SAP BusinessByDesign is an intelligent cloud ERP for midmarket businesses, enabling them to streamline end-to-end processes, scale growth, and drive competitiveness efficiently.
The recent report from the United Nations titled “The Impact of COVID19 on the MSME Sector in Sri Lanka” highlighted the critical role of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in the socio-economic development of the country. Close to the global numbers, Sri Lanka’s GDP is mostly supported by MSMEs (52{aa282f308afcc222aaa21b0478c79e01a8fedd01972e2180867097bd93930f22}), which also represents 90{aa282f308afcc222aaa21b0478c79e01a8fedd01972e2180867097bd93930f22} of total enterprises and delivers 45{aa282f308afcc222aaa21b0478c79e01a8fedd01972e2180867097bd93930f22} of total employment.
Acknowledging the need to support Sri Lankan MSMEs’ growth during these unprecedented times, information technology and services provider ZILLIONe has announced its latest partnership with German enterprise software giant SAP. Having a market footprint in seven countries, including Australia, Cambodia, and India serving over 400 customers across various industries worldwide, the Colombo-headquarteted company will now be leveraging SAP’s industry-leading solutions for midmarket enterprises.
“We were enthusiastic to partner with No. 1 global ERP provider, SAP, to offer a fully Software as a Service (SaaS) ERP solution in Sri Lanka. This solution provides a higher Return on Investment (ROI) and savings. Businesses can now cut expenses incurred on legacy infrastructure, maintenance, and tech professionals. Moreover, businesses do not have to worry about new releases or technology shifts as it will be taken care of by the software vendor,” Luxshumyraj Sivarajah, Director – Enterprise Business Solutions at ZILLIONe, exclaimed during the launch.
SAP has been supporting the transformation of organisations in the country into intelligent enterprises as demonstrated in the software enterprise company’s partnership with Sri Lanka SAP User Group (SLSUG) in 2019.
SAP Business ByDesign to Advance Transformation of Sri Lanka Enterprises
A trusted digital transformation partner with over 40 years of implementation experience, ZILLIONe further strengthens its position as one of the leading enterprise technology solutions providers with the SAP Business ByDesign rollout. The strategic partnership with SAP is anchored on three core objectives to back the thriving SMEs in Sri Lanka– harness the power of digital technology for the post-pandemic era; adapt to the new ways of working, and design strategies for market expansion and growth.
Explaining about adding SAP Business ByDesign in the company’s portfolio of enterprise business solutions, Chairman and CEO of ZILLIONe Tharmarajah Suresh said.
“In today’s corporate world, ERP solutions are moving away from legacy infrastructure and adapting to cloud solutions to achieve better scalability, accessibility, and functionality.”
“For instance, Forrester research says cloud-based ERP systems are at 20.7{aa282f308afcc222aaa21b0478c79e01a8fedd01972e2180867097bd93930f22} enterprise application growth rate in the public cloud in 2018. So, we needed to have a fully cloud-based ERP solution in our portfolio,” he detailed.
Sivarajah added that ZILLIONe is passionate about the rollout of the cloud-based ERP from SAP in Sri Lanka, which complements the company’s four decades of extensive experience supporting businesses in their successful ERP transformation.
SAP Business ByDesign is a single, unified solution that delivers pre-built processes for core business functions including Finance, Customer Relationship Management, Human Resources, Project Management, Procurement, and Supply Chain. In addition, it offers industry-specific functionalities for professional services, manufacturing, and wholesale distribution. For businesses operating in multiple countries, especially in Europe, SAP Business ByDesign has localisation capabilities with specific features delivered for the respective pre-localised category.
This year, SAP Business ByDesign re-entered the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Core Financial Management Suites for Midsize, Large and Global Enterprises as Niche Player– a remarkable feat for an ERP solution mainly focussed on midmarket. The customers rated the SAP solutions not only as best in class for ease of use and value for money but also for its global reach as well as flexibility and extensibility.
