SAP glossary · Services and adoption

SAP Cloud Application Services

What it is

SAP's organisation and offerings for managed services around cloud applications: application management, managed data, managed security and managed testing.

Formerly known as: SAP Managed Services.

Why it matters for executives

Who runs the system after go-live is a decision that should be made before go-live.

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Source and currency. Summarised in our own words from SAP's publicly available SAP Corporate Glossary (February 2025 edition). SAP updates names, editions and packaging often; check the current wording on sap.com before relying on it.

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