


Suites on the other hand need to be composed of a collection of logically related software applications and data services. Platforms need to represent a technology base and substrate layer that can be built ‘on and on top of’, which generally necessitates the existence of a functioning set of software tools that align to the platform work surface. In order for a technology vendor to be able to call its IT stack a ‘platform and suite’ it needs to meet a few core criteria. Come on a tasting menu tour around SAP Ariba, SAP Concur, SAP CX and SAP Fieldglass, with an important side order of SAP SuccessFactors. A tour around the sometimes lesser-known elements of the SAP software suite is guaranteed to provide additional insight into how the company has built a whole which has always intended to be greater than the sum of its parts.
