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Category: ERP Software

SAP's commitment to the cloud is well known among industry observers and its imminent acquisition of SuccessFactors is only working to strengthen that reputation.

With the cloud playing an increasing part in the business world, the firm could continue to operate a significant portion of its enterprise resource planning (ERP) software on it.

Benjamin Roussey, writing a piece for IRA.com, has had his say on the matter, noting SAP is determined to keep up with and exceed its rivals "at all costs".

This could be one of the incentives for it to buy into SuccessFactors, which is a cloud specialist and will cost $3.4 billion (£2.2 billion) to take over.

Mr Roussey went on to praise the "logical" appointment of SuccessFactors's Lars Dalgaard as a new member of the SAP executive board, where he will oversee cloud operations.

SAP announced this week that the US Federal Trade Commission had used the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act to issue an early termination of the waiting period before the takeover can go through.

Posted by Victoria Browne