SAP was founded in 1972 by five IBM engineers. In July 2014, SAP got registered as a European Company and became known as SAP SE .
The present market share of SAP in ERP is 24%, Oracle is its nearest competitor.
About 80% of SAP customers are small & medium enterprises, while about 86% of the global Fortune 500 companies use SAP modules on a daily basis.
Out of the world’s top 100 brands, 98% have opted for SAP.
The SAP Business Network is deemed one of the largest networks of its kind; it connects more than 1.8 million businesses
In 2014, SAP partnered with Microsoft to deliver new cloud, data and mobile experience for the workforce.
Today SAP has more than 110 million cloud subscribers and 41 state-of-art-data center around the world.
SAP is also a leader in mobile business application with more than 130 million platforms delivering its whopping 1.8 billion text messages daily.
SAP has a solid workforce of more than 85,000 employees and widespread partner network of more than 17000 partners globally.
According to the latest industry figures, a SAP certification substantially increases the employability of a candidate and also his/her career prospects, in comparison to others.