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What is DSAG e.V. doing to combat technology traps?

From Lumira to AnyDB to Meltdown - there are numerous technical challenges for existing SAP customers.
Peter M. Färbinger, E3 Magazine
January 15, 2019
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Obviously, however, the DSAG user association is not willing to solve even one of them sustainably. And the usage-based business model for the SAP Cloud Platform announced by Björn Goerke in his keynote speech at the DSAG Technology Days in Stuttgart also went unchallenged:

Water and electricity can be purchased on a usage basis if there are several providers for equivalent offerings. But there is only one SAP Cloud Platform, even if AWS, Google and Azure act as providers through a multi-cloud concept.

In addition to the technical SAP Cloud Platform trap, there is also a license trap! Changing electricity providers has now become routine. You can also change your car brand when you buy a new one.

With your own data, you can even switch between cloud providers - but be careful: uploading is usually free, while downloading can be very expensive.

It will only be impossible to switch from the SAP Cloud Platform to a third-party system with your own S/4 Abap modifications. It's good for existing customers that they can continue to live with Abap in the SAP cloud. But this is where SAP CTO Björn Goerke creates a cleverly designed technology and license trap.

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Peter M. Färbinger, E3 Magazine

Peter M. Färbinger, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief E3 Magazine DE, US and ES (e3mag.com), B4Bmedia.net AG, Freilassing (DE), E-Mail: pmf@b4bmedia.net and Tel. +49(0)8654/77130-21


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