SAP: driven by innovation

Transforming the IT industry with constant innovation – and the pioneering spirit of our founders

At SAP, innovation is more than developing software – it's developing breakthrough technologies and best practices that shape IT trends.

Discover how SAP focuses on innovation internally and how it works with leading universities, partners, and customers worldwide to deliver innovation that can help companies of all sizes and industries run better.

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Learn how innovative technologies like cloud, in-memory, and mobile computing can help your company.

The SAP Labs Network leverages SAP's rich diversity and technical and business expertise

SAP Labs

SAP Labs are located in high-tech centers around the world. Each lab has the flexibility of a small company, and uses the business and technical foundation of SAP to deliver local, market-oriented solutions that maximize customer value.

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Global Research and Business Incubation is the global technology research and innovation unit of SAP

Global Research and Business Incubation

Global Research and Business Incubation is the global research and innovation unit of SAP. The group anticipates and explores emerging IT trends and transfers innovations into market-ready prototypes, product enhancements, and new solutions.

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The SAP Innovation Center provides a working environment conducive to free-thinking, with the flair and agility of a young Start-Up

SAP Innovation Center

The SAP Innovation Center provides a working environment conducive to free thinking, with the flair and agility of a young start-up. Its mission is to further the development of technologically advanced, innovative, customer-oriented solutions.

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Start-Up Focus Program

Start-Up Focus Program

Through the SAP Start-Up Focus Program, we share our experience and passion to energize Start-Ups and help them adopt SAP HANA.

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SAP Ventures

SAP Ventures helps build industry leading companies by partnering with outstanding entrepreneurs and venture capital firms.

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Innovation is Our Strategy

SAP is harnessing innovative technologies like cloud, in-memory, and mobile computing to help businesses adapt to change and generate value.

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SAP Runs SAP

SAP’s CIO blogs about tech issues and how SAP continually tests and improves its software through internal use.

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