“ We ’ re a cloud organisation and the last three years we ’ ve absolutely accelerated that transition ”
MIKE WADE HEAD OF DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAIN IN EMEA SOUTH , SAP
for business management . It has grown since 1972 when known as System Analysis Programme Development ( Systemanalyse Programmentwicklung ) with five people on the payroll , to a multinational with more than 105,000 employees worldwide .
From its headquarters in Walldorf , Germany , SAP has more than 230 million cloud users , and over 100 solutions covering a wide range of business functions .
Reflecting on SAP , Wade again returns to the strength of relationships with their customer base . “ Our North Star is always our customers and I ’ m pleased to say that the solution area that I represent , Digital Supply Chain , continues to see significant growth ” he says . “ I think developing and releasing technology is good and essential , but it means nothing unless you understand your customer and how that can be applied in their business . So , the most important thing is that we listen to our customers .”
154 February 2024