Erasmus University's switch from SAP to Oracle is €8.3 million over budget. A one-year delay cost €4.5 million of it.

Also in 30 seconds: Capgemini raising its sales forecast with 5,900 fewer staff than at the start of the year, and SAP and Databricks announcing a way to use SAP data without copying it out.

1. Erasmus Magazine, the university's independent news site, reported on 29 October that replacing SAP with Oracle administrative software will cost €20.2 million, 70% more than budgeted. Oracle was due to go live at the start of 2026; the launch moved to 1 January 2027, and the magazine puts the delay's cost at €4.5 million. A council document lists extra project staff (€950,000), temporary staff (€823,000) and a payroll tool whose funding lapsed during the delay (€473,000). A PwC analysis found too little project management had been assigned. The magazine quoted no statement from the university, SAP or Oracle.

2. Capgemini now expects sales growth of 9% to 9.5% this year at constant currency, it said on 30 October. Headcount was 417,500 on 30 September: 5,900 fewer than at the end of 2025, and 62,800 more than a year earlier, mostly from buying outsourcer WNS. The release does not say why the number fell.

3. SAP and Databricks expanded their partnership at SAP TechEd, The Next Web reported on 30 October. SAP also unveiled Application Data Foundation, meant to reach data in its software without copy pipelines. Neither company gave a ship date or a price.

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