Best Practice Report

SAP’s On-Premises Price Increase Forces Clients To Modernize With Its Cloud ERP

Without Cloud ERP, SAP Subjects Its On-Premises Customers To Steep Price Increase And No Path To Innovation

August 17th, 2023
Akshara Naik Lopez, Senior Analyst
Akshara Naik Lopez Senior Analyst
With contributors:
Linda Ivy-Rosser , Anna Synakh , Ian McPherson

Summary

With SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications occupying a huge market share in the global ERP landscape among large enterprises spanning several industries, and general SAP ERP program budgets running into millions if not billions, a shift in on-premises pricing has a widespread impact on the operational budgets of organizations. If there has ever been a solid business case for ERP modernization, this current announcement serves as a critical reminder to tackle this transformation path early and carefully. Read this report to understand the impact on your on-premises SAP programs and actions you can take to mitigate risks.

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