SAP and IBM Announce Client Momentum Across IBM Technology and SAP Cloud ERP Private to Drive AI Innovation

JYSK, GBM, DIFARE Group and Plastilene Group accelerate their business and drive ERP modernization through SAP Cloud ERP Private on IBM Virtual Server

Spanning retail, technology services, pharmaceutical and manufacturing, these clients are among the tens of thousands of businesses that run SAP landscapes on IBM Power servers.

According to a recent study from the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV), modernizing ERP workloads is essential for driving AI adoption and business growth, with companies embedding AI into ERP systems achieving up to 27% higher ROI. Leveraging SAP Cloud ERP Private on IBM technology can support customers as they scale on-premises ERP environments to the cloud and accelerate AI-enabled business workflows.

The platform delivers a flexible hybrid cloud environment, which can help organizations:

Known for its high security, scalability and reliability, IBM Power servers are ranked as one of the top servers for uptime and availability among SAP-certified infrastructure, engineered for fewer disruptions and faster migration, supported by the highly resilient and secured IBM Cloud platform. These clients are rapidly migrating on-premises SAP software systems to the cloud, modernizing business processes and becoming more agile:

Industry-Leading SAP-Certified Infrastructure Enables Cloud Modernization

“As enterprises modernize, the journey to SAP Cloud ERP Private is dedicated to helping on-premises customers of SAP ERP tailor their transformation and bring business applications, data and AI together with SAP Business AI Platform. Some of these customers are now modernizing their cloud ERP landscapes and advancing their cloud ERP digital transformation strategies with SAP solutions on IBM Power Virtual Server,” said Lalit Patil, CTO for RISE with SAP and Head of Cloud Lifecycle Engineering and Operations, SAP SE.

“Organizations across industries are accelerating their move to SAP Cloud ERP Private and require a trusted cloud platform designed for mission‑critical workloads,” said Hillery Hunter, General Manager for IBM Power, CTO, IBM Infrastructure. “By combining the security, scalability and resiliency of IBM Power and IBM Cloud with the transformation capabilities of SAP Cloud ERP Private, we are committed to helping clients move forward with confidence on their modernization journeys.”

IBM is a full lifecycle strategic partner of SAP, providing end-to-end consulting and technology solutions for SAP customers including hybrid cloud, automation and agentic AI. IBM and SAP recently announced progress across AI and agentic capabilities to help accelerate enterprise transformation, including an expanded collaboration through the Agent2Agent (A2A) interoperability standard to perform complex multi-agent services for clients. IBM Consulting Advantage can now manage Joule Agents, which work directly with IBM’s watsonx Orchestrate agents.

For more information about SAP Cloud ERP Private on IBM Power Virtual Server, visit: ibm.com/products/rise-with-sap.

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