The breadth of the SAP portfolio is legendary of course with capabilities spanning ERP , procurement , CRM , HR , MRP and so on you ’ d be hard put to identify any weakness . There will doubtless continue to be smaller acquisitions as the potential of technologies like AI and IoT are realized , but from here on in , SAP can concentrate on its core mission . “ The journey for so many of our customers is digital transformation . SAP is helping them all the way , from finding the right place for them to start to deploy some solutions to implementing them . Some of the companies we work with are already through that journey ; others are not . With 425,000 customers in 180 countries it ’ s not surprising they are on different timetables !”
The acquisition program since 2010 has hugely expanded what he calls SAP ’ s addressable markets . “ We have crafted a strategy to ensure our customers go through their digital transformation and move to the cloud successfully , deploying SAP technology to become the best businesses they can be .”
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