Oliver Bussmann, CIO at my parent company, SAP, acknowledges that this is something his team has given a bit of thought.

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Or take Oliver Bussmann, CIO of my parent company, SAP.

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Great CIOs that recognize that include Sabine Everaet (Coca-Cola Europe), Oliver Bussmann (SAP), Cora Carmody (Jacobs Engineering), Anthony Scott (Microsoft) and Wayne Shurts (Supervalu).

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Look no further than Oliver Bussmann for a relevant example.

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That interconnectivity was also a key feature for both Ralf Schneider, group CIO for Munich-based insurance giant Allianz and Oliver Bussmann, CIO of German software maker SAP.

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