Modernize SAP on the Microsoft Cloud
Businesses rely heavily on SAP applications as crucial solutions, and the trend is shifting towards migrating SAP workloads to the cloud, especially with SAP ECC 6 reaching its end of support in 2027. This presents a significant opportunity for SAP customers to modernize their infrastructure. Opting for SAP on the Microsoft Cloud offers a proven and certified cloud platform, ensuring the performance, scalability, and reliability essential for SAP workloads. Microsoft Cloud provides a robust multi-layer security foundation, extensive compliance capabilities, and seamless integration with the Microsoft product ecosystem, facilitating faster adoption of cloud technology and accelerating time to innovation.
Accelerate savings and business growth with SAP
on the Microsoft Cloud
More and more companies are turning to SAP on the Microsoft Cloud to gain real-time, intelligent insights for better decision making.
50%
Surveyed respondents who want to lower the cost of IT/operations
92%
Surveyed respondents planning a cloud migration in the next 12 to 24 months2
$2.8T
Predicted spending for digital transformation by 2025
Microsoft and SAP have co-innovated for more than 30 years. SAP on the Microsoft Cloud builds on that trusted partnership with the industry's most performant and scalable SAP cloud infrastructure, including more SAP HANA–certified virtual machines in more regions than any other public cloud provider. With SAP ECC 6 reaching end of support in 2027, you need to start modernizing your infrastructure today. SAP on the Microsoft Cloud offers a modern solution with the agility, security, and business growth you need to succeed.
Multi-layer cloud security for your SAP and
non-SAP environments
SAP on The Microsoft Cloud reduces susceptibility and the impact of​ cyber attacks so that you can focus on productivity and innovation.
$285K
Global cybersecurity
spend per minute
34,740
Password attacks per
minute
119M
Attacks made against remote management ports in a single month
SAP on The Microsoft Cloud offers unrivaled cloud security for SAP and non-SAP environments, enhancing productivity and accelerating innovation. Secure and seamless access to data and applications helps you collaborate across business workflows. Integration of high-value SAP and non-SAP data gives you advanced analytics and fresh new insights, helping you focus on what matters most.
​Enterprises are migrating to the cloud…
Going digital saves money, offers new capabilities, and safeguards data
91%
Surveyed organizations looking for new cloud capabilities to better integrate their ERP systems
80%
Security incidents that can be traced to missing elements that could have been addressed with modern security approaches
With SAP ECC 6 reaching end of support in 2027, SAP customers are also rapidly
moving to the cloud
92%
Surveyed respondents planning a cloud migration in the next 12 to 24 months
73%
SAP customers worldwide who plan to deploy SAP S/4HANA to the cloud
SAP on the Microsoft Cloud
Drive insight, innovation, and productivity to grow your business and reduce costs with the rich portfolio of services across the Microsoft Cloud
The leading cloud platform for SAP
Real-time insights and innovation
Integrated data platform
Unrivaled security and compliance
The total economic output of Azure for SAP
$26.18M
present value
$13.82M
net present value (NPV)
112%
ROI
<6
months to reach play back
The leading cloud platform
for SAP
Certified to run mission-critical SAP apps with the performance, scale, and reliability your business counts on.
Cost-efficient, agile alternative to on-premises
Seamless deployment, integration, and operation
A proven cloud platform to replace your outdated systems, drive value and improve resilience
Real-time insights
and innovation
Business-intelligence that speeds time to action and optimizes operations
Democratized decision making
Faster and easier extension of SAP systems
Continuous innovation with third-party integration
535%
Increase in Power BI reports over two years, enabling more same-day decisions
44%
Faster time to market for new products
and services
54%
Increase in revenue performance from increasing data-driven maturity decisions2
App integration
Full integration of SAP, Microsoft, and third-party apps improves productivity and innovation
Data integrated across silos
Advanced analytics for your​ entire data estate
Minimal context switching
60%
Increase, year over year, in active users running third-party and custom apps
Unrivaled security
and compliance
Multi-layer cloud security and industry-leading compliance enhance protection for SAP and related workloads
Best-in-class security
Largest compliance portfolio of any cloud platform
Unmatched availability and recovery options
High levels of performance and reliability
US$4.35M
Average avoided cost of a security breach, including downtime and recovery
US$12k/min.
Average avoided cost of downtime with enterprise-grade infrastructure and effective disaster recovery plans, processes, and systems
The SAP and Microsoft partnership: Move with confidence
More than three decades working together with customers and
using each other’s products
​
​As customer needs evolve, Microsoft and SAP continue to invest, co-innovate, and expand their cloud partnership to provide reliable computing solutions.
Extensive customer overlap, serving most of today’s largest enterprises
Integrated and interoperable products and services, so processes, events, workflows, and security are friction-free
SAP runs on the Microsoft
Cloud and Microsoft
runs on SAP
New workplace productivity integrations, freeing people to communicate and share ideas
Next steps
With SAP ECC 6 reaching end of support in 2027, you need to start modernizing your infrastructure today
Having an experienced partner can ensure business continuity throughout your transition to the cloud. Let’s set up a meeting to explore your options and build a plan for your specific SAP cloud migration.
83%
Of surveyed SAPinsiders require a proven and experienced Partner to implement SAP on the Microsoft Cloud
