5 Min Read BERLIN (Reuters) - SAP says it is ready to lead customers into a cloud-based future, but the business software group may need all its powers of persuasion to convince its 400,000-strong client base to launch a major overhaul of systems in a pandemic. FILE PHOTO: SAP SE CEO Christian Klein attends the company's annual results press conference in Walldorf, Germany, January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo The leading provider of vital enterprise applications from financial management to logistics this week launched its “Rise with SAP” pitch - the result of a strategic pivot announced by CEO Christian Klein last autumn that stunned markets and caused its biggest share price slump in a generation.