Where next for SAP Business ByDesign?

At the start of 2013 we predicted a make or break year for SaaS ERP.  For SAP it looked like it was the year its mid-market SaaS business applications suite Business ByDesign (BBD), broke when it announced in October that it was moving some of the development resources away from BBD and would be using its partner ecosystem to support “current functionality and scope” of the product. But it seems rather than casting the product away, SAP is throwing even more (but shared) resources at this poorly performing product to bring it closer into the fold in the hopes it can make something of it. We can see BBD changing form quite radically. In the meantime, ERP mid-market specialists like UNIT4, and Advanced Computer Software have an opportunity to shine. Subscribers to the ESASViews research stream can read our analysis in SAP Business ByDesign: direction and market impact. As always, Deborah Seth is on hand if you’d like information on how to subscribe to our services.

Posted by Angela Eager at '12:05' - Tagged: saas   cloud   software