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Our white papers, studies, factsheets and e-books offer you concentrated knowledge on numerous SAP topics and the latest technological trends.
White Paper: Sustainability in insurance
Our whitepaper examines how sustainability practices are integrated into the insurance industry, highlighting insurers' roles in managing environmental risks and promoting sustainable development. Download now!
Ebook: Next-Gen Bio Pharma
This ebook explores how the Bio Pharma industry is navigating a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape by leveraging innovative solutions. It highlights transformative use cases powered by the OutSystems low-code platform, showcasing how these applications drive collaboration, streamline processes, and ensure regulatory compliance, ultimately overcoming traditional industry challenges.
White Paper: Growth Loops
Are you ready to transform the way your business grows? Discover the revolutionary concept of Growth Loops in our latest whitepaper and learn how today’s leading companies are leveraging self-sustaining cycles to achieve continuous, exponential growth. Dive into best practices and expert recommendations that will guide you through the process of implementing and scaling Growth Loops in your own organization.
Trendpaper: State of TV & Video 2024 + Update 2025
The TV and video market in the DACH region is continuously evolving, influenced by technological advancements, changing consumer behavior and macroeconomic trends. This trend paper looks at the key changes that are shaping the future of TV and streaming.
Surviving the MarTech Jungle Vol. 2 – Consolidating TechStacks with the Salesforce CDP
Your guide to harmonizing your tech stack with Salesforce CDP: Achieve a unified 360° customer view, simplify complexity, and enable scalable, future-proof processes for enhanced marketing performance and sustainable business growth.
Trend Report 2025
The e-commerce industry is on the verge of a paradigm shift. This report highlights the five major trends that will shape the sector: lowering the total cost of ownership on tech stacks, the impact of AI on search and buying experiences, the rise of social and conversational commerce, the consequences of geopolitical and economic changes, and the transformation of the market through sustainability and regulations.
White paper: Success Factors for SAP S/4HANA Transformation
How do SAP S/4HANA transformations create sustainable benefits? Our white paper provides an insight into 6 success factors that make the project a driver for long-term added value. It explains the role of the SAP Business Technology Platform and what needs to be considered when deciding between on-prem and cloud.
Zendesk CX Trends
Discover the future of customer experience with the CX Trend Report 2025 from Zendesk. Zendesk provides valuable insights into the critical factors that will define the next generation of customer interactions. Learn how AI-driven solutions are enhancing the Customer Experience and what consumers today expect from brands more than ever.
Factsheet: Customer Service of the Future with valantic & Zendesk
Discover in our factsheet how valantic's comprehensive consulting expertise and Zendesk's leading platform complement each other to secure your company the decisive competitive advantage in customer service.
Leveraging GenAI to Accelerate Performance Review Processes
Learn how valantic LCS is transforming performance management for its global delivery teams using innovative AI technology. Explore how our Generative AI-powered application, built on the OutSystems low-code platform, streamlines performance evaluations, reduces bias, and delivers clear insights.
White paper VIAMEDICI EPIM & Frontify: Efficient Product Data Maintenance meets Strong Brand Communication at HUBER+SUHNER
Successful product data results from the interaction of specialised and powerful systems. Our exciting white paper on the seamless interface between Frontify and Viamedici EPIM explains how this works and what you need to bear in mind.
White Paper: Found in space!
This white paper provides clarity why satellite connectivity has become commercially attractive. Learn more about the why, how and what of satellite connectivity!
Method Poster: Platform Thinking
The platform economy affects every industry and represents an important part of digitalization. Our method poster gives you a clear overview of the aspects that need to be considered with the platform thinking approach.
White Paper: The future of OTT TV
AI and ML are revolutionizing the European OTT TV market by enabling personalized and sustainable content delivery, crucial for Telcos to stand out in a competitive landscape. Our white paper explores six key AI trends and use cases. Download now!
White Paper: From data to value with Data Mesh
Discover Data Mesh, a revolutionary domain-driven, decentralized data management approach pioneered by tech giants. See how it empowers businesses for example in automotive and telecom to achieve transformative outcomes. Download our detailed white paper to learn more!
Method Poster: Startup Program Canvas
The valantic Startup Program Canvas supports you and your team in designing new collaborations with startups or reviewing and optimizing existing startup programs. Download now!
White Paper: Metaverse Use Cases in the Financial Services Industry
The concept of the metaverse has emerged as an intriguing segment within the tech and web3 domains, presenting vast opportunities for commercial growth in various sectors. This study provides an in-depth view of this digital realm and illustrates the potential advantages for businesses within the financial services sector.
White paper: Emergency Services
How connectivity technology is preparing emergency services for tomorrow - learn more about intelligent systems that dramatically improve response times, NG112 and how 5G technology will revolutionize public safety.
Method Poster: Lean Startup
The Lean Startup methodology provides a blueprint for creating lean and prosperous new product ventures. Our method poster assists you in comprehending and implementing the Lean Startup techniques effectively. Download now!
Method Poster: Agile Development – Scrum
An agile approach is not only usefull in software development. Our method poster helps you to approach large projects iteratively in small steps and to work according to Scrum.
Method Poster: Design Thinking
Design Thinking is a user-centered approach to innovation. We put Design Thinking to use for you! This method poster provides you with a guidance to user-centered innovation and product development.
Navigating the Tech-Universe: Cost efficiency in e-commerce
Tight budgets, big decisions: Our whitepaper reveals how to master investments and profitability in e-commerce by 2025. Gain industry-specific insights, quick wins, and a tech overview for smart strategies. Download now!
White paper: GenAI as your virtual project co-worker
In this whitepaper, we explore the profound impact of generative AI, and in particular ChatGPT, on project work and project management. Download our whitepaper to discover the power of ChatGPT and leverage its immense potential.
Infographic: Low-Code
Check out our latest infographic based on a recent low-code adoption survey. Gain insights into the key challenges organizations are facing and what is motivating them to adopt a low-code development capability.
Surviving the MarTech Jungle Vol 2 – Consolidating TechStacks with the Bloomreach CDP
Discover how consolidating your MarTech stack with specialized tools via Bloomreach CDP empowers agile marketing processes, advanced personalization, and helps you deliver efficient, innovative customer experiences while avoiding digital overload.
White paper: The path from SAP BW to the SAP Datasphere
Is your company facing the challenge of modernizing data warehouse systems? We will show you the path from SAP BW to the future-oriented cloud solution SAP Datasphere. Discover how you can smoothly transfer your data models and benefit from the advanced analytics and performance of SAP HANA. We'll guide you through the process that enables IT and business users to work more efficiently in an integrated environment while seamlessly merging SAP and non-SAP data.
Two Pager: Customer Excellence in Pharma and Lifescience Industry
Fabienne Heiles and Gregory van Keirsbilck share their insights into the challenges and opportunities of customer excellence in the pharma and life science industry in our podcast. This Two Pager summarizes the key points of the conversation. Download here!
Study Report: valantic SAP Study 2024
This year's results, which focus in particular on the trend topics SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) & Artificial Intelligence (AI) as well as S/4HANA Cloud & Business Process Management (BPM), are based on a survey of about 200 SAP experts from German-speaking Europe.
Guide: Professional test management
Create the foundations for a punctual go-live and smooth operation of SAP S/4HANA with systematic test management. Our guide describes our proven approach and explains the 10 most important steps to a successful system launch.
White paper: WiFi@Aviation
In-flight Wi-Fi is rapidly evolving from a luxury to a necessity. But how exactly does the technology behind connectivity above the clouds work? Our whitepaper “Wi-Fi@Aviation” provides you with an in-depth insight into the technologies, market trends and regulatory challenges. Whether you work in the aviation industry, love technology or are simply curious - this white paper offers you valuable insights.
Whitepaper: Replatforming with Quick Wins
Switching to a future-proof e-commerce platform within a few days: this is no problem with a flexible basic technology. Discover in the white paper, including a checklist, how replatforming can be done faster and more securely.
Onepager: How BLACKROLL optimizes its e-commerce architecture
A strong online presence that convinces at every touchpoint: What's behind BLACKROLL's e-commerce success? Discover in our graphic how microservices, APIs and Shopify apps contribute to consistently high performance, scalability and future viability.
Factsheet: Accessibility in E-Commerce
In our accessibility factsheet, you will find valuable tips on how to make your online store accessible to all customers. We will guide you through the implementation of the legal requirements in order to increase your customer satisfaction and expand your customer base. Get started now and make your e-commerce accessible and future-proof.
White paper: Satellite connectivity and Automotive
This review focuses on the challenges faced by the automotive and satellite industry to be able to provide the high-definition mapping, image-processing, and ultra-low latency features that have been tested so far.
White paper: Digital Innovation in Consumer Goods Industry
This white paper is dedicated to exploring the potential uses of digital technologies to foster innovation in consumer goods companies. Discover how technologies like AR, AI, and IoT can support various phases of the innovation process and what challenges and limitations need to be considered when integrating them.
Strategy Paper: With SAP S/4HANA to the Cloud
Great flexibility, low costs, instant access to innovation – in the ERP environment, there is no way around the cloud. SAP offers various cloud solutions of the Business Suite S/4HANA and supports implementation with special bundles. Our strategy paper can help you decide.
Product sheet: apm atlantis
apm atlantis keeps your SAP authorization management simple and secure: role creation, evaluation & analysis, mass changes and role request management.
Product sheet: apm identifier
Identity management solution: With the SAP add-on apm identifier, you can simplify the SAP user application and integrate any number of work tools.
Product sheet: apm restarter
With the apm restarter, valantic offers a tool with which SAP users can reset their passwords themselves in a few steps and eliminate a user block due to incorrect login.
Product sheet: apm Suite
With the apm Suite, you can put together your individual GRC/SOX-compliant SAP authorization solution as required.
The roadmap to omnichannel success in retail.
Delve into examples and insights that will help you get started with a comprehensive omnichannel strategy. Step by step, because something like this cannot be implemented in one day.
Trendreport 2024: Shaping the Future of Digital Experience
Join us on an exciting journey into the digital future, characterized by groundbreaking technological advancements and innovative ideas! What does the term Digital experiences mean in 2024 and beyond? What developments and changes are shaping today and tomorrow? Explore the evolving landscape of digital experiences with our trend report!
White paper: The 10 Most Important Digitalization Trends in 2024
We don't just list hype topics and rattle off buzzwords. Instead, we take a closer look at trends, discuss the practicality of new technologies and the strategic challenges they will pose for corporate decision-makers in the coming months. We provide background information and let proven experts from the valantic family have their say.
Harnessing E-Commerce Dark Data for Business Excellence
Embark on a transformative journey with our whitepaper: Beyond the Purchase Button: Harnessing E-Commerce Dark Data for Business Brilliance.
Your guide to the best B2B e-commerce platform
Delve into the unique challenges and opportunities that B2B organizations face, providing insightful analysis and actionable strategies to make informed decisions.
White paper: The 10 Most Important Digitalization Trends in 2024
We don't just list hype topics and rattle off buzzwords. Instead, we take a closer look at trends, discuss the practicality of new technologies and the strategic challenges they will pose for corporate decision-makers in the coming months. We provide background information and let proven experts from the valantic family have their say.
Lünendonk Survey 2023
Renowned market research and consultancy firm Lünendonk has revealed a groundbreaking shift in the German digital experience services (DXS) market: valantic has become one of the fastest-growing providers and has made a remarkable leap from challenger to chaser.
White paper: How B2C Commerce can Benefit from Generative AI
We proudly present our latest white paper, created in close cooperation with our colleagues from valantic in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Germany. Together, we dove deep into the world of generative AI and explored how it is revolutionizing B2C retail. Piqued your interest? Click here for the white paper including AI-generated author images for the right look.
White paper: Are You Ready for the German Supply Chain Act?
In our e-book, we show you how your company can comply with due diligence requirements within the supply chain, ensure improved supply chain transparency and thus respect internationally recognized human rights.
E-Book: Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) with waySuite
waySuite - the software suite for Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) offers companies the opportunity to handle the entire sales & operations planning (S&OP) process in real time.
Product sheet: AI-assisted optimization of production planning with wayRTS
There is always optimization potential in production planning, and in conjunction with this also in demand or procurement planning and in S&OP. valantic wayRTS enables you to recognize and exploit this potential. You can use waySuite to reduce throughput times, inventories, and set-up times, and also to reduce the effort required for planning. AI handles the routine tasks.
White paper: Surviving the MarTech Jungle
The MarTech jungle is the habitat of the future – but its abundance can also make it somewhat confusing and overwhelming. A systematic approach and a clear mission statement are crucial for making it accessible. Discover how any company can successfully master the transition to a data-driven organization in our expedition guide.
Survey Report: SAP S/4HANA Study 2023
By carrying out the SAP S/4HANA Study 2023 for the sixth time in a row, valantic has identified current trends and provided a picture of the mood in the SAP community on the topics of transformation, SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) and process mining.
White paper: The 10 Most Important Digitalization Trends in 2023
Neste white paper, os especialistas da valantic apresentam as dez tendências de digitalização mais importantes em 2023 e analisam de perto as suas oportunidades e possíveis riscos.
Product Sheet: Advanced Planning with APS Software wayRTS
The high-performance realtime APS software wayRTS assists companies with production planning and scheduling of all value-creation levels. With wayRTS, planning becomes transparent, which allows users to make simple interventions with automatic planning support.
Product sheet: supply chain KPIs with wayKPI
With wayKPI’s BI (business intelligence) tool, companies get an overview of their supply chain’s performance with company-specific KPIs. With wayKPI, you can create, visualize, analyze, and present KPIs.
Product sheet: Workforce Management with wayWFM
With valantic’s modern workforce management solution wayWFM, users have a tool for efficient, clear personnel deployment planning. wayWFM is incorporated into the waySuite and includes extensive functionalities for automated, optimized allocation of personnel resources taking into consideration needs, qualifications, and capacities.
Product sheet: Forecasts and Automated Dispo Data Maintenance with wayDDO
The valantic Software wayDDO (Demand & Dispo Optimization) as forecast and dispo optimization module for the S&OP Software waySuite predicts future demands thanks to high-performance mathematical algorithms and automates disposition management.
Product sheet: cross-project planning with wayPRO
Delivery dates, resource planning, and other different basic conditions have to be attuned to one another with operative project management. With valantic’s wayPRO (project management) module, SCM departments get easy, quick mapping of this multi-project planning.
Product Sheet: Document Management with cuSmarText
A good document management leads to more transparency and an increased efficiency in the daily business of a company and thus creates free space and capacities that are available for the core tasks. With the document management software cuSmarText, all documents can be kept in view digitally, audit-compliant and available at any time.
Product Sheet: Digital Personnel Record with cuSmarText HR
A reliable digital personnel record eliminates long searches for documents. Processes are accelerated and the productivity of the HR department is increased. An effective and SAP-integrated digital personnel record solution like cuSmarText HR eliminates the need for time-consuming and error-prone manual document creation, reduces paper mountains and lowers total cost of ownership at the same time.
Product Sheet: Contract Management with cuContract
A secure contract management is considered as a solid base for a successful business management of a company. An efficient and reliable contract management software like cuContract minimizes risks such as missed deadlines or budget overruns and thus builds the foundation for business success.
Product Sheet: Contract Management IFRS 15 & 16
The International Financial Reporting Standard 15 (revenue from contracts with customers) and IFRS 16 (leases) impose high demands on costing and accounting systems since becoming effective in 2018/19. With the SAP integrated contract management software cuContract you always do your accounting in compliance with IFRS!
Product Sheet: Digital Procurement Record
The markets have never been more competitive. To stay ahead, optimized processes and costs in procurement are essential. Thereby cuSmarText Purchase, the electronic procurement record, supports the purchase optimally during the entire procurement process in SAP.
Product Sheet: Digital Legal Record in SAP
The legal department is often still associated with a lot of paper and full file cabinets. With a digital legal record, the step towards a paperless office has been taken. The electronic legal record cuSmarText Legal provides an overview of all documents, contracts, appointments and deadlines - and it's completely paperless!
Product Sheet: Standard Operating Procedures
cuSmarText SOP helps to standardize workflows in the company, avoid errors and ultimately ensure consistent quality of products and services.
Product Sheet: Asset & License Management in SAP
Every license that you obtain in your company causes costs. With the SAP-integrated license management Software cuLicense you will always have a clear view on existing licenses, avoid liability risks in situations of underlicensing and optimize your license costs and cost of ownership.
Product Sheet: Data Protection Management in SAP
The data protection management system cuSmarText GDPR helps companies organize, document and administer the processes of data protection.
Product Sheet: Invoice Processing in SAP
cuContract Invoicing automates your invoice processing – from receipt of the invoice up to the final posting – efficient, fast, audit-compliant.
Product Sheet: Data Processing in SAP
With cuContract ADV you automate the processes in data processing on behalf. You have full control over meeting the regulations of BDSG (Federal Data Protection Act) and are always on the safe side.
Product Sheet: Manage Leasing Contracts in SAP
cuContract Leasing allows you to manage all leasing contracts during their entire life cycle for balance sheets in compliance with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) in SAP.
Product Sheet: Investment Management in SAP
With the SAP integrated investment management cuContract Shareholding you act in compliance with policies, control investment portfolios in a value-oriented way and optimize everyday processes.
E-Book: The SAP E2E Process Configure2Operate
Sales, production and operations must work together like clockwork in the mechanical and plant engineering sector. That’s why end-to-end processes digitized with the help of intelligent software play a crucial role in the success of manufacturing companies. How SAP solutions enable these processes is described in the e-book.
Factsheet: Personalization is trending
The "voice of the customer" is becoming more and more important, because - customers want to be heard! Creating personalized customer experiences spans a variety of channels and goes far beyond email matters. In the factsheet we describe how valantic can accompany your company on the way to successful digital marketing. Together we create unique customer experiences.
White Paper: With a Holistic Data Strategy to Efficient Data Management
Many types of data originating from many different sources: These are a company’s most valuable asset in today’s business world. Maximizing the potential slumbering in these data requires them to be of a high quality and readily accessible to relevant users. A long-term data strategy and efficient data management are imperative here.
Quick-Check Sustainability
Sustainability consulting from valantic: With the Quick Check Sustainability, we show you the roadmap for sustainability in your company.
White paper: Upgrade IBM Cognos Analytics Quickly and Easily!
How to upgrade your IBM Cognos Analytics with Watson automatically in four steps? Read our white paper to learn how you can save up to 70% time - and money - on your upgrade.
Survey Report: SAP S/4HANA Study 2022
With the SAP S/4HANA Study 2022, conducted for the fifth time in a row, valantic has identified current trends around the new ERP suite and derived sentiment pictures on the topics of Cloud Transformation, RISE with SAP and Business Process Intelligence.
Product Sheet: wayCloud Platform – The Collaboration Platform for SCM
Learn how wayCloud Platform can help you achieve better collaboration along complex, multi-tier supply chains.
White paper: IBM Cloud Pak for Data
In many companies, data silos, distributed data sources and hybrid cloud architectures constrain the enterprise-wide use of business analytics. IBM Cloud Pak for Data addresses these challenges and paves the way to more successful decisions and greater business success - AI-based, flexible, simple, cross-technology and cross-enterprise. This white paper describes, how companies can benefit from this AI analytics platform.
White Paper: Retail Excellence – Successful digitalization in retail
Hardly any other industry benefits so much from strong social and technological mega trends such as connected retail, e-commerce, chatbots, precise forecasts and flexible supply chain management. You too can benefit! The white paper shows the way to more success. In this way, you can use technologies strategically, increase value creation and profit potential, address your target groups in a more targeted manner and operate more efficiently in competition.
White paper: Disaster: Cyber Attack
At the moment, the topic of cybercrime is more acute than ever, with case numbers rising steadily and ransom amounts, such as those demanded in ransomware attacks, becoming larger and larger. In this white paper, we present you a real cyber attack and give you the opportunity to learn from the experiences others.
White paper: Smart Services with SAP
Digital tools like the SAP Service Cloud, SAP Field Services Management, and SAP S/4HANA support companies and increase customer satisfaction. In the white paper, we describe the approach and customer benefits of automated service with SAP by using vivid examples.
White paper: IT Consulting for the Automotive Industry
Technological and innovative leadership in the automotive industry are not a matter of course, and engineers, designers, market analysts, sales experts and suppliers have to work hard to defend and maintain this standing. The white paper analyzes the challenges you will encounter and how you can optimally exploit them to your advantage.
White paper: HR Analytics and Reporting with SAP
Is your HR reporting a strategic data hub? Are you satisfied with the HR reporting status quo? Can you rely on the reporting results? If you answer mostly "no" to these questions, your HR reporting can become a strategic data hub for the successful development of your company. This white paper describes how HR Analytics with SAP can best address your current situation.
Whiter paper: Using business benefits of artificial intelligence to the optimum
25% more profit is achieved by German companies that use AI. Companies will generate USD 31.24 billion in revenues with AI applications in 2025. But how can a valid AI strategy generate concrete added business value? We show it in our white paper using concrete AI application scenarios.
White paper: Successful with Connected Planning!
4 reasons: That‘s why there‘s no way to avoid connected planning. We show you how to use the constant change to your advantage from now on.
White paper: Optimize Finance Processes with RPA
Which finance processes are “low-hanging fruits” that can be automated relatively easily and profitably? To what extent can RPA be used as a bridge technology to lay a solid basis for further hyperautomation technologies such as conversational artificial intelligence? Learn more in our white paper!
Study Report: Corona Crisis Resets IT Priorities
The lockdown has played a central role in shaping the digital transformation and redefining IT priorities and raised the question: Will companies’ IT roadmaps remain suitable for meeting today’s challenges? valantic partnered with market analyst techconsult to survey over 200 German companies and reveal the latest trends.
White paper: 5 Steps to a successful Data Science Project
This white paper shows how you can identify use cases in a few steps and transfer them to your own company: From initial hurdles to practical examples.
White paper: Business Analytics
In this business analytics white paper, you will find useful background information about all important BA topics, as well as helpful use cases and best practices. Get your white paper now free of charge.
Digital Sales with SAP CPQ
SAP CPQ (Configure - Price - Quote) supports sales employees with “guided selling,” in order to find the right product for the customer faster, calculate the prices more easily, and configure the products so they are valid. Learn more in our SAP CPQ white paper.
White paper: Electrification of the Automobile Industry
The automobile industry is currently undergoing rapid change. The biggest driver at the moment is the conversion from combustion engines to e-mobility. This change poses challenges for the automobile industry, which among other things require more intensive research and development, re-planning of production and logistics systems, establishing new supply chains, and qualifying employees in order to be able to fulfill the new requirements.
White paper: SAP SuccessFactors
Finding and recruiting highly qualified specialists and retaining them long term is the goal of every HR management department. There is a tool that helps you to do this. SAP SuccessFactors is one of the world’s leading full cloud solutions for all HR topics, with over 6,750 companies and 100 million users currently relying on SAP’s HR software every day.
White paper: Always keep an eye on the opportunity
Find out in our white paper how you can use the SAP Sales Cloud to call up all relevant information on a sales opportunity at a glance – in the form of a network graph.
Viewpoint: 5 Trends in B2B Commerce
Learn in this viewpoint which trends in B2B commerce you absolutely have to keep an eye on.
White paper: From Telephone Trading to Artificial Intelligence
Find out in our white paper how Artificial Intelligence can secure competitive advantages and which challenges can be mastered if used successfully.
White paper: Financial Lingua Franca in Payments – ISO 20022
In our free position paper you will learn how a globally recognised standard can raise your customers’ payment transactions on a significantly more automated, secure and efficient level.
White paper: Customers yesterday, today and tomorrow
Learn in our white paper "Changing Customer Relationships" why CRM is no longer enough today and why the path leads toward customer experience management. Welcome to the age of the customer!
White paper: Yay, my bot understands me!
How to create a new customer experience with conversational AI and chatbots
White paper: Process transparency on the entire Customer Journey
About the benefits of a near-standard integration of SAP C/4HANA Sales Cloud into SAP ERP and IBP.