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finally reveal what our teams have been working on for the last number of months.
Openness is a central theme in todays keynote presented by Bernd and Im very proud of the fact
that SAP Cloud Platform has been designed to be an open platform from day one. Since its
incubation, openness has been a key principle guiding every decision and many of the
announcements we share with you today build on that philosophy.
In fact, let me be very open on my views with regards to what I believe SAP needs to deliver to help
our customers succeed in the months and years ahead.
We live in a time of accelerated change, a time where software is eating the world and everything
will be digitized. Every company large and small needs to constantly adapt and reinvent itself to
stay competitive. Embracing constant change and the willingness for continuous learning are the
new norm for the 21st century workforce.
Business agility and speed become imperatives for success, and customers are looking for ways to
accelerate the delivery of innovative solutions that provide an engaging & seamless customer
experience, all without disrupting their core business processes. In short: Digital Transformation
needs escape velocity enter SAP Cloud Platform. Via the platform, we enable our customers to
escape from old delivery paradigms to become agile, optimized and digital enterprises.
Having said that, please note that SAP is fully aware that it takes more than just technology to
establish a successful platform hence todays announcements related to SAP Cloud Platform
address all aspects of cloud platform holistically:
The new enhancements made to SAP API Business Hub now include seamless digital download
and application life-cycle management capabilities for APIs, integration flows and apps. New APIs
now available on the SAP API Business Hub include SAP S/4HANA, SAP Hybris, SAP Ariba APIs,
and many more SAP and 3rd party application integration flows. This makes SAP App Center the
central digital marketplace where customers can easily discover, try, purchase and use content and
apps provided by over 650 SAP Cloud Platform partners.
But dont take my word for it, instead lets hear it directly from some of our partners who already
established themselves and their solutions on the SAP App Center:
Let me wrap up, by stating that any platform is only as successful as the ecosystem around it and
that if done right platform is a positive sum-game. In that light, we invite and encourage
everyone in our ecosystem to become active and join the rapidly growing number of partners &
customers already on-board.
At this point, I want to give a special shout out to our customers who have been with SAP Cloud
Platform to date your feedback has been instrumental for us to improve our platform capabilities
and the things I have talked about above are proof positive that we have been listening to you and
delivering on your high expectations.
In a similar vein, let me thank all our partners, large and small, who have bet their business life on
SAP Cloud Platform. Please know that we value you and that we believe that we have a bright
future & success together.
Finally, I want to express my sincere thanks to the entire team for their continuous dedication and
commitment to our customers & partners success and for all their ongoing contributions to SAP
Cloud Platform. You rock!
With that I wish all of you a great SAPPHIRE NOW experience; enjoy your stay in Orlando and make
the most out of it! See you on the show floor!