Organizations everywhere know this truth—modernizing enterprise technologies like SAP is the key to surviving an increasingly digital business climate. Rapid software updates are crucial to ensuring organizations stay competitive and secure. It is imperative then that software release processes do not hinder innovation or expose companies to unnecessary productivity, security, financial, or other risks.

On-Premise SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) was considered one of the most powerful Human Resource Managements (HRMs) until the relevance and necessity of cloud-based SAP SuccessFactors came into the picture. The two most prominent reasons for the growing popularity of cloud-based (Software as a Service) SaaS applications are (1) changes in the Gen Y and Gen Z workforce at offices, and (2) the developing culture of remote work.

Digital technology promises transformative results. Yet, it’s not uncommon to encounter potholes and speed bumps along the way. One area that frequently trips up businesses is putting data into action. It can be extraordinarily difficult to take advantage of the right data at exactly the right time — in real time — to drive decision-making. For SAP customers wanting to maximize the value of their data, Google Cloud offers a number of capabilities.

Google Cloud has a genuine passion for solving technology problems that make a difference for our customers. With the release of our BigQuery Connector for SAP, we're taking a another big step towards solving a major challenge for SAP customers with a quick, easy, and inexpensive way to integrate SAP data with BigQuery, our serverless, highly scalable, and cost-effective multi cloud data warehouse designed for business agility.

Erin Byrne is a Senior Customer Solutions Engineer at Qlik and shares her practical advice to successfully divest your SAP systems. Erin has worked with SAP systems for over 20 years, has built more than 100 SAP systems and managed in excess of 30 divestiture projects.