SAP Cloud has over the past few years gone through many major advancements, most notable the Cloud Web Supplement, or CX. SAP is now focusing on providing more services through its acquisition of Ketera, a French company that specializes in software development and management. SAP has long been known for innovation and focus on customer requirements; Ketera’s acquisition of SAP will help them focus their cloud strategies on developing tools for business process improvement.
SAP Cloud Strategy is nothing but a set of tools for end users to program new applications, says Dagmar Zoder, manager of SAP Cloud Strategies at SAP. It also encompasses matters such as life-cycle management and integration, and already has predefined templates which support existing customers. These tools will allow users to develop and maintain custom software, reducing the costs involved and improving their user experience.
SAP Cloud is designed to complement and enhance the existing software portfolio, rather than replacing it, as was previously the case with the older SAP platforms. The idea is that by leveraging existing solutions, companies will be able to gain access to new functionality and leverage the investment they have made in their data center infrastructure and storage needs. These platforms allow SAP to continue to deliver value to their customers while moving their data to the cloud faster and easier. The result is a cost-effective and simplified user experience with access to the latest SAP solutions without having to invest in expensive new hardware or software.
The migration of enterprise data from the current data centers to SAP Cloud will allow SAP to leverage its extensive experience in the IT world, especially as enterprises continue to embrace mobility. Mobility allows users to easily access their data from any location, increasing their efficiency and expanding their ability to respond to fast-changing industry trends. SAP already enjoys significant success in this area, thanks to its extensive use in mobile banking and business solutions on the mobile web. The company has recently announced that it will offer mobile apps to customers, expanding on its successful apps portfolio and helping it to extend its reach even further into the mobile world. These new applications will enable enterprise users to take advantage of SAP’s mobile platform and integrate it seamlessly with existing applications.
In order to facilitate migration from the current SAP Cloud to SAP Cloud, third-party service providers offering these services will need to provide the appropriate plugins. This way, SAP will be able to integrate the cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform with its own in-house ERP system. SAP will then be able to use the Cloud to run mobile apps in real time, taking advantage of its multi-user, multi-platform architecture. Users will also be able to take advantage of the mobility benefits offered by the Cloud by accessing it using a mobile app.
