SAP, Amazon to deliver enterprise soln in cloud

MUMBAI, INDIA: SAP AG and Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Wednesday announced the launch of SAP Rapid Deployment solutions and SAP BusinessObjects solutions to provide customers flexibility in software deployment options and innovations in cloud-computing.

Amazon and SAP will collaborate to offer customers options and convenience when deploying and supporting SAP solutions in the cloud, said a press release.

New and existing SAP customers can take advantage of the AWS pay-per-use model allowing businesses to reduce infrastructure costs and total cost of ownership. Customers will also be able to quickly scale capacity, both up and down as computing requirements change, paying only for the resources used.

SAP and AWS have completed testing protocols, so that SAP solution deployments on AWS meet the requirements of on-premise SAP solutions. By adhering to the SAP deployment guidelines, customers can configure their SAP solution for performance, which helps enable support in a timely manner.

A number of third-party providers and strategic integrators will offer services ranging from planning, deployment, migration and other customer support services in backing SAP solutions on AWS.

The first wave of supported SAP products includes the entire suite of SAP BusinessObjects solutions and SAP Rapid Deployment solutions supported on Linux Platforms.

“Today’s announcement underscores SAP’s continued commitment to innovations in cloud computing, offering a flexible, choice-driven model where customers can select the best option for them when it comes to deploying our business applications and business analytics solutions. As a pioneer in cloud computing, Amazon Web Services has a proven model that provides the combination of low cost - along with stability, reliability and security that is now certified and available to our customers,” said Sanjay Poonen, president, Global Solutions, SAP AG.

Andy Jassy, senior vice president, Amazon Web Services, said, “With AWS, SAP customers can take advantage of rapid deployment, reliable customer support models and low-cost, flexible pricing that enables enterprises to focus on the truly differentiating factors of their business instead of the technology infrastructure required to run it.”