Bangalore: Innovators are the driving forces behind any tech companies’ success. And it is them who keep satisfying the consumers’ voracious need for better things. The first iPhone, debuted in 2007, looks like a fossil if the latest ones are considered; and so do Android 1.5 Cupcake in comparison with 4.3 Jelly Bean- all thanks to innovators. Read on to know about the 7 innovators who drive innovations at the biggest tech companies as compiled by Forbes.

#1 Oliver Beck

Designation: Vice President, Global Head of Development Landscape Management

Company: SAP

Oliver Beck took the challenge of reducing the time consumed by a software that generally took 300-step installation process and 70 days before it was completed. He combined four existing teams into one and drew best practices from each. In three months time the process was down to 40 days and now it’s just 20 days. He also developed high-priority production slots that can turn around installations in just five days.

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