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its global presence and the global presence of the 18,000 partners that implement , build and innovate on its platforms . “ This is where the complexity of our ecosystem comes in . We have very large global partners like Accenture , Capgemini , Deloitte , EY , and PWC . We work closely with the major public cloud providers , and hardware and software partners , and we have many smaller regional suppliers from around the world . The core of the SAP ecosystem is a very strong set of companies around the globe that develop software that resides and integrates with an SAP platform , whether on-premise or a cloud solution like SuccessFactors , Fieldglass , Ariba or Concur . Over the years , SAP has carefully cultivated our ecosystem . Every partner contributes certain expertise that allows us to deliver a more intelligent enterprise .”
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There ’ s no doubt though that Qualtrics is a bit of a game changer for SAP , and one that will take a while to settle in . It is impossible to say never again , but the man with the overview of the ecosystem is able to claim a degree of satisfaction with its current state . “ We love the
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