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🚀TL;DR - This Week in SAP

👋 Hey Zreaders, here’s the week in a flash:

• EU Commission opens antitrust probe into SAP’s on-prem maintenance practices.

• SAP + OpenAI launch “OpenAI for Germany” to deliver sovereign AI on Delos Cloud, targeting 2026.

• Devtoberfest 2025 kicked off with 80+ sessions for developers worldwide.

• SAP HANA Cloud’s Sept 2025 release brings fresh analytics and data management features..

📈SAP Market Pulse

• Antitrust scrutiny: EU Commission is formally investigating SAP’s support/maintenance practices. Potential fines could reach 10% of global revenues, though SAP says it expects no material impact.

• AI & Sovereignty: SAP + OpenAI announced sovereign AI agents for German public sector, powered by Delos Cloud (4,000 GPUs planned).

• Developers & Community: Devtoberfest started Sep 29 with expert-led tracks, SAPUI5 1.140 updates (release notes), and BTP cockpit UX improvements.

• Platform Updates: SAP HANA Cloud September release wave adds new data management and analytics features.

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📌 Featured Insight

 🔍 Compliance + AI: SAP’s balancing act

• Antitrust spotlight may push SAP to adjust on-premise licensing & support flexibility.

• AI sovereignty (Germany launch + EU cloud push) strengthens SAP’s regulatory credibility.

• Developers remain the engine—Devtoberfest highlights innovation while platform rollouts continue.

🎯 Consultant's Corner

• Advisors: Track EU investigation—clients may ask about SAP licensing risk exposure.

• Cloud & AI Architects: Position Delos Cloud as a sovereign AI option for regulated EU workloads.

• Developers: Explore SAPUI5 1.140 deprecations and leverage Devtoberfest sessions for upskilling.

• Data Teams: Review September HANA Cloud features for analytics modernization roadmaps.

💼Contract & Job Leads

Ready for a move? Check out these SAP jobs that stand out this week:

🛠️ Tools & Resources

• EU Antitrust Probe Summary → legal lens on SAP support policies.

• OpenAI for Germany Launch → roadmap for sovereign AI deployments.

• SAPUI5 1.140 Release Notes → deprecations + new JSON model for TypeScript.

• SAP HANA Cloud Updates → new analytics features explained.

🧠 Career Hack of the Week

Highlight sovereign cloud expertise on your CV—AI + compliance is now a differentiator in EU consulting engagements.

♟️ ZThought

💡 “SAP’s future will be judged as much in courtrooms as in codebases—resilience comes from mastering both.”

📝Editor’s Note

This week, SAP is walking a fine line: regulatory pressure from Brussels, sovereignty moves in Berlin, and innovation for developers worldwide. The winners will be consultants who can connect compliance, cloud, and code for their clients.

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