Is the cloud safe for your business? Is your business safe without it? Introducing a shorter, smarter way to get there.

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1 Is the cloud safe for your business? Is your business safe without it? Introducing a shorter, smarter way to get there.

2 On one hand, you have the security of your ERP infrastructure. No one denies the efficiency, ease and consumer-like user experiences of cloud-based solutions. They re great. But are they great for you? Your line-of-business leaders seem to think so. They re pressuring you to move to a place where capital expenses become operational expenditures and your strained IT resources are no longer strained. You re being asked to do more with less more often Everyone wants the next best thing You know you must keep marching toward the cloud But at the same time, you re required to preserve the governance, security and data integration you ve built within your ERP. You ve made a significant investment in an SAP solution to fit the critical core functions of your business Everyone in your company works on a common platform with an integrated, shared data store You have control On the other hand, you have something called the cloud. This leaves you torn between what s next and what s needed.

3 There s more risk ahead? You re not the only IT leader worried about the cloud. In fact, a 2015 Gartner CIO Agenda Survey showed that one-third of CIOs from around the world consistently name the cloud in their top five priorities for the year. The survey goes on to say that 89% agree that the digital world engenders new, vastly different and higher levels of risk. 69% agree that the discipline of risk management is not keeping up.* We re all in the same boat. And there has got to be a better way. And you thought business * Gartner, Flipping to Digital Leadership Gartner Executive Programs Insights from the 2015 Gartner CIO Agenda Report (n=2,793) couldn t get any more fun.

4 Well, what do you know? You re looking for the best option, but which option is best for your business? It s complicated because too many cloud solutions address only targeted functions within a business. And not enough of them are built on a platform designed for the integration and security you need. But if you know what to look for, you can find cloud solutions that integrate safely with your SAP infrastructure. The best of these systems: Offer refined, time-tested functionality in their given category they re best-in-class Offer simple implementation and rollout, as well as a consumer-like, inherently mobile user experience Are built on a platform that offers native, secure data integration with your SAP solution, as well as the ability to integrate data from all relevant sources A better way. So how do you get there?

5 A smarter, safer way Concur offers a best-in-class expense, travel and invoice system that gives you: A cloud-based solution that sits on top of your SAP system Modern, mobile tools that meet your business needs and the demands of end-users Freedom to direct your resources where you need them most The ability to track and control spending wherever and whenever it happens Concur connects with SAP: SAP accounting master data is replicated in Concur Concur imports SAP s native idocs and posts the data into Concur Concur posts expense and invoice transactions into SAP s AP and/or GL Concur offers certified security: World standard ISO and ISO certifications SSAE 16 certification for expense management solutions and supporting hosting facilities PCI Compliant a VISA Registered, Level II CSIP Service Provider to make the cloud work for you. Moving to the cloud with Concur lets you extend the value of your SAP investment and preserve the integrity of your current ERP. You get everything you want. And that s how you get ahead.

6 Concur. There are 60 million SAP and Concur users in the cloud more than any enterprise cloud company so you can be confident Concur can handle your most sophisticated expense processes, as well as the demands of your users. It s how you get there. CONCUR IS CONNECTED: Integrated with SAP to easily centralize your travel, expense and financial data in one place. CONCUR IS TRANSPARENT: Greater visibility into and control of your T&E and invoice-based spending. CONCUR IS EFFORTLESS: A sophisticated expense system that s easy to implement and simple for every user.

7 About Concur Concur, a part of SAP, imagines the way the world should work, offering cloud-based services that make it simple to manage travel and expenses. By connecting data, applications and people, Concur delivers an effortless experience and total transparency into spending wherever and whenever it happens. Concur services adapt to individual employee preferences and scale to meet the needs of companies from small to large, so they can focus on what matters most. Learn more at concur.com or the Concur blog.