Dr. Vishal Sikka has been a member of the Executive Board leading the Technology and Innovation Platform area since February 2010.
Vishal's responsibilities include the SAP technology platform and tools to design and deliver the SAP technology portfolio, including SAP NetWeaver and SAP BusinessObjects technologies; developing new technologies and new investment opportunities, including scientific, academic, and customer-driven research; driving the adoption of disruptive technologies and products, as well as developing advanced products from research to early adoption; and ensuring coherence and consistency in architecture and technology following "Timeless Software" principles. Vishal also oversees key technology partnerships and customer co-innovation, and is an executive sponsor of the SAP Labs network.
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Global CIO: SAP Confronts The Real-Time Culture Wars
(Information Week – August 20, 2010)
SAP hopes to help companies overcome the technology challenges of real-time business.
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Interview with SAP CTO Vishal Sikka: Reflecting on the SAP-Sybase Event (JonERP.com – August 20, 2010)
SAP Executive Board member Vishal Sikka addresses and summarizes the SAP and Sybase road map.
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SAP, Sybase Set to Outline Merged Tech Plan (Computerworld – August 19, 2010)
SAP and Sybase officials reveal their plans for bringing together their respective technologies in the areas of mobility, analytics, and enterprise information management.
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SAP Unveils Three Technology Innovations at SAPPHIRE 2010
(ComputerWeekly – May 19, 2010)
Vishal Sikka discusses three SAP products that can help meet enterprise demands for greater reach and real-time computing capability.
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SAP Bets Big on Mobile with Sybase Acquisition (InfoWorld – May 13, 2010)
SAP will use Sybase's technology to let workers access their SAP business and analytics applications from all major mobile device platforms.
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Timeless Software (White Paper – October 31, 2010)
SAP software is architected on principles that enable fast integration of, and the ability to reliably manage and exploit, changing and emerging technologies.
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SAPPHIRE NOW Keynote
(May 18, 2010)
Vishal Sikka and Hasso Platner share their perspectives on why innovation and transformation are driving today's growth and the focus of business executives everywhere. Log-in required
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Prior to being appointed the first CTO of SAP in April 2007, Vishal was the chief software architect at SAP, responsible for the technology and architecture road map and the advanced technology group.
Before joining SAP, Vishal was area vice president for platform technologies at Peregrine Systems, where he was responsible for Peregrine's application platform development, including development tools. Vishal joined Peregrine following the acquisition of his startup Bodha, Inc., where he served as founder and CEO.
Vishal holds a doctorate in computer science from Stanford University in California, and his experience includes research in artificial intelligence, automatic programming, and database and information management technologies at Stanford, at Xerox Palo Alto Labs, and at two startup companies.