SAP’s Enterprise System Cloud Transformation

Article: SAP Cloud Sales Should Benefit From Growing SaaS ERP And SCM Offerings

http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2014/09/18/sap-cloud-sales-should-benefit-from-growing-saas-erp-and-scm-offerings/

SAP, an already established corporation in the Enterprise system market, recently began offering its system as an on-demand System as a Service (SaaS) on its own cloud-based platform.

This article specifically analyzes the company’s Supply Chain Management (SCM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software market trend as a result of the transformation.

Questions:

1. Do you think this business transformation was a worthwhile risk for a company that was already an enterprise system market leader?

2. What do you think are some disadvantages to having an enterprise system on a cloud-based platform?

3. What do you think are some advantages to having an enterprise system on a cloud-based platform?

4. Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages in your opinion?