SAP and Oracle Suspend All Operations in Russia Amid Ukraine Conflict
Major enterprise software providers SAP and Oracle halt all business activities in Russia, leaving countless industries without critical system updates and support.
Major enterprise software developers SAP and Oracle officially suspend all business operations in Russia in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. SAP CEO Christian Klein announces a complete halt to sales, services, and products, while Oracle confirms it ceases all operations entirely. These systems currently power almost all Russian industry, energy, and transport sectors.
The immediate impact varies depending on how Russian companies access the software. Organizations relying on cloud-based systems face sudden disconnection as their licenses expire, while those with locally installed software continue to function but lose all future updates and technical support. Major state entities, such as Rosatom, stand to lose critical operational support they recently purchased for hundreds of millions of rubles.
While domestic alternatives to SAP and Oracle partially exist within Russia, experts warn that an emergency transition costs companies billions of rubles. Furthermore, U.S. sanctions restrict software exports to Russian state organizations, prompting other cautious developers to reduce their exports while they assess the complex legal risks of the new rules.