SAP CLOUD FOR UTILITIES
• The integration of solutions around Marketing Communications , ensuring they can work with on-premise or cloudnative – taking advantage of the new One Domain Model for Utilities
• Building proper meter-to-cash engine using SAP ’ s cloud-native solution Subscription Billing
• Focusing on adoption , ensuring customers properly adopt SAP solutions , and learn how to implement systems
Engelhardt said it must simplify how customers transform from current landscapes to new ones . “ We are working on ways to automate what ’ s possible . When you move from an on-premise , IT environment – that was designed 10 to 15 years ago – and you go to a cloud environment , you always have a lot of change management , and technical things to consider . SAP has plenty of tools , and we ’ re looking to enhance them for utilities , and automate more processes .”
Asked about the industry ’ s future direction , Engelhardt said : “ I don ’ t know if there ’ s one clear direction – beyond everyone wanting to become green , and offering more sustainable products . The trend to become customer-focused multiservice providers will definitively impact the underlying IT requirements at all Utilities .
“ We see some customers saying ‘ we can only achieve what we need with the most modern products ’, but the majority are going step-by-step . Every company has to find the way that fits best to its strategy and we at SAP are committed to support this journey with all of our industry expertise .” businesschief . eu 205