SAP Solution: Sybase

One's own responsibility toward family and career determines the balance. What is SAP's responsibility to existing customers when it comes to striking a balance between SW manufacturer and cloud operator?

ERP can also be a musical chairs. When the music stops playing, you may not find a seat. SAP is still playing funny.

There can be no monoculture in the SAP community. SAP's success is based on a unique partner ecosystem, including database providers IBM and Oracle. SAP's existing customers have always preferred the choice.

No one can hold a candle to SAP when it comes to business software. When it comes to ERP, SAP is unmatched. Its S/7 and S/4 business processes are unbeatable. McDermott is leaving this virtuous path.

For decades, I was a fervent advocate of the monopoly benefits of the SAP ERP standard and the conviction that there was no real competition in terms of functional breadth, integration of process flows and consistent reporting.

Securing and controlling complex processes is a central task for companies today. SAP provides a number of tools that - when combined correctly - can form the technical basis for this.

SAP licensing presents those responsible with a variety of challenges. Compliance aspects are just as relevant as economic efficiency.

The anticipation of technical innovations sometimes obscures the view of the necessary licenses: Those who switch to Hana may find themselves in the unpleasant situation of having to pay for duplicate database licenses for all SAP users.