The buzz: “…we are in the middle of this Platform Revolution. The platform facilitates an accessible, scalable and efficient network of users, services, devices and intermediaries … value is created, distributed, discovered and consumed.” (ING, 2016). In this digital age, successful platform businesses are using scalable cloud system architecture and sophisticated technology, and implementing smart adoption and monetization strategies. The result? Market dominance, exploding margins and volumes of sensitive data. Is your company on board yet? The experts speak. Dr. Bernd-Uwe Pagel, SAP: “The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom” (Isaac Asimov). Claus von Riegen, SAP: “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end” (Seneca). Nils Herzberg, SAP: “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb” (Nelson Mandela). Join us for Platform Business Models: Friend or Foe? – Part 2.