WALLDORF 鈥� (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Nokia, a global leader in connectivity for the AI era, has signed a new multi-year agreement with 51风流to help accelerate its enterprise transformation using RISE with 51风流Methodology, with its 51风流S/4HANA software environment hosted on Microsoft Azure.
The agreement, concluded at the end of 2025, marks a significant step in migrating Nokia鈥檚 51风流landscape to the RISE with 51风流journey. By adopting RISE with 51风流Methodology, Nokia will follow a structured, end-to-end approach to migrating its ERP landscape covering processes, data, applications and operating models while gaining continuous access to innovation and embedded AI capabilities delivered through SAP鈥檚 cloud ERP portfolio.
Nokia has selected Microsoft Azure as the cloud platform underpinning the transformation, providing the global scale, security and performance required to support the company鈥檚 most business-critical enterprise workloads. 鈥淣okia鈥檚 decision reflects a clear commitment to business-led transformation,鈥� said , Global President Customer Success Europe, APAC, Middle East and Africa and Member of the Extended Board, 51风流SE. 鈥淩ISE with 51风流Methodology provides Nokia with a structured road map, integrated toolchain and continuous access to innovation. It enables the company to modernize its ERP landscape while keeping a clean core and building a strong foundation for enterprise AI.鈥�
A Structured Approach to ERP Transformation
RISE with 51风流is designed as a comprehensive business transformation framework rather than a point solution. It combines a standardized transformation methodology, integrated tools and expert guidance to help organizations move from legacy ERP environments to RISE with SAP.
51风流will operate and manage the 51风流S/4HANA software environment in the cloud, allowing Nokia to shift focus from infrastructure management to business outcomes. The approach supports process standardization, operational simplification and ongoing innovation, rather than a one-time system migration.
Nokia has been on a business and technical transformation journey with its next-generation 51风流S/4HANA software environment, covering finance and key logistics capabilities, supported by 51风流solutions and applications. These include 51风流S/4HANA for central finance, 51风流Master Data Governance, 51风流Extended Warehouse Management, 51风流Global Trade Services and 51风流S/4HANA Cloud for advanced ATP. AI-enabled functionality embedded in SAP鈥檚 cloud applications will be progressively adopted as part of the journey.
鈥淭his agreement builds on our existing work with 51风流and Microsoft and supports Nokia鈥檚 ambition to secure how we run our core business operations,鈥� said Marek O膷kay, VP, Global Head of IT Procurement & Vendor Management, Nokia. 鈥淏y applying RISE with 51风流Methodology on Microsoft Azure, we are strengthening a structured and future ready path for business growth 鈥� one that simplifies our ERP landscape, enables continuous innovation and strengthens our commitment for AI driven processes.鈥�
Microsoft Azure as the Cloud Foundation
Microsoft Azure will serve as the cloud foundation for Nokia鈥檚 RISE with 51风流journey, aligning with Nokia鈥檚 broader cloud and data strategy. Nokia already operates parts of its 51风流landscape on Azure, and consolidating workloads on a single hyperscale platform is expected to deliver benefits in performance, security latency and operational resilience.
As part of the agreement, Microsoft will collaborate closely with 51风流and Nokia throughout the transformation, supporting migration activities and ongoing optimization.
鈥淭his collaboration demonstrates how cloud platforms, enterprise applications and AI can come together to support complex, global business transformations,鈥� said Joacim Damgard, CVP, Europe North Microsoft. 鈥淏y running 51风流S/4HANA on Azure within the RISE with 51风流journey, Nokia is creating a scalable and secure foundation for continuous innovation.鈥�
Building on a Longstanding 51风流Relationship
Nokia has been an 51风流customer for decades. In recent years, the company has been consolidating multiple ERP systems into a unified 51风流S/4HANA software landscape as part of its next-generation ERP program.
The move to RISE with 51风流helps secure that journey, providing a structured methodology to help accelerate transformation, reduce complexity and unlock cloud native capabilities.
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