Verizon to create next-generation global network infrastructure for SAP
September 18 2018 - 8:00AM
Verizon has been chosen by SAP to build a next-generation global
network. Verizon will consolidate and streamline SAP’s global
network infrastructure for easier and more cost-effective network
management. SAP’s end objective is improved internal connectivity
and collaboration, a secure stable platform to support
customer-facing applications, and a better experience for employees
and customers around the globe.
“SAP has an extremely clear vision for its
customers around the globe,” said George Fischer, President,
Verizon Enterprise Solutions. “The world counts on SAP for mission
critical applications that run their business, delivering
intelligence across the enterprise in real time. That clarity of
purpose is extremely important, as it makes it crystal clear where
we need to focus our attention as well. This was a great
opportunity for us to use Verizon’s innovative network solutions to
build a future-ready infrastructure that can support SAP’s
exponential growth. When a company is growing as quickly as SAP,
the network is foundational. And network is at the heart of what we
do.”
Historically, SAP’s in-house team looked after its
global IT real estate, supported by a variety of different
technology companies, including Verizon. Due to the exponential
growth of its cloud business, SAP decided to consolidate management
of its global network environment, using next-generation network
technologies, including software-defined networking, to build in
resilience and scalability while freeing its own people to focus on
customer-facing activities. Verizon was chosen due to the company’s
global reach, its expansive, secure and high capacity global
network capabilities, and its technical expertise.
Moving its business to the cloud focused SAP’s
attention on its global network infrastructure. Critical for
cloud-based applications is a high-capacity, highly-available and
secure network platform essential to running a global SaaS
business.
“Secure, resilient global connectivity is crucial
for our future business success and critical to running our
business,” said Thomas Saueressig, Chief Information Officer and
EVP of Global Cloud Infrastructure, SAP. “As we move more of our
business to the cloud, our customers’ success depends on our
ability to connect them to our applications, and to help ensure
those applications deliver the highest standards of performance and
security.”
Verizon now supports SAP in two key projects.
First, Verizon is developing a new global network to link SAP
offices around the globe, including data and voice services.
Second, Verizon is providing highly-available, scalable and secure
Internet connectivity to connect SAP’s customer-facing data centers
around the globe – the platform that enables SAP’s cloud
business.
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