{"id":363,"date":"2013-10-28T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e3mag.com\/?p=363"},"modified":"2019-04-01T10:50:54","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T08:50:54","slug":"business-bydesign-what-the-future-bring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/business-bydesign-what-the-future-bring\/","title":{"rendered":"Business ByDesign - What does the future hold?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-cpbpgm9m4o44hpzlif55p50e4cli2016\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> has shifted the initial focus to a complete <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ok2emvlxkjapte5p39b3pqdc09bsjw9i\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">ERP<\/span>-Suite in the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-g086le7tygwvyavjlnh8pjx5c9dm23q8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span> enhanced by additional applications for four business areas: People (SuccessFactors), Customer (<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-52pv2h194hij8ejbehhxyak7zrbrlsdz\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span> for Sales), Money (<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-3oa9joa5ornji5jet1x3ikltl8i2qjoj\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span> for Financials\/Travel) and Supplier (Ariba).<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Group has <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-bnp5ou2jdcfow4b1q0md9o8d95k0t8uk\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Hana<\/span>-<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-46wmmcmqqysw21ywm3w0lc0txek4jb8a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span>platform, which is the one-to-one hosting of the Business Suite on the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-b9uquopfxwf46iw9f2f0egtqaus0rvh9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Hana<\/span> allowed.<\/p><div id=\"great-1711297991\" class=\"great-fullsize-content-en\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6ZGXMPyM-nU\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"banner_26-04_29_1200x150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-400x50.jpg 400w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-768x96.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-100x13.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-480x60.jpg 480w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-640x80.jpg 640w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-720x90.jpg 720w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-960x120.jpg 960w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-1168x146.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-18x2.jpg 18w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26-04_29_1200x150-1-600x75.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"150\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Despite everything, Business ByDesign (ByD) remains a part of the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-elzzad73sd2hdn2t0l56naj62poitdz7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span>-Strategy. In fact, some companies use <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-icljnicxqpqw17yqvjcf0gos27rtkfxq\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">SaaS<\/span>-applications like <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-jlmvxkxn1psry7ch3zhfrmsuaper15dx\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span> for Financials\/Travel or <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-65k0e7i120kw1039g15n41vubuqhbgaa\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span> for Marketing and <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-u1p8qr7wlcw6qjp75re894akkmj263y2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span> for Service to varying degrees.<\/p>\n<p>While SAP <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-1qizah1mjsnijnyzwaco46687a6zd1f4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span> for Financials has an overlap with Business ByDesign, other applications adopt the ByDesign Business Objects to extend and provide them with additional functionality in a different user interface (UI).<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-wy35wdmbkvbfsxxawql794u24mfszuwb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> covers two other market segments in addition to SMEs: large service providers and subsidiaries of international companies.<\/p>\n<p>While the midmarket is primarily covered by service and channel partners, sells <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-mr4mhdjfandh2hiczgo91qaff7plm7f2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> in other market segments mostly directly.<\/p>\n<p>Although the midmarket segment has the largest number of customers, it generates <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-kgq8o6l1ridjkji6j5b3s3i2q0olf67x\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> the largest ByDesign revenue with large enterprises. ByD customers include Hilti, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-u0oeld1umjfjxkvy1uriv8ngzhvbmnhg\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">Lufthansa<\/span> Revenue Services.<\/p>\n<p>Hilti and <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-byfl88r74qulzcsv7z5tn70uppzwohm9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">Lufthansa<\/span> use ByD to supply specific subsidiaries, while Roland Berger uses it to cover its entire business, including its core business.<\/p>\n<p>SAP's industry focus for Business ByDesign is primarily on service providers, wholesalers, and manufacturers. Partners and customers, however, sell ByD wherever they see fit.<\/p>\n<p>We are aware of Business-ByDesign implementations in various industries, such as the chemical industry, the public sector, sports or the media.<\/p>\n<p>However, the market needs to prepare for some changes in terms of ByD's future roadmap.<\/p>\n<p>On the one hand <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-qz0haeclnoc7lbvw4k6pfovadyluf9d8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> due to <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-uy0okn4yo70vca435yalo2pf9oq8qzsq\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">Microsoft's<\/span> product, we decided to gradually move some components away from the Silverlight UI. <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-kj8ejue1pxc2qw9a1qcmkrnndp0pktkd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">HTML5<\/span> and thus implement SAP's global strategy, <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-6ekgn55ecu63ue5o692zg24ktmvzqx7o\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">HTML5<\/span> to be used as the standard for future UIs.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, in the future ByD - like all <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-vh009qjm0uy1e28cz2m2hau3m39amcvb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span>-solutions - <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-7r5al8vpce59flxf0nicysvxs5m6by3g\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Hana<\/span> use. At the moment, Business ByDesign is running on the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-jbnrgsypdzhgszyxdpzxfy6pnr252bfs\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Hana<\/span>-predecessors T-Rex and MaxDB. Through the migration of the ByDesign code to <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-bx4aogroi1fpi6pjnu4wor8xwuc27an8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Hana<\/span> expects <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-hv7aruc1wb5bny6oi1qfuqqsw3r8lna9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> an increase in performance.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this activity, observers are questioning the survival of ByDesign, especially if the solution is to be sold by the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-rws51ho8j1ss3a39llkbee3uj6pdns9l\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span>-management was not mentioned for some time, as happened in May of this year at the Sapphire in Orlando.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the partial reduction in communication on the part of the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-74sdptoytfvdmomq8k3m6kvio1ysc2fh\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> we at IDC believe in the future of ByD for the following reasons:<\/p>\n<p>On the one hand, the solution is the only <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-tjn78zavw6av8dtzdesv6idjq0mw4vll\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span>-Offer for medium-sized companies looking for a <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-kjnwgoty5ms0ku34mk7jqtx0piw8m5l8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span>-<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-g5j0y8bvn67p7enybh2ehetuwolviagf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">ERP<\/span>-Look for a solution.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, many run <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-aqgyvnhamilil0f4jnfh7ce9iqs3wyb0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">SaaS<\/span>-applications on the ByD Process Platform, as well as SAP <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ybdgkom9pctpt5inw031rvj680efpozq\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span> for Financials\/Travel or SAP <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ncfqnedcnysri8ycv3lgg3t6w1g5p9w0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span> for Sales. Without the ByD Engine, these solutions would no longer work.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the ByD customer base is steadily increasing and <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-m51qyjiitthna3cbz27awi5iqsyt5t2i\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> has long since passed the point of no return. Business ByDesign is a viable and growing business that will continue to develop.<\/p>\n<p>The ByD deal with the Australian state of New South Wales alone was worth around $14.5 million, and we expect the ByD business to reach the magic $100 million mark soon.<\/p>\n<p>When Business ByDesign was introduced six years ago, the market was certainly not as far along as the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-d7478a7dz3mxgipxdl2xyeda5w6pijmb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-place\">Walldorf<\/span> suspected at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Today, however <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-pyfs5f9vgqjo92b1yf1noi5uwo8f7h3b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> at the forefront when customers like Hilti use the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-l9qegnboou4ruk0zpuskldgrp55ja5hu\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">ERP<\/span>-<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-m7z2lmzhu369xbp4a3s5su6alajskbij\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span>-solution in local branches.<\/p>\n<p>Also other <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-2ma3z9iasmlczdon44x3xf54ei6smx9u\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">SaaS<\/span>-<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-usu3hsj6pipq8xkjpyihbg8qvhpyqh0m\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">ERP<\/span>-vendors like Netsuite have had trouble delivering complete <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-612g2kvvrmeym6lcxnv5ymjewipu1ktg\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">ERP<\/span>-<span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-11l2t2tk3l1l72mfet87axvowuflklv5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Cloud, but native!<\/span>-solutions to the man, and have instead focused on LOB solutions such as <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-sa4fjh01mzdhvkl6zn10f890892vsl56\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">CRM<\/span> or Professional Services.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly has <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-jl0f72jltmo28q5xon6ih77gw39jtnkx\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> also some <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-jk14o003hsdaiofe0vn1o08dgzkdzjt4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">Error<\/span> which led to the rewriting of the architecture in 2008\/2009 and the move away from Microsoft Silverlight as the UI base.<\/p>\n<p>From our point of view it is clear that <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-ttnc6cqj7oakj632dl038ry2w1dc99qq\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> needs to communicate this solution more consistently, including revenue performance, customer count, and roadmap.<\/p>\n<p>It is well known that the former goals were not achieved. <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-7tma0zgkkz2iqkdbzkf6hgfc24zhl1fj\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> should not be put off by this, however, and be more open with information about Business ByDesign and the business behind it.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-el9k8akp7cfunlie8vahp8ij426jv3wu\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> was the first provider in the <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-goug80joa3ob6mj7oy158yn7kge2642b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">SaaS<\/span>-based <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-1lt2szvehmr726i2fjckylonzroz04ki\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\">ERP<\/span>-market and sometimes got a bloody nose in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, we are convinced that <span id=\"urn:local-text-annotation-3v8gijt84rxz8xzt8y48gjycg5u6kvnn\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\">SAP<\/span> also has many advantages, as the solution offers greater maturity and better market coverage with localized solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Being the first company to enter this market was risky and expensive. 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