SAP offered big ECC customers hosting until 2035, ERP Today reported. They must move in by 2030.

Also in 30 seconds: Microsoft not renewing an AI cloud deal with Oracle, and Siemens claiming savings of up to 20% from AI production planning built with NVIDIA.

1. ECC is the older SAP system that runs finance, purchasing and production at many large firms. SAP first offered its largest ECC customers a cloud transition subscription running from 2031 to 2033. It now runs to 31 December 2035, ERP Today reported. To qualify, systems must sit on SAP ERP, private edition (the core business software, hosted by SAP) before the end of 2030 and be at least 2 terabytes, and the Max Success Plan is required. The report gives no price. On-premises ECC maintenance is not extended, an SAP Community post says.

2. Microsoft will not renew a deal to rent AI computing capacity from Oracle, two people familiar with the matter told CNBC on 6 November. CNBC reported that Microsoft is building out its own data centres and renting from fewer outside cloud partners. The deal's value was not disclosed. A Microsoft spokesperson said new agreements reflect "what we need today." CNBC's report included no comment from Oracle.

3. Siemens built an AI-run production line with NVIDIA at its electronics plant in Erlangen, CIO.de reported on 6 November. Siemens says agent-based planning there "enables cost savings of up to 20 percent" (translated from German). It gives no baseline, euro amount or date for the saving.

Will your company's ECC system be on SAP's private cloud before the end of 2030?

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