TORONTO, March 3,
2025 /CNW/ -- SAP Canada today announced the general
availability of SAP Sovereign Cloud capabilities, designed
to meet the heightened demand for operational, technical, legal and
data sovereignty, security, and compliance among Canadian
organizations. This offering addresses the critical security
requirements of businesses, enabling them to fully leverage the
advantages of the cloud while maintaining autonomy and control over
their data.
With the Government of Canada's
cloud-smart strategy and Canada's
strict data sovereignty laws, SAP Sovereign Cloud directly
addresses the risks associated with digital sovereignty, residency,
and security, making it an ideal solution for any Canadian
organization including those in the public sector, defence and
highly regulated industries.
"In today's digital age, the ability to act independently and
securely has become imperative as Canadian businesses become more
reliant on information technology and deal with significant growing
cyber security threats," said Andy
Canham, President, SAP Canada. "With SAP Sovereign Cloud
capabilities, we are fulfilling organizations' needs for digital
sovereignty, providing in-Canada
infrastructure and operations and covering the core sovereign cloud
capabilities that our customers need."
SAP Sovereign Cloud is designed to meet the highest standards of
data residency, security, and compliance within Canada, providing advanced compliance
capabilities, including data sovereignty, technical sovereignty,
operational sovereignty, and legal sovereignty. Key features of the
capabilities include:
- In-country infrastructure and operations: Ensuring both
Customer and Cloud operational data is stored and managed within
Canadian borders, adhering to Canada's data sovereignty laws, including the
Privacy Act, PIPEDA, and GDPR for European data subjects.
- Canadian personnel: Operations are managed by SAP Canada
employees with appropriate personnel security credentials to
further enhance security and comply with Canada's national requirements.
- Advanced security: Additional software hardening, attack
surface reduction, and supply chain hardening to further limit
threat vectors and align with advanced security postures. The
solution is ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 certified and SOC 2 Type II
audit compliant.
"At SAP, we understand the enormous importance of acting
securely in the digital space, especially given the increasing
concerns over significant geopolitical and cybersecurity threats,"
said Martin Merz, President
Sovereign Cloud, at SAP. "Our SAP Sovereign Cloud capabilities
are designed to support our customers' needs for digital
sovereignty and enable them to accelerate their cloud adoption
journey."
With more than 20 years of experience in operating sovereign
cloud solutions for SAP customers, this represents a significant
milestone. SAP Sovereign Cloud capabilities will support Canadian
public and private sector businesses to innovate, transform and
harness the benefits of the cloud.
The initial SAP Sovereign Cloud offering in Canada includes SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud
Edition, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), SAP Analytics
Cloud, and Digital Supply Chain solutions including Integrated
Business Planning (IBP) software, providing customers with a robust
foundation for managing critical business processes and sensitive
data while ensuring compliance with Canadian regulations.
Additional offerings are expected to be added this year including
SAP SuccessFactors HCM and SAP Fieldglass.
This is another step by SAP to reinforce our commitment to our
Canadian customers. An affiliate of SAP SE, a German company, SAP
has been operating in Canada since
1989. We have six offices across the country - Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Waterloo, Ottawa and Montreal - employing over 3,000 people. SAP
Canada is proud of the impact we
make in Canada through our
employment of people coast-to-coast, infrastructure investments,
community engagement, and the investment in Canadian R&D, with
more than 50% of our employees dedicated to development, which
fuels SAP's global product offerings.
For more information about SAP's Sovereign Cloud, please visit
SAP.com.
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