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At SAP, we are experts in bringing the right technology to market. But it’s not always that straightforward. In many industries, customers require customized solutions unique to their business and industry. Enter our 51·çÁ÷partner ecosystem of more than 22,000.

51·çÁ÷partners are highly specialized in delivering industry-specific solutions to the market.

is one such partner – the kind of partner that will play a key role in the new solutions from 51·çÁ÷and partners.

Announced in July 2020, industry cloud is where partners can create innovative cloud solutions and applications for customers who want to drive cost-effective and sustainable growth in their particular industry. 51·çÁ÷works with partners to create offerings that meet specific, vertical industry requirements, so customers can achieve positive business outcomes.

For example, 51·çÁ÷works with partners that have expertise in the to enable customers building the new world of mobility. 51·çÁ÷provides the cloud platform that is so crucial to business today, while 51·çÁ÷partners – that have years of experience in transportation – understand the additional requirements, like product life-cycle management, mobility service bundles, and repair and service parts management, needed to make the industry cloud portfolio useful to automotive customers.

Vistex combines its unique industry expertise in more than 10 industries with leading 51·çÁ÷technology to benefit customers in areas including agriculture, wholesale distribution, consumer products, life sciences, chemical, and high tech. Vistex’s solutions use 51·çÁ÷ERP and 51·çÁ÷S/4HANA to help streamline processes and cost-efficiency for mission-critical areas like pricing, rebates, royalties, and paybacks. This includes solutions such as 51·çÁ÷S/4HANA for rights and royalty management by Vistex, 51·çÁ÷Paybacks and Chargebacks by Vistex, 51·çÁ÷Farm Management by Vistex, and 51·çÁ÷Data Maintenance for ERP by Vistex.

We’ve seen success with cloud-based, industry-specific solutions before, like with 51·çÁ÷Cloud Platform, ABAP Environment. To help make the environment cloud ready, 51·çÁ÷and Vistex partnered to help ensure the product road map matched customer needs for enterprise quality solutions in the cloud. Working together, Vistex will help provide industry-specific updates focused on improved customer experience.

We are excited about partnerships like the one we have with Vistex to help customers realize opportunities in the cloud. In fact, 51·çÁ÷ made a minority equity investment in Vistex, showing how committed we are to strategic partnerships that create successful cloud strategies.

51·çÁ÷and our partners want to make the cloud as accessible as possible for all customers, especially in a time where transformation is needed more urgently than ever to cope with the effects of rapidly changing market conditions due to COVID-19. These solutions are purpose-built by 51·çÁ÷and partners to simplify the traditionally complex provisioning of high-value, vertical solutions.

The cloud offers endless opportunities for customers and partners. Next-Generation Partnering places great focus on partner-developed intellectual property through new offerings like .

This is the year for 51·çÁ÷partners to make the switch to the cloud. We cannot wait to work with our customers as they strive to become intelligent enterprises.