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SAP's cloud licensing model reflects the same rigidity that the community is familiar with from back in the R/3 days.
Author - Peter M. Färbinger, Editor-in-Chief
Peter M. Färbinger is Editor-in-Chief and Publisher at E-3 Magazine, B4Bmedia.net AG, Munich, Germany. He can be reached at pmf@b4bmedia.net
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Compared to the radical change SAP has been undergoing, the transition from Windows to Office to cloud at Microsoft seems like a relaxed Sunday stroll.
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If SAP customers are able to consolidate their licensing portfolios, SAP would make a few millions in licensing fees less, and CFO Luka Mucic would have to...
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IG SAP Switzerland is the only independent SAP interest group with a focus on legal and commercial topics. It has 100 member companies and counting.
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If you want to migrate your SAP system to a hyperscaler or a local cloud provider, you might have to completely renew your ERP software or database.
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Many might not be surprised by my question, but I think it’s worth taking a second look.
