For SAP user companies, these developments raise a key question: How can we ensure orientation, stability, and the ability to act when the technological, strategic, and organizational conditions are constantly changing? The 27th DSAG Annual Congress, taking place October 6–8, 2026, under the motto “Claim your ground – Lead your business,” aims to provide answers to this question. The three-day event will focus on making sound decisions when dealing with change. For companies, the goal is to stake out their own territory and define their individual scope for action in a viable manner. In the context of AI deployment, it is more important than ever to identify concrete benefits rather than blindly following every promise of innovation.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way companies operate. Many enterprises want to leverage AI, but their SAP systems are often not yet ready for it – due to outdated structures, scattered data, and rigid processes. IBsolution makes companies’ SAP landscapes AI-ready and creates the conditions necessary for AI to function effectively in the SAP environment. The range of services offered by the Heilbronn-based SAP consulting company extends from modernizing IT landscapes to creating a clean database and flexible process management, all the way to ensuring the secure and stable operation of systems. Visitors to the 2026 DSAG Annual Congress can see this comprehensive portfolio for themselves at booth H10 in Hall 02.2.
In addition, IBsolution will be featured repeatedly in the official program of the DSAG Annual Congress. On October 7, Stefan Nogly, DSAG Executive Board Member for Technology; Adi Pleyer, Generative AI Evangelist at SAP; and Loren Heilig, Managing Director of IBsolution, will host an expert discussion on the topic “Artificial intelligence in the SAP context: Developments and consequences—now and in the future.” The panel discussion will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. in Room V1010.
SAP positions SAP Business AI as a central component of its corporate strategy – but what’s really behind it? In his lecture “SAP Business AI Platform Demystified—Buzzwords or real change? A reality check for SAP customers,” Felix Weyde, Head of Data & Analytics at IBsolution, puts the SAP vision to the test and compares it to reality. What is already working in production today? What is still a long way off? Participants will receive concrete recommendations for action to help them properly manage their expectations and take the next steps toward SAP Business AI. When? October 7 at 6:45 p.m. in Room VP051.
The increasing use of AI agents is having a significant impact on the identity and authorization structure within companies. After all, AI simply cannot function without a strong authorization concept. In the lecture “Smart, sandy, or rocky? The necessary path to Joule via SAP Cloud Identity Services,” Tobias Marquart, Senior IT Application Analyst at Geberit, will report within the DSAG working group on the experiences that IBsolution customer Geberit has gained in implementing and continuously expanding SAP Cloud Identity Services. He will also outline the conditions necessary to establish a future-proof and Joule-ready identity infrastructure and to achieve smart integration. The lecture is scheduled for October 7 from 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. in Room E|V103.
The 2026 DSAG Annual Congress highlights what will matter most for SAP user companies in the coming years: staying on course even as technology, processes, and expectations continue to evolve. Artificial intelligence can only deliver its added value in the SAP environment if data, processes, and authorizations are ready for it. Those who stake their claim in Cologne from October 6–8 will find in IBsolution a partner that turns this insight into concrete, actionable steps.