SAP Solution: Hyperscaler

There is a veritable discussion going on at the SAP regulars' table as to whether SAP is actively and dynamically shaping its future or just conscientiously managing the legacy of Professor Hasso Plattner. I am of the opinion that SAP is at peace with itself.

There is an SAP portal for us existing customers where our own infrastructure is managed, right down to the licenses. According to my regulars, this is the best-kept SAP secret.

In many cases, SAP's licensing policy seems counterproductive. Innovation comes from experimentation, learning, and experience. For proof-of-concepts, SAP customers need a test environment that runs without a license.

Cloud drives digital business transformation through emerging technologies, including generative AI.

The development of the data center landscape in Germany in 2023 will be shaped by five key trends: Sustainability, symbiosis concepts, hybrid models, decentralization and further growth of hyperscalers.

The user association made it crystal clear in Leipzig: SAP on-prem solutions are still in demand. SAP board members Thomas Saueressig and Christian Klein had to correct their position. Cloud computing will not be a success for SAP in 2023.

Hyperscaler! The term sounds like a digital awakening, promises unlimited growth - and has thus finally helped the cloud to achieve a breakthrough.

A classic dilemma is a humble situation in which both choices lead to an undesirable outcome. Thus, it is irrelevant whether the left or the right path is chosen, both paths lead to the abyss.

Cloud computing has become firmly established in recent years as a solution for a wide range of IT tasks and for providing a wide range of IT services. Customers appreciate the high degree of flexibility, the short provisioning times of the services and the fact that they only have to pay for what they actually use.

Cloud computing has arrived holistically and is establishing itself in all areas of information technology. Just a few years ago, cloud computing was a technical playground for IT innovators. Today, cloud computing is a social, political and technical factor without alternative. The European cloud project Gaia-X is proof of sustainability. SAP is making a massive commitment to a consolidated cloud architecture. About...

Cloud has developed rapidly in recent years. Figures from the Cloud Monitor, published by Bitkom Research and KPMG, illustrate this: in 2011, the public cloud was not an issue for 87 percent of the companies surveyed. In 2019, only 31 percent still saw it that way.

This week marked the first joint appearance of SAP co-CEOs Jennifer Morgan and Christian Klein at the presentation of the company's third quarter financial results.