equinix speeds sap s/4hana on microsoft azure
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OverviewAt Equinix, we believe digital infrastructure is your greatest competitive advantage. Digital leaders need one place to bring together and interconnect the foundational infrastructure that makes true network optimization possible.
SAP customers preparing to migrate their on-premises SAP applications to the cloud face a massive undertaking made more complex by legacy networks that impede migrations. With few access points for SAP availability zones, it’s difficult to ensure users can reach applications at the edge. To address these challenges, Microsoft and SAP have forged a unique collaboration that accelerates SAP cloud adoption.
SolutionSAP partners with Microsoft for first-in-market cloud migration solutionsMicrosoft and SAP have joined forces to simplify and modernize customers’ journeys to the cloud. Together, the companies founded Embrace, a program dedicated to accelerating customer adoption of SAP HANA and SAP Cloud Platform on Microsoft Azure.
SAP customers challenged by limited network resources and legacy enterprise network architectures can deploy highly performant and scalable hybrid multicloud architectures on a secure and reliable digital infrastructure. Platform Equinix® with Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute and Equinix Fabric™ offers the private interconnection and infrastructure building blocks needed to successfully migrate to an SAP HANA environment with the lowest possible network latency.
About Microsoft AzureMicrosoft (Nasdaq: MSFT; @ microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft Azure brings together everything an organization needs—related products, services and third-party applications for a scalable, cost-effective solution.
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About EquinixEquinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company™. Digital leaders harness our trusted platform to bring together and interconnect the foundational infrastructure that powers their success.
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Equinix Speeds SAP S/4HANA on Microsoft AzureFast on-ramp to the cloud via Equinix Fabric™ and Azure ExpressRoute accelerates ERP performance
Joint Solution BriefEquinix-Microsoft Solution
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Equinix Fabric and Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute to SAP HANA and SAP Cloud Platform
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Equinix Fabric and Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute to SAP HANA and SAP Cloud Platform
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Equinix, the third partner in SAP cloud migration on Microsoft Azure As a Microsoft Gold Cloud Platform and Azure Networking MSP Program member, Equinix hosts public Azure ExpressRoute nodes in 32 metros globally, as well as seven Azure Government Cloud node locations in the U.S., for a total of 39 deployments worldwide. This outstanding number of Azure on-ramps via Equinix Fabric™ enables direct and secure connectivity to SAP HANA and the SAP Cloud Platform on Microsoft Azure.
BenefitsFast, low-latency private connection between SAP customers and SAP HANA on Azure Accelerate hybrid multicloud architecture deployment. Reduce the complexity of migrating on-premises SAP applications to SAP HANA Cloud on Azure, as well as to other clouds. Ensure security and resiliency.
Speed digital transformation initiatives leveraging a cloud-adjacent architecture. Interconnect legacy, on-premises systems like production databases, along with backup/disaster recovery/business continuity solutions that function between on-premises and cloud environments to Azure. Extend the use of legacy systems, while adopting cloud-based services for lower costs, improved productivity and greater scalability for SAP HANA applications such as ERP.
Optimized network connection Direct and secure access to SAP HANA on Azure via Equinix Fabric and Azure ExpressRoute accelerates cloud services consumption and provides a greater return on investment (ROI) than legacy on-premises SAP deployments.
“This partnership is all about reducing complexity and minimizing costs for customers as they move to SAP HANA in the cloud. Bringing together the power of SAP and Microsoft provides customers with the assurance of working with two industry leaders so they can confidently and efficiently transition into intelligent enterprises.” Jennifer Morgan, Co-Chief Executive Officer, SAP
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Cloud use cases interconnecting SAP and Azure on Platform EquinixPlatform Equinix provides private access between all SAP and Microsoft Azure cloud deployment models shown below.
New SAP Deployments
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SAP HEC share oftarget locations in 2025
5%
SAP HEC
Public Cloud share oftarget locations in 2025
31%
Public Cloud
Private Cloud share oftarget locations in 2025
20%
Private Cloud
Private
Hybrid Cloud share oftarget locations in 2025
44%
Hybrid Cloud
Private
Cloud use cases interconnecting SAP and Azure on Platform Equinix
Customers who run SAP in cloud environments use Azure ExpressRoute and Equinix Fabric to leverage hybrid multicloud architectures for SAP ERP and other applications. Accessing SAP on Azure with ExpressRoute and Equinix Fabric eliminates network latency and bandwidth challenges from hybrid deployments and workload migration scenarios. Customers can:
§ Scale secure interconnection to Azure deployments during cloud migration for business process transformation.
§ Facilitate hybrid cloud deployments, where legacy on-premises and target cloud applications must operate in parallel.
§ Accelerate digital transformation to a cloud-adjacent architecture, where customers are moving from WAN architecture to SD-WAN while modernizing their SAP landscapes.
§ Increase adoption of cloud services via Azure ExpressRoute enabling faster SAP migrations on Platform Equinix at distributed edge locations.
Equinix increases SAP on Azure adoption due to an extensive Azure ExpressRoute global presence, network optimization expertise and a deep enterprise customer base. SAP on Azure across a global platform delivers the speed, scale and simplicity businesses need from Azure and the consistency and continuity they expect from existing SAP environments.
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Azure ExpressRoute is available at Equinix data centers in 32 metros globally.
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