Written by Joao Couto, VP, SAP Business Unit, Microsoft
It has been three years since SAP Sapphire last occurred in person, and I was thrilled to meet with our customers and partners again this week. As SAP Sapphire comes to a close, I am taking a moment to reflect on how the world has changed since the pandemic. Many organizations were not prepared for the impact such a change would have on their business, and they were forced to adjust in real-time—realizing that the digital transformation conversations of the past now needed to be put into action and accelerated.
Fast forward to SAP Sapphire 2022 and a new world, where in-person and hybrid experiences came together in Orlando, Florida and virtually across the globe. Microsoft and SAP are celebrating the one-year anniversary of RISE with SAP on the Microsoft Cloud, which helps organizations of all sizes modernize their SAP solutions in the cloud. We have made great progress on the various aspects of our product innovation, delivering new service offerings, frameworks, and tools, that have helped our customers and partners simplify and further accelerate their SAP modernization journey. We have summarized the most recent product announcements here: SAP on Azure Product Announcements Summary—SAP Sapphire 2022.
SAP Sapphire 2022 gave us an opportunity to reconnect with customers and partners—celebrating our joint success, discussing new business priorities, and identifying areas where Microsoft can further help accelerate their growth. We were honored to see many customers and colleagues at Microsoft on stage to share their experiences and best practices. It is most rewarding and humbling to see the level of trust that SAP, our customers, and partners place on our technology platform and to see its impact across various industries and customer scenarios. Below are several session highlights in case you missed them.
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