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SAP announces € 1 / 4 billion investment in the UK over the next five years
SAP has announced significant investment in the UK as part of its growth strategy , further strengthening its marketleading position as a provider of cloudbased solutions and services to help the organisations in the UK run better .
The company will launch SAP UK Data Cloud , a highly secure UK-based cloud offering . SAP will also establish new offices in London and Manchester , further develop the company ’ s award-winning internship programme and increase spend with the nation ’ s social enterprises .
With SAP UK Data Cloud , the company will provide cloud solutions and services delivered using hyperscaler infrastructure at UK data centres . As organisations increasingly require cloud services that ensure data is managed and stored in country , especially in the public sector , the SAP UK Data Cloud offering will enable SAP to deliver its product suite to organisations demanding these criteria . The launch will initially include the company ’ s cloud ERP system SAP S / 4HANA , its SAP SuccessFactors human experience management solutions and its SAP Business Technology Platform . The company plans to provide its wider product portfolio through SAP UK Data Cloud in the future .
SAP , working with SAP National Security Services , ( SAP NS2 ), has developed SAP UK Data Cloud to specifically support the nation ’ s Critical National Infrastructure , organisations working in the public sector , regulated industries in areas such as healthcare , central and local government , policing , utilities and financial services .
VisitWallonia and Orange Belgium introduce a real-time crowd measurement service
VisitWallonia and Orange Belgium will soon be deploying an innovative tool that enables everyone to get real-time information on the crowds in Wallonia ´ s various tourist zones . After a first phase of tests , the goal is to permit citizens and tourists to benefit from Walloon tourist sites without concern .
The tool will be made available free of charge during the summer season so people can optimally plan their visits and trips by profiting from less frequented zones .
The tool works by anonymising and aggregating the number of mobile connections to the Orange Belgium network within a defined zone . This measurement is then extrapolated to all mobile users of all networks of this zone and the result is converted into a simple colour code , from ‘ red ’ ( highly-frequented zone ) to ‘ green ’ ( calm zone without large crowds ). A zone ’ s density colour is calculated on the basis of the average number of mobile connections during the course of the last 30 minutes , dynamically compared with preceding measurements .
It is important to emphasise that the tool strictly respects the privacy of citizens , since no personal data is collected for its functioning and the results of the crowd measurements are systematically aggregated .
Valérie de Bue , Minister of the Civil Service , Tourism , Heritage and Road Safety , said : “ This is a first initiative reflecting Wallonia ’ s determination to strengthen the digitalisation of the tourism sector so as to respond to the needs and expectations of an ever more connected clientele .”
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