SAP Africa has launched GROW with SAP, a cloud-based solution that helps midsize customers adopt industry-leading ERP practices.
GROW with SAP enables customers to access the same best practices used by global leaders, with rapid deployment and seamless updates.
Evert-Jan Tromp, Vice President Solution Sales Mid Market EMEA South, expressed his excitement about the launch, stating, “SAP’s ERP offering has long facilitated end-to-end transparency for the world’s leading companies.
With GROW with SAP, we are taking this to the next level for midsize companies, providing them with a tailored offering that fuels their growth. We are proud to support numerous businesses on the continent with an agile, affordable, and scalable solution.
GROW with SAP not only delivers the agility and innovation midsize companies require today, but also ensures their success in the years to come.”
For the past 50 years, SAP has collaborated closely with customers across various industries, leveraging its expertise to establish and benchmark best-in-class, industry-specific processes. GROW with SAP offers preconfigured best practices that midsize companies can readily adopt.
The inclusion of embedded artificial intelligence (AI) and automation capabilities ensures rapid results for customers. Furthermore, GROW with SAP combines SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition, with accelerated adoption services, a global community of experts, and free learning resources, enabling customers to go live within just four weeks.
Rob Coombe, Group IT Manager at Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation, shared his positive experience with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud deployment, stating that the deployment has significantly enhanced operational efficiency by allowing them to leverage best-practice standards.
The platform’s power and scalability also support our business expansion into new product segments and markets, enabling us to swiftly and efficiently bring new processes and business capabilities online.
GROW with SAP also incorporates SAP Business Technology Platform, empowering customers to define their own processes using SAP Build, a cloud-native solution.
With SAP Build, business users can create enterprise apps, automate processes, and design business sites without the need for coding, providing a valuable asset for those closest to the business who can develop the solutions they require.
To support customers in their digital transformation journey, SAP’s extensive partner ecosystem will engage with them regarding GROW with SAP and cater to their specific needs.
Research conducted by SAP Africa revealed that 48% of African organizations require digital transformation specialists, indicating a potential skills gap for companies seeking to scale their operations in the cloud.
According to IDC research, many midsize businesses experience rapid growth and require technology solutions that can scale alongside their operations, addressing the same challenges related to global complexity faced by larger enterprises.
Mickey North Rizza, IDC enterprise software group vice president, praised SAP’s GROW with SAP initiative, stating, “With GROW with SAP, SAP has recognized the need to better cater to the business and technology requirements of midsize companies seeking cloud ERP solutions. This offering presents the market with a fresh opportunity to tap into SAP’s proven strength and expertise in the cloud ERP space.”
