Hodgepodge and contradictory
Consistency and stability sound different
It is the good right of the SAP boss to sell companies once they have been acquired, especially if he manages to do so at a profit. The purchase of Qualtrics was not without controversy, and the sale also raises questions about SAP's strategy. However, a final closing statement at the end of this year could yield a hefty profit - in keeping with the motto: All's well that ends well. If it weren't for Christian Klein's irritating talk about the lasting importance of customer experience. What now? The topic is important, but the IT tool required for it is being sold. Christian Klein would have had the opportunity to clear up the contradiction at the Sapphire in Barcelona - he didn't.
Partner for certain hours
At his Sapphire press conference in Barcelona, Christian Klein strongly emphasized the importance of SAP partners, but the vast majority of partners get little of this. Due to its own deficits, SAP needs a few partners such as the hyperscalers for cloud computing as well as IBM and Microsoft including ChatGPT for AI and machine learning. Even for S/4 conversion, selected partners are sometimes useful as stirrup holders. But if Christian Klein's vision is anything to go by, then every digital transformation ends in the public cloud. There, SAP reigns absolute and truly needs no more partners.
Private Cloud
Abap modifications were always a major guarantee of success for SAP's ERP. Individual modifications brought the desired added value to SAP's existing customers. In the future, modifications and add-ons will be made on the Business Technology Platform with Steampunk, Build and other SAP tools. However, sustainable steampunk added value will only be available in a private cloud environment, i.e. an on-prem operating model. This does not have to be a disadvantage for existing SAP customers. The only irritating thing is Christian Klein's talk and singularity of a public cloud. At Sapphire in Barcelona, he repeatedly emphasized that many things are possible, but that they will ultimately end up in the public cloud. So is steampunk just a mirage?
