Expert Panel: Cloud Storage Initiatives – An SDC Preview

Software as a service (SaaS) applications are online solutions that are consumed as a service and made available to users on demand. SaaS applications have massive appeal to companies that are developing software today. For both established enterprise companies and startups that are developing SaaS applications, the SaaS model offers faster ways to deploy and reach customers with less overhead than traditional commercial off-the-shelf products ever did.

S/4 HANA Cloud and Component Manufacturing. Learn how SAP S/4HANA Cloud is uniquely designed to improve plant maintenance with real-time analytics and mobile capabilities, optimize plant operations with real-time Plant Management Overview dashboards, provide sophisticated Quality Management with predictive analytics, and more.

DevOps trends show that, in 2019, large enterprises are accelerating their migration to the cloud and defining goals for the number of applications to migrate over the coming year. To set themselves up for success, companies are not only looking for the right people and processes, but also the right technology for helping them transition to the cloud in a controlled fashion—without throwing compliance, auditability, and security out the window.

Organizations that operate worldwide typically need to manage data both locally and globally. Local business units and subsidiaries must address region-specific data and accounting standards, regulations, customer requirements, and market drivers. At the same time, corporate headquarters must share data broadly and maintain a complete view of performance for the entire enterprise. For many global firms, data is the business. They need state-of-the-art data management just to remain innovative and competitive. Hence, multinational businesses face a long list of new business and technical requirements for modern data management.