What is SAP || Introduction of SAP

What is SAP?

SAP is one of the world’s leading producers of software for the management of business processes, developing solutions that facilitate effective data processing and information flow across organizations.

Overview

Founded in 1972, the company was initially called System Analysis Program Development (System Analyse Programmentwicklung), later abbreviated to SAP. Since then, it has grown from a small, five-person endeavor to a multinational enterprise headquartered in Wall Dorf, Germany, with more than 101,000 employees worldwide.

With the introduction of its original SAP R/2 and SAP R/3 software, SAP established the global standard for enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Now, SAP S/4HANA takes ERP to the next level by using the power of in-memory computing to process vast amounts of data, and to support advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.

The company’s integrated applications connect all parts of a business into an intelligent suite on a fully digital platform, thereby replacing the process-driven, legacy platform. Today, SAP has more than 230 million cloud users, more than 100 solutions covering all business functions, and the largest cloud portfolio of any provider.

Christian Klein leads the company, heads up the Executive Board of SAP SE, and, at 41, is the youngest CEO of any major enterprise on Germany’s DAX blue chip market index.

SAP full form

The name is an initialism of the company’s original German name: System Analyse Programmentwicklung, which translates to System Analysis Program Development. Today the company’s legal corporate name is SAP SE — SE stands for societas Europaea, a public company registered in accordance with the European Union corporate law.

How do you pronounce SAP?

People often ask, “How do you say SAP?” It is an initialism, not an acronym, therefore, it is pronounced as individual letters (S-A-P). SAP is not pronounced as a word (“sap”).

SAP Software

Business man holding a coffee cup and looking at his mobile phone. What is SAP software used for? Traditional business models often decentralise data management, with each business function storing its own operational data in a separate database. This makes it difficult for employees from different business functions to access each other’s information. Furthermore, duplication of data across multiple departments increases IT storage costs and the risk of data errors.

By centralising data management, SAP software provides multiple business functions with a single view of the truth. This helps companies better manage complex business processes by giving employees of different departments easy access to real-time insights across the enterprise. As a result, businesses can accelerate workflows, improve operational efficiency, raise productivity, enhance customer experiences – and ultimately increase profits.

SAP A Startup?

SAP began with a small group of friends who had a big idea: a vision of a digitally connected enterprise. Dietmar Hopp, Klaus Tschira, Hans-Werner Hector, Hasso Plattner, and Claus Wellenreuther started the company as a private partnership in 1972 and launched the first commercial product a year later.

The founders and employees worked closely with customers – often sitting side-by-side in customers’ offices to learn their business needs and processes. Learn more about the company’s history.

Since then, the company has grown steadily, by expansion of its market and acquisitions worldwide, to transform from a small German startup company into one of the world’s largest technology companies and a global leader in business software.

And it has never lost its pioneering spirit nor its determination to create trailblazing solutions that change people’s lives for the better.

What does SAP do?

SAP helps companies and organisations of all sizes and industries run their businesses profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably.

Design professional engineers brainstorming at workbench in workshop

The company develops software solutions that are used by small businesses, midsize companies, and large corporations. With standard applications, industry solutions, platforms, and technologies, every business process can be mapped and designed. The software collects and processes data on one platform, from raw material purchasing to production and customer satisfaction. SAP solutions can be installed “on premise” at a user’s location(s) or used from the cloud, helping companies analyse and efficiently design the entire value chain. SAP solutions can also be used to create forecasts, such as when a machine needs to be repaired or how revenue will develop in the next half year.

In addition, SAP helps customers seamlessly link operational data on business processes with experience data on emotional factors such as purchase experience and customer feedback. This enables companies to better understand and respond to their customers.

SAP Application Modules

There are 2 Types of SAP ERP system Modules: Functional Modules and Technical Modules. All SAP Modules integrate with each other with functionality and provide the best solution for a Business.

Functional SAP ERP Modules:

• Human Resource Management (SAP HRM), also known as Human Resource (HR),
• Production Planning (SAP PP),
• Material Management (SAP MM),
• Financial Supply Chain Management (SAP FSCM),
• Sales and Distribution (SAP SD),
• Project System (SAP PS),
• Financial Accounting and Controlling (SAP FICO),
• Plant Maintenance (SAP PM),
• Quality Management (SAP QM),

Technical SAP ERP Modules:

• SAP Basis,
• SAP Security,
• Advanced Business Application Programming (SAP ABAP),
• High Performance Analytic Appliance (SAP HANA),
• SAP NetWeaver,
• Information Systems Management (SAP IS),
• Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM Technical module),
• Exchange Infrastructure (SAP XI),
• SAP Solution Manager,

Future of SAP

For most companies, the advantages of ERP systems often outweigh the disadvantages. The potential for totally streamlined business functions and boosts in productivity over the long-term makes the benefits of implementing ERP systems a worthwhile investment of time and resources. SAP is a global leader in ERP solutions, therefore, we believe SAP will aggressively continue its development and growth in the future, and here at Cavendish Professionals we are looking to support this growth by providing the best talent for businesses that use SAP systems.

We recruit for various SAP roles in the DACH area and currently looking for a German Speaking Associate Recruitment Consultant to join our Technology-SAP team. If this is of any interest to you, please get in touch.