In the weeks after SAP first announced RISE with SAP — its sub­scrip­tion offer­ing that will help cus­tomers migrate to the cloud and trans­form into intel­li­gent enter­pris­es — many orga­ni­za­tions are most like­ly won­der­ing how this bun­dle will help them and if it is even a fit for their jour­neys. While SAP is try­ing to sim­pli­fy the migra­tion process, this under­tak­ing is still significant. 

ASUG recent­ly sat down with DJ Paoni, pres­i­dent of SAP North Amer­i­ca. He answered ques­tions about the val­ue of RISE with SAP and how it helps orga­ni­za­tions. Read our con­ver­sa­tion to learn more about the specifics of RISE with SAP. 

ASUG: Start off by telling us about your cur­rent role at SAP and what you do.

DJ: I am the pres­i­dent of SAP North Amer­i­ca, respon­si­ble for the strat­e­gy, day-to-day oper­a­tions, and over­all cus­tomer suc­cess of one of the most impor­tant regions in the world. North Amer­i­ca has more than 200,000 cus­tomers in 25 indus­tries with 25,000 employ­ees sup­port­ing them across 50 loca­tions. I’ve been with SAP since 1996.