RISE with SAP becomes the ERP system to support Amazon’s Project Kuiper
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⇨ Amazon’s project Kuiper is an initiative that aims to increase global broadband access and give connectivity to unserved and underserved communities.
⇨ Such a large and ambitious project requires an ERP system that is extremely reliable and offers the flexibility and scalability that only a cloud-based system provides.
⇨ At SAP Sapphire 2024, AWS and SAP announced that RISE with SAP is the ERP system that will be deployed to support the challenging and complex needs of project Kuiper.
Amazon’s project Kuiper is an initiative that aims to increase global broadband access and give connectivity to unserved and underserved communities. The project will eventually have 3,236 satellites in low Earth orbit in order to provide affordable and fast broadband. It requires a multitude of resources such as cutting-edge technology, expertise, and effort to help overcome this digital divide.
Project Kuiper had the biggest commercial purchase of launch capacity ever. This fosters the business of several suppliers and creates highly skilled jobs in both the U.S. and European markets.
Such a large and ambitious project requires an ERP system that is extremely reliable and offers the flexibility and scalability that only a cloud-based system provides. At SAP Sapphire 2024, AWS and SAP announced that Kuiper will adopt RISE with SAP , to support the challenging and complex needs of project Kuiper.
Matt Garman, CEO of AWS shared that running SAP solutions on AWS allows Kuiper to take advantage of the latest SAP capabilities embedded in RISE with SAP to help drive impactful transformation, accelerating company decisions and enhancing overall performance and productivity.
RISE with SAP will help Kuiper manage the dynamic supply chain needs. By implementing SAP S/4HANA Cloud ERP on the secure, reliable, and extensive cloud infrastructure from AWS, Kuiper can have accelerated operations and increased productivity.
As part of Kuiper, satellites have to be built at an unmatched speed to be able to accomplish its goal of providing internet connectivity to the thousands who live across the globe and currently do not have access to the internet. RISE with SAP on AWS provides a scalable infrastructure to run a modern, cloud ERP as a managed service. This helps Kuiper team to focus on innovation and execution of their project instead of IT operations.
