New offering designed to move SAP S/4HANA
workloads from IBM Power Systems on-premises to cloud within 90
days
IBM realized 30% reduction
in infrastructure costs and related
operations over 18 months in RISE with SAP
modernization project supporting 150,000 ERP users
ARMONK,
N.Y. and WALLDORF, Germany, Jan. 7, 2025
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) and SAP SE (NYSE: SAP)
announced the upcoming release of RISE with SAP on IBM Power
Virtual Server, designed to make it the fastest and easiest path
for IBM Power customers to accelerate their ERP
transformation. Together, IBM and SAP aim to help
organizations more seamlessly transition and modernize their
on-premises ERP environments to the cloud and support AI-powered
business processes.
RISE with SAP is a guided journey delivering outcome-driven
services, cloud ERP and platforms to help organizations rethink
their operating model. As a new SAP hyperscaler offering, RISE with
SAP on IBM Power Virtual Server can help reduce risk and improve
SAP S/4HANA Cloud migration time from IBM Power Systems on-premises
to cloud within 90 days1.
"RISE with SAP has emerged as a business priority for
enterprises across all industries as they move to SAP S/4HANA
Cloud," said Anurag Agrawal, Founder
and Chief Global Analyst, TechAisle. "The new offering from IBM and
SAP promises to be a compelling option for businesses looking to
migrate their mission-critical ERP workloads securely, quickly and
with minimal disruption."
Cloud Migration Enabled by Industry-leading SAP Certified
Infrastructure
Using IBM Power Virtual Server, the
cloud-based version of the mission-critical IBM Power server
platform used for on-premises ERP, customers can more rapidly
transform on-premises SAP ERP systems on cloud, modernize business
processes and become more agile. Known for its high security,
scalability and reliability, IBM Power servers are ranked #1 in
availability among SAP-certified infrastructure2,
engineered for fewer disruptions and faster migration, supported by
the highly resilient and secured IBM Cloud platform.
"IBM has worked hand-in-hand with SAP to provide a seamless and
fast migration path for customers that rely on the IBM Power
platform for their SAP workloads and applications," said
Rob Thomas, Senior Vice President,
Software and Chief Commercial Officer, IBM. "This new capability
helps reduce the complexity of moving to the cloud and accelerates
impact, benefits we experienced firsthand in our own modernization
journey using RISE with SAP."
IBM Completes Global SAP S/4HANA Cloud Modernization using
RISE with SAP
IBM has deep expertise with SAP S/4HANA Cloud
modernization and managed services projects. In one of the largest
and most complex SAP S/4HANA Cloud modernization projects of any
SAP customer to date, according to SAP, IBM recently moved its
quote-to-cash and record-to-report processes to RISE with SAP on
IBM Power Virtual Server.
The IBM project touched more than 150,000 users across 175
countries in 18 months. During this time, it resulted in a 30
percent reduction in infrastructure costs and related operations by
rationalizing overall server and data footprint and increasing
process automation3. IBM Consulting led this
transformation work end-to-end, providing the technical services,
implementation and application management services expertise
required to help securely move and run these complex solutions.
"SAP is helping organizations run their best through cloud-based
enterprise applications embedded with the power of SAP Business
AI," said Thomas Saueressig, Member
of the Executive Board of SAP SE. "This announcement is yet another
milestone in SAP's long-term partnership with IBM, offering our
joint customers a clear path to the cloud designed for faster
time-to-value, increased flexibility, and continuous
innovation."
IBM Consulting and Ecosystem of Partners to Help Accelerate
Transformation
Customers will also be able to accelerate
transformation with SAP S/4HANA Cloud by working with IBM
Consulting or any other SAP partner. To give clients choice, IBM is
also in the process of working with other global systems
integrators and services partners to architect, deploy and migrate
RISE with SAP projects.
The two companies, along with an ecosystem of
partners, intend to work together to help IBM customers
transform through RISE with SAP on IBM Power Virtual Server with
combined solutions, capabilities, and joint go-to-market efforts.
RISE with SAP on IBM Power Virtual Server customers and IBM
Business Partners will also have access to a new IBM Transformation
Suite for SAP Applications to help begin the migration to SAP
S/4HANA Cloud and RISE with SAP. It will include a bundle of
best-of-breed software and services for the assessment of current
environments, data migration and automated testing.
More than 10,000 SAP customers over 50 years have used IBM to
deliver and run SAP on IBM systems. IBM is a full lifecycle
strategic partner of SAP providing end-to-end consulting and
technology solutions for SAP customers including hybrid cloud,
automation and generative AI with watsonx.
RISE with SAP on IBM Power Virtual Server is planned to be
available in second quarter of 2025, along with a customized
investment program from IBM. Customers can learn more here to
begin planning for their transformation using assessment and
migration services from IBM Consulting and other IBM and SAP
Business Partners.
Statements regarding IBM's future direction and intent are
subject to change or withdrawal without notice and represent goals
and objectives only.
About IBM
IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and
consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries
capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business
processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their
industries. Thousands of government and corporate entities in
critical infrastructure areas such as financial services,
telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM's hybrid cloud
platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital
transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM's
breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing,
industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and
flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM's
long-standing commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility,
inclusivity and service. Visit www.ibm.com for more
information.
About SAP
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applications and business AI, SAP (NYSE: SAP) stands at
the nexus of business and technology. For over 50 years,
organizations have trusted SAP to bring out their best by
uniting business-critical operations spanning finance,
procurement, HR, supply chain, and customer experience. For more
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1 Estimate based upon internal IBM modeling of
onboarding customers in an SAP landscape when moving from
SAP S/4HANA on Power on-premises to Power Virtual
Server assuming the right level of customer collaboration around
network integration and testing.
2 Based on the ITIC 2023 Global
Hardware, Global Server Reliability Report and list of all
SAP-certified and supported certified SAP HANA
hardware.
3 Based on IBM results from worldwide
migration to SAP S/4HANA and RISE with SAP.
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