Episode 136: How SAP transformed itself by implementing SAP Cloud ERP
From Inside SAP S/4HANA Cloud by SAP SE
January 21, 2026 · 15 min
About this episode
This episode explores how SAP transformed its internal operations by adopting SAP Cloud ERP, featuring insights from Treasury IT solution owner Maximilian Stein.
Join host Alina Keilbach as she explores how SAP transformed its internal operations by adopting SAP Cloud ERP, showcasing the true meaning of SAP runs SAP. In this episode, Treasury IT solution owner Maximilian Stein shares the inside story of how SAP’s own IT organization modernized key Treasury processes through a move toward public cloud. Discover why SAP chose to shift to cloud ERP, how embracing standard functionality helped eliminate custom code, and what the team learned while applying the Activate methodology to redesign processes step by step. Max reveals the challenges, milestones, and vision behind creating a future cloud‑ready Treasury landscape through a hybrid, side‑by‑side architecture.Whether you’re planning your own cloud transformation or simply curious how a global tech leader evolves from within, this episode offers practical insights, technical takeaways, and a candid view into SAP’s journey toward a smarter, more agile ERP future. What topic would you like us to discuss next? Send an email to insides4@sap.com.
People in this episode
Host: Alina Keilbach
Guest: Maximilian Stein
Topics covered
- cloud transformation
- ERP modernization
- Treasury processes
- public cloud
- Activate methodology
- agile ERP
Keywords
- SAP
- cloud ERP
- Treasury
- Activate methodology
- cloud transformation
- agile ERP
- public cloud
- custom code
- IT organization
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SAP, SAP SE
Products: SAP Cloud ERP
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