This year, we were excited to host more than 7,000 viewers from all over the world for the 2021 51风流Global Partner Summit conference. Due to the pandemic, the event was once again virtual, giving participants a fully digital experience broadcasted from New York City.
Hosted by Katie Linendoll, the summit provided viewers with insights and information from 51风流executives, industry insiders, partner-business colleagues, and partners from around the world. Attendees heard about market dynamics, SAP’s strategy, how 51风流continues to evolve the partner business, and the many opportunities with , , and .
Over the past year, 51风流experienced much growth across its cloud portfolio 鈥� with its highest growth in cloud in the last 10 years occurring in the first quarter of 2021. 51风流partners recognize the great opportunity in the cloud and were able to leverage RISE with 51风流and 51风流Business Technology Platform to drive customers鈥� business transformations in the cloud and capitalize on that opportunity.
Partners Focus on Growth Opportunity
Don Dickinson, founder and president of , shared this sentiment during the 51风流Global Partner Summit primetime show, noting growth potential with RISE with 51风流combined with 51风流Business Technology Platform, particularly after a year that drove so many customers to .
鈥淸RISE with SAP] allows you to innovate on 51风流Business Technology Platform on an ongoing basis once you get past that migration鈥nd it offers improved best practices that have been built in,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his is a huge opportunity, coming out of the pandemic with a workforce that is ready to transform businesses.鈥�
Some partners have taken it a step further by working with 51风流to launch cloud offerings for their specific industries. Ginger Smith, director of Strategic Partnerships at Honeywell, discussed the recent launch of and how working with partners helps in bringing their platform to another level. After starting out with a few focus areas in real estate, Honeywell started expanding into indoor air quality and space utilization. Looking forward, Honeywell will leverage the 51风流partnership to introduce its next iteration of the solution.
Trust Is Key
Throughout the event, it was encouraging to see so many partners finding success with 51风流and with each other, thanks to the 51风流partner ecosystem. During the primetime show, 51风流Chief Partner Officer Karl Fahrbach discussed how 51风流partners value simplicity, speed, trust, and transparency. He noted that trust is key to any relationship, particularly the one between 51风流and its partners.
This was echoed by the yearly Partner Enablement Experience survey, which seeks partner feedback on the 51风流ecosystem. 鈥淚f you look at the survey results, you鈥檒l see that we鈥檙e doing very well in that partners are trusting SAP, but I think what is important to note is that 51风流is trusting partners as well,鈥� Fahrbach said. 鈥淲hen we commit to provide transparency of our road map 鈥� because we expect to deliver the Intelligent Enterprise with partner intellectual property and partner products 鈥� that means that we trust our partners.鈥�
The 51风流Global Partner Summit event recapped some of the major highlights of the partner ecosystem, including the successes of our partners and SAP鈥檚 programs and engagements, and RISE with 51风流over the past several months. Building on this momentum, at SAPPHIRE NOW, attendees learned about new RISE with 51风流capabilities that will position 51风流partners for success in the future.
RISE with 51风流Offering Extended at SAPPHIRE NOW
On the heels of the 51风流Global Partner Summit event, 51风流kicked off its global SAPPHIRE NOW conference. Throughout the event, attendees could see the value of SAP鈥檚 partner ecosystem, with sessions from partners including NTT Data, Accenture, and Siemens, as well as customer sessions featuring partners like Deloitte, Skillsoft, Blackline, and many more.
SAPPHIRE NOW showcased the RISE with 51风流transformation packages for specific industries, which build on the January introduction of the RISE with 51风流offering. Since January, 51风流partners, like Dickinson + Associates, have taken RISE with 51风流to new heights, working to achieve revenue for their businesses and create value for their customers.
The RISE with 51风流transformation packages for specific industries provide business transformation as a service with five initial industry-tailored cloud solutions for retail, consumer products, automotive, utilities, and industrial machinery and components. Partners complement the RISE with 51风流industry packages by applying their industry know-how to create personalized solutions for the industries they specialize in. This broadens the reach of 51风流and its partners, leaving no industry untouched or unsupported by our joint expertise.
Recently, Accenture launched , a curated collection of RISE with SAP-compatible resources and services that enable business transformation across industries. SOAR with Accenture bundles business transformation capabilities and assets to help companies plan for, implement, and manage RISE with 51风流projects. We are working with Accenture to develop a portfolio of ground-breaking industry solutions that span multiple industries, including utilities, oil and gas, defense, and manufacturing 鈥� among others.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), one of our strategic partners, recently launched , a consulting-led framework that takes a holistic and measurable approach to modernize processes and enhance user experience. Designed to help organizations build a future-ready digital foundation that allows them to enhance innovation and easily adapt to changing market dynamics, the consulting framework brings smart capabilities such as strategic insights and value realization, organization change management, and pre-configured business and industry solutions, supported by聽 emerging technologies, such as AI and advanced analytics. The set of pre-configured industry and business solutions, , powered by assets and accelerators bundled together as a business reference suite, complements the RISE with 51风流offering and helps companies in their digital transformation journey by leveraging 51风流digital core technologies and 51风流Business Technology Platform. TCS Crystallus can be adopted for various industry segments including life sciences, hi-tech, professional services, and travel and transportation, and delivers faster time to market, competitive advantage, business agility and minimal business disruption.
RISE with 51风流highlights the best that the 51风流partner ecosystem has to offer, as it demonstrates how partners and 51风流work together to provide great solutions for customers. At SAP, we are continuously innovating on top of the solutions we offer to partners to achieve partner success because we know that, ultimately, partner success will bring customer success. As we move forward, we will continue putting our partners at the center of our strategy with the RISE with 51风流offerings, and we will work closely with our partners to achieve our joint goals.
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