ORLANDO, Fla., May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- SAP SE (NYSE:
SAP) and HP (NYSE: HPQ) today announced a new joint offering to
help customers speed their transition to SAP® Business Suite 4 SAP
HANA® (SAP S/4HANA) utilizing HP Helion. This offering brings
together both companies' global consulting and software expertise
to rapidly provision SAP S/4HANA on HP Helion Managed Cloud,
accelerating customer time to value, without disrupting
mission-critical processes. In addition, HP will serve as a premier
strategic provider of cloud infrastructure services for
business-critical SAP applications in SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud.
The announcement was made at SAPPHIRE® NOW, being held May 5-7, 2015, in Orlando, Florida.
The offering combines SAP S/4HANA, the next-generation business
suite designed to help customers Run Simple in the digital economy,
with HP Helion, HP's enterprise cloud platform for deploying,
managing and utilizing workloads in hybrid IT environments.
Expertise in advisory, application migration and implementation
services from both companies will help customers determine their
ideal roadmap to SAP S/4HANA.
"By combining SAP S/4HANA with HP migration and cloud expertise,
we are demonstrating our commitment to providing customers with
simplicity and choice for their journey to the digital economy,"
said John Hinshaw, chief customer
officer and executive vice president, Technology & Operations,
HP. "Customers can now execute their transition to SAP S/4HANA on
HP Helion Managed Cloud, confident in the knowledge they have two
of the world's best IT services firms working together to enable
their success every step of the way. HP is also planning to use SAP
S/4HANA to accelerate our own transformation."
By integrating hardware, software, services and financing in a
common framework, SAP and HP will provide an end-to-end solution
for SAP S/4HANA, delivered in an accelerated transformation
timeframe. Customers will now be able to define how SAP S/4HANA
will benefit their business, determine the best implementation
approach and migrate their business-critical applications to a safe
and secure digital platform designed for the real-time economy.
Customers can also expect to leverage existing IT investments and
achieve value across all lines of business and industries.
Today's announcement underscores a level of cooperation and
innovation between two global technology leaders that have been
partners for over 25 years. Customers will have unprecedented
access to the deep expertise of both SAP and HP in the multiple
disciplines that the journey to SAP S/4HANA requires.
"We are thrilled to be deepening our partnership with HP to
deliver this unique offering," said Michael Kleinemeier, member of
the Global Managing Board of SAP SE. "Today's announcement combines
HP's implementation, migration and mission critical infrastructure
expertise with SAP's real-time applications and services, and will
further enhance demand for SAP S/4HANA. It's what the market is
seeking, as businesses all over the world strive to Run Simple in a
digital economy."
This offering will benefit from the impact and reach of SAP's
new global Run Simple campaign, which will demonstrate how SAP and
partners deliver on the promise to help customers master complexity
in the digital age. The offering is available worldwide immediately
with pricing dependent on individual customer requirements.
For more information, including additional news and coverage
from SAPPHIRE NOW, visit the SAP News Center. Follow SAP on
Twitter at @sapnews.
About HP
HP creates new possibilities for technology
to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and
society. With the broadest technology portfolio spanning printing,
personal systems, software, services and IT infrastructure, HP
delivers solutions for customers' most complex challenges in every
region of the world. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is
available at http://www.hp.com.
SAPPHIRE® NOW
With SAPPHIRE® NOW, SAP offers
customers, partners and prospects even more opportunities to engage
in dialogue with peers, participants and thought leaders around the
globe. Being held in Orlando,
Florida, May 5-7, 2015, this
enhanced, real-time event connects attendees on site with global
participants through state-of-the-art broadcast studios and an
online experience that incorporates the latest social media and
community functionality. Whether on site or online, participants
can gain insight as to how SAP is delivering on its strategy and
helping organizations around the world Run Simple. For more
information, visit www.sapphirenow.com. Follow SAPPHIRE NOW on
Twitter at @SAPPHIRENOW and for news and coverage during the
event, visit the SAP News Center at www.news-sap.com.
Follow SAP on Twitter at @sapnews
About SAP
As market leader in enterprise application
software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and
industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to
storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and
organizations to work together more efficiently and use business
insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP
applications and services enable more than 291,000 customers to
operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For
more information, visit www.sap.com.
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