SAP throws 3.4 billion of dollars in rodeo cloud home experts to the devil

SAP, the German software giant, last weekend announced a $40 per share price of $3.4 billion to buy cloud computing maker SuccessFactors. The IT Business news network learned that SAP's recent debut in China was about cloud-related issues.

According to the latest report, the acquisition is expected to be completed early next year, and SAP to pay in full cash, in addition to showing the company's financial resources, it is not difficult to see the company's determination to enter the cloud industry.

It is reported that another role for the incident SuccessFactors company, currently in the world with more than 3,500 customers, the third quarter of this year's revenue of 91.2 million U.S. dollars. The company's software can effectively help companies assess employee performance, manage personnel recruitment activities, and assist in human resource management related needs.

Voldemort, SAP's CEO, said that the cloud strategy would be an important future for the company and that SuccessFactors had superior technology, so SAP was looking forward to its effectiveness.

However, a domestic media review this morning said that there were hidden worries about the country's various cloud computing fields.

The commentary quotes Chinese Academy of Engineering academician Li DEII at the founding ceremony of China's "cloud Computing development and Policy forum", saying that many local governments, while defining cloud computing as a strategic emerging industry, are still using the original land expropriation, building houses and attracting investment to make cloud computing a second real estate. In the case of industrial policy guidance error, the government does not act even better.

In addition, comments pointed out that for enterprises, the adoption of cloud computing also need to cross the security, leak and other issues. On the other hand, cloud computing standards are inconclusive. Whether it is Microsoft, IBM, HP, SAP, push the cloud computing strategy is somewhat selfish inside, many of the domestic small and medium-sized enterprises involved in cloud computing, are also singing each play. Enterprises using A's cloud computing program, and then want to try B home products, will encounter compatibility problems.

(Responsible editor: The good of the Legacy)