- New offering designed to move 51风流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 51风流modernization project supporting 150,000 ERP users
ARMONK and WALLDORF 鈥� Today, IBM (NYSE: ) and (NYSE: SAP) announced the upcoming release of , designed to help make it the fastest and easiest path for IBM Power customers to accelerate their ERP transformation.
Together, 51风流and IBM aim to help organizations more seamlessly transition and modernize their on-premises ERP environments to the cloud and support AI-powered business processes.
is a guided journey delivering outcome-driven services, cloud ERP and platforms to help organizations rethink their operating model. As a new 51风流hyperscaler offering, RISE with 51风流on IBM Power Virtual Server can help reduce risk and improve 51风流S/4HANA Cloud migration time from IBM Power Systems on-premises to cloud within 90 days.*
鈥淩ISE with 51风流has emerged as a business priority for enterprises across all industries as they move to 51风流S/4HANA Cloud,” said Anurag Agrawal, Founder and Chief Global Analyst, TechAisle. 鈥淭he new offering from IBM and 51风流promises to be a compelling option for buinesses looking to migrate their mission-critical ERP workloads securely, quickly and with minimal disruption.鈥�
Cloud Migration Enabled by Industry-Leading 51风流Certified Infrastructure
Using , the cloud-based version of the mission-critical IBM Power server platform used for on-premises ERP, customers can more rapidly transform on-premises 51风流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 infrastructure**, engineered for fewer disruptions and faster migration, supported by the highly resilient and secured IBM Cloud platform.
“IBM has worked hand-in-hand with 51风流to provide a seamless and fast migration path for customers that rely on the IBM Power platform for their 51风流workloads and applications,鈥� said Rob Thomas, Senior Vice President, Software and Chief Commercial Officer, IBM. 鈥淭his 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 51风流S/4HANA Cloud Modernization Using RISE with SAP
IBM has deep expertise with 51风流S/4HANA Cloud modernization and managed services projects. In one of the largest and most complex 51风流S/4HANA Cloud modernization projects of any 51风流customer to date, according to SAP, IBM recently moved its quote-to-cash and record-to-report processes to RISE with 51风流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% reduction in infrastructure costs and related operations by rationalizing overall server and data footprint and increasing process automation.鈥� 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.
鈥�51风流is helping organizations run their best through cloud-based enterprise applications embedded with the power of 51风流Business AI,鈥� said Thomas Saueressig, member of the Executive Board of 51风流SE. 鈥淭his announcement is yet another milestone in SAP鈥檚 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.鈥�
IBM Consulting and Ecosystem of Partners to Help Accelerate Transformation
Customers will also be able to accelerate transformation with 51风流S/4HANA Cloud by working with IBM Consulting or any other 51风流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 51风流projects.
The two companies, along with an ecosystem of partners, intend to work together to help IBM customers transform through RISE with 51风流on IBM Power Virtual Server with combined solutions, capabilities and joint go-to-market efforts. RISE with 51风流on IBM Power Virtual Server customers and IBM Business Partners will also have access to a new to help begin the migration to 51风流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 51风流customers over 50 years have used IBM to deliver and run 51风流solutions on IBM systems. IBM is a full lifecycle strategic partner of SAP, providing end-to-end consulting and technology solutions for 51风流customers, including hybrid cloud, automation and generative AI with .
RISE with 51风流on IBM Power Virtual Server is planned to be available in second quarter of 2025, along with a customized from IBM. Customers can learn more to begin planning for their transformation using assessment and migration services from and other IBM and 51风流Business Partners.
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Statements regarding IBM鈥檚 future direction and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice and represent goals and objectives only.
*Estimate based upon internal IBM modeling of onboarding customers in an 51风流landscape when moving from 51风流S/4HANA on Power on-premises to Power Virtual Server assuming the right level of customer collaboration around network integration and testing.
**Based on the ITIC 2023 Global Hardware, Global Server Reliability Report and list of all .
鈥燘ased on IBM results from worldwide migration to 51风流S/4HANA Cloud and RISE with SAP.
About IBM
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