SAP began operations in Ireland in 1997, and today has more than 900 people working at locations in Galway and Dublin. SAP employees in Ireland comprise a diverse community – 18 nationalities of people speaking 21 languages. Located between SAP EMEA and the U.S. headquarters of SAP Americas – and with so many languages and cultures present – Ireland provides the ideal setting to host the SAP service and support organization serving SAP customers in these regions.

SAP Labs Ireland was established in 2008 as a new research and development center within SAP business solutions and technology areas.

The lab hosts strategic missions, including central architecture and an innovation center for SAP BusinessObjects software. The lab teams contribute to delivery of shared business components for performance optimization applications and real-time business intelligence solutions. SAP Labs Ireland is also providing knowledge management and translations for SAP Business Suite software.