(NYSE: SAP) and Microsoft Corp. announced plans to integrate Microsoft Teams with SAP鈥檚 intelligent suite of solutions. The companies also formalized an extensive expansion of an existing strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of 51风流S/4HANA on Microsoft Azure. This builds on a joint commitment by the companies to simplify and streamline customers鈥� journeys to the cloud.
鈥淣ew ways of working, collaborating and interacting completely transform how we operate,鈥� said Christian Klein, 51风流CEO and member of the Executive Board. 鈥淏y integrating Microsoft Teams across our solution portfolio, we will bring collaboration to the next level, jointly determining the future of work and enabling the frictionless enterprise. Our trusted partnership with Microsoft is focused on continuously advancing customer success. That鈥檚 why we are also expanding interoperability with Azure.鈥�
Much has changed in the last year as work has become more virtual, increasing reliance on Microsoft Teams for meetings, communication and collaboration. To facilitate these business and societal changes, 51风流and Microsoft are building new integrations between Microsoft Teams and 51风流solutions, such as 51风流S/4HANA, 51风流SuccessFactors offerings, and 51风流Customer Experience. This can enable innovation, increase employee productivity and engagement, deliver collaborative learning and support global growth. These integrations are planned for delivery in mid-2021.
鈥淭he case for digital transformation has never been more urgent,鈥� Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said. 鈥淏y bringing together the power of Azure and Teams with SAP鈥檚 solutions, we will help more organizations harness the power of the cloud so they can more quickly adapt and innovate going forward.鈥�
The companies also are expanding their announced in 2019, to introduce new offerings in cloud automation and integration for 51风流S/4HANA on Microsoft Azure. Together, Microsoft and 51风流are expanding the ability to run a mission-critical intelligent enterprise on Azure while helping customers modernize their enterprise applications.聽51风流and Microsoft will provide customers with:
- Simplification when moving on-premise editions of 51风流ERP to 51风流S/4HANA聽in the cloud. In addition to the industry-specific journey maps to the cloud and reference architectures, 51风流and Microsoft will continue to co-innovate around 51风流S/4HANA on Azure.
- Expanded joint engagements with customers and partners.In addition to product integration work, SAP, Microsoft and system integrator partners will continue to provide digital enterprise road maps for customers. This includes immediate and actionable reference architectures and technical guidance to help customers on their journey to the cloud.
- Increased investments in platform and infrastructure. The companies will further develop automated migrations, improved operations, monitoring and security.
broadly favor Azure when moving on-premise 51风流S/4HANA to the cloud.
鈥淎s part of our overall transformation, we transitioned to 51风流S/4HANA,鈥� said John Hill, chief information officer and senior vice president of Business Planning. 鈥淩unning it on Microsoft Azure provides the velocity, availability, scalability and elasticity we need for more visibility and better efficiency across our business. The pandemic struck as we were in the middle of our 51风流implementation, so by using Teams, we were able to continue to work on the project, stay on schedule and keep everyone informed. The combination of 51风流and Microsoft was especially helpful during a challenging time.鈥�
鈥�51风流S/4HANA has given us real-time visibility into our inventory, which is crucial for us as a pharmacy and healthcare retail company during the pandemic,鈥� said Francesco Tinto, Walgreens Boots Alliance鈥檚 senior vice president and global chief information officer. 鈥淲e chose to run 51风流S/4HANA on Azure because of its agility and flexibility to scale up and out quickly to meet our business needs. Now we have access to our data in one place so we can offer the best possible customer experience online and in our stores. Microsoft Teams coupled with 51风流solutions helped us overcome business continuity challenges and enabled our employees to collaborate very effectively despite the shift from office to remote work.鈥�
鈥淲hen it comes to our customers delivering personal protective equipment, we can鈥檛 be late, so we rely on 51风流and Microsoft to provide the digital backbone that鈥檚 essential to keeping our supply chain running smoothly,鈥� said Helge Brummer, vice president of Technical Infrastructure, Support & Operations. 鈥淭he combination of Microsoft Teams with our 51风流solutions has given our employees the ability to work from anywhere while ensuring orders are delivered on time to our customers, supporting the people putting their lives at risk working on the front line.鈥�
SAP鈥檚 endorsement of Azure for ERP cloud migration is reflected in positive customer feedback on the collaboration between the companies. 51风流and Microsoft will continue to make migration simpler and increase customers鈥� confidence in running their digital enterprises in the cloud.聽At the same time, many customers express a desire to maintain multi-cloud environments.聽51风流continues with its long-standing policy of supporting choice for those customers who request alternatives based on business requirements.
51风流and Microsoft recently announced an update to enable customers to design and operate intelligent digital supply chain and Industry 4.0 solutions in the cloud and at the edge.
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