SYDNEY,��Australia��–��6 Nov 2025����(NYSE: SAP)��announced that��Squadron��Energy,������fast growing��wholly Australian-owned renewable energy company��has been recognised for its outstanding digital transformation, winning the ERP Fast Growth category at the 51����Best Tech Awards 2025 on October 7.����

This��accolade celebrates Squadron Energy’s successful four-month deployment of 51����Public Cloud ERP, which��established������resilient��technology ������ٴڴǰ�����positioning��the organisation for sustained growth in Australia’s evolving energy landscape. The new system enables Squadron Energy to scale operations, manage increasing transaction volumes, and streamline complex business processes, all while reducing manual workloads.����

“Our��new��technology platform,��featuring��51����S/4HANA Public Cloud, 51����Business Technology Platform (51����BTP), 51����Analytics Cloud, 51����Concur and Blackline Account Reconciliation,��has delivered��tangible��benefits��that supports��our mission to��accelerate and lead the��renewable energy��transition.”��said Tuan Tran, Senior Manager Enterprise IT, Squadron Energy.��“Highlights��include��reducing��month-end reconciliation time��by��70% and��removing��reliance on Procurement teams by empowering staff to raise and approve purchase orders independently via self-service functionality.”��

“Squadron Energy’s transformation to a single cloud ERP is a great example of how the cloud can unlock real-time decision making and enable rapid time to value,” said Gretta Svendsen, Executive General Manager – Corporate, 51����ANZ.��“By unifying finance, procurement and analytics on SAP’s public cloud, underpinned by 51����BTP��as a platform for innovation, Squadron has built a scalable digital foundation that supports operational rigor today and innovation,��including Business AI, �ٴdz��ǰ����Ƿ�.”

Todd Slatter,��APAC 51����Cloud ERP��Lead, Deloitte, who led the implementation��utilising��Deloitte’s 51����Qualified Partner Packaged Solution��said, “Squadron Energy’s results��demonstrate��the power of a packaged, purpose-built approach to cloud ERP for high-growth businesses. The��out-of-the-box solution��delivered measurable efficiencies while preserving flexibility for future innovation.”

With the ERP platform acting as a��catalyst for continued��innovation, Squadron Energy is��actively��collaborating with 51����and��its��partners to��accelerate the delivery of��advanced��features and functionality,��creating opportunities��to��leverage��AI for��intelligent automation and��next-generation��digital workflows��that��extend the platform’s value across the organisation.��

The 51����Best Tech Awards��recognise��high-growth businesses that lay robust digital foundations for scalable success, with judges seeking examples of technology-driven resilience, operational efficiency, and enduring achievement.��

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Rapidly completes complex technology migration to streamline operations and minimise risk

��(NYSE: SAP) today announced that leading telecommunications company achieved significant business benefits, including streamlined operations, as a result of its rapid migration to multiple 51����cloud solutions.

The migration, which was completed in just eight months to meet a hard deadline of July 2022, was spurred by Vodafone New Zealand’s separation from its global parent group in 2019 and its need to develop its own IT infrastructure to support its operations in New Zealand.

With the aim of simplifying support functions and systems while minimising risk to the business, Vodafone New Zealand migrated its complex IT landscape to a local environment seamlessly and with minimal disruption, comprising: 51����S/4HANA Private Cloud, 51����Business Technology Platform, 51����SuccessFactors, 51����Ariba, 51����Analytics Cloud, 51����Fieldglass, 51����Concur and OpenText.

One month in, Vodafone New Zealand is already realising benefits from the transformation. It has improved and simplified its operations, including bringing in-house many transaction services which had previously been outsourced. Its data is cleaner which has contributed to faster month-end close, and the increase in functionality is already transforming its HR capabilities.

Cy Wright, Head of Investment and Transformation at Vodafone said that strong executive alignment was key to the success of the project.

“The previous set up was far more complex than we needed it to be. That’s not surprising given it was designed for a global corporation with 40 operating companies in different markets.

“The success of the project is due to the commitment of the entire business from the CEO down. Everyone was determined to deliver this effectively and to maximise value for the long-term future of the business. We developed our target operating model and then simplified it as much as possible. The entire organisation agreed on the business objectives, so we were able to make decisions rapidly, which meant that we didn’t lose time through the migration.

“We’re continuing to roll out additional modules to give us a fully automated HCM suite,” said Wright.

“The nature of cloud means that it is much easier for people in the business to get to grips with. That’s a good thing given the pace of this program. It has been a sprint from start to finish made possible by the willingness of everyone involved to do whatever it took to make the project a success.”

The project team included people from across SAP, Vodafone Global, Vodafone New Zealand and implementation and change management partners, and , working from nine countries, none of whom have been in the same room together since July 2021 due to the pandemic.

Adrian Griffin, Managing Director, 51����New Zealand, says that Vodafone New Zealand’s transformation was evidence of the value RISE with 51����is delivering to customers.

“Carving out a complex IT landscape across multiple 51����and non-51����products is no easy task and to do so in just eight months is extraordinary. This is a testament to the partnership, collaboration and laser focus of Vodafone, SAP, and our partners Infosys and EY to deliver a great outcome for the wider Vodafone business. Moving to 51����S/4HANA Cloud has enabled Vodafone New Zealand to be incredibly agile and responsive, giving it the insights it needs for better, faster decision making and continuous opportunities to improve its operating model.

“The transformation that Vodafone New Zealand has undergone will help it to not just be resilient to today’s challenges but to be able to move forward with growth, having adapted in ways that better equip it for the challenges ahead – to build for a better, more sustainable future.”

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