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Global warming. Volatile energy prices. An economy in meltdown. The current crisis has provoked an attitude shift in companies, and the buzzword is sustainability. But what is sustainability all about and what does it mean at SAP?
How do companies stay competitive, innovative, and profitable when the fundamentals of business have fundamentally changed? In this video series, SAP executives describe how becoming a clear enterprise helps businesses gain the flexibility needed to anticipate and respond to a complex, ever-changing, global environment.
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Clarity Important for Europe Stress Tests (Reuters guest column) The U.S. government's recent bank stress tests were all about clarity. With hard data and clear facts, they shone a bright light on the shadowy uncertainties of complex financial transactions. SAP CEO Léo Apotheker's recent guest column for Reuters explores the importance of clarity for financial system stress tests.
Read the Reuters guest column.
Vishal Sikka on Innovation, Cloud Computing, and Technology Trends SAP Chief Technology Officer Vishal Sikka discusses innovation, cloud computing, timeless software, and other IT trends.
Read the CIO article.
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IT Does Matter and the Best-Run Now Initiative SAP Executive Board Member Bill McDermott led a panel discussion during SAPPHIRE 2009 that explored how businesses are surviving the economic downturn and setting themselves up to emerge even stronger through investments in technology. Panel members included Erik Brynjolfsson, Schussel Family Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and Jim Hagemman Snabe, Member of the SAP Executive Board.
Watch the video.
Leadership in a Time of Responsibility As a panelist at the INSEAD Leadership Summit 2009, SAP Executive Board Member Jim Hagemann Snabe discusses his role as a leader at SAP and the importance of corporate social responsibility and sustainability.
Rethinking Relationships in a Global Economy Henning Kagermann, former SAP CEO, discusses why today's changing market dynamics require fluid, built-to-adapt networks that enable companies to focus on differentiation and rely more on partners, suppliers, and customers.
Read the full chapter from "The Global Information Technology Report,".
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What exactly does business network transformation mean for today's organizations? CEOs offer their insights on how it has changed their perception and businesses. Watch the videos.
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