SAP boosts startup fund by 2.6X to stimulate big data innovation

is more than doubling its commitment to the SAP HANA Real Time Fund, going from $155 million to $405 million, to support innovation surrounding real-time applications and big data.

SAP’s cloud moves show businesses won’t tolerate 18-month deployments any more

Enterprise software giant SAP has been throwing its hands in the air for years, exclaiming that it is indeed a cloud company. But yesterday, SAP took a big step that shows where the it and its customers are at by …

SAP gives startups millions of dollars worth of software. Here’s why.

SAP's startup program is not just about building loyalty with early-stage companies. It's about ensuring SAP has an equity stake and, when the timing is right, that it can make the first stab at acquisition.