SAP Lands Wal-Mart

How big is SAP’s recent Wal-Mart win? It’s tough to put an exact dollar value on the deal as mum’s the word for both companies when it comes to the financial particulars. But gauging from what we do know⎯a global rollout of SAP ERP Financials for the largest company in the world ($350B revenue, 2M employees, 6,775 stores) with one of the world’s largest, most complex IT infrastructures⎯it looks like Wal-Mart has all the markings to be yet another large and long-time SAP customer.

Read article by Rory Doherty, Editorial Director, Optimal SAP Advisor: How Big is SAP's Wal-Mart Win?

After conducting a thorough evaluation of its financial information systems to determine what was needed to support the company’s $350 billion business as well as its next stage of growth, Wal-Mart signed with SAP.

Read SAP press release: Wal-Mart Selects SAP

SAP's Wal-Mart engagement calls for replacing Wal-Mart's legacy systems with SAP ERP Financials, a deal potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Read InformationWeek article: SAP Wins Deal For Global Upgrade Of Wal-Mart's Financial Systems

Wal-Mart's decision to go with SAP ERP Financials marks the retail giant’s transitioning from reliance on homegrown IT systems to customizable packaged software for a competitive edge.

Read CIO article: Wal-Mart Buys SAP Financials  

A bit of history on Wal-Mart's past IT leadership and present IT challenges puts the SAP win in perspective.

Read CIO article: How Wal-Mart Lost Its Technology Edge  

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