![SAP had to pull the rope on the golden parachute. What does this mean? Well, Bill McDermott would like to know that too, apparently. [shutterstock: 744038299, rogistok]](https://e3zine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/bill-mcdermott_golden-parachute_luka-mucic_shutterstock_744038299web-845x355.jpg)
SAP had to pull the rope on the golden parachute. What does this mean? Well, Bill McDermott would like to know that too, apparently. [shutterstock: 744038299, rogistok]
During the annual press conference held at SAP headquarters this week, CEO Bill McDermott and CFO Luka Mucic made some interesting statements. However, they did fail to provide a reasonable strategy for SAP’s uncertain future.
![Samsung and IBM are expanding their partnership to position themselves in the area of high-performance computing for AI. [shutterstock: 283656011, A. and I. Kruk]](https://e3zine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/samsung_IBM-power_shutterstock_283656011web-845x355.jpg)
Samsung and IBM are expanding their partnership to position themselves in the area of high-performance computing for AI. [shutterstock: 283656011, A. and I. Kruk]
IBM announced an agreement with Samsung to manufacture 7-nanometer (nm) microprocessors for IBM Power Systems, IBM Z and LinuxOne, high-performance computing (HPC) systems, and cloud offerings.
![Artificial intelligence might be the hero SAP customers deserve - but not the one they need right now. [shutterstock: 103769108, Malchev]](https://e3zine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/S4-Hana_migration_AI_shutterstock_103769108web-845x355.jpg)
Artificial intelligence might be the hero SAP customers deserve - but not the one they need right now. [shutterstock: 103769108, Malchev]
Hana and S/4 have been much discussed topics in the last few months. However, it is still important to talk about them - as SAP customers might fail miserably trying to implement them.
![A storm is brewing at the horizon - and SAP refuses to acknowledge the thunderclouds. [shutterstock: 523360240, Sytilin Pavel]](https://e3zine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cloud_Google_shutterstock_523360240web-845x355.jpg)
A storm is brewing at the horizon - and SAP refuses to acknowledge the thunderclouds. [shutterstock: 523360240, Sytilin Pavel]
Everyone should do it, and everyone wants to migrate to the cloud! At least if you believe the official statements of many companies.
![In the 2018 edition of the fairy tale The Star Money, Bill McDermott is looking to the cloud with dollar signs in his eyes, hoping for some coins to fall out. [shutterstock: 578048698, SkyPics Studio]](https://e3zine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/cloud-computing_star-money_hana-adoption-program_shutterstock_578048698web-845x355.jpg)
In the 2018 edition of the fairy tale The Star Money, Bill McDermott is looking to the cloud with dollar signs in his eyes, hoping for some coins to fall out. [shutterstock: 578048698, SkyPics Studio]
Starting with the acquisition of other companies, SAP has been tampering with its figures for some time now. Even before that, SAP was not a transparent enterprise, but cloud computing is a focal point.
![At NetApp Insight, DreamWorks has detailed their partnership with NetApp - one product of it being their new upcoming movie. [How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World © 2019 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved]](https://e3zine.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/netapp_devops_multi-cloud_netapp-insight_10A86_TP_00050RV2web-845x355.jpg)
At NetApp Insight, DreamWorks has detailed their partnership with NetApp - one product of it being their new upcoming movie. [How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World © 2019 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved]
The motto of NetApp Insight in December 2018 in Barcelona, Spain, was “data-driven”, and multi-cloud was the buzzword of the hour.