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SAP chooses Globant to install its first partner-driven AppHaus in the Southern Cone of Latin America
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28 May 2024
Press Release
- The SAP AppHaus Network facilitates the co-creation of innovative solutions by putting the human experience first.
- The goal is to help companies in Argentina design solutions and projects that will make them more competitive, agile, and intelligent.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - May 28, 2024 – Globant and SAP, leading digital transformation and enterprise software companies, inaugurated the first partner-led AppHaus in Argentina, to help companies identify and act on innovation opportunities, rethink business processes, and deliver innovative solutions.
Globant AppHaus Buenos Aires is geared towards co-innovation with customers through SAP Business Technology Platform in combination with Globant’s vast experience to guide businesses through their digital acceleration journey.
Globant joins the global SAP AppHaus Network, a community of SAP teams and SAP partners united in the conviction that innovation requires a creative and inspiring environment, made up of a multidisciplinary team of designers, customer engagement leads, and experts in technology and business. Its human-centered methodology combines design thinking and architecture thinking techniques, which opens the door to the development and creation of technologically feasible, financially viable solutions with customizable experiences.
“We are proud that SAP has chosen us to inaugurate the first AppHaus in Argentina. For 21 years we have been developing and helping customers implement end-to-end solutions to transform business. I have no doubt that this inauguration is only the beginning of a long road to the co-creation of major innovative projects” stated Fernando Montero Bolognini, Managing Director of Globant Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay.
“SAP’s vision is for all organizations to become agile, intelligent, and sustainable enterprises with the help of technology. The opening of this first AppHaus in Argentina is an important step in that direction. This collaboration with Globant will enable us to work with more customers and companies of all sizes and industries, helping them become more competitive in today’s digital economy,” said Fernanda Pérez, Country Manager, SAP Argentina.
“The SAP AppHaus Network was created to drive innovation and generate increasing positive impact on society and business. We could can see and feel that Globant is working towards the same vision which makes us very excited to work with them in the future. Their expertise will expand our global SAP AppHaus Network, including currently 21 SAP partners, that help us to offer excellent services to SAP customers”, adds Mirela Viersa, Regional Lead of SAP AppHaus Network LAC at SAP.
With this joint commitment, Globant will further enhance its capabilities to deliver tangible benefits to its customers and expand the diversification of services, strengthening its profile in the market as a leader in digital acceleration, with two decades of trajectory and presence in more than 30 countries.
The inauguration of this innovative space took place in the presence of Fernando Montero Bolognini, Managing Director of Globant Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, and Fernanda Perez, Country Manager of SAP Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and with the outstanding participation of Martin Wezowski, Chief Futurist Officer of SAP.
The Importance of SAP AppHaus
The SAP AppHaus Network is a collaborative innovation ecosystem that redefines how companies address challenges and unlock their potential, putting the human experience first.
The first SAP AppHaus was established in 2013, and today, there are 24 worldwide. Three of the locations are owned by SAP, and 21 are managed by strategic partners such as Globant. So far, the network has housed around 4,200 workshops, welcomed more than 96,000 visitors, and won more than 80 awards.
SAP’s human-centered approach to innovation begins with a design thinking process that seeks to understand the end user to identify the real needs and then move, through an iterative process, along with architectural thinking to the desired solution. The SAP AppHaus Network is characterized by offering customers various levels of engagement, regardless of their level of maturity: from discovery of innovation opportunities, including actions such as reassessing business processes and user interfaces, to delivering comprehensive and scalable solutions.
To learn more about the SAP AppHaus, visit https://apphaus.sap.com/network/buenos-aires
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About Globant
We are a digital-native company that helps organizations reinvent themselves and unlock their potential. We are the place where innovation, design, and engineering come together on a large scale.
We have more than 29,000 employees and are present in 33 countries and 5 continents working for companies such as Google, Electronic Arts, and Santander, among others.
We were named a Global Leader in AI Services (2023) and a Global Leader in Customer Experience Improvement Services (2020) by the IDC MarketScape report.
We are the fastest growing IT brand and the fifth strongest IT brand globally (2024), according to Brand Finance.
We were also featured as a business case study at Harvard, MIT and Stanford.
We are active members of The Green Software Foundation (GSF) and Cybersecurity Tech Accord.
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