NTT Group companies Dimension Data and NTT DATA have teamed up to launch a new set of end-to-end services to build, migrate, manage and host SAP in the cloud.
The news services will combine Dimension’s SAP Cloud certified data centres with NTT DATA’s extensive implementation, migration and application management services.
Dimension Data’s Managed Cloud Platform (MCP) is available in 16 data centre locations around the world. The new services provide clients with a hybrid model that allows SAP to run on Dimension Data’s private MCP within the client’s data centre, and at the same time, take advantage of its off-premise shared public MCP for pre-production tasks for greater efficiency and cost management.
For its part, NTT DATA bring SAP-related services spanning consulting, implementations, upgrade, integration, applications management and automated cloud migration services.
“Many of our clients tell us that they’re ready for the next chapter in cloud, which is moving production applications to a consumption-based infrastructure,” said Steve Nola, group executive – ItaaS, Dimension Data. “Until recently, clients found that self-service provisioning is complete, while self-service management of applications in the cloud remains challenging. That’s why Dimension Data is providing software and hands-on attention that will provide our enterprises with the confidence to move their SAP licenses to the Dimension Data cloud.”
“When you add NTT DATA’s expert services to Dimension Data’s resilient and secure cloud platform, clients get an end-to-end solution they can trust,” said Kaz Nishihata, executive vice president, global business, NTT DATA.
“NTT DATA will manage the implementation of SAP with fully customised configurations, leverage well-established and automated cloud migration processes, and manage the ongoing services using our proprietary tools to improve service quality and manage costs. Combined with Dimension Data’s robust cloud platform, we can offer clients the mission-critical service levels required for today’s SAP environments.”
Dimension Data’s MCP provides production quality, high availability and disaster recovery, which is essential for multinational, global implementations of ECC, HANA and S/4 HANA.