By Freya Purnell
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has moved to expand its capabilities in managing private and hybrid cloud environments for SAP customers, with the proposed acquisition of oXya.
oXya is an SAP partner, and both helps IT organisations manage cloud environments and designs the infrastructure for more effective and efficient implementations of SAP solutions, including the SAP HANA platform.
The oXya acquisition is expected to close by the end of March, when the company will become a wholly owned subsidiary of HDS. The business will continue to be led by oXya VP and chairman Frederic de Belloy, who will report to Hicham Abdessamad, HDS executive vice president, Global Services.
According to HDS, the acquisition will bring to its partners and customers:
- An extended portfolio of HDS cloud and managed services for implementation of solutions from SAP, including SAP HANA.
- Broad experience and expertise among the network of HDS partners who have capabilities with SAP solutions, increasing the ability of HDS to jointly deliver and manage large environments.
- Additional options to realise Hitachi Unified Compute Platform solution capabilities for environments based on SAP, including HANA.
“Today’s partners and customers demand as-a-service options that enable them to keep pace with market dynamics like cloud, while transforming the way they conduct business,” said Abdessamad. “oXya offers an expanded set of application-as-a-service offerings, both in private cloud and hybrid cloud. They have vast experience with managing large SAP solution-based environments and a history of excellent customer satisfaction.
“With its SAP-as-a-service offerings, oXya brings applications as a service, which is a frequent customer request and a bridge into solutions for analytics and Social Innovation,” he said.
de Belloy said oXya is pleased to build on its relationship as a Hitachi Cloud Service Provider.
“Combining efforts with Hitachi Data Systems and its partners will allow us to deliver to customers even more innovative solutions to gain insights from their data while expanding global coverage for our services.”
