"The planned industry-specific packages… sound interesting. The same goes for the improvements around human resources and the modular cloud-based ERP system," Hungershausen said. "But these are all also intrusions into existing IT landscapes that are only possible if the relevant solutions can be understood in the context of the wider SAP ecosystem and corresponding projects can be implemented using viable business cases. "We're looking forward to hearing about the initial experiences of companies in German-speaking countries with RISE with SAP, and we'll continue to serve as SAP's sparring partner when it comes to reality checks," he added. DSUG was normally quite close to SAP and friendly in its public statements, making the bluntness of its response to Sapphire’s news “a strong signal,” Gartner senior director and analyst Christian Hestermann told