SAP SE

Overview

German multinational software company that makes enterprise application software for database management, analytics, and business processes.

Key Facts

  • Founded: 1972-04-01

  • Headquarters: Walldorf, Germany

  • Status: Public (XETRA: SAP)

  • CEO: Christian Klein

  • Founded by former IBM engineers: Dietmar Hopp, Hasso Plattner, Klaus Tschira, and others

  • SAP ERP is the leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) system

  • SAP HANA is an in-memory database and application platform

  • SAP Cloud is the company’s cloud platform

  • SUSE has strong SAP certification partnerships

  • Major competitor to Oracle, Microsoft, and Salesforce

Products Mentioned in Wiki

  • sap-erp
  • sap-hana

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