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One big change is how the element of time has changed. In the old days it was abt implementation. Today it is innovation. @Michael_Bruchey #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

How does SAP & its business partners help clients innovate in their businesses? @Michael_Bruchey #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Implementation is important but if we don't help our clients innovate their competition will pass them by. @Michael_Bruchey #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Importance of getting info in real time is a key SAP differntiaator. @Michael_Bruchey #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

It's not good enough to connect to the systems they have today. If they can't process the info in real time then what service can I provide> @Michael_Bruchey #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

With SAP HANA I can provide that information in real time. @Michael_Bruchey #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

When we decide to go to market with a global systems integrator tracking/measuring effectiveness is important. @Michael_Bruchey #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Do we careate business opportunity? Then we want to measure where they are in the implementation, when do they go live. @Michael_Bruchey #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

We didn't have a system to measure that. So we contracted with a business partner to develop a HANA cloud platform system integrated with our CRM. @Michael_Bruchey #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

The partner developed the application in weeks. Working the old way it would have taken too long, we could not get it done. @Michael_Bruchey #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

That's a big difference between the past & today. @Michael_Bruchey #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

If you need months or years to develop an app then someone you never heard of will pass you by. @Michael_Bruchey #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Because u use ur own tech, to what degree did u not have to run the gauntlet of IT getting it running? @PLBurris #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

In some respects marketing forced us to do the new solution but we wanted to embrace our own technologies. @Michael_Bruchey #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

SAP has a tremendous pool of talent trying to drive the ecosystem. How will technology make it easier for you to work with all those folks? @PLBurris #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

All our systems integration people are developing tech centers. I believe we will be able to work quickly to integrate them globally. @Michael_Bruchey #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

The location of the business problem won't matter. We can deploy the assets across the globe. @Michael_Bruchey #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

These centers of excellence will bring the talents together - business knowledge, tech expertise - to solve problems around the world. @Michael_Bruchey #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

It's not just about working with business partners where they have SAP expertise. We are trying to ensure that where they have digital practices not inside the SAP area that we build partnerships. @Michael_Bruchey #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Huge moneymaking opportunity exposing the SAP customer base to all this white space dev capability. @Furrier #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

There is a business conversation happening with partners about how they can innovate to provide value to the customer. @BronwynHastings #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Some are focusing more on bringing value to the customer faster, some on market differentiation. @BronwynHastings #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Partners will have to focus on becoming more nimble, provide value & differentiation to partners. @PLBurris #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

A number of these companies already have practices or developmental innovations based on the technology. @BronwynHastings #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

We announced Apple & some partners already develop in iOS because custoemrs needed that. @BronwynHastings #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

HANA cloud plataform lets them build stronger innovation. @BronwynHastings #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Because we do codevelopment, co-innovation we strengthen their ability to innovate further. @BronwynHastings #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Partners are ramping up. It's not just about delivery any more. @Furrier #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

These partners have strengths of their own. The can combine those strengths with our shift to cloud to build innovations. @BronwynHastings #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

They can build their domain expertise onto the SAP HANA cloud. @BronwynHastings #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

They add in the additional services to their core offerings. It is creating the next platform for partner differentiation/value. @BronwynHastings #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

People r changing the kind of work they want to do & leveraging the technology to support that. @BronwynHastings #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

The complimentary nature of things gets stronger in some areas. @BronwynHastings #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

SAP S4 Value Assurance Program is modularized service offerings that partners can include in their cloud services. @BronwynHastings #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Customers are asking how to get to the point they want to reach, & how long will it take. @BronwynHastings #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

This is a journey of new tech areas & processes. They r trying to simplify processes to speed up the process. @BronwynHastings #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Digital transformation & ability to take digital to customer is a focus area with partners. @BronwynHastings #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Innovating for the future, not replicating what's gone buy, including simplification for customers is the goal. @BronwynHastings #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

We want the experience in B2B marketing that we have when we do our personal banking on our mobile. Toby Davidson #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Want the power to get pricing specific to your business, paying by invoice rather than CC. Toby Davidson #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

When u look at Apple, & we've had great discussions already, you look at the adoption of Apple tech in small business. Toby Davidson #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

If we design our software to work well on those platforms, using capabilities that they provide, when you goin into SAp Anywhere you already know how it works. Toby Davidson #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Look at the reach Apple has in small business, retail environments. Toby Davidson #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Apple has shown what a combination brick & mortar/online business looks like. Will small businesses be able to adopt some of that? @PLBurris #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

What we can do is, like the Apple store, email your receipt, so you don't need a paper receipt. Toby Davidson #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Big retailers have the capability to drive that online experience, A small business on an independent platform, it's not connected to a retail store or Amazon platform. Toby Davidson #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

By bringing elements of big data together we can deliver intelligence back to the small retailer so they can reach you at the right time, in the right format. Toby Davidson #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

This is capability that only large enterprises have had the ability to build and leverage in the last decade. Toby Davidson #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

We'll see SMBs work with other businesses as well as consumers. Toby Davidson #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Looking to build an ecosystem of solution partners to provide functionality on our platform. So our toolkit will let a partner build out a service for a sub-vertical on our platform. Toby Davidson #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

We take a lot of info & build a picture of what the market is doing now & what they r trending towards. Toby Davidson #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Spent time working with Facebook on how its platform is being leveraged & what the trends are. Toby Davidson #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

Facebook sees 80% of its activity coming from mobiles. Toby Davidson #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...

We can pull this market together & drive the market for SMBs. Toby Davidson #theCUBE http://bit.ly/27E0Sg...