EMEA

SAP EMEA is the region where the parent company of SAP resides. Founded in 1972, the company headquarters are located in Walldorf in the south of Germany.

What is SAP?

SAP stands for Systems Applications and Products in data processing. SAP has over 100,00 employees worldwide are supporting more than 440,000 customers across 180 countries. It is a global network of customers, partners, employees and thought leaders all helping the world run better and improve people’s lives. About 80% of its customers are small and midsized companies.

SAP EMEA is the region where the parent company of SAP resides. Founded in 1972, the company headquarters are located in Walldorf in the south of Germany.

What is SAP?

SAP stands for Systems Applications and Products in data processing. SAP has over 100,00 employees worldwide are supporting more than 440,000 customers across 180 countries. It is a global network of customers, partners, employees and thought leaders all helping the world run better and improve people’s lives. About 80% of its customers are small and midsized companies.

What does SAP do?

SAP develops software solutions to help organizations of all sizes and all industries run their businesses profitability, adopt continuously, and grow sustainably. The software collects and processes data on one platform, covering everything from raw material purchasing to customer satisfaction. SAP solutions can be installed on premise or used from the cloud helping companies to design and evaluate the entire value chain. They can help to seamlessly link operational data on business processes with experience data, this enables companies to better understand and respond to their customers. SAP strives to drive innovation, high performance, and employee satisfaction with these key values:

  • Purpose: To help every customer with a best run business through purpose and profit.
  • Vision: Help the world run better and to improve people’s lives.
  • Mission: Deliver technology to help the world run better and improve people’s lives.
  • Strategy: To enable enterprises to become intelligent, networked, and sustainable – bringing together the solutions.

Total revenue in 2021 was €27.84billion, including €9.4 billion from its cloud business which is expected to reach more than €22 billion by 2025. Today, SAP customers generate 87% of total global commerce. With concern about the climate crisis, the company aims to become carbon neutral in its own operations by year 2023, which is two years earlier than originally planned.

SAP offers application software for businesses such as supplier relationships, production, warehouse management, sales, customer relationships, and administrative functions. Today, SAP has more than 230 million cloud users and more than 100 solutions covering various business functions. SAP’s machine learning, Internet of Things (loT) and advanced analytics technologies help turn businesses into intelligent enterprises. SAP Business Technology Platform brings together application development, data and analytics, integration, and AI into one platform. It is the central element of SAP’s “RISE with SAP” offering.

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    Carrefour: AI in retail with SAP BTP

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    SAPInsider speaks with Carrefour Belgium’s CTO, Stijn Stabel, on the future of retail with AI and BTP

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    Biting BTP for Size with SAP’s Vivien Boche

    Reading time: 8 mins

    While SAP superstar Vivien Boche may prefer to introduce herself humbly as an “extroverted nerd”, her achievements speak for themselves: over 12,000 followers on LinkedIn, a regular keynote speaker and evangelist for platform technology and women in tech, and appointed before the age of 30 as a senior director at the SAP Center of Excellence.

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    Hilti Group’s Circularity Mission with SAP BTP

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    Hilti Group chose SAP BTP as the organization embarked on a mission to automate and track materials across its value chain.

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    Vitesco’s Electric Transformation With SAP Cloud

    Reading time: 10 mins

    Transformation is everywhere, from the move to cloud, to AI augmentation, the changing nature of the hybrid workforce, and the development of Industry 4.0. Infused in all this change is a growing push towards better sustainability, on both the enterprise and customer-facing level. One major tenet behind the Fourth Industrial Revolution is an automation of…

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    Solidifying Your Data Governance by Utilizing Third-Party Support Platforms

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    In a time when organizations increasingly depend on data for every aspect of their business, it is highly important to establish procedures and systems that will attend to the creation, quality, handling, and security of that data. This is where data governance comes in – especially for SAP systems where it plays a key part…

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    Amplifying SAP Experience by Leveraging Specialized Consulting Services

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    SAP users know that application implementation is not a light-hearted process. Whether planning to migrate to cloud or implement new software for a specific part of business operations, thorough project management, planning and compliance must be established for the process to go smoothly and successfully. Nevertheless, in a world where new technology emerges every day,…

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    How SAP Users Can Optimize Cloud Migration by Leveraging Partnerships

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    The countdown toward the deadline for SAP ECC maintenance in 2027 is getting closer and closer for SAP users. Cloud migration is now one of the most discussed and sought-after ERP enhancements. Knowing how complex the transformation is going to be for many companies, SAP has been consistently developing and enhancing its RISE with SAP…

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    Streamlining Your SAP Cloud Migration by Utilizing Partnerships

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    SAP users know that cloud migration is a large investment that requires thorough planning, consideration and, of course, time. While there is an array of benefits that companies can enjoy after their digital transformation, it is vital to feel secure and confident throughout the process. Therefore, SAP is constantly on the lookout for new and…

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    Modernizing SAP Cloud Identity by Fostering Collaborations

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    SAP users know that the SAP Identity Management (IDM) component is a useful solution to align businesses’ lifecycle management with key processes running in cloud and on-premise solutions. It serves as a tool that could help define role-based, compliant user access rights and identity management across enterprise applications while giving IT the centralized data, alerts,…

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    Managing Your Automation Processes with Automation Fabric

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    For SAP users, navigating the landscape of SAP systems poses a multitude of challenges. From the complexity of managing diverse modules to the burden of manual and repetitive tasks, SAP users often find themselves with operational inefficiencies that impede productivity and innovation. The siloed nature of SAP environments further exacerbates these challenges, hindering the seamless…