SAP is one of the world leaders in enterprise applications—with about 75,000 employees serving 300,000 customers in 190 countries and annual revenue in the tens of billions of dollars. SAP produces software to manage business processes, connecting all parts of a business into an intelligent suite on a fully digital platform. This facilitates effective data processing and information flow across organizations.

Traditional business models used to decentralize data management, with each business function storing its own operational data in a separate database. This made it difficult for employees from different business functions to access each other’s information. And duplication of data across multiple departments increases IT storage costs and the risk of data errors. By centralizing data management, SAP software provides multiple business functions with the same real-time insights across the enterprise. As a result, businesses can accelerate workflows, improve operational efficiency, raise productivity, enhance customer experiences—and ultimately increase profits.