SAP is a powerful computer system that manages the resources of the a company by providing efficient management of financial resources, human resources, sales channels, logistics processes, management of stock and many more things.
The company that has created the SAP system is called SAP AG which is a German company, whose initials come from German Systeme, Anwendungen und Produkte. The company is based in Walldorf, Germany, which is dedicated to the production of software. Particularly it has specialized branch of business software, creating its principal and world renowned SAP System.
It is considered the largest European software manufacturer and has more than 16 million users, 120,000 installations and more than 1,700 partners, managing to be the largest software company. At the end of 2012, SAP employed 59,420 people in more than 60 countries.
The SAP ERP system is a system of excellence, powerful, stable and more effective in its job market, which is why large companies in the world rely on SAP management products and services.
SAP is a complete business management software system and this kind of systems are called ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning).
What does the SAP System do?
It manages the business processes of the companies that use it, manages its human resources, its finances, control of its costs, its logistics, its materials, etc.
It is estimated that between 70% and 80% of the largest companies in the world use SAP system, but it not only reaches major global companies, SAP in the new distribution packages come with solutions to small and medium enterprises, which are commonly called SMEs.
As a company, SAP AG sells a suite of software for integrated business solutions. Well, it also has its own ‘Software Suite’ and is called ‘mySAP Business Suite’ which provides ‘scalable’ i.e. possible future modification and expansion as the company’s growth demands.
History of SAP System
SAP was founded in 1972 in the City of Mannheim, Germany by a few former employees of IBM under the name Systemanalyse, Anwendungen und Programmentwicklung, today known as SAP which is in fact more comfortable for everyone to pronounce.
The name was taken from the division in which they worked in IBM, while SAP is a German company, SAP operates worldwide. SAP has 28 affiliated branches and 6 associated companies, holding offices in 40 countries, and currently has more than 59,000 employees. It has developed into the world’s fifth largest software company.
Today, there institutions in many countries which provide training to use this system. If you are looking to have training for SAP Dubai, I advise you to join the National Academy, the best in field.
