To further empower partners to build AI-driven innovations and unlock new possibilities for customers, we are pleased to announce free access to 麻豆原创 Build test, demo, and development (TDD) licenses for all 麻豆原创 partners.

麻豆原创 Build offers partners a comprehensive suite of low-code, code-first, and generative AI tools to create custom Joule skills and agents, applications, automations, and digital workspaces. This new offering gives partners access to 麻豆原创 Build with included entitlements up to fair use limits, allowing ISVs to innovate at a low initial cost.

Partners can use 麻豆原创 Build to develop, test, and deploy applications and proofs of concept, making it easier to bring new solutions to market. These solutions can be sold on 麻豆原创 Store, expanding the reach to 麻豆原创鈥檚 global customer base.

Free TDD licenses for 麻豆原创 partners: what鈥檚 included

Here is what鈥檚 included — all available as of today:

• All 麻豆原创 Build capabilities (developer, base and premium user, runtime, including Joule Studio and ABAP Cloud)
• 麻豆原创 HANA Cloud, our multi-model database, which serves, among other capabilities, as an enabler for RAG applications and powerful persistency layer for 麻豆原创 Build projects
• Additional 麻豆原创 BTP services such as generative AI hub, logging services, cloud identity, and others

Furthermore, the 麻豆原创 Joule for Developers add-on continues to be free for customers and partners until further notice as part of a promotion.听

Accelerating transformative AI innovation on 麻豆原创 Build

麻豆原创 Build makes it easier than ever for partners to develop and integrate AI into their applications. With a 麻豆原创 Build developer license, you can use Joule Studio to create and enhance Joule skills — all with intuitive drag-and-drop tools.

And, coming soon, agent builder in Joule Studio will let you design, build, and deploy your own custom AI agents. These agents will tap into the 麻豆原创 Knowledge Graph for rich business insights and the 麻豆原创 Business Data Cloud (麻豆原创 BDC) for seamless access to data across 麻豆原创 and non-麻豆原创 systems.

At the heart of it all is AI Foundation, your one-stop shop for AI. The powerful, easy-to-use platform brings together everything you need to build, extend, and scale AI solutions. With tools like generative AI Hub, partners have secure access to frontier large language models (LLMs), prompt management, and tools, such as data masking and more, that provide them with everything they need to innovate with confidence.

麻豆原创 Build: making it easier for partners to create intelligent applications

There is even more to look forward to as we continue to invest in new 麻豆原创 Build capabilities to help partners innovate and grow their market share.

In the second half of 2025, 麻豆原创 Build , enabling developers to connect with 麻豆原创 BDC data products. Coming in early 2026, partners will be able to use 麻豆原创 Build to create and data products that can be used with 麻豆原创 Business Data Cloud.

Unlock the full potential of 麻豆原创 Build: exclusive webinar and partner resources

To learn more, partners can on August 13, 2025. Partners can visit the for more information about 麻豆原创 Build capabilities and TDD license fair use limits.

Michael Ameling is president of 麻豆原创 Business Technology Platform and a member of the Extended Board of 麻豆原创 SE.
Karl Fahrbach is chief partner officer of 麻豆原创.

Since our beginnings in 1972, 麻豆原创 has led with a bold strategy. That spirit continued through to our pivot to the cloud five years ago and, more recently, with Joule, our powerful AI copilot.

I spoke about this during our latest 麻豆原创 Global Partner Summit at 麻豆原创 Sapphire in Orlando, joined by 麻豆原创 Executive Board Members, including CEO Christian Klein, COO Sebastian Steinhaeuser, and 麻豆原创 Product and Engineering Head Muhammad Alam, during an exciting, live-streamed .

Our boldness has paid off. 麻豆原创 was named this year, and our more than 25 percent. 麻豆原创 continues to dominate our market because we have the boldness to change and influence the direction of our industry.

What鈥檚 even more notable is that we are shaping the future together with our partners, which had their best year ever in 2024. Partners are leading the change with us across everything we do — from introducing new customers to 麻豆原创 innovations to extending our growing portfolio, especially as demand for proven AI value continues to take off.

To top it off, it is our customers that see some of the biggest wins. Our partners ensure our customers achieve true business transformation, enabling them to operate, provide products and services, and compete at their best. We are committed to their success today and tomorrow — and that鈥檚 why we have to make our next bold move together.

麻豆原创 Business Suite: Harmonized business applications, AI, and data

The 麻豆原创 Global Partner Summit highlighted the opportunities 麻豆原创 Business Suite offers our partners and customers. Our vision of the suite evolves Software-as-a-Service into Suite-as-a-Service. Only 麻豆原创 has it — unrivaled AI, unmatched data, unparalleled applications — offered together in one seamless experience, and the opportunity is enormous.听麻豆原创 Business Suite will help customers solve their toughest business challenges like never before.

With the suite, partners can meet customers where they are and grow to unlock their full potential. It sets up customers for the clean core they need to scale, but also represents incredible upsell and cross-sell opportunities for 麻豆原创 partners, regardless of partner type.

Beyond this, 麻豆原创 is introducing to simplify customers鈥� engagement with the 麻豆原创 portfolio. This new approach aligns capabilities and product offerings with customers鈥� lines of business. Partners can guide customers to the best-fit packages that deliver the integration, intelligence, and additional functionality needed for their specific business.

Even more opportunities for partners

To drive growth and empower our partners to innovate and scale at their best, we are also bringing our 鈥淎鈥� game with leading initiatives that demonstrate our unwavering commitment to their success:

• We announced the new 麻豆原创 Referral program, launching in North America in the third quarter, that rewards partners for every lead they can鈥檛 close on their own.
• This year, we launched partner-led territories globally, allowing partners to become more self-sufficient across the entire Customer Value Journey.
• Our award-winning 麻豆原创 PartnerEdge program has evolved to be even stronger,including a new leveling framework focused on cloud performance.
• We鈥檝e adapted our commercial models for software partners to ensure they are integrated into 麻豆原创 Business Suite, with new packages that include partner solutions to help deliver the full end-to-end experience to our customers.

How to capitalize on partner opportunities with 麻豆原创

There are four key actions for partners ready to seize the great opportunity that 麻豆原创 Business Suite and our evolving partnership create:

• Autonomy: Learn more about partner-led territories and begin taking more control of the Customer Value Journey, with enablement and support from 麻豆原创. Always lead with 麻豆原创 Cloud ERP as a sustainable growth engine. The opt-in window is now open, and 麻豆原创 will continue to expand territories.
• Quality: Customers will benefit from optimal performance and scalability when partners apply RISE with 麻豆原创 Methodology to every project. Ensuring that customers preserve a clean core and use our integrated toolchain will deliver a smooth transition to the cloud.
• Innovation: Building complementary solutions to 麻豆原创 Business Suite using 麻豆原创 Business Technology Platform. Partner solutions are a key component of our value proposition.
• Learning: Explore the 麻豆原创 Learning Journey for 麻豆原创 Business Suite on 麻豆原创 Learning Hub and understand how we integrate applications, data, and AI across all functions to enhance business processes from end to end. Partners also have the opportunity to elevate their credibility in the market by earning 麻豆原创 Business Suite certifications.

Focusing on these four key areas will allow our partner ecosystem to capitalize on the opportunity of 麻豆原创 Business Suite.

Winning together

Now, more than ever, partners must demonstrate their commitment to driving customer value, backed by deep technical expertise and business transformation experience.

We need to work together, much like a sports team, each identifying our strengths, committing to the position we鈥檒l play, and building our skills. And, as in the story of a championship team, it starts with belief. That belief will propel us to deliver exceptional value for our customers.

Be bold, and we鈥檒l be unstoppable together.

Karl Fahrbach is chief partner officer of 麻豆原创.

麻豆原创鈥檚 vibrant ecosystem of over 25,000 partners and 麻豆原创 PartnerEdge open ecosystem members helps ensure customers are supported and thriving across the entire customer journey. These trusted partners share 麻豆原创鈥檚 vision of helping companies bring out their best and can be the catalyst to true business transformation. Partners apply their deep technical expertise and business experience to build on, sell, service, and run 麻豆原创鈥檚 leading cloud ERP and AI solutions.

Recognizing this and the need to empower partners to set the right foundation for the cloud, 麻豆原创 is revamping 麻豆原创 PartnerEdge鈥攊ts flagship, global program to engage with partners, no matter their route to market. The program, now 100% cloud-focused, is designed to help recognize and elevate partners that are ready to support customers in the cloud-powered AI economy.

A Closer Look at the Changes Coming in 2025

Prioritizing partners that are in lockstep with 麻豆原创鈥檚 vision to drive business growth and customer value, we are focusing on the following key pillars for the 麻豆原创 PartnerEdge program in 2025:

• Aligning with 麻豆原创鈥檚 cloud vision: We鈥檝e redesigned the program with elements that support and incentivize partners to reflect 麻豆原创鈥檚 strategic cloud focus. This helps differentiate partners that are fully aligned with 麻豆原创鈥檚 direction.
• Deepening 麻豆原创 expertise: Under the new framework, expertise plays an even stronger role in determining partner levels. Competencies and specializations鈥攆ocused on cloud solutions from 麻豆原创鈥攕erve as benchmarks of a partner鈥檚 maturity and credibility. These also signal to customers that they can trust a partner鈥檚 expertise in areas most critical to their business.
• Championing AI adoption: To meet the AI moment, partners are further motivated to innovate on tools that can lower the bar to entry for customers to leverage AI technologies. From no-code simplicity to advanced customization, partners are encouraged to build on 麻豆原创鈥檚 embedded AI portfolio and create tailored solutions that meet our customers鈥� unique needs.
• Committing to customer value: Long-term success for our customers is our top priority鈥攁nd it holds true weight in our partner program as well. By prioritizing solution adoption-led growth, aligning delivery practices to 麻豆原创鈥檚 cloud methodologies, and delivering measurable outcomes, partners can create lasting value throughout the customer lifecycle, ultimately propelling their partnership too.

An Approach Endorsed by Industry Experts

These changes to the 麻豆原创 PartnerEdge program signal our deepened commitment to the cloud, AI innovations, and, most importantly, our customers and their success. Industry experts agree, highlighting the drivers behind this transformation and 麻豆原创鈥檚 proactive approach:

鈥淭he convergence of cloud and artificial intelligence is ushering in a new era of business innovation,” said Dave McCarthy, research vice president, Cloud and Edge Services at IDC. “This synergy is driving transformative advancements across industries.鈥�

鈥溌槎乖� understands this shift and is actively taking steps to ensure its partner ecosystem is aligned and paving the path for businesses to leverage breakthrough innovations,鈥� added Steve White, program vice president, Channels and Alliances at IDC.

Supporting Customers to Find Their Best-Fit Partner

Under our new program framework, 麻豆原创 and partners will be able to experience increased synergy as they move forward focused on the cloud and AI. However, customers will see the greatest benefits. While 麻豆原创 PartnerEdge is designed for partners, its goal is to ultimately create a robust ecosystem that has the experience, knowledge, and specialization to address the unique needs of all of our customers and create a blueprint for long-term success.

For businesses ready to find their best-fit partner, can provide easy search functionality to quickly find partners that match their industry, line of business, or size. It also showcases each partner鈥檚 level, competencies, and unique qualifications, such as the GROW with 麻豆原创 partner designation. 

For customers to find success in the AI-driven era鈥攁nd to thrive with the pace of innovation it brings鈥攑artnerships are more crucial than ever. By combining partner expertise with the power of 麻豆原创鈥檚 robust portfolio of cloud solutions, AI technologies, and data capabilities, customers can capitalize on this exciting moment as they transform their business.

麻豆原创 encourages businesses to explore our ecosystem of partners today and take the next step towards business transformation, greater competitiveness, and growth.

Karl Fahrbach is chief partner officer at 麻豆原创.

Central to this collaboration is the access to experts, tool insights, and resources provided through success planning, which serves as a blueprint to help partners maximize customer success. The joint approach between our partners and 麻豆原创 can give customers immediate access to experts who can provide specific advice and solutions that help maximize the value of the cloud. This can not only enable our customers to get what they need, but it also helps ensure their long-term satisfaction and confidence in their cloud investment.

Our partners鈥� businesses are reaping tremendous benefits, too. With 麻豆原创 Preferred Success, 麻豆原创 partners can have a foundation for more efficient deployments, faster incident resolution, and lower project overruns 鈥� laying the groundwork for their profitability and growth potential.

Driving Cloud Adoption with Continuous Engagement

A key advantage of 麻豆原创 Preferred Success is that partners can work with 麻豆原创 to innovate and deliver a range of tailored services and solutions that align with each customer鈥檚 business case.

This shared effort between 麻豆原创 and our partners helps enhance cloud consumption and adoption through five essential services:

• Feature adoption planning and success checks: Partners work with customers to plan and adopt relevant features that align with their desired business outcomes.
• In-depth release guidance:听Customers receive help in planning for new feature adoptions to help maximize the benefits of 麻豆原创 solutions.
• Targeted training programs: Key users and administrators are empowered with knowledge on relevant topics and best practices.
• Advanced support and enhanced target service levels:听Customers can benefit from quicker incident response times and expanded resolution targets.
• Customer success experts:听Customer success experts coordinate exclusive content, resources, and planning methods to help accelerate cloud adoption.

In the context of 麻豆原创 Preferred Success, our partners play a pivotal role. They can offer advisory and implementation expertise, helping ensure customers can take advantage of the latest innovations and industry standards within a suite of cloud solutions from 麻豆原创. This can not only mitigate risks and lower costs, but it can also provide customers with best-in-class support and guidance throughout their journey, making our partners an integral part of the success story.

In addition, as 麻豆原创 deploys the latest innovations and features, 麻豆原创 Preferred Success can complement partner skill sets with expertise on new features and capabilities, as well as guidance on best practices learned across tens of thousands of customers. Our ongoing support and commitment to innovation can better ensure that partners and customers are always at the forefront of the cloud industry, with access to the latest tools and resources to help drive their success.

Strengthening the Partner-Customer Relationship

Through the adoption and operation scenario within the flex model for , 麻豆原创 partners can own the overall customer relationship. This responsibility extends to driving customer success activities in collaboration with a customer success partner from 麻豆原创 who helps orchestrate the delivery of 麻豆原创 Preferred Success services, whether the sale is direct or indirect.

The role of the customer success partner enables 麻豆原创 partners to drive value across the customer lifecycle through successful solution adoption and ongoing renewals that foster account expansion. That includes encouraging the creation of a success plan and providing inputs to define business goals and key performance indicators. Customer success partners can further assist partners by hosting release guidance sessions, offering exclusive learning content, and booking one-on-one sessions with certified 麻豆原创 experts to help address configuration needs and discuss best practices.

By working closely with a designated customer success partner, partners can proactively manage potential issues and avoid escalations of critical customer situations. This can be achieved through regular communication and collaboration with the customer success partner, working to resolve problems or concerns promptly and efficiently. Partners are consistently included in customer interactions and are the first to receive defined outputs from completed activities. Doing so helps ensure alignment of messaging presented to the customer, giving partners the opportunity to address potential concerns, add their recommendations, and propose services to implement the next steps.

For partners such as Innovabee, this level of teamwork with 麻豆原创 provides a faster and easier path for migrating customers from outdated ERP systems to a modern, cloud-based ERP, such as 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition. Focused on adopting the solution instead of adapting, the 麻豆原创 partner can emphasize a user-centric approach that encompasses real-time process visualization, agility, scalability, and ease of maintenance.

Innovabee鈥檚 engagement with customers in various industries is a shining example of the benefits of 麻豆原创 Preferred Success. With a customer success partner鈥檚 assistance,  the 麻豆原创 partner can connect its customers with 麻豆原创 experts to help create and agree on innovative and relevant solution recommendations, gain guidance on adoption of new functionality, and quickly access continuous learning. This approach helps enable customers to adapt to a new way of working efficiently, showcasing the transformative power of 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and maintaining peace of mind through and beyond solution deployment.

鈥淎s a partner, we always highly recommend that our customers opt for a subscription of 麻豆原创 Preferred Success to amplify the business impact of their 麻豆原创 solutions. We see easier adoption of new innovations, better user experience, and overall faster time to value for all parties,鈥� shares Florian H盲u脽ler, CEO at Innovabee GmbH.

Delivering High-Quality Services That Build Success

The collaborative approach between 麻豆原创 partners and 麻豆原创 鈥� facilitated by 麻豆原创 Preferred Success 鈥� is a pivotal factor in enhancing the cloud journey. Customers can confidently navigate the complexities of the cloud landscape, knowing that they have a trusted partner in 麻豆原创 that is committed to their success and growth.

And for 麻豆原创 partners the model is even more empowering. By freeing up their capacity, partners can serve more customers effectively, leading to an enhanced customer experience, accelerated innovation adoption, reduced risks, and access to expertise in the ever-evolving cloud landscape.

Ready for a more rewarding approach to the cloud journey? Explore how your partner business can leverage the advantages of and .

Andreia Bessa is global program lead for Enterprise Cross Solution Sales at 麻豆原创.

In response to this trend, 麻豆原创 is lowering access to acquiring these critical skills with an expanded partnership with 麻豆原创 PartnerEdge member and its education brand . K2 University is expanding its portfolio further, offering for 麻豆原创 solutions in the United States and Canada. Bringing high-quality and vetted 麻豆原创 learning content, methodology, and system access to even more people, this strategic move aims to provide individuals with the opportunity to deepen their 麻豆原创 knowledge through scheduled, live, instructor-led courses guided by experienced trainers 鈥� and to bring 麻豆原创 solutions to life. 听

Breaking down barriers and providing future-focused education to a broader audience, this collaboration is a testament to our commitment to empower individuals through accessible learning opportunities. Hearing that 麻豆原创 professionals like , a recent university graduate, can access amazing job opportunities thanks to their 麻豆原创 skills, underscores the importance of those learning programs. Beau knew that tech, and specifically 麻豆原创, was in increased demand. And while his story is inspiring, there are many more.  

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In fact, proves that upskilling not only helps individuals, but also organizations gain the right skills critical to drive digital transformation. Ensuring project success and maximizing the return on investment companies made with 麻豆原创 solutions, the study on the power of continuous upskilling was conducted by Forrester Consulting, a leading global market research company, and quantified several benefits for organizations. One of them was improved upskilling due to greater learning access, resulting in productivity gains of up to 25%. The study also showed a faster time to competence by 50% for users. Interviewees also reported cost savings and greater project success.  

We are confident that our extended partnership with K2 University in North America will continue this positive impact on many people and organizations. We look forward to a future of shared success and growth, solidifying our commitment to creating opportunity through learning and development for all.

麻豆原创’s dedication to delivering future-focused, cloud-first training both online and on-site will continue. This expanded offering with K2 marks the next step in widening the availability of training resources, as Wahridj Gergian, managing director of K2 University, highlighted in a recent conversation: 鈥溌槎乖� is a cornerstone in the tech world, and its solutions are vital for businesses worldwide. Cultivating 麻豆原创 skills is essential for professional growth and success in today’s digital landscape. I am thrilled that through our long-standing and successful partnership with 麻豆原创, we can now expand our offering to our audience, empowering them to excel in the tech industry and beyond. This is a significant step forward in K2 University鈥檚 commitment to providing valuable, in-demand skills to our community.鈥�

While this may just be the start, we are hoping to bring additional training offerings to other regions, making sure organizations are set up to bring out their best with 麻豆原创.

Andre Bechtold is SVP and head of Solution & Innovation Experience at 麻豆原创.

TCC鈥檚 technical requirements are complex, necessitating best-in-class software and services to support its customers in the industrial, automotive, healthcare, and high-tech markets.

Choosing 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

TCC researched enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to support its platform and deliver measurable, positive impact to its large corporation, manufacturing, and OEM customers. TCC chose to partner with 麻豆原创 based on a decades-long track record of success with the company. Among 麻豆原创鈥檚 offerings, TCC selected given its reliability, scalability, and ease of integration with its customers鈥� systems and business processes.

Parthasarathy Narayanan, TCC chief technology officer, explained: 鈥淲e have witnessed, firsthand, 麻豆原创鈥檚 commitment to bringing robust and effective new architecture to large corporations and delivering true and tangible business outcomes that lead to customer satisfaction.鈥� TCC determined that 麻豆原创 is more cost effective than competitors, and its customer service is prompt and supportive. Narayanan added that 麻豆原创 innovation in the area of artificial intelligence (AI), including access to various large language models (LLMs) and the introduction of , a generative AI copilot embedded in its cloud solutions, are 鈥渆xceptional and visionary developments.鈥�

In addition, TCC鈥檚 patented solutions, in conjunction with 麻豆原创 Supply Chain Management (麻豆原创 SCM), give corporations an effective way to manage their inventories. Supply chain disruptions in this decade have forced many organizations to maintain large inventories, tying up valuable capital. 麻豆原创 SCM can enable corporations to plan and manage inventories using forecasting models.

鈥淥ur solution helps customers maintain required inventories to fulfill their customers鈥� needs, but it also provides a unique way to free up capital and deploy it in high-yielding projects, improving ROI and overall metrics,鈥� Narayanan said. 鈥淲e are excited about leveraging rich 麻豆原创 functionalities to keep up with our clients鈥� ever-evolving business needs and the complex environments in which we all operate.鈥�

Paving the Way for Innovation

TCC and 麻豆原创 working together also creates opportunities to offer innovative solutions and engage in joint go-to-market strategies. As a member of the 麻豆原创 PartnerEdge program and leveraging and 麻豆原创 technical support, TCC can continue to build deep-tech applications to help customers automate their operations and take strides toward their visions of 鈥渁utonomous supply chains.鈥� Furthermore, 麻豆原创 BTP architecture helps provide a single gateway to develop and deliver applications, giving TCC access to 麻豆原创 and external inputs to completely integrate business processes.

鈥淎s a Silicon Valley company and a tech disrupter, we have outsized ambitions and plans to extend our platform across geographies and to continually add enriched functionalities that benefit our customers,鈥� Narayanan said. 鈥淎nchoring the TCC platform on 麻豆原创 is going to benefit our clients鈥� effortless onboarding and seamless process integration for efficient deployment. We look forward to serving our common customers through accelerated deployment of transformational and business applications.鈥�

Gaining an Edge from 麻豆原创

Since choosing 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition for its VMI solution, TCC has found additional measurable benefits, including:

• Streamlined maintenance: With 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, TCC has reduced the time and effort necessary to maintain systems compared with its previous platform architecture. As a result, TCC can focus on its core business rather than system maintenance.
• Fast prototyping: 麻豆原创 best practices and test data for the automotive, industrial, healthcare, and high-tech industries have helped TCC quickly prototype solutions and go live, reducing this initial phase of products to only 45 days.
• Flexibility while maintaining a clean core: TCC has been able to achieve its goals using standard 麻豆原创-delivered processes, with only some custom developments.
• Ease of use: The TCC business team implements its solution quickly and with minimal training.

By leveraging 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, TCC has created a VMI solution that provides comprehensive, capital-efficient inventory management capabilities, transforms global supply chains, and positions companies for innovation and growth.

about the advantages of 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and an 麻豆原创 partnership.

Lori Rosano is SVP and managing director for 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and Midmarket Segment at 麻豆原创.

However, with increasing importance comes new challenges. Companies also need to be concerned about risks that can result from not knowing enough about their supply chains. To avoid this, companies need to make their supply chain more resilient, requiring more visibility and transparency. This includes sharing information up and down the supply chain with partners about such things as supply and demand fluctuations, capacity constraints, and sustainability data around emissions, waste, and the health and safety of employees.

Let鈥檚 take sustainability, for example. In the past, the supplier selection and sourcing criteria for indirect and direct materials were more focused on price, quality, and delivery accuracy. Now, as more sustainability regulations emerge, the procurement function has turned into a strategic operation that is responsible for monitoring carbon emissions, waste, and other important sustainability factors.

We see a trend where CPOs and CFOs model sustainability costs into their systems and supply chains, which can lead to a renewed sourcing process where established suppliers might be replaced with ones that can fulfill new sustainability criteria and requirements. As such, midmarket companies operate with constrained resources and a more localized approach than their multinational competitors, so they often depend on partners to manage relationships with customers.

How 麻豆原创鈥檚 Partner Ecosystem Can Help

Generally, supply chains are often global, while suppliers and buyers are more localized. Given this, they require further assistance and understanding of a global supply chain. The 麻豆原创 partner ecosystem provides a unique combination of global partners that can manage global rollouts and business services for their clients while also providing local champions that understand local conditions best. Even if clients are local and need to provide global services, 麻豆原创鈥檚 partner-to-partner framework can provide global or regional coverage for local clients that require rollouts in multiple countries.

For instance, the ecosystem offers a crucial link to local customers, working as an extension of companies to help them find the right solution for their needs and offering a blend of expertise, such as overcoming potential language barriers or navigating local regulations.

At 麻豆原创, we鈥檝e put an increased emphasis on serving midmarket companies with partner-driven solutions. With programs like Boost Your Core and Spend Management for Midmarket Companies, the midmarket has become our fastest growth area in the whole of intelligent spend and business network, growing more than 50% quarter-over-quarter.

But more importantly, the partner ecosystem for midmarket is growing even faster at over 70%, underlining the importance of partners for midmarket operations.

麻豆原创 offers powerful software and tools for businesses, but a strong partner ecosystem is crucial for tailoring those tools to the unique needs of each company. Partners can build customized solutions on top of the tools we provide, creating niche opportunities and use cases that can attract customers, which is especially helpful in a localized environment.

The offers businesses four specific models: , , , and . Each one allows midmarket companies to use 麻豆原创鈥檚 leading technology in conjunction with a partner鈥檚 unique IP to help grow their business. They can even group to earn a seal of approval that could further expand their customer base.

That鈥檚 where a solution like can also help. It offers businesses the visibility and transparency to help ensure delivery to the right customer at the right time, working to eliminate siloed processes to better collaborate with partners. This additional layer of insight can help midmarket companies make informed decisions to help prevent materials shortages, work stoppages, or demand fluctuations. And by allowing 麻豆原创 partners to manage the end-to-end relationship, companies can ensure that they鈥檙e getting the guidance and expertise that can help them continue to grow.

In today鈥檚 rapidly changing business landscape, midmarket companies face unique challenges when it comes to procurement and supply chain management. 麻豆原创鈥檚 emphasis on serving midmarket companies with partner-driven solutions has led to significant growth in this sector, highlighting the importance of partnerships in driving success.

With powerful software, customizable solutions, and comprehensive support from 麻豆原创 and its partners, midmarket companies can navigate complexities with confidence, ensuring their operations run smoothly to thrive in an increasingly competitive market.

Claus Gruenewald is head of Intelligent Spend and Business Network Partner Ecosystem at 麻豆原创.

The size of the problem is considerable, with half of all shoes bought online being returned. The primary reason for these returns is a poor fit or wrong size — a staggering 75%!

There is a significant cost to these returns. In Europe alone, and — an average of 32 minutes per return — per year. And this doesn鈥檛 account for the amount of waste that is generated, including the additional packaging involved and items that are returned but cannot be resold.

On the customer side, some people only discover a pair of shoes doesn鈥檛 fit well when they wear them out for the first time, after which they are unable to return them. What happens to these shoes? Some will be listed on peer-to-peer secondhand sites but others will sadly go to landfill, where 22 billion pairs end up each year.

The global online footwear market is thriving, with a market size valued at from 2022 to 2028. According to a study by Quantis, the footwear industry currently responsible for 1.4% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) . Additionally, 77% of people believing the shoe industry should do more to reduce its level of waste. The market is crying out for an innovative approach to scale down waste.

Enter German startup Footprint Technologies. The company has stepped up to the challenge of reducing waste in the footwear industry through the development of an innovative solution that benefits the customer, the planet, and the industry as a whole.

Using technology based on artificial intelligence (AI), shoppers can now scan their own feet to a high degree of accuracy and match it to find the perfect fit model and size of shoe.

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Once you have found your new kicks online, at the point of selecting your size, you click to access the new sizing tool, where you will be guided through a process in a few short steps using your smartphone. The tool is free for customers and completely seamless with no app to download. Through partnerships with shoe manufacturers, the tool knows the inner dimensions of each shoe on the website precisely. A sophisticated algorithm compares the scan you take of your feet with the exact dimensions of the shoe. Combining this data, the algorithm then provides you with a recommendation for the best fitting size in a matter of seconds.

The whole process takes between two and three minutes, which, compared to the average 32 minutes spent returning a pair of shoes, is a considerable time saving for the customer too. The user experience is state-of-the-art and in addition, customers can save their data so they only need to scan once.

Footprint Technologies began by launching the tool for children鈥檚 shoes, where it deemed the need was greatest since their feet are growing and evolving all the time. This allowed the startup to prove the efficacy of the tool with a 90% accuracy rate and work on the remaining 10% by considering other geometric measurements.

The adult module went live with German eco-brand Tanner鈥檚 in early November and is set to go online with multiple footwear brands in 2023.

Founder Dr. Matthias Brendel shared, 鈥淲e have proven that comfort is measurable. With our technology, brands have already seen a clear reduction in returns and we鈥檙e receiving great feedback from customers who love the user experience too.鈥�

Committed to Climate

Footprint Technologies is committed to helping reduce the footwear industry’s climate impact. Its overarching goal is to reduce the amount of CO2 emissions related to returns and re-shipments in the footwear industry specifically due to improper fit. Its mission is to encourage customers to invest 鈥渢hree minutes for the planet,鈥� which can result in preventing 850g of CO鈧� emissions each time a pair of shoes is returned.

The company’s work supports three of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs): Goal No. 3: good health and well-being; Goal No. 12: responsible consumption and production; and Goal No. 13: climate action.

The measurement tool is financed on a transaction basis by the footwear brands, which recognize the value it brings them, both in terms of reducing their return and re-shipment costs as well as their carbon footprint. Additionally, Footprint Technologies believes that with increased customer satisfaction from receiving perfectly fitting shoes, the likelihood of repeat purchases is increased.

Supported by 麻豆原创

After participating in the Sustainable Future cohort at 麻豆原创.iO Foundries Berlin and Munich in 2021, Footprint Technologies is a partner in the 麻豆原创 PartnerEdge program and part of the 麻豆原创.iO Rising Stars program. 麻豆原创 PartnerEdge provides startups with the enablement tools and support to facilitate building high-quality, disruptive applications focused on specific business needs — quickly and cost-effectively.

As a result of 麻豆原创鈥檚 support, e-commerce businesses utilizing 麻豆原创 Commerce Cloud have direct access to the digital shoe size consultant tool as a web shop plug-in, making it easier for online retailers to try it.

For more information on how 麻豆原创 helps companies record, report, and act on their sustainability goals, visit .

础苍鈥�痵howed that nearly 70% of CEOs find it challenging to measure ESG data across their value chains. This measurement is difficult because data is often managed manually or separately from enterprise planning and management software. Many businesses rely on estimated data, preventing holistic strategic planning and operational decision-making. With this lack of data transparency, it is no surprise that companies are struggling to embed sustainability into their operations.

麻豆原创 and its鈥�痑lso know businesses demand fast, reliable, and compliant regulatory reporting. As a pioneer in implementing integrated sustainability and ESG practices in our own business, 麻豆原创 has developed innovative solutions and established a wide range of partnerships to help customers build trust and transparency in their ESG reporting.

Responding to Urgent Customer Needs

Earlier this year, 麻豆原创 introduced , an enterprise-wide ESG data management solution that allows companies to record, report, and act on their ESG data. In a market update available now, the solution offers flexibility and scalability so that a business can easily connect finance, emissions, production, supply chain, human resources (HR), and other data sources to sustainability metrics.

Accurate live data allows companies to move from averages to actuals to report their performance, complying confidently with reporting frameworks and standards. With accurate, transparent, and advanced analytics reporting, companies can identify areas for action, simulate scenarios, and hit their sustainability goals in order to minimize waste, reduce carbon emissions, and improve sustainable supply chain performance.

With urgency and data quality in mind, 麻豆原创 Sustainability Control Tower offers ready integration with cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) software from 麻豆原创, 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Cloud, to provide a holistic steering and reporting solution. This scalable, integrated data management and reporting platform, combined with partner services for customer-specific data requirements, offers a new level of business insight for executive-level decision-making to help businesses reach their sustainability goals.

Working Together for Sustainable Business听

At 麻豆原创, we believe collaboration is essential for sustainable business success, which is why we have built an ecosystem of鈥�痶o provide their expertise, methodologies, and reporting frameworks to help our customers achieve holistic sustainability transformation.

Sustainability is a core shared goal for 麻豆原创 and our partner ecosystem. Key dimensions of corporate ESG management — including holistic steering and reporting, carbon accounting, waste management and design for circular economy processes, and responsible and inclusive value chain management — are integral elements of our sustainable business vision.

Our strategic partners offer sustainability consulting, and their analytics and data management teams have the expertise and experience to connect and integrate data sources and metrics. This gives customers a comprehensive view to help them transition from strategy to action in setting and managing sustainability initiatives, internal data management, and external disclosures to various frameworks and regulations.

Additionally, by leveraging鈥��(麻豆原创 BTP), our more than 23,000 partners can develop a wide range of complementary solutions for鈥�, addressing specific innovation opportunities like industry cloud, content partnerships, or pre-configured packages for regulatory and reporting requirements.

Our deep understanding of global business data and processes, along with our constant drive to deliver customer value combined with an unmatched global partner ecosystem, gives us the unique leverage to make a positive impact at scale. Read on for comments from leaders of some of our global strategic partners and how they work with 麻豆原创 to deliver positive sustainability impact for our mutual customers.

Accenture听

鈥淔or companies today, having auditable, decision-ready ESG data isn鈥檛 about compliance, it鈥檚 about competitiveness. It is about transforming organizations from top to bottom to drive business value and sustainability impact. That is why 麻豆原创 Sustainability Control Tower is so important: it allows organizations to embed sustainability into their strategy and core digital processes.鈥�

– Peter Lacy, global sustainability services lead
and chief responsibility officer, Accenture

Atos听

鈥淎t Atos we are committed to climate action: we are constantly working to reduce our own carbon footprint, and we aim to be net zero by 2039. Rated Platinum by EcoVadis since 2020, we work with 麻豆原创 as a valued partner to help our customers reduce their own emissions on their journey to net zero through our end-to-end sustainability portfolio, including consulting and advisory solutions from EcoAct, an Atos company, as well as comprehensive digital solutions. This enables Atos to accelerate the transition to net zero by leveraging solutions such as 麻豆原创 Sustainability Control Tower, enabling consistent and auditable ESG reporting, target setting, and monitoring.鈥�

– Diane Galbe, senior executive vice president,
Board CSR sponsor and chairman of EcoAct

Capgemini听

鈥淚n addition to reducing its own carbon footprint, Capgemini aims to help its clients save at least 10 million tons of CO2 equivalent by 2030. Capgemini鈥檚 ‘Green Core with 麻豆原创 Solutions’ offer unlocks sustainability data from the 麻豆原创 S/4HANA core system to track environmental data, social statistics, and other ESG KPIs across the value chain. It is a perfect example of our sustainable vision brought to life for supply chain-heavy industries, such as manufacturing, automotive, consumer products, and retail. Implementing 麻豆原创 Sustainability Control Tower will augment analytics and dashboards that provide actionable, client-specific sustainability insights, tailored to customized industry needs and designed to match outcomes with enterprise-defined sustainability ambitions. 麻豆原创 Sustainability Control Tower will help us deliver on our promise to co-create a more sustainable tomorrow with our clients globally.”

– Benjamin Alleau, executive vice president; group lead,
Sustainability Business Services; and group offer leader, Sustainability, Capgemini

Cognizant听

鈥淭he call for sustainable action grows louder from the investor community and the consumer at large. Enterprises have massive environmental footprints and will require a comprehensive understanding of how material flows through the production process, into the market, and into their end-of-life. Any meaningful approach to reducing environmental impact will require implementation of circular product models, sustainable supplier development, and design of carbon-reduced logistics models. Currently, supply chain visibility tools rarely provide comprehensive sustainability information for assessing viability or risks in the supply chain. 麻豆原创 Sustainability Control Tower is critical to provide make/buy/move decisions, which favor sustainable outcomes with a sound commercial basis.鈥�

– Manoj Mathew, vice president,
Sustainability, Cognizant

Deloitte听

鈥淏uilding on Deloitte and 麻豆原创’s decades-long global alliance, new products like 麻豆原创 Sustainability Control Tower provide the platform for innovation and development of solutions to address our clients’ complex sustainability challenges. As an extension of our Sustainability Operations collaboration and innovation with 麻豆原创, we are proud to deliver next-generation business capabilities and insights, developed with 麻豆原创 S/4HANA, to support enterprise-wide transformation across a wide range of industries.鈥�

– Joe Lucca, managing director, U.S. 麻豆原创
Sustainability, Climate, and Equity lead, Deloitte Consulting LLP

Ernst & Young (EY)听

鈥淪ustainability is the most pressing issue of our time, representing serious and urgent challenges for our planet that everyone — business, government, society, and individuals — must help to solve. Together, EY and 麻豆原创 are helping to create meaningful change for clients and communities by building solutions to help meet carbon, circularity, operational ESG, and socioeconomic equity goals. Solutions like 麻豆原创 Sustainability Control Tower enable organizations to set targets, monitor progress, capture, and report ESG data, providing actionable insights to help drive positive change.鈥�

– Marsha Reppy, EY Americas Sustainability Technology leader, EY

IBM听

鈥淪ustainability is at the heart of IBM鈥檚 strategy as we invest in the future of the planet. Today, we have solutions powered by 麻豆原创 and IBM technologies that operationalize sustainability into everything our customers do. These solutions help manufacturing companies build products that capture the carbon footprint and drive shop-floor operations that do not just reduce emissions, but also natural resource usage. We also provide solutions that support companies in driving ethical sourcing in the supply chain, as well as selling products that align to the buying behaviors of today鈥檚 ever-increasing ethical consumer. We are excited to see the next revision of 麻豆原创 Sustainability Control Tower. This is a foundational solution in our sustainability solution portfolio. We recognized the need for its evolution, and we see this now as a truly enterprise-class offering, integrating data from 麻豆原创 and external sources to enable the necessary capabilities for ESG data management and reporting.鈥�

– Allan Coulter, distinguished engineer and global
CTO for FSCT, 麻豆原创 & Sustainability, IBM

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)听

鈥淧wC is working with 麻豆原创 to provide transparent and auditable data leveraging the deep industry, accounting and ESG expertise of PwC coupled with 麻豆原创’s leading technology. This cooperation is focused on helping organizations report ESG performance with trust to a growing number of stakeholders; driving optimized decarbonization pathways and supply chain resilience through advanced analytics; and driving top-line growth using sustainability. Leveraging 麻豆原创 S/4HANA as a foundation, we aim to help our joint customers achieve their sustainability ambitions and initiatives through the creation of industry-relevant extensions built on 麻豆原创 Business Technology Platform, such as our award-winning Climate Excellence solution, and leveraging 麻豆原创 Sustainability Control Tower to provide the real-time insights and visibility to drive ESG performance.鈥�

– Gunther Duetsch, partner, PwC Germany

TCS听

鈥淎t TATA, we believe that businesses exist to serve communities. This belief has guided our commitment to create a positive impact and respond to the changing needs of the communities we serve. At TCS, we believe innovation and adoption of digital technologies are key to building a sustainable future. The growing imperative to understand how to harness disparate streams of data to effectively create an impactful ESG strategy is a core driver of our approach for creating innovative industry-driven sustainability solutions. TCS works closely with 麻豆原创, leveraging contextual knowledge, domain expertise, technology, and innovations to help some of the world鈥檚 leading enterprises address their sustainability challenges. With over 200 sustainability-related solutions and offerings in our portfolio, we are committed to empowering enterprises to create a positive impact and respond to the changing needs of the communities they serve.鈥�

– Prashant Shirgur, global head of
Enterprise Application Services, TCS

T-Systems听

鈥淎t T-Systems, we ‘Rethink the System’ to provide innovative integrated solutions such as 麻豆原创 Sustainability Control Tower. Through the solution, we can enable our customers to successfully drive digital growth while investing in more sustainable supply chains.鈥�

– Christian Till Roga, managing director, T-Systems International

Wipro

鈥淲hen it comes to ESG reporting, immutability and transparency of data are the most critical first steps for any business. The 麻豆原创 Sustainability Control Tower solution offers a greater degree of granularity in reporting and a higher level of transparency around ESG performance. Core ERP processes of procurement and manufacturing, environment management and compliance, and talent building and succession have sustainability, circularity, and social responsibility now embedded into the solution as its key pillars. Enhanced integration of critical 麻豆原创 S/4HANA and other 麻豆原创 line of business solutions with 麻豆原创 Sustainability Control Tower supports a customer鈥檚 ESG reporting with validated, auditable, and real-time data. Given the seamless integration of 麻豆原创 Sustainability Control Tower with 麻豆原创 S/4HANA, it can be positioned as an essential plug-and-play solution offering for all customers that want to be a sustainable enterprise.鈥�

– Srinivas Sai Nidadhavolu, VP and global head, 麻豆原创 Practice, Wipro

For more information on how 麻豆原创 helps companies record, report, and act on their sustainability goals, visit鈥�.

Bernd Schmalzridt manages Business Development of Global Sustainability Ecosystem at 麻豆原创.
Estelle Lagorce is part of Strategic Ecosystem Marketing at 麻豆原创.

Competency Framework from the 麻豆原创 PartnerEdge program showcases the experience and skill sets of partners to improve vendor, partner and customer satisfaction.

鈥溌槎乖� partners are instrumental to the success of our customers鈥� digital transformation journey,鈥� said Karl Fahrbach, Chief Partner Officer, 麻豆原创 SE. 鈥淗ence we want to make it as easy as possible for customers to identify the best fit for their business needs. Additionally, it allows 麻豆原创 to reward and recognize partners鈥� investments in high-quality delivery practices that drive customer adoption and success.鈥�

An evolution of the 麻豆原创 PartnerEdge program, the framework will help differentiate and highlight their skills and experience 鈥� based on solution and consultant knowledge, customer success and proficiency 鈥� to generate visibility and emphasize what they do best.

Specifically, the launch of the new Competency Framework will:

• Recognize partners for their practice maturity and focus on customer lifetime value based on expertise and specialization across solution areas and geographies
• Help partners stay ahead of customer needs through an automated designation process where they can identify achieved and at-risk designations based on their daily achievements and performance, to be visible in the portal, which partners use to manage their relationships with customers and 麻豆原创
• Feature new 麻豆原创 partner branding logos embedded within the tool, which displays all partner competencies for customers to search and match to their transformation goals

鈥淐ompetency Framework from 麻豆原创 PartnerEdge allows partners to highlight their expertise and helps customers identify partners with the right skill set to address their business needs,鈥� said Paul Edwards, director, Software Channels & Ecosystems, IDC, an industry analyst firm. 鈥淏y launching this new model, 麻豆原创 is prioritizing partners and the work that they do to drive customer success.鈥�

Within the framework, partners will be classified by two aspects: competency and specialization. To start, there will be seven competencies that align with the solution or line-of-business areas, such as human capital management, which will have three progressive tiers: essential, advanced and expert. Within each competency, partners can have specializations at the product or process level, such as talent management. Partner performance in each competency will be measured and attained across three areas, including expert knowledge, customer success and proficiency.

This change will create the foundation for better outcomes for both partners and customers who can be assured that the partner they choose has both the necessary knowledge and proven expertise to deliver the specific solution they need.

Read what partners have to say here.

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Framework from the 麻豆原创 PartnerEdge program showcases the experience and skill sets of more than 23,500 partners to improve vendor, partner and customer satisfaction.

Together with its partner ecosystem, 麻豆原创 guides companies through their business transformation. Read what partners are saying:

Nagarro

鈥淲e see a great value-add to our business with the implementation of the new Competency Framework. We鈥檒l be able to globally showcase our expertise in enterprise resource planning on top of our three-year status as cloud partner of the year in Germany, which can be a key differentiator considering the challenges our customers are facing.鈥�

鈥� Bernhard Bauer, Global 麻豆原创 Partner Manager, Nagarro SE

HuRis

鈥淚t鈥檚 important to customers that they deal with experienced partners. This designation is one way to quickly validate our expertise for customers around a specific solution. It鈥檚 an important asset to complete our storyline with customers.鈥�

鈥� Pieter van Reisen, Managing Director, HuRis B.V.

apsolut

鈥渁psolut鈥檚 mission is to support clients in creating a better digital procurement future by sustainably improving cooperation and increasing efficiency among businesses. This cannot be achieved without cultivating the most qualified and satisfied employees. To achieve this, we need the tools and methodology that allow us to break through the noise and differentiate from the competition. With the new Competency Framework, we鈥檒l be able to show our expertise in spend management, which can be a key differentiator to run successful customer implementations.鈥�

鈥� Thomas Herbst, Managing Director, apsolut GmbH

United VARs

鈥淔or the success of a customer鈥檚 software project, the qualification and experience of a partner is key. The new Competency Framework displays exactly a partner’s proficiency and experience to help a customer choose the partner that’s the best fit and can meet a company鈥檚 requirements. This is perfectly aligned with our offering: global outreach and local expertise!鈥�

鈥� Alexander Herfort, Director Business Development, United VARs

Rizing

鈥淩izing鈥檚 passion is for people 鈥� making them successful through our deep specialization in 麻豆原创 SuccessFactors solutions, 麻豆原创 S/4HANA for consumer industries and 麻豆原创 S/4HANA for enterprise asset management. The new Competency framework allows Rizing to highlight our expertise and the ways in which we can best serve customers on their path to becoming an intelligent enterprise.鈥�

鈥� Paul Viviano, Vice President, Global Alliances, Rizing LLC

IBsolution

鈥淚Bsolution GmbH is committed to simplifying our customer麓s work life with process innovations based on the latest technologies. New competency designations help to demonstrate our proven experience to customers, so they can be certain that we do have the right skill set to address their business needs, be it management, process or IT consultancy, 麻豆原创 software implementation or application support.鈥�

鈥� Dominic L枚sch, Account Manager, IBsolution GmbH

BearingPoint

鈥淭he new competency framework provides detailed transparency to the customers, a holistic view of our specific expertise as well as our partner IP based on 麻豆原创 BTP, which makes us different compared to the previous model of the 麻豆原创 PartnerEdge program. The customers will also benefit from the global consolidation of competencies as they will get the best-qualified experts independent of the country of origin. This supports our global approach best.鈥�

鈥� Petra M. Schuster, Director, Global 麻豆原创 Alliances, BearingPoint

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Although able to meet most challenges, HR leaders recognize that a traditional management system based on data silos, bureaucratic thinking, and hierarchical control is no longer effective. Instead, their workplaces need a more flexible and responsive organizational model built around four critical trends: data accuracy, interconnectivity, process automation, and low transaction costs.

A more modern approach to workforce modeling and organizational charting requires HR teams — and the organizations they serve — to reconsider how they use available data. Business leaders need to visualize their organizational structures and key metrics based on today鈥檚 data. This way, they really understand the dynamics of their workforce and make informed decisions about their organizational design or reorganizations.

For 麻豆原创 gold partner Ingentis, this line of thinking inspired an innovation initiative that would provide a higher level of flexibility when visualizing, modifying, and transforming organizational structures with HR data.

Amplifying the Value of Organizational Change

Drawing from more than 25 years of experience in organizational charting and HR data visualization, Ingentis used (麻豆原创 BTP) to build an add-on application for the solution.

The 麻豆原创 endorsed app — — pulls data directly from 麻豆原创 SuccessFactors Employee Central and visualizes it in various forms. Key metrics can be displayed along the organizational structure, as well as in dashboards for a quick overview. Big Data graphs in combination with custom visualization rules help HR organizations stay on top of their massive volumes of data.

The application can also improve data quality by checking data according to individually defined conditions and automatically reporting on them. Furthermore, its powerful modeling feature allows for what-if scenario planning through a drag-and-drop capability. With affected KPIs being assessed and updated during the process, Ingentis org.manager provides a solid basis for informed business decisions.

While Ingentis鈥� decision to build its app on 麻豆原创 BTP was influenced by the opportunity to build its partnership with 麻豆原创, it also helped create the best possible user experience for 麻豆原创 customers. The company delivered a solution that integrates smoothly with 麻豆原创 SuccessFactors Employee Central and can be launched directly from the solution鈥檚 user interface.

The combination of Ingentis鈥� expertise and 麻豆原创 BTP led to 麻豆原创鈥檚 approval of Ingentis org.manager as a premium-certified application. The add-on passed a series of in-depth testing — from the strength of its security controls to performance measurements against benchmark results — for fast deployment and limited IT intervention to integrate and maintain.

Earning this level of certification from 麻豆原创 gives customers the confidence that Ingentis provides solutions designed for 麻豆原创 solutions and delivers desired outcomes to resolve significant challenges. That鈥檚 the kind of trust that wins over business leaders who are unsure about augmenting existing digital investments.

The results experienced by 麻豆原创 customers when integrating Ingentis org.manager with 麻豆原创 SuccessFactors Employee Central also speak for themselves. According to a survey conducted by Ingentis and 麻豆原创, the add-on can lower the cost of strategic resource planning by up to 20%.

Innovating New Possibilities with a Single Platform

Whether focused on improving diversity and inclusion, balancing headcount, or assessing succession potential or flight risk, HR organizations can get the answers they need with the integrated blend of Ingentis org.manager for 麻豆原创 SuccessFactors solutions and 麻豆原创 SuccessFactors Employee Central.

Best of all, Ingentis is seizing a moment that鈥檚 available to every 麻豆原创 partner when using 麻豆原创 BTP. By delivering everything from fundamental tools to the most cutting-edge solution, partners can set the standard for the workforce of tomorrow — turning work into a human experience of inspiration, collaboration, and purpose.

Tom Le is global vice president of Partner Solution Advisory at 麻豆原创.
Markus Eckl is global head of Strategic Alliances and Partnering at Ingentis.

By empowering employees with little to no development skills to play a key role in their organization鈥檚 success, businesses can tap a fresh community of innovators to personalize workflows, automate processes, and create new applications. And while increasing their organizational capacity to innovate, they are joining a LCNC movement that will likely produce 65% of new applications by 2024, according to .

Giving Everyone the Power to Reimagine Everything

When organizations first consider letting employees participate in innovation without IT intervention, questions about the difference between low-code and no-code inevitably arise. The main difference between the two approaches lies in how much coding knowledge is needed.

Low-code development allows users to develop and integrate complex applications with intuitive graphical tools and embedded functionalities, requiring only some basic coding skills. On the other hand, no-code development methods apply the same user experience without any need for coding and programming knowledge.

There are countless LCNC tools available that promise to deliver on those capabilities with easy-to-use interfaces. However, most of them can only be used for very well-defined use case scenarios, such as the development of mobile apps, machine learning applications, or workflow automation.

With the low-code and no-code tools available through听听(麻豆原创 BTP), 麻豆原创 partners and customers do not need to worry about such restrictions. Instead, they can access a combination of LCNC tools on one platform, along with intelligent processes and technologies, to build critical solutions quickly and profitably.

Accelerating the Pace of Meaningful Innovation

Many 麻豆原创 partners are taking this opportunity to 鈥渋nnovate big鈥� by tackling challenges that, when solved, can significantly improve their customers鈥� business opportunities and operating models. They are setting new bars for a variety of industries, despite the increasingly fast-paced, dynamic nature of today鈥檚 markets.

For example, an 麻豆原创 partner created a fashion rental solution that integrates with e-commerce platforms and core 麻豆原创 solutions, such as听, , and the听 portfolio. The partner鈥檚 solution enables retailers and their manufacturers to create and operate under a business model that reduces waste and preserves resources 鈥� improving sales, driving sustainable operations, and helping preserve our planet’s future.

By leveraging LCNC services available through 麻豆原创 BTP, the partner underpinned the solution’s processes with intelligent technologies. It included: 1) machine learning to improve decision-making and quality checks and 2)听artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled听image recognition to identify damages, support the returns process, and provide accurate billing. The听services are also leveraged to help accelerate transaction processing and automate return cycles and other back-office operations, enabling orders to be booked or returns to be processed within seconds.

Integrating the cloud solution with automated store pickup, return, and billing capabilities makes the fashion rental model simple enough to manage from beginning to end transparently, efficiently, and profitably. Best of all, the user experience 鈥� for employees and customers alike 鈥� is meaningful and productive, an industry benchmark for efficiency and sustainability.

Turning Business Challenges into Long-Term Opportunities

As the hype about LCNC tools intensifies, organizations can get lost in the excitement. So rather than choosing a platform that can expand their innovation potential, hasty decisions can result in platforms that pigeonhole use case scenarios and open potential issues down the line.

麻豆原创 partners can play a critical role in leveraging LCNC technologies in ways that go beyond accelerating innovation. They are also helping customers fulfill their potential by improving operational performance, service quality, and revenue growth while addressing their resource challenges. And when you think about it, that influence is incredibly powerful as it empowers employees, regardless of their skill, to deliver personalized experiences that build long-term business success.

To learn more about how 麻豆原创 partners help businesses transition to the cloud with a unified technology platform, explore these articles:

• 鈥�Turning the Cloud into a High-Powered Innovation Engine鈥�
• 鈥�Business Planning and Analytics: The Difference Between Surviving and Thriving鈥�
• 鈥�Turn Business Process Intelligence into the Next Frontier for Growth鈥�

If you’re interested in software partnership opportunities with 麻豆原创, check out听. If you’re already a partner, check out these exciting initiatives:听听and听.

Tom Le is global vice president of Partner Solution Advisory at 麻豆原创.