SAP Licensing Still Too Rigid

He noted that, during the company is today more responsive than it has been in the past, with the appointment of Colin Sharp, director of business user and solution sales SAP UK, as the executive sponsor for UKISUG, the company for all that focuses on winning new customers or rather than improving relations with old ones.

"In times of austerity we have to prioritise licence management. We need simplicity. It has felt as although complexity in licensing has increased. Virtualisation and cloud computing have added to this nevertheless, as the hybrid [on premise and on demand] approach becomes a reality, licensing could become a nightmare. Licensing concerns could be one reason why people don't understand how to integrate on demand," he said.

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