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HP Becomes SAP-Certified Global Provider of Cloud Services
May 2011 by Marc Jacob
HP Enterprise Services announced it is among the first partners to become an SAP-certified global provider of cloud services in support of SAP solutions.
HP provides standardized IT solutions and services based on shared resources via the internet enabling the delivery of SAP® applications to clients in a scalable manner via HP Hybrid Delivery Cloud Services.
The certification provides assurance to clients using SAP applications through HP’s cloud services that they can benefit from:
– increased flexibility, which enables business process alignment to meet immediate market demands;
– rapid provisioning, which speeds their ability to implement application and business process changes; and
– a highly reliable architecture and access to the latest cloud services with no infrastructure capital outlay required, which results in much lower costs and risks for companies to consume the full benefits of enterprise applications.
Technology providers seeking certification by SAP must undergo an extensive audit process that validates the operational integration of the provider’s cloud capabilities with SAP applications. The comprehensive audit includes reviews of a services provider’s technical, physical, management and logical security processes supporting SAP applications. After successful completion, the entire process undergoes recertification every two years.
The certification covers a range of HP solutions, including application hosting, cloud management, disaster recovery and networking.
The cloud certification deepens the 20-year relationship between HP and SAP, a member of the HP Agility Alliance. The Agility Alliance is HP Enterprise Services’ premiere partner program that brings together industry-leading technology providers to build and deliver comprehensive IT solutions.
The certification announced will help businesses and governments in their pursuit of an Instant-On Enterprise.
