UK SAP users say they're baffled by Business Suite reboot licensing maze

UK SAP users say licensing and pricing complexity is muddying the picture for Business Suite, the vendor's new model for cloud applications. Confusion over Business Suite's reboot for the cloud is also creating difficulties in preparing business cases necessary to migrate from legacy systems, said Conor Riordan, chair of the …

[Doctor Syntax]

Working as intended, then. If it was clear they wouldn't be able to come along later and demand back-dated fees.

[Michael Strorm]

Was going to say something similar- you're not meant to understand it, you're meant not to and to be "persuaded" to buy way more than you need on the off-chance you might get it wrong.

It's the Oracle model.

[I ain't Spartacus]

"The SAP Cloud ERP Private Edition package is not just a solution; it is a gateway to a future of limitless potential and unprecedented business agility,"

Share and enjoy!

The question is, does it have SAP's new GPP™ feature?

[Anonymous Coward]

Have an upvote for that reference. Look at the smugness on those doors.

Yours, Marvin

[I am David Jones]

If there’s no clear business case then Just Say No?

[Steve Davies 3]

Licensing confusion?

I guess that SAP has hired the same people who made MS and Oracle licensing a 4-D maze that is unsolvable. Mentioning KISS in these companies is probably grounds for instant dismissal.

[Anonymous Coward]

"SAP Business Suite, introduced in February with the promise of a "truly modular, composable" set of business applications"

I did a double-take when I read "compostable" the first time. Finally some honesty from SAP!

[Tron]

"what the return on investment is"

Gotta love that optimism.

Before you see the ROI, you will need to begin your next expensive upgrade.

The tech sector created SaaS, the cloud and AI as subscription lock-ins. The ROI is theirs, not yours. You get the exposure to malware that connecting your intranet to the internet gives you.