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. 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

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    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....…

  3. 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…

  4. 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…

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    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...…

  6. Intelligent Automation

    Process Automation and Enterprise Visibility

    Published: 29/April/2022

    Reading time: 3 mins

    Enterprise visibility has become a key imperative to build organizational ability in the digital era. As process automation technologies increasingly evolve into strategic solutions, they have the capability to play a key role in building enterprise visibility. While the focus in the initial years of process automation adoption was primarily on achieving cost reduction, the…

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    Enhance Supply Chain Efficiency with Spend Management Visibility

    Published: 29/April/2022

    Reading time: 5 mins

    The recent economic disruption has accelerated inefficiencies across the global supply chain, creating uncertainty for organizations. As a result, procurement teams face increasing challenges due to supply chain uncertainty. With globalization and the rise of new technologies, the supply chain has become more complex. To keep up with this ever-changing landscape, organizations need to be…

  8. Data Management Strategies

    Data Management Strategies and SAP HANA Research

    Published: 29/April/2022

    Reading time: 1 mins

    SAP customers must prepare for a major migration to SAP HANA as they move or plan their transition to SAP S/4HANA.

  9. Intelligent Automation

    Intelligent Automation and Employee Productivity

    Published: 29/April/2022

    Reading time: 1 mins

    In the third year of the SAPinsider benchmark research report, enhancing employee productivity again emerged as a key strategy. Reducing manual touchpoints was the most important strategy requirement highlighted by SAPinsiders, followed by increasing employee productivity and process transformation.On the technology side, we see that process mining and intelligent automation are key technologies on the…

  10. Process Automation Strategic Tool

    Process Automation as a Strategic Tool

    Published: 22/April/2022

    Reading time: 3 mins

    As organizations grapple with increasing business complexities and disruptions, the importance of business processes that form the core of how enterprises run, has increased as well. Executives have realized that to build an agile enterprise, they need to run best-in-class processes and have robust visibility and control over these processes. In our recently published SAPinsider…