ACTION REQUIRED: SAP OEM Partner Agreement Response

[former_SQLA_member1694970]

Hi everyone,

Let's coordinate our response to the termination of the SAP OEM Partner Agreement.

Please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/QFAXAZ4R3canYJxi8

Thanks, Huberz

[VolkerBarth]

Have you been in contact with Mike Paola? - See his answer here.

FWIW, we do not have had an SAP OEM contract in the last decade, so I won't take part in that request - but I am surely interested in the outcame...

[former_SQLA_member1694970]

Thanks, I'm familiar with that post and I've been in contact with representatives from SAP. So far, there has been no progress. The companies I know are still waiting to see if there will be a turnaround of some kind from SAP. If not, a high percentage of the 10 million SQL Anywhere seats have to migrate to another DBMS. And that IMHO is the end of SQL Anywhere. A lot of damage has been created and I still hope that we can find a solution.

[MCMartin]

Anything learned from your survey?

[former_SQLA_member1694970]

@Martin: still waiting for more feedback.

[MCMartin]

Any news here?

[MikePaola]

Sorry I'm late to the thread here - but another question prompted me to add the following here: I wanted to make a comment regarding SQLA OEM license distribution beyond 2025. As Product Manager for SQL Anywhere, I have already been following up with the OEM team and they are now re-evaluating the situation. My hope is that they will be able to come up with a solution that will allow distribution of SQLA OEM licenses beyond 2025. Once there's some news on that front, I can post an update in the Community. Hopefully, any changes will be in alignment with the needs of our SQLA community and allow them to avoid the efforts of migrating to another database solution. Stay tuned! Regards Mike Paola

[MCMartin]

Any news on this, has anyone taken over the job?