than ever and staying connected to the conversation matters. The new SAP SuccessFactors AI User Group is a global, customer-only space designed to help HR professionals st...

SAP is bringing SmartRecruiters for SAP SuccessFactors to life across its own organization to transform how it hires. Read to learn more.

This week - can AI fix what ails Marketers, and turn them into makers? Bain & Company have a wake-up call on the ROI of AI, so what's next? Event season rolls on, and so do... the weekly whiffs.

SAP helps HR leaders prepare for the EU Pay Transparency Directive deadline and move from compliance to execution with confidence. Learn how.

The PayrollBADIes are back — and this episode is packed with SAP Sapphire, Payroll Congress, AI, autonomous HCM, and plenty of BADIe energy. AI was everywhere...

This week - agentic enterprises aim to reduce friction - but is that a problematic goal? Bring on the debate. Also: vendors incorporated MCP with urgency, but what should customers be asking? Do CEOs ...

This week - as event season peaks again (and again), we've got your field views. Does tokenomics stack up against productivity? Microsoft and Uber put on the brakes, and I give my take. Google changes...

This week - a diginomica network research reveal brings signs of AI project results - but a big helping of cautions as well. Is AI context a differentiator, or a marketing platitude? Another hectic ev...

SAP's Autonomous Enterprise is a reinvention of the infrastructure and tools for ERP. Like Workday & Oracle, these are becoming AI platforms.

Learn how SAP SuccessFactors is advancing Autonomous HCM with AI‑driven automation, workforce planning, and continuous upskilling.

Workforce expectations have outpaced most HR service models. Employees want support that's immediate, trusted, context-aware, and accessible in the flow of work. With the 1H 2026 release, SAP SuccessF...

The 29th Annual HR Systems Survey, conducted by Sapient Insights Group, is now open for participation through June 25th, 2025.  Your voice is the future of HR Technology!   TAKE THE SURVEY This survey...

Deep Dive: SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll für den Öffentlichen Dienst in Deutschland Die Ankündigung die Gehaltsabrechnung für den deutschen Öffentlichen Dienst (ÖD) in den Lösungsumfang ...

The SAP SuccessFactors HCM First Half 2026 Release includes many exciting UX enhancements that will delight users and simplify the way work gets done. These innovations are designed to bring more pers...

This week - AI results are elusive, but does the data point to new answers? Event season rolls on - time for our wall-to-wall ServiceNow and Atlassian coverage. AI security problems are vibe-coding th...

Recruitment today goes beyond simply posting jobs and reviewing applications. Organizations are increasingly investing in candidate engagement strategies to build long-term relationships with potentia...

If you've ever opened a SuccessFactors $metadata XML file in a browser and felt your soul leave your body, this post is for you. Whether it's an Employee Central rollout or a complex payroll integrati...

As organizations continue to navigate evolving workforce expectations and increasingly complex regulatory environments, HR teams need a strong and reliable core that keeps people processes moving whil...

Hello Everyone! To advance our vision of an autonomous payroll, we are introducing four specialized Payroll Agents for the SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll (ECP) solution in this first half...

Introduction: With the 1H 2026 release of SAP SuccessFactors Onboarding, six meaningful enhancements have been delivered to the New Hire Details Page that give HR administrators greater control, clean...