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On the Arvato Systems blog, our experts share insights on the digital transformation of companies as well as exciting news from the energy and utilities, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, retail and consumer goods and media and entertainment sectors. Our cloud expertise also finds its place here. Do you have questions about individual articles? Our authors can be found on every page with their contact details.

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Digital Workplace
Sovereign IT
Cross-Cloud: Secure Migration and Collaboration in the Delos Cloud

Learn how cross-cloud collaboration with Office 365 works in the Delos Cloud and which migration strategies are available for authorities and organizations.

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Cloud
Digital Transformation
Artificial Intelligence
SAP
Finance
SAP Group Reporting: The Manufacturer Accelerates Further Development

Learn how SAP Group Reporting supports CFOs with continuous improvements and optimized processes in the cloud and on-premise.

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Data Management
Digital Transformation
Healthcare & Life Science
Artificial Intelligence
Efficient Pharmaceutical Production: How AI Makes the Difference

Innovative IT solutions are crucial for optimizing pharmaceutical production in the digital transformation era. Find out how PRECTAVI® is using AI technologies to improve processes and revolutionize quality assurance and efficiency in the industry.

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Digital Workplace
Microsoft 365
Get To Know Sharepoint Syntex

SharePoint Syntex optimizes your document management with AI-powered features such as automatic classification, translation and image tagging. Learn more about benefits & licensing.

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Telematics infrastructure
Digital Transformation
Healthcare & Life Science
TI Gateway: Next Generation of TI Connection

Providers of hospital information systems and practice management systems face a major IT challenge: By January 2026, they must have successively connected their customers to the telematics infrastructure. The new TI gateway offers the solution.

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Digital Workplace
Microsoft 365
Using Copilot Agents Effectively

With Copilot Agents opens up new possibilities for you to optimize your work processes, such as intelligent and automated ticket processing.

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Cloud
Digital Transformation
Security
How the Secure Development Lifecycle Protects Against Threats

Discover how to integrate security requirements early and build a robust IT security culture. Learn the fundamental principles of the Secure Development Lifecycle and effectively protect your applications from security vulnerabilities.

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Sovereign IT
Digital Workplace
Checklist for Migrating to the Delos Cloud

You should consider essential points before, during, and after migrating to the Delos Cloud. A step-by-step guide, tips, tricks for a quick and easy migration, and much more can be found here.

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Cloud
Utilities
IT Outsourcing
Smart Grid and Smart Control Technology

Turning point for solar energy and the energy transition: Innovative technologies promote the sustainable use of renewable energies and the BMWK's draft bill for the MSBG amendment brings new legal requirements. The smart meter rollout will be expanded to include control technology.

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Artificial Intelligence
Logistics
Manufacturing
Making Logistics Processes More Efficient with GenAI

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has the potential to revolutionize logistics in companies. With “Chat With Your Data” and other use cases, the platbricks® cloud logistics platform from Arvato Systems offers the opportunity to redefine reporting and analytics in logistics and create a completely new basis for optimizing processes.

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Application Development
Advantages and disadvantages of monolithic and microservice architectures

How do microservices and monoliths differ? When is it worth migrating to a microservice architecture? And what do you need to consider when using it? Find out now

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Digital Transformation
Data Management
Manufacturing
Digital Commerce
PLM in Focus: Integration, Challenges, and Solutions

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) plays a central role in modern product development and manufacturing. Learn more about integration, challenges and solutions for Product Lifecycle Management.

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Utilities
Technical
Smart Metering Systems for the Energy Industry

Smart metering systems optimize energy consumption, promote renewable energies, and ensure secure data transfers in the energy industry.

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Cloud
Sovereign IT
Digital Workplace
Digital Transformation
Delos Cloud: The Available Office 365 Features at a Glance

From 2025, the Delos Cloud will offer a secure and sovereign cloud platform for the public sector in Germany with comprehensive Office 365 integration. Find out more about the benefits of productivity and collaboration.

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Cloud
Digital Transformation
Sovereign IT
Microsoft Azure
Delos Cloud Azure Service Portfolio

Delos Cloud has presented its Azure service portfolio. We have reviewed it and made an initial assessment based on our cloud experience.

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Utilities
Customer Experience
Microsoft 365
Artificial Intelligence
Customer Management in the Dynamic Energy Market

New tariff models and value-added offers lead to more customer touchpoints that need to be optimally managed. Alongside price, customer satisfaction is becoming the key differentiator for energy suppliers. An efficient CRM system is the key to successfully exploiting this opportunity.

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Healthcare & Life Science
Digital Transformation
Data Management
Artificial Intelligence
Hyperautomation instead of hyperventilation

The shortage of skilled workers poses major challenges for the healthcare system and is also a burden on statutory health insurance funds. Technologies such as hyperautomation offer opportunities to increase efficiency. Find out more about the benefits and how to get started here.

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Digital Transformation
Application Development
Clean Coding: This Is How Clean Programming Works

Clean coding offers numerous advantages. In addition to readability, comprehensibility and correctness, clean code can also be continuously improved.

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Digital Transformation
Application Development
Avvia Applications for Software Modernization

Many system landscapes are often characterized by historically grown applications. Maintenance and further development are challenging. App modernization for the cloud can help to increase the lifespan and value of these IT assets. Avvia Applications from Arvato Systems offers a comprehensive basis for this.

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Cloud
Security
SAP
Protecting Your SAP Platform: Detecting and Defending Against Threats

Cyber threats are on the rise, especially for critical systems such as SAP. Companies need to detect attacks early to minimize damage. Traditional security measures are no longer sufficient. Read the blog to find out why a specialized Security Operations Center (SOC) and modern tools are essential.

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Digital Transformation
Application Development
Cloud
Microsoft Azure
A Case for Modernizing Legacy Software

It is advantageous to migrate legacy systems to new systems. This allows you to retain proven knowledge, save costs and resources and improve your security.

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Digital Transformation
Cloud
SAP
Finance
IASB and ISSB Will Align Standard Setting Even More Closely with the Principles of the Integrated Reporting Framework in Future

The Integrated Reporting Framework becomes part of the IFRS Foundation. Find out more about the challenges, objectives, and solution strategies for the successful implementation of the Integrated Reporting Framework.

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Artificial Intelligence
Digital Transformation
Application Development
How to Successfully Integrate AI Into Existing Applications

AI applications not only make your employees' day-to-day work easier, but also strengthen your company's competitiveness. Find out how to integrate them here.

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Cloud
Amazon Web Services
Digital Transformation
Healthcare & Life Science
Google Cloud Platform
Microsoft Azure
HIS in the Cloud: The Future of Hospital IT

Transform your HIS to the cloud for higher data availability and less downtime. Find out more in the blog article.

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Counterfeit Protection
Retail & Consumer Goods
Sustainability
The Path to Sustainable Packaging

The EU Packaging Regulation aims to minimize packaging's environmental impact and increase recycling rates. It is an important step towards the EU Green Deal.

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Managed Services
Finance
Risks and Costs of Maintaining Legacy Systems in the Financial Sector

Learn about the risks and costs of maintaining legacy systems in the financial sector and why modernization is necessary.

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Microsoft 365
Security
Digital Workplace
Artificial Intelligence
Insights into Microsoft Purview AI Hub

With Purview AI Hub, you can master the challenges of the AI-driven way of working. Find out why you need structured data here.

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AI Basics
Digital Transformation
Artificial Intelligence
Application Development
Overview of Important AI Basics

Artificial intelligence has already become an integral part of the world of work. A basic understanding makes it easier to get started.

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Cloud
Digital Transformation
Technical
Artificial Intelligence
Transforming Image Production through Artificial Intelligence

Image production has undergone a remarkable transformation through the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI). Arvato Systems integrates innovative technologies such as LoRAs and Stable Diffusion together with proven 3D techniques into new workflows to create efficient, precise and creative solutions for customer needs.

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Retail & Consumer Goods
Sustainability
Digital Transformation
Technical
New Ecodesign Regulation in Practice

The Ecodesign Regulation creates a framework for improving product sustainability and increasing product and process transparency along the entire value chain. Find out more about the specifications and requirements.

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Customer Experience
Retail & Consumer Goods
Omnichannel
Digital Commerce
Omnichannel in Retail: The Art of a Consistent Shopping Experience

In today's business world, the perfect omnichannel approach is like a mesmerizing symphony where all channels work in harmony. Companies that tailor their unified commerce strategy to the needs of their customers create an unparalleled customer experience. Discover how you can unleash the full potential of your brand through innovative solutions in the various channels - online and offline.

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Data Management
Artificial Intelligence
IT Outsourcing
Infrastructure Services
SAP
Security
Securing Your SAP Platform with Effective Threat Identification and Protection

Wie schütze ich meine SAP-Landschaft? Und mit welchen Sicherheitsstrategien, -prozessen und -tools kann ich den wachsenden Bedrohungen entgegenwirken? Das erfahren Sie in diesem Blogbeitrag.

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Digital Workplace
Microsoft 365
How to Switch from Infopath to Power Platform

Microsoft has announced that the manufacturer is discontinuing InfoPath. Affected companies have until 2026 to switch to an alternative for InfoPath.

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Digital Transformation
Artificial Intelligence
Supply Chain Management
Security
NIS2 Directive Explained Simply

The NIS2 directive and its implementation in Germany have been hotly debated for some time now. But what changes and cybersecurity requirements does NIS2 actually entail and how do companies in Germany need to react in order to meet the new requirements?

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Business Process Management
SAP
The Role of BPM in IT Transformation

Anyone who has defined digitalization as a strategic goal and tackled their IT transformation has a clear advantage today. However, such a system changeover also brings with it many challenges. Here we reveal how it can still succeed and what role BPM plays in the process.

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Data Management
Digital Transformation
Microsoft 365
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Copilot

With Microsoft Copilot for Dynamics 365, countless processes can be automated. This significantly increases efficiency and productivity in marketing, sales and customer service. Find out more about the advantages and disadvantages of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Copilot and the opportunities it offers.

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Artificial Intelligence
Customer Experience
Cloud
SAP
SAP Joule: What’s in Favor? And What Against?

SAP launched an AI solution back in 2017 with "Leonardo" - without success. The new AI assistant SAP Joule has the potential to revolutionize the way users use SAP's cloud solutions. This is because SAP Joule not only links SAP's own technologies and processes, but is also docked onto Microsoft 365 Copilot.

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Microsoft 365
The Risks of Oversharing and the Relevance of AI Governance

NAVOO and AI governance can help organizations overcome the challenges of Microsoft 365 and AI by preventing oversharing and encouraging collaboration.

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Innovation
Manufacturing
Digital Transformation
Part 3 - Factory-X: Use Cases for Production

The third part of our blog series on the topic of Factory-X within the Manufacturing-X project family is dedicated to the remaining five use cases of the initiative. These also address aspects of real industrial practice, including challenges and possible solutions.

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Digital Transformation
Part 2 - Factory-X: Use Cases for Production

The use of data as a key resource for digital transformation offers enormous opportunities within a data economy. This blog article is therefore dedicated to various aspects of real industrial practice.

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Manufacturing
Digital Transformation
Part 1 - Factory-X: Background and Target Image

Factory-X joins the already well-known and established Catena-X initiative in the Manufacturing-X family. As part of the BMWK-funded initiative, Factory-X focuses specifically on mechanical and plant engineering. We take a look at the details for you.

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Healthcare & Life Science
Customer Experience
Artificial Intelligence
Chatbots as the New Standard in Customer Communication at SHI Providers

Chatbots are revolutionizing the digital world of statutory health insurance (SHI). Tailor-made answers and 24-hour availability ensure optimal customer communication.

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Artificial Intelligence
Infrastructure Services
Cloud
SAP
Protecting business-critical SAP functions in a complex cyber landscape

This blog outlines a best-practice approach to SAP cybersecurity. Find out how Arvato Systems can help you secure your SAP implementation in an increasingly complex and risky cyber world.

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Customer Experience
E-Commerce
Artificial Intelligence
Digital Commerce
Hyperpersonalization: How channel design is revolutionizing e-commerce

Discover hyper-personalization in omnichannel retail: revolutionize your channel design with AI and strengthen your customer loyalty. Find out more in our blog article.

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Data Management
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Solution for iPaaS: Azure Integration Services

Microsoft's modern integration technology comprises six components that offer challenges as well as benefits such as simple configuration.

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Digital Transformation
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft Azure
Generative AI: The Revolution of Integration Platform as a Service

iPaaS is a practical solution for integrating different applications and data to meet the requirements of business departments and IT. Learn more about the benefits of iPaaS and Generative AI for companies.

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Digital Transformation
Cloud
SAP
Finance
IFRS S1 & IFRS S2: New Standards for Sustainability Reporting

New IFRS SDS Standards (IFRS S1 & S2) for corporate sustainability reporting published by the ISSB. Learn more now.

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Cloud
Digital Transformation
Retail & Consumer Goods
Arvato Systems Revolutionizes 3D Visualization with Google Cloud

87% of consumers prioritize product visuals for online purchases, favoring high-quality images over detailed descriptions. ‘imagejet,’ powered by NVIDIA GPUs and Google Cloud, enables lifelike 3D renders for AR/VR, enhancing e-commerce with scalable, studio-quality imaging solutions.

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