SAP-Solution: Cloud first

More and more public authorities and companies are taking the plunge into the cloud. However, successful and sustainable digitization with the help of cloud computing cannot work without a cloud strategy including GRC management.

A relevant IT system should not have a single point of failure. What was obviously a standard in a past on-prem age does not seem to apply now in the networked cloud age, see DB and Lufthansa.

What is to become of the megatrend cloud computing? One insight from the DSAG annual congress in Leipzig and the E-3 videostream on the topic of cloud computing: the discussion must become more objective and do without polemics!

In spring 2022, 84 percent of companies with at least 20 employees will be using cloud computing. A further 13 percent are planning or discussing the use of cloud computing.

Cloud first - this is now the strategy in many companies. There is certainly a lot to be said for it. From a licensing perspective, however, many risks arise, especially with SAP software, and these must be evaluated.

According to market researcher ISG, many existing SAP customers are reorienting themselves as support for older SAP products comes to an end. The DSAG association has surveyed that confidence in SAP roadmaps is low.

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.

Thorough preparation is everything when it comes to S/4 Hana migrations. Many companies are hesitant to switch to S/4 and Hana, waiting for the perfect moment to migrate - which will never truly come.

The SAP Cloud Platform is not my primary interest. I stopped programming a long time ago, but there are strategic and educational aspects that are important to discuss. What does SAP want with the SCP?

Gartner forecast: Two-thirds of iPaaS vendors will cease to exist by 2023. How likely are SAP and partners like All for One to be among these failed vendors?

There are lights and shadows in SAP's strategy analysis: The Linux decision was absolutely right!

More and more frequently, the IT strategy communicated from above is: "Cloud first". At first, this is an understandable strategy - but when it comes to implementation, many questions often arise.