SAP and Microsoft simplify the migration to the cloud: the Embrace project is born

Microsoft Corp. and SAP formalize an extensive go-to-market collaboration on the occasion of the Embrace project, with which the Redmond company will speed up the adoption of SAP S / 4HANA and SAP Cloud Platform solutions on Microsoft Azure.

At the base of the new agreement is the commitment by the two companies to offer customers complete packages to access unified reference architectures, roadmaps and paths that will simplify the process of migrating to the cloud. Therefore, through the resale of SAP Cloud Platform components with Azure, Microsoft will help users of SAP ERP and SAP S / 4HANA to migrate more easily from the on-premise to public cloud.

To provide more details about the partnership between the two companies intervened Jennifer Morgan, co-chief executive officer of SAP, according to which this agreement "It is based on the goal of reducing the complexity and costs that customers have to face when they migrate to SAP S / 4HANA in the cloud. Bringing together the strengths of SAP and Microsoft, we offer customers the guarantee of working with two leading companies and moving to the smart business model in a safe and efficient manner ".

Also Microsoft he said his, through the words of Judson Althoff, executive vice president of the Worldwide Commercial Business division: "SAP's decision to choose Microsoft Azure as its preferred partner consolidates and makes unique the relationship between our two companies, highlighting a common will to promote the growth of the cloud ecosystem. The announcement also reflects our commitment to consider the customer as the top priority and to support its transformation into a cloud perspective, a focus that continues to guide the way Microsoft approaches any issue, from collaborations to product innovation. This partnership evolves the logic of co-selling towards a completely new level ".

SAP + Microsoft Azure: the Embrace project is born

SAP will continue to support the choice of customers who require solutions related to the needs of their business. Those who want to migrate to SAP ERP and SAP S / 4HANA from the on-premise version to the cloud, on the other hand, will be able to take advantage of the support offered by Microsoft Azure to access sector-specific best practices, reference architectures and services available in the cloud. All this will be achieved thanks to the hyperscaler infrastructure and will include future implementations and migrations of direct customers of SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud.

Here in detail what Azure can offer through the Embrace project:

• A simplified migration from the on-premise versions of SAP ERP to SAP S / 4HANA – With packages by sector, customers with integrated products will access a practical roadmap to the cloud, which will include a single reference architecture and a path that simplifies implementation.
• Collaborative support model for simplified resolution – The model in question is dedicated to Azure and SAP Cloud Platform and will facilitate migration through improved communication.
• Jointly developed programs to meet customer needs – A roadmap for the digital enterprise will include recommended solutions and reference architectures, for an appropriate approach for industry, product, service and best-practices proposed by Microsoft, SAP and related system integrators.