In response to the data processing and storage requirements that significantly impact various segments of SAP’s clientele in India, the company’s decision to establish a local data center is both strategic and timely. By hosting popular cloud solutions such as SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP SuccessFactors, and SAP Ariba within India’s sovereign borders, SAP aims to fortify its position in the nation’s rapidly evolving digital economy.

Ashwini Vaishnaw, India’s Minister for Railways, Communication, Electronics & Information Technology, appreciates SAP’s commitment to the country’s digital transformation. Reflecting on the Prime Minister’s vision of a Digital India, Vaishnaw acknowledges that SAP’s expansion into locally based data centers aligns well with the country’s ambitions.

Furthermore, Thomas Saueressig, responsible for SAP Product Engineering, emphasized India’s impending rise as the third-largest global economy. He highlighted how SAP’s cloud strategy, which already influences 60% of India’s GDP, would further benefit from an India-based data center. This local presence is positioned to aid organizations in transforming their operations and innovating in the cloud.

Collaboration and Innovation: The Heart of SAP’s Strategy

SAP’s upcoming data center in India will operate in collaboration with cloud service providers that have the endorsement of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. This ensures the in-country residency of both business-critical and personal data.

Kulmeet Bawa, President & Managing Director of SAP Indian Subcontinent, emphasizes that the establishment of the data center underscores SAP’s enduring partnership with customers, businesses, and the government in realizing a self-reliant, Digital India. The new development stands as an infrastructure backbone for businesses across the spectrum, facilitating the creation of novel customer experiences and scaling innovation.

Sindhu Gangadharan, Senior Vice President and Managing Director at SAP Labs India, sees the India-based data center as a historic milestone for SAP in the country. Describing data as the cornerstone of the digital age, Gangadharan is confident that the center will be the foundation for innovation and growth for SAP’s customers.

SAP Data Center Builds on Global Cloud Momentum

India is not just one of the fastest-growing cloud markets for SAP but also hosts its largest R&D base outside Germany, boasting a workforce of 15,000 employees. The new data center is poised to build upon SAP’s established global cloud momentum, which witnessed cloud services emerging as the company’s primary revenue stream in 2022.

SAP’s decision to invest in an Indian data center is a testament to its commitment to addressing the challenges faced by its customers. From fostering cloud-based innovation to strengthening supply chain resilience and incorporating sustainability into business cores, SAP is striving to remain at the forefront of technological solutions.

The introduction of an SAP data center in India marks a significant stride in the company’s journey towards supporting and empowering the nation’s burgeoning business landscape. By seamlessly integrating and adapting to the country’s regulatory framework and addressing the needs of the digital economy, SAP’s cloud solutions are also poised to catalyze progress and pave the way for a digitally empowered India.

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The SAP HANA platform is a high-performance in-memory database that was launched in November 2010. It is the data foundation of the SAP Business Technology Platform.

SAP HANA accelerates data-driven real-time decisions and actions with the widest range of advanced analytics for multi-model data, on-premises and in the cloud, supporting all workloads. It provides low-cost solutions for big data challenges faced by companies.

According to SAP Korea, 4 out of 5 large companies are using the SAP HANA platform in South Korea and more than 53,000 customers use it worldwide.

Seong-yeol Lee, CEO of SAP Korea, notes,

“Many large companies in [South] Korea, including Hyundai Motor Group, are our clients.”

Establishing an SAP data center to support SAP HANA

During the virtual event, SAP Korea announced an important strategic move to encourage local customers to adopt SAP solutions in their core operations. 

The company unveiled its plans of building the country’s first SAP data center to support the SAP HANA platform by the second quarter of 2021. SAP data centers provide a reliable infrastructure for customers and meet the highest security standards to data safe and secure.

SAP Korea said that with this, it will be better positioned in providing optimized SAP solutions to local customers to help them extract business value from their data more quickly and accurately. 

According to SAP Korea, through the establishment of the country’s very first SAP data center, it will be able to meet the requirements related to South Korea’s data security and data sovereignty—which are highly regulated in the country. 

Lee Seong-yeol, CEO of SAP Korea, said,

“It has been 10 years since the launch of the high-performance in-memory database SAP HANA, developed with the technology of Korean researchers, and I am very excited. It will be an important milestone for [South] Korea. SAP Korea will support domestic partners as well as various companies in the post-COVID-19 era to convert essential customer data into valuable assets.”

Currently, SAP data centers are present in the following regions:

• Europe (Frankfurt, Germany)
• Oceania (Sydney, Australia)
• United States of America (Northern Virginia)
• East Asia (Tokyo, Japan)
• South Asia (Singapore)
• South America (São Paulo, Brazil)

In addition to the establishment of the SAP Korea data center, SAP has also said that the following availability is planned for 2021:

• Europe (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
• United States West (Washington)

About SAP Korea

SAP Korea Limited was founded in 1995. The company engaged in providing enterprise application software. The company offers solutions including Analytics, Content and Collaboration, Customer Relationship Management, Data Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Financial Management, Human Capital Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Supply Chain Management, Supplier Relationship Management , Technology Platform, among others.

SAP Korea Limited operates as a subsidiary of SAP SE and is based in Seoul, South Korea.

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