Published December 21, 2017 by Sharks Sports & Entertainment

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Jonathan Becher and John Tortora Have Been Named as Co-Presidents of Sharks Sports & Entertainment

Published December 21, 2017 by The San Jose Mercury News

The Sharks’ parent company is undergoing a makeover at the top of its business operations department.

The Sharks and majority owner Hasso Plattner announced Thursday that Jonathan Becher and John Tortora have been named co-presidents of Sharks Sports & Entertainment, which oversees the NHL franchise, the AHL’s Barracuda and operates SAP Center and  Solar4America Ice in San Jose.

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Published July 6, 2017 by itusers.today (Peru)

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More than 40 Peruvian CIOs visited SAP’s innovation facilities in Palo Alto, California. It took place under the framework of the Common CIO Conference, organized by Common Peru, an organization that brings together system leaders from the country and the southern region of Latin America. The central theme of this year event was “digital transformation.” Jonathan Becher, Chief Digital Officer of SAP, welcomed and introduced the visitors to SAP Leonardo, SAP’s digital innovation system for a rapid and scalable digital transformation, which intelligently connect people, companies and things.

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“At Silicon Valley we are committed to two premises. First, to create a culture of experimentation: instead of investing in a small number of big bets to accelerate innovation, we focus on a large number of small bets. The second, to adopt exponential thinking: instead of improving the present status quo incrementally, we consider disruptive approaches,” explained Becher.

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Published May 30, 2017 by Kurpfalz Business Briefing (Germany)

The SU is an innovation and ideas workshop that was founded in Silicon Valley in 2009 with the aim of motivating executives through the use of training and support to deploy exponential technologies that address the major challenges facing mankind. The Singularity University has thus made a lot of progress. Their goal, however, perfectly reflects the vision of SAP to improve the processes of the global economy and the lives of people. The SU is strongly represented in Silicon Valley in particular. But also Europe and especially Berlin are important innovation locations.

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“As the world’s leading provider of business software, SAP has been firmly rooted in Europe with its German headquarters for 45 years, making it an ideal partner to successfully launch the SU in Germany. In particular, the SAP Digital Business Services EMEA and SAP Digital divisions have made a strong contribution to closer collaboration with SU in Europe. “Jonathan Becher, Chief Digital Officer of SAP and Head of SAP Digital.

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Published May 18, 2017 by Baek Ji Young, Digital Daily (Korea)

“We now create these. Isn’t it amazing? With these products, SAP is putting the ‘I’ in the Internet of Things (IoT). ”

Digital Daily met with Jonathan Becher, SAP’s chief digital officer (CDO), at SAP’s Sapphire NOW Annual Conference on Tuesday (17 June). His CDO position supports corporate ‘digitization,’ leading digital innovation. Becher showed us a SIM card, which he explained was born as part of this digital innovation. The name of this SIM card, released by SAP, is ‘IoT Connect 365’. It was created to simplify the connectivity of objects in IoT. SAP does not sell sim cards but charges them based on data exchanged through them. The chip is equipped with software that can check data usage status. Users can view and control the connectivity and data usage of IoT devices from a single user interface (UI) and API.

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“This allows us to connect any device, such as tractors, toasters, toys, etc., to the SAP cloud,” Becher said. “This will also reduce the cost of IoT networks. This is the first hardware ever made by SAP. It’s a rare case.”

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Published May 17, 2017 by Kim Ji-sung, CIO Biz (Korea)

In the IoT era, the network costs for communication between devices and systems are increasing. Cost reduction is important.
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“If you have a chip with the size of a nail, you can collect and transmit data anywhere wireless communication is not possible. This resolves an issue where data collection was difficult due to unstable network conditions. SAP replaces the Internet role on the Internet of Things (IoT),” Jonathan Becher, SAP’s chief digital officer (CDO), said as he pulled out a palm-sized card during an interview at the Sapphire Now conference in Orlando, USA.

This card, similar to a SIM card, contains a nail-sized chip, responsible for data collection. Even where the internet environment is bad, data can be collected at any time.

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May 17, 2017 by Baek Ji Young, Digital Daily (Korea)

SAP has launched a variety of services, including WorkConnect by SAP, a web-based job-offer solution, and PeopleConnect 365, which connects people in disaster-hit areas. In the case of SAP PeopleConnect 365, it is a service that provides smart and automated workflow and insight. For example, in the event of a natural disaster, government agencies can connect people through mobile devices and share information in real time. It also predicts when and where such a situation will occur through services such as Earth Observation Analysis.

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“Digital innovation is moving beyond the boundaries of industry, geography and existing business,” said Jonathan Becher, chief digital officer at SAP. “SAP has announced these services to help our customers move through these changes wisely.”

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Interactive Interview held at SAPPHIRE NOW, May 16, 2017

At the recent SAPPHIRE NOW conference in Orlando, Jonathan Becher was joined by industry peers from ATB Financial, Jefferson Health and Lufthansa to discuss the technology trends, new business models and, perhaps, most importantly, the culture required to compete in the ever-changing digital economy. The session was moderated by Bianna Golodryga of Yahoo Finance.

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Click here to view the recording of the Chief Digital/Chief Transformation Officers Dialogue session.

Published May 16, 2017 by Stefan Beiersmann, ZDNet (Germany)
SAP has expanded its digital commerce portfolio with new services. They are intended to help enterprises to network and communicate with their customers, thereby paving the way for digital transformation. This includes services to supplement the software, content and data of SAP Digital Commerce, programmable interfaces for the integration of communication solutions and tools for digital transformation.

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“The digital revolution is breaking the boundaries of industries, regions and traditional business areas,” said Jonathan Becher, SAP’s Chief Digital Officer. “With new offerings, SAP would like to help customers cope with the associated changes.”

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Published May 16, 2017 by Infotechlead (India)

Business software company SAP announced several client wins and new digital solutions at the SAP Global Partner Summit and SAPPHIRE NOW conference. SAP said its new offerings expand the SAP Digital Commerce portfolio, enabling enterprises to connect and communicate with customers in a digital world.

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“SAP is unveiling new offerings: services that expand SAP’s digital commerce portfolio beyond software, content and data; programmable digital interfaces that enable customers to embed new services into their communications mix; and tools to set the course for digital transformation,” said Jonathan Becher, chief digital officer, SAP.

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