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Whats Next in SAP Roadmap 2012

If you are SAP Service partner and looking forward for new business avenues with growth trajectory in 2012 - here are some convincing pointers coming out from SAP from their financial results outlook and all the buzz around just concluded SAP FKOM in New Orleans and Milan.

Lets look at the highlights of 2011 financial results and outlook provided -
(http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-25/sap-forecasts-higher-profit-sales-this-year-on-analytics-mobile-software.html)

1. Record Software Revenue
2. Exceeding Revenue Guidance
3. Exceeding Operating Profit Guidance
4. Strong Margin Growth
5. Exceeding Company Expectations for SAP HANA and Mobile

In general - SAP will ride heavily on 5 things in next 2 years to reach to that critical goal  of 320 Million euros from HANA only and 2015 goal of 20 Billion euro company.

  • HANA
  • Cloud
  • Mobility
  • Sustainability
  • Analytics

If you are already in atleast one of these - lot of opportunities to grow - if you are not - still time to change your startegy to align with it and move.

Lets look at each one of these in coming days

Please send me any feedback on pmendki(at)gmail(dot)com

Thanks
Prashant Mendki

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