EMEA

SAP EMEA is the region where the parent company of SAP resides. Founded in 1972, the company headquarters are located in Walldorf in the south of Germany.

What is SAP?

SAP stands for Systems Applications and Products in data processing. SAP has over 100,00 employees worldwide are supporting more than 440,000 customers across 180 countries. It is a global network of customers, partners, employees and thought leaders all helping the world run better and improve people’s lives. About 80% of its customers are small and midsized companies.

SAP EMEA is the region where the parent company of SAP resides. Founded in 1972, the company headquarters are located in Walldorf in the south of Germany.

What is SAP?

SAP stands for Systems Applications and Products in data processing. SAP has over 100,00 employees worldwide are supporting more than 440,000 customers across 180 countries. It is a global network of customers, partners, employees and thought leaders all helping the world run better and improve people’s lives. About 80% of its customers are small and midsized companies.

What does SAP do?

SAP develops software solutions to help organizations of all sizes and all industries run their businesses profitability, adopt continuously, and grow sustainably. The software collects and processes data on one platform, covering everything from raw material purchasing to customer satisfaction. SAP solutions can be installed on premise or used from the cloud helping companies to design and evaluate the entire value chain. They can help to seamlessly link operational data on business processes with experience data, this enables companies to better understand and respond to their customers. SAP strives to drive innovation, high performance, and employee satisfaction with these key values:

  • Purpose: To help every customer with a best run business through purpose and profit.
  • Vision: Help the world run better and to improve people’s lives.
  • Mission: Deliver technology to help the world run better and improve people’s lives.
  • Strategy: To enable enterprises to become intelligent, networked, and sustainable – bringing together the solutions.

Total revenue in 2021 was €27.84billion, including €9.4 billion from its cloud business which is expected to reach more than €22 billion by 2025. Today, SAP customers generate 87% of total global commerce. With concern about the climate crisis, the company aims to become carbon neutral in its own operations by year 2023, which is two years earlier than originally planned.

SAP offers application software for businesses such as supplier relationships, production, warehouse management, sales, customer relationships, and administrative functions. Today, SAP has more than 230 million cloud users and more than 100 solutions covering various business functions. SAP’s machine learning, Internet of Things (loT) and advanced analytics technologies help turn businesses into intelligent enterprises. SAP Business Technology Platform brings together application development, data and analytics, integration, and AI into one platform. It is the central element of SAP’s “RISE with SAP” offering.

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  1. Data management

    Growing Need for Financial Master Data Management Automation  

    Published: 31/May/2022

    Reading time: 4 mins

    Finance and accounting (F&A) teams must efficiently access accurate and reliable information in today’s fast-paced environment. This way, F&A teams can generate the organizational visibility to make timely decisions on various fronts, from revenue growth or cost-cutting initiatives to strategic planning for new business models or corporate transactions. Finance master data is the foundation for…

  2. Process Automation

    Process Automation Benchmark Research- EMEA Derivative

    Published: 31/May/2022

    Reading time: 1 mins

    Process automation technologies have increasingly evolved into strategic solutions during the last few years. While the focus in the initial years of adoption was primarily on achieving cost reduction, process visibility and employee productivity have increasingly become important objectives now for deploying these solutions. To understand the perspectives of our community in this critical technology…

  3. AIOT

    AIoT in Supply Chain Planning

    Published: 27/May/2022

    Reading time: 5 mins

    Internet of things (IoT) devices are now being used in most major supply chains in some forms, at various scales. These devices leverage the internet to collect and exchange data about supply chain activities. Cisco estimates that by 2025, there will be 42 billion IoT devices in use globally. Cisco also estimates that IoT devices…

  4. Spend Management

    PwC Talks Spend Management Innovation, Supply Chain Complexity

    Published: 24/May/2022

    Reading time: 1 mins

    The globalization of business has led to a boom in procurement. To stay competitive, organizations must now source goods and services from all over the world. The way an organization procures goods and services directly impacts its bottom line. This has created a need for a new breed of procurement functionality to help navigate the...…

  5. SAP S/4HANA Finance and Central Finance State of the Market 2022 Research

    SAP S/4HANA Finance and Central Finance: State of the Market 2022 Research

    May 23, 2022

    As the operating environment grows more complex, it becomes even more important to have a clear and well-defined strategy for finance and accounting innovation. Our research shows that finance and accounting teams are accelerating their embrace of innovation. We found implementation increased across all technologies that support finance and accounting strategy, relative to our 2021...…

  6. Advanced Analytics Process Intelligence

    Innovation Through Process Intelligence and Cloud

    Published: 12/May/2022

    Reading time: 4 mins

    In this article, we explore how SAPinsiders can leverage process intelligence capabilities with cloud to generate innovation. Mastering SAP Premium Access Membership Required You must be a Mastering SAP Premium Access member to access this content.Join NowAlready a member? Log in here

  7. SAPinsider Technology Insight Image

    Reducing Transformation Risk Using Automation

    Published: 04/May/2022

    Reading time: 7 mins

    Transformation is a key topic for the majority of organizations operating in the SAP space today as organizations must transform and modernize if they are to remain competitive in today’s rapidly changing business environment. But while the risks in updating infrastructure are generally understood, those around transforming applications and programs are often less well known....…

  8. Cash Management Cash Visibility

    Preview of Upcoming Cash Management and Cash Visibility Research  

    Published: 02/May/2022

    Reading time: 3 mins

    In the upcoming Cash Management and Cash Visibility benchmark report due for publication on June 30, 2022, we’ll explore the cash management function, automation priorities to support cash visibility, and the collective insight of our SAPinsider community. We’ll look at strategy and innovation trends of SAPinsider organizations, as it relates to their needs for cash…

  9. Core Accounting

    Core Accounting is a Growing Priority for SAPinsiders

    Published: 02/May/2022

    Reading time: 3 mins

    In our SAP S/4HANA Finance and Central Finance: State of the Market 2022 benchmark report, we saw the share of SAPinsider organizations planning to invest resources into core accounting processes increase to 28% (from 18% in 2021). These organizations view this finance and accounting strategy as an opportunity to address growing organizational complexity, the top…

  10. Cybersecurity Image

    Cybersecurity Challenges Vary By Region

    Published: 29/April/2022

    Reading time: 1 mins

    Between January and March 2022, SAPinsider surveyed 346 members of our community about the cybersecurity threats to their SAP systems. 41% of those respondents were from North America, 29% from EMEA, and 25% were from APJ. The full findings from that research were published in our Cybersecurity Threats to SAP Systems benchmark report. This market...…