SAP

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  • Founded Date November 5, 1972
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Company Description

In 1972, five entrepreneurs had a vision for the business potential of technology.

SAP established the global standard for enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. SAP S/4HANA takes ERP to the next level by using the power of in- memory computing to process vast amounts or data, and to support advanced technologies such as artificial Intelligence Al and machine learning.

Starting with one customer and a handful of employees, SAP set out on a path that would not only transform the world of information technology. but also forever alter the way companies do business. Now 50 years and more than 400,000 customers stronger, more than ever, SAP is fueled by the pioneering spirit that inspired its founders to continually transform the industry.

Overview of our history  The Early Years

On April 1, 1972, five former IBM employees – Dietmar Hopp, Hasso Plattner, Claus Wellenreuther, Klaus Tschira, and Hans-Werner Hector – started the company System Analyse Programmentwicklung (System Analysis Program Development). Their idea was to create standard enterprise software that integrated all business processes and enabled data processing in real time.

SAP’s founders and employees worked closely with customers – often sitting side-by-side with employees in customers’ offices to learn their business needs and processes. By 1975. they had built applications for financial accounting (RF). invoice verification. and inventory management (RM). Some of their early customers were the nylon factory belonging to ICI in Ostringen, Germany, Knoll. Burda. Linde. and Schott. The blend of real-time data processing, standardization. and integration were the basis for SAP’s transformation from a small German company into a global leader in business software. In 1979, the company started developing R/2, the second generation of its software. In 1980, SAP’s roughly 80 employees moved into their first own office building in Waldorf, Germany.

Our Vision and Mission

Our Vision

To ensure all customers have the opportunity to participate in a network of vibrant, meaningful, and growing user group communities.

Image of members of an SAP User Group sharing information

As a member of an SAP User Group, you can easily:

  • Share information and receive education about SAP products, solutions, technologies, and services

  • Network with peers

  • Learn how to optimize your SAP investment

  • Help influence SAP’s future product direction

 

Our Mission

To advocate on behalf of both SAP and SAP customers by establishing a strategic partnership with SAP user groups worldwide.

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The Global User Groups organization helps SAP user groups:

  • Craft and execute short- and long-term action plans focused on future direction and growth

  • Communicate with SAP stakeholders on matters related to SAP’s future product direction

  • Showcase the latest SAP innovations through events, forums, direct customer contact

Our Strategy

We are committed to helping the world run better and improving people’s lives​. Our vision is to bring out the best in every business.

  • Agile business transformation at scale :Navigate dynamic markets confidently with cloud-based solutions to drive and unlock innovation, unprecedented agility and scalable growth.
  • Achieve more across the value chain :Tap into the trusted and scalable business ecosystem, harnessing the intelligence across your internal systems and external partnerships to optimize performance
  • Sustainability at your core : Transform operations with next-generation solutions that drive more accurate and actionable sustainability management across your entire enterprise.

Explore our focus areas

 
  • Elevate performance :Drive better decision-making and adaptive training for a competitive edge with data-informed insights and tools.
 
  • Enhance the fan experience :Personalize sports, media, and entertainment experiences that increase fan engagement and satisfaction.
 
  • Improve operations and grow the business: Connect people, processes, platform, and applications with agility to transform business and venue operations.
 
  • Advance the sustainability journey :Provide innovative solutions to identify, implement, and track environmental and social impact initiatives that improve lives.
 
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