SAP Copy Clone

What may be borderline in the private sector with a Mac tool like Carbon Copy Clone is an offense under licensing law in B2B. The topic is old: When SAP R/3 was still delivered on CDs and remote support was not mandatory, there were hundreds of illegal R/3 installations. Now the matter is becoming topical again due to the sanctions of the Ukraine war, because SAP support in Russia could be restricted and stopped.

The German CIO magazine reported: "Ukraine demands discontinuation of support. Russians want to copy SAP. Russian companies believe they can replace software from Western providers such as SAP with solutions they have developed themselves. Meanwhile, thousands of IT specialists are leaving the country." Sounds like a good story, but it's wrong. Why should ECC 6.0 be programmed again, if it also runs as a clone? Every reasonable computer scientist would put the resources for the rebuild into the support, because this does not exist illegally under SAP's SolMan. Any kind of sanctions against the aggressor is good and justified.

In the case of SAP, however, it is enough to turn off the web services and discontinue support from Walldorf - and this step should be taken immediately in precise coordination with the federal government, because the largest corporations in Russia are also administered with SAP. Even without administration and management, there is no gas; it is not necessary to turn on the tap for this.