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Complementing SAP’s portfolio of prestigious partner recognition programs, SAP Regional Awards for Partner Excellence recognize partner success in sales, innovation, technology, services, and solution areas within each region.

At the beginning of each year, winners are announced at local kick-off events for the value they deliver to customers. These partners are essential in empowering customers to transform their business and harness cloud innovation for future success. This esteemed recognition in front of peers serves as a testament to the work and impact of these top performers, inspiring continued innovation for the new year.

Recipients are selected from SAP’s wide-ranging partner base, using system-generated data on key metrics. A steering committee of regional SAP representatives review, vet, and rank the achievements according to the internal criteria as it aligns with SAP’s communicated business strategies.

Congratulations to the 2024 winners!

SAP Regional Awards for Partner Excellence in 2024

Recipients by Region

North America

• SAP North America Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Emerging Enterprises: NTT DATA Business Solutions
• SAP North America Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Public Cloud: Sapphire Systems
• SAP North America Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Highest Cloud Revenue: Cognitus
• SAP North America Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Marketing: Argano
• SAP North America Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Indirect Customer Success Stories: Beyond Technologies
• SAP North America Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Service: Answerthink
• SAP North America Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Cloud Delivery: Syntax
• SAP North America Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Cloud Renewal: NTT DATA Business Solutions

Asia Pacific Japan (APJ)

• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Business Technology Platform Current Cloud Contribution: Accenture
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Global Strategic Services Partner: Accenture
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Regional Strategic Services Partner: ABeam Consulting
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for RISE with SAP – Cloud Contribution: Accenture
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition – Cloud Contribution: PwC
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition – Net New Name: Sar India Digital Private Limited
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP SuccessFactors Solutions – Cloud Contribution: Deloitte
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Intelligent Spend and Business Network – Cloud Contribution: EY
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Partner-Led Business: NTT DATA
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for New Cloud Partner: STL Digital Limited
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for RISE with SAP S/4HANA – Customer Excellence: PwC
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition – Customer Excellence: NTT DATA
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP SuccessFactors Solutions – Customer Excellence: Deloitte
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Business Technology Platform – Customer Excellence: Deloitte
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Intelligent Spend and Business Network – Customer Excellence: PwC
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Solution Extensions: OpenText
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Store: Icertis
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Partner Managed Cloud: Accenture
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Technology Adoption: VISA
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Consultant Capacity Building: IBM Consulting
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Customer Engagement Executive Capacity Building: NTT DATA
• SAP APJ Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Hyperscaler: Amazon Web Services

Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) North

• SAP EMEA North Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Cloud Performance: Delaware Consulting
• SAP EMEA North Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for New Partner: Alight
• SAP EMEA North Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for New Business: PASaPAS
• SAP EMEA North Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Cloud Delivery: Delaware Consulting
• SAP EMEA North Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Cloud Contribution: Delaware Consulting
• SAP EMEA North Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Pipeline Creation: Flexso
• SAP EMEA North Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Business Plan Achievement: Stretch Goteborg AB
• SAP EMEA North Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for New Business GROW with SAP: Delaware Digital LLP
• SAP EMEA North Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Certifications: Capgemini
• SAP EMEA North Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP SuccessFactors Solutions: NorthgateArinso
• SAP EMEA North Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Customer Experience: Acorel
• SAP EMEA North Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Intelligent Spend and Business Network: Aiden
• SAP EMEA North Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Business Technology Platform: NTT DATA Business Solutions
• SAP EMEA North Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Digital Supply Chain: Accenture
• SAP EMEA North Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Solution Extensions: OpenText
• SAP EMEA North Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Store: Redwood
• SAP EMEA North Award for Service Partner Excellence 2024 for Cloud Contribution: Accenture
• SAP EMEA North Award for Service Partner Excellence 2024 for RISE with SAP: Accenture
• SAP EMEA North Award for Service Partner Excellence 2024 for Indirect Business: NTT DATA
• SAP EMEA North Award for Service Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition: Deloitte
• SAP EMEA North Award for Service Partner Excellence 2024 for Certification: PwC
• SAP EMEA North Award for Service Partner Excellence 2024 for Special Recognition: EY
• SAP EMEA North Award for Service Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Business Technology Platform: Capgemini
• SAP EMEA North Award for Service Partner Excellence 2024 for Line of Business: Accenture

EMEA South

• SAP EMEA South Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Solution Extensions – Cloud Performance: OpenText
• SAP EMEA South Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Solution Extensions – Cloud Growth: msg
• SAP EMEA South Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Endorsed Apps Performance: Pricefx
• SAP EMEA South Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Store Validated and Spotlight Performance: Proaxia
• SAP EMEA South Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Cloud Performance: SEIDOR
• SAP EMEA South Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for New Business: SEIDOR
• SAP EMEA South Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Marketing: Inetum
• SAP EMEA South Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Cloud Delivery: SEIDOR

Middle and Eastern Europe (MEE)

• SAP MEE Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Cloud Performance: NTT DATA Business Solutions
• SAP MEE Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for GROW with SAP: Agilita
• SAP MEE Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Store: Icertis
• SAP MEE Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Solution Extensions: OpenText
• SAP MEE Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Advisor and Integrator: Accenture
• SAP MEE Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Cloud Delivery: All for One Group
• SAP MEE Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Customer Value Journey: All for One Group

Latin America and Caribbean (LAC)

• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Intelligent Spend and Business Network: ADP Consultores Limitada
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Customer Experience: SEIDOR
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP SuccessFactors Solutions: EPI-USE
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Business Technology Platform: SEIDOR
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP S/4HANA Customer Evolution Program: BCI Consulting
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition: DBR Consultoria e Tecnologia Ltda.
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Digital Supply Chain: ITS Tecnologia e Informação Ltda.
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for RISE with SAP: SEIDOR
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Partner Managed Cloud: BD Consultores
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Solution Extensions: Pathlock
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Store Endorsed: TeamViewer
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Store Validated and Spotlight Performance: Stratesys Tecnologias da Informacao
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Industry Cloud Portfolio Innovation: Workforce Software
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Delivery Quality: SEIDOR
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Customer Loyalty: Corponet Implements, S.A. de C.V.
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Global Strategic Service Partners: Accenture
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Business One Net New Name: Bexap
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for SAP Business One: SEIDOR
• SAP LAC Award for Partner Excellence 2024 for Top Performance: Essence Var Ltda

Thi Than Thuong Tran​ is head of Ecosystem Advocacy and Amplification​ at SAP.

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SAP customers know that effectively managing their company’s spend is as important to us as it is to them.

That’s why we’ve built our industry-leading suite of spend management solutions that span direct and indirect procurement, external workforce, and travel and expense management. These solutions help you gain visibility into your supply chains, procure what’s critical to get the job done, and protect your bottom line – whether you’re simplifying expense, travel, and accounts payable processes, or finding the right talent to ensure your company’s profitability.

With our core commitment to SAP Business AI, we are focused on applying generative AI technology to all categories of spend. Like my colleague Muhammad Alam says, we’re “driving efficiency, quality, and insight into processes that cut across spend management.” Here are 12 generative AI scenarios we’re hard at work on.

Our spend management and business network solutions continue evolving and improving with time – and 2024 will be no different. But before I get ahead of myself, let’s reflect on the incredible last half of 2023, which has laid the foundation for all the amazing innovation to come in 2024.

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New enhancements to SAP Ariba solutions, SAP Concur solutions, and SAP Business Network can take spend management from the most mundane part of your day to the most strategic. Here are a few enhancements we announced late last year:

• Region-specific strategy and planning for category management: Different regions of the world require different procurement strategies. The ability to import and use regions in SAP Ariba Category Management is now a reality. With its advanced analytics, AI-driven insights, and integrated frameworks and tools, users of SAP Ariba Category Management can reap the benefits of data-driven decision-making, identification of strategic sourcing opportunities, and mitigation of risks.
• The biggest Concur Travel release to date: As we continue rolling out the evolution of Concur Travel globally, the new end-to-end booking experience became available for customers whose travel management companies use the Sabre GDS from the U.S. point of sale for air, hotel, and car rental bookings. Congratulations to all our customers that made the strategic switch.
• Supplier catalogs within SAP Business Network: With the newly released SAP Business Network catalog feature, suppliers can upload a catalog that is publicly searchable and viewable by buyers on the network. With a network catalog, suppliers can maintain a single list of all the products they offer, creating high-quality buyers looking for the exact items listed. More improvements to the catalog and user demos are coming your way soon.

Customer Love

With Valentine’s Day coming up, it’s only right to brag about all the customer love we’ve been receiving. Words of affirmation is our love language.

• SAP Fieldglass is the G2 Winter 2024 Leader in Vendor Management.
• SAP Ariba is the G2 Winter 2024 Leader in Procure to Pay, Strategic Sourcing, and Supplier Relationship Management.
• SAP Concur is the G2 Winter 2024 Leader in Expense, Travel & Expense, and Invoicing.

To top it off, SAP Fieldglass, SAP Ariba, and SAP Concur swept the 2023 “Best Of” Awards from TrustRadius! TrustRadius, the most trusted review site for business technology, also released more wins for our spend management solutions:

• SAP Fieldglass is Top Rated in Workforce Management, Contractor Management, Freelance Management, and Vendor Management Systems (VMS).
• SAP Ariba is Top Rated in Procurement, Expense Management, and Supply Chain Management.
• SAP Concur is Top Rated in Expense Management, Travel Management, and Accounts Payable.

SAP Recognized by IDC MarketScape

I am also thrilled to announce that SAP was positioned as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Multi-Enterprise Supply Chain Commerce Network 2023 Vendor Assessment.*

Source: “IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Multi-Enterprise Supply Chain Commerce Network 2023 Vendor Assessment,” by Simon Ellis, December 2023, IDC #US49948423. Click to enlarge.

According to the assessment report, “SAP Business Network is a comprehensive B2B collaboration platform that connects people, processes, and systems across multiple enterprises, digitizing transactions and creating transparent, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.”

The report highlights these SAP strengths:

• Depth and breadth of product features, functionality, future road map covering all major B2B collaboration categories (indirect, direct material, MRO logistics, financial, services, sustainability), and scenarios in an end-user, persona-based manner
• Integration and extensibility capabilities including integration between SAP ERP, SAP procurement modules, and other applications (other ERP, SCAM, and customer applications) and technologies (machine learning, AI, blockchain) through SAP Business Technology Platform
• Global adoption and breadth of collaboration among the industry’s largest, highly adopted B2B collaboration platforms, enabling trading partners to collaborate in real time
• Ongoing efforts to harmonize commerce, asset intelligence, and logistics continue to enhance the power of the connected economy.

Thank you to our customers and my colleagues for collaborating on this fantastic win.

Customer Success Stories

Al Dahra, one of the world’s largest agribusiness logistics companies, manages food and animal feed supply chains from its home in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to countries around the globe. Learn how the company uses SAP Business Network to gain greater visibility into daily operations and as its digital solution to connect the company with its partners and clients.

Building material manufacturer Heidelberg Materials AG knew that visibility across its supplier base was key to enabling the smart decision-making that would help it improve financial performance while meeting sustainability goals. See how it achieved this by harmonizing its procurement processes across its operations with SAP Ariba solutions.

Watch how Chobani, America’s top Greek yogurt brand, uses SAP Business AI embedded in SAP Concur solutions to fully automate its expense processes.

BT Group aims to be the world’s most trusted connector of people, devices, and machines. Read how it overhauled its HR processes with the help of SAP Fieldglass solutions to deliver a modernized, connected colleague experience.

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If you’re lucky enough to attend SAP Concur Fusion this year, don’t miss my colleague Etosha Thurman, chief marketing & solutions officer for SAP Intelligent Spend and Business Network, presenting in the keynote. She will be demonstrating transformative AI in SAP Concur travel, expense, and invoicing solutions, and how we’re creating a world where travel and expenses can practically manage themselves.

Jeff Collier is chief revenue officer for SAP Intelligent Spend and Business Network.

*Source: “IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Multi-Enterprise Supply Chain Commerce Network 2023 Vendor Assessment,” by Simon Ellis, December 2023, IDC #US49948423.

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WALLDORF — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced the successful launch of SAP S/4HANA and the SAP BW/4HANA solution at Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ: STX), a leading innovator of mass-capacity data storage solutions.

It will modernize the company’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and benefit nearly 30,000 global employees through integrating advanced functionalities, such as enabling global manufacturing, supply chain and finance business processes. This achievement signifies the third crucial phase in Seagate’s digital transformation journey, complementing SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain and SAP SuccessFactors solutions.

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Seagate embarked on this transformative path in 2021, transitioning from its legacy systems to embrace SAP S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors, and SAP Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain.

“We chose SAP solutions for our integrated ERP landscape because its strategy closely aligns with our own: to implement a foundational platform on which the business can scale and grow,” said Grace Liu, senior vice president and chief information officer at Seagate.

Seagate’s leadership recognized the limitations of its existing ERP, prompting the need for an integrated platform to keep pace with evolving business models. SAP solutions address these challenges, offering an integrated ERP landscape with centralized business rules and roles. The implementation aims to enable unified global reporting, overcoming hurdles posed by diverse data repositories and laying the foundation for scalable growth while minimizing total cost of ownership (TCO).

The go-live phase was executed efficiently, without operational disruptions, reflecting SAP’s commitment to a smooth transition. Seagate’s reliance solely on the SAP Value Assurance program underscored the efficiency of collaboration, while the use of cloud application services for pre-go-live testing ensured a robust launch.

Seagate’s move to SAP S/4HANA will provide the company with significant improvements in supply chain management, manufacturing execution, and even ongoing transformation. This recent go-live highlights the transformative power of SAP’s innovative solutions and strategic guidance in driving digital transformation for its customers.

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Ranked among the world’s top 20 eco-friendly nations, Croatia aims to prosper in a low-carbon economy. However, such success demands major investments in building an energy infrastructure and increasing renewable resources – two criteria that the customer experience can help address.

Throughout Croatia, some businesses are venturing to a first in the European Union: offering customers charging services for electric vehicles (EVs). But this “charge while you wait” initiative isn’t just about attracting new customers – it’s about integrating eco-friendly practices into daily routines for a more sustainable future.

According to Ivica Blažević, CEO and founder of CEV Technologies d.o.o., “While automakers promise a more-electric future, people are interested in EVs only if they reduce fuel costs, offer convenience in refueling, enhance driving experiences, and demonstrate significant environmental contributions. This latest addition to the customer experience proves how businesses across various industries can play a pivotal role in delivering that vision.”

Greening the Customer Experience with E-Mobility

The transition to a low-carbon economy presents an opportunity for Croatia to enhance citizens’ lives by reducing reliance on fossil fuels and investing significantly in renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, and hydroelectric power. The country also emphasizes energy efficiency in buildings and industries, implementing regulations to curtail energy consumption.

One initiative gaining traction thanks to Croatia’s growing desire to offer charging stations is sustainable transportation. By encouraging electric vehicle usage while advancing public transport initiatives to reduce fossil fuel dependency, the country can better align with European Union directives and foster a greener economy that champions people, businesses, and communities.

SAP partner CEV Technologies, a rapidly growing international charge point operator and e-mobility service provider, aims to support these initiatives. The company offers bespoke e-mobility and smart energy solutions, intending to assist customers in leveraging EV charging solutions and green energy more effectively.

For sustainability-focused countries like Croatia, CEV Technologies sees enormous promise in developing solutions for many industries, including retail, hospitality, and fleet management. And it wants to apply its deep expertise in EV charging technology to create innovative e-mobility features. To realize this aim, CEV Technologies cemented strategic business relationships to help co-create smooth, intelligent, and automated charging experiences.

“In our partnership with SAP, we develop innovative and intelligent charging experiences for our customers. The focus is on integrating the charging process with individual business models to establish value-creating, end-to-end scenarios,” Blažević explains.

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To realize the potential of convenient charging within the customer experience, CEV Technologies implemented the AI-enabled capabilities of the SAP E-Mobility solution. It can support various scenarios for vehicle charging network construction, management, billing, and reimbursement. In addition, the solution helps optimize renewable energy production through greater transparency into costs, the charging process, and network usage.

But even more stunning is the opportunity to overcome one of the most significant challenges in the e-mobility market: simplifying the payment process at charging stations. Often, this involved a convoluted process requiring membership in exclusive charging networks, managing prepaid accounts, or navigating multiple apps. Now, CEV Technologies is enabling direct credit card payments at charging stations. This innovative move streamlines the charging and paying process, eliminating the obstacles to pushing e-mobility closer to a user-friendly, universally adaptable experience.

In return, achieving public, private, and commercial sustainability goals is within reach. Companies can develop, integrate, and adapt business models that address all types of customer needs and sustainability expectations with outcomes including:

• Speeding up onboarding of charging stations by three times through the use of templates
• 30% less effort when setting up relevant infrastructure, including back-end systems
• 20% faster ramp-up of charging stations

For Croatians, these benefits of e-mobility could bring more value to their everyday lives. Take, for example, a typical commute home from work. The navigation system of an EV can route you toward a charging station in a familiar location and effortlessly reserve it through a loyalty platform.

Plugging your EV into the charging point, you initiate the charging process on your phone and decide to capitalize on offers for a complimentary coffee and other exclusive in-store promotions. After checkout, you receive a comprehensive e-mail overview of your charging session and shopping experience and a free charging voucher for a future purchase.

While this customer experience epitomizes the harmonious fusion of technology and convenience, it also shows how a collective dedication to creating a greener, more connected future can positively impact individuals, communities, a nation, and even the world. And more important, the appeal of a straight-forward payment method that is reminiscent of traditional fueling stations might have an even more far-reaching impact on potential drivers’ willingness to adopt electric vehicles.

Aligning Businesses with Societal Stewardship

Croatia is striding more confidently toward a low-carbon economy as EV charging services become more integrated with the customer experience. Thanks to a country’s vision and CEV Technologies’ innovative solutions, companies across all industries can join this eco-shift by offering products along with an integrated sustainable lifestyle.

Korbinian Koblitz is business development lead for Automotive at SAP.

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In today’s fast-paced and interconnected world, supply chain management plays a pivotal role in determining the success of a business. The digital transformation of supply chain processes has become imperative to remain competitive and agile in the market. SAP offers a powerful suite of tools as well as services and support plans to help businesses harness the full potential of their digital supply chain.

In this article, I explore how forward-thinking businesses can integrate guidance plans into their software strategies to advance the transformation of their digital supply chain in a fast-paced business environment.

Embracing the Digital Supply Chain Revolution

Traditional supply chain models have undergone a significant transformation through the integration of digital technology. Now, companies have access to real-time data, advanced analytics, and automation, facilitating informed decision-making processes. A digital supply chain boosts efficiency, cuts costs, and mitigates risks. However, a potent software solution is just part of the equation. Comprehensive innovation requires continuous upskilling of the workforce, a clear vision, and ongoing transformation.

Yet, businesses face challenges throughout the entire software lifecycle. Supply chain professionals juggle day-to-day tasks, envision the future, and manage critical steps. This demands strategic foresight and product expertise, a challenge many customers grapple with.

A reliable helping hand, like the SAP Preferred Success plan, can become invaluable. This advanced plan can aid in digitizing the supply chain, offering guidance for implementing and optimizing SAP Best Practices. The goal? Helping businesses extract maximum value from technology investments.

Here are a few key aspects that the SAP Preferred Success plan can offer customers in their digital supply chain journey.

A Personalized Plan

Imagine collaborating with your organization’s personal squad of SAP wizards. They’re not just experts; they’re partners that can craft a tailor-made plan for your digital supply chain ambitions. It’s like having a strategic road map exclusively for you, helping to ensure every move aligns with your business objectives. Say goodbye to uncertainty headaches because the how, what, and when can be crystal clear. This clarity is crucial as your project partner wraps up and reliance shifts to your in-house supply chain and IT teams. SAP Preferred Success helps eliminate any uncertainty by providing a guide to help navigate the digital landscape seamlessly.

Tailored Guidance

Your SAP Preferred Success counterpart can step into the role of your personalized guide, helping to deliver tailored advice and best practices precisely when you need them. It can go beyond just implementing SAP solutions; it’s about harmonizing them with tried-and-true best practices. What sets this apart is the proactive nature of the guidance. Think of it as a well-orchestrated symphony of checks and advisories by your customer success partner and delivered by our seasoned experts.

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The SAP Preferred Success plan is meticulously designed to help fast-track the adoption of SAP solutions and facilitate a quicker time-to-value. In the digital era where agility and speed reign supreme, there’s no room for guessing or waiting – it’s full speed ahead. And this isn’t a one-time sprint; it’s a commitment to continuous improvement, learning, and the refinement of your processes over time, well after your first go-live.

Technology evolves rapidly, and SAP Preferred Success can become your compass to stay ahead of the curve. How often have you heard customers wondering, “Are we aware of the latest capabilities or features? Should we be doing more with our solution?” The guidance embedded in the plan strategically helps in answering those questions. It’s about thriving in an ever-evolving digital landscape, not just avoiding obsolescence.

Data-Driven Insights for Feature Adoption

SAP Preferred Success can take the lead in leveraging the robust data and analytics capabilities within SAP solutions. This can give you actionable insights and helps guide you towards the most relevant features for your business.

Determining which features are truly relevant and whether they make sense for your business can be a puzzle. Add the frequent releases of new features in the cloud and staying in the loop and it becomes more challenging. SAP Preferred Success can act as your data-driven guide, helping to align features with business objectives so that you use only those enhancing effectiveness.

Access to Experts

There comes a point where the brilliance of your supply chain teams and IT experts might need a little extra support. SAP Preferred Success can provide access to SAP experts that help navigate challenges effectively. With SAP Preferred Success, you can get dedicated time with the precise subject-matter expert needed to help address your concerns and seek guidance.

Risk Mitigation

With SAP Preferred Success, risk mitigation in digital transformation can take center stage. You can benefit from enhanced incident handling in service-level agreements, which can significantly reduce risks during implementation and post go-live. Consider it your proactive protection for a smooth journey through the complexities of digital evolution.

Seamless Transformation with SAP Preferred Success

Digitalization is not just a choice but a necessity. SAP Preferred Success emerges as a guiding light for businesses keen on transforming their supply chain operations. Its advanced assistance can enable seamless transformations, enhanced guidance, and expertise, all while helping to alleviate stress and empower your supply chain and IT teams.

And there’s a commercial model. Imagine SAP Preferred Success is like a subscription to your favorite streaming service, with no hourly charges and no paperwork for guidance or ad-hoc questions. Your supply chain subscription covers everything, enabling a stress-free focus on the transformation journey without administrative complexities.

Visit us online or contact your local SAP representative to learn more about SAP Preferred Success for supply chain management solutions from SAP.

Kiron Satyavarapu is global solution owner for SAP Preferred Success at SAP.

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WALLDORF — The Supervisory Board of SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) has nominated Mr. Pekka Ala-Pietilä to stand for election as a new member of the Supervisory Board and proposes Mr. Ala-Pietilä as the designated successor to Chairman Prof. Dr. Hasso Plattner. Mr. Ala-Pietilä will stand for election for a two-year term at the next Annual General Meeting and, if elected, will assume the role of chair.

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SAP and Dr. h.c. Punit Renjen have mutually agreed to part ways because of a difference in perspective on the role of SAP Supervisory Board chair, which Punit Renjen was designated to assume. Punit Renjen has chosen to resign his mandate on the SAP Supervisory Board with effect from the end of SAP’s Annual General Meeting on May 15, 2024.

Pekka Ala-Pietilä (67) has an illustrious track record in European innovation and technology and is well-positioned to lead SAP’s ongoing successful transformation. He was President of Nokia Corporation from 1999–2005 and a member of the SAP Supervisory Board from 2002–2021. He was the Chairman of the EU Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence from 2018-2020 and chair of Finland’s Artificial Intelligence Programme from 2017-2019. He currently serves on several European corporate boards, including as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Dutch multinational location intelligence company HERE Technologies. Mr Ala-Pietilä holds honorary Doctorates in Technology from Tampere University of Technology and in Science from the Aalto University School of Business. He lives in Helsinki.

“After two decades at the helm of SAP SE, the company I’ve nurtured from its inception, ensuring a successful handover of the leadership baton is paramount to me and crucial for SAP’s continued success,” said Prof. Dr. Hasso Plattner, who has served as Chairman since 2003. “In Pekka Ala-Pietilä, I recognize a leader who not only possesses a profound understanding of our industry and the intricacies of European SE governance, but also one who has been a steadfast ally through many of SAP’s pivotal moments. Before looking ahead, let me also express my deep gratitude to Punit Renjen for his efforts and contributions. His energy level and dedication have been exceptional from the beginning. As we welcome Pekka Ala-Pietilä, I am filled with confidence that SAP’s Supervisory Board is in the most capable hands. His vision and well-measured approach are exactly what SAP needs to safeguard its future and ensure its ongoing success.”

Pekka Ala-Pietilä said, “I am grateful to the Supervisory Board of SAP and to Hasso Plattner for the opportunity to rejoin this dynamic European technology leader at such a pivotal time. Thanks to the great people at SAP, the company has set the global standard for enterprise technology for more than 50 years and is now a trailblazer in developing and deploying relevant, reliable, responsible Business AI that will fundamentally change the way business runs. I look forward to working together with colleagues old and new to build on SAP’s track record of delivering revolutionary technology that drives real results.”

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