Jul 11, 2021
•3 minute read
SAP Hyperscalers
SAP hyperscalers are the major public cloud providers, specifically AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and IBM Cloud, that serve as certified infrastructure platforms for running SAP applications. As organizations migrate to RISE with SAP and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, hyperscalers provide the compute, storage, networking, and AI services that power enterprise ERP at a global scale. For SAP professionals, selecting the right hyperscaler means matching platform capabilities to specific workload requirements, regulatory constraints, and total cost-of-ownership targets.
What Are SAP Hyperscalers?
SAP hyperscalers are cloud infrastructure providers that meet SAP’s certification and co-innovation standards, enabling organizations to run SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP HANA, and related applications in a hyperscale environment. SAP has built deep joint engineering relationships with AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and IBM Cloud, producing reference architectures and co-developed services optimized for SAP workloads. These platforms offer elastic compute, global data residency options, and AI tooling that complement SAP’s own application layer, creating a shared infrastructure responsibility model that differs from traditional on-premise or private hosting.
SAP hyperscalers are the major public cloud providers, specifically AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and IBM Cloud, that serve as certified infrastructure platforms for running SAP applications. As organizations migrate to RISE with SAP and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, hyperscalers provide the compute, storage, networking, and AI services that power enterprise ERP at a global scale. For SAP professionals, selecting the right hyperscaler means matching platform capabilities to specific workload requirements, regulatory constraints, and total cost-of-ownership targets.
What Are SAP Hyperscalers?
SAP hyperscalers are cloud infrastructure providers that meet SAP’s certification and co-innovation standards, enabling organizations to run SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP HANA, and related applications in a hyperscale environment. SAP has built deep joint engineering relationships with AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and IBM Cloud, producing reference architectures and co-developed services optimized for SAP workloads. These platforms offer elastic compute, global data residency options, and AI tooling that complement SAP’s own application layer, creating a shared infrastructure responsibility model that differs from traditional on-premise or private hosting.
What Use Cases Are Referenced?
IBM Cloud Joins RISE with SAP as a Certified Hyperscaler
RISE with SAP on IBM Power Virtual Server became a certified hyperscaler option in 2025, letting IBM Power customers migrate SAP S/4HANA to the cloud within 90 days. IBM’s Transformation Suite reduces migration costs by 15-25% compared with x86-based paths and serves over 10,000 joint SAP-IBM customers. SAPinsider reported the launch.
SAP Business Data Cloud Launches on Azure in Switzerland with EU Access
SAP deployed Business Data Cloud on Microsoft Azure in Switzerland with EU Access controls, restricting data storage and administration to the European Economic Area. Switzerland joined Germany in this configuration, allowing organizations to pair governed SAP data with Azure AI services while meeting GDPR requirements. SAPinsider covered the launch.
Thales: First Customer for SAP Cloud ERP Private on S3NS Sovereign Cloud
French defense company Thales became the first customer for SAP Cloud ERP Private on S3NS, a Thales-Google Cloud joint venture, with availability in H2 2026. The deployment runs on SecNumCloud-certified infrastructure meeting French and European regulatory requirements across finance, supply chain, and procurement. SAPinsider reported the 2026 agreement.
T-Systems Sovereign Cloud: Segmenting SAP Workloads Across Jurisdictions
T-Systems operates a sovereign cloud framework with Google and Thales, isolating SAP-regulated data within regional borders while enabling access to public cloud AI. For organizations subject to GDPR or the US CLOUD Act, sensitive SAP SuccessFactors or financial workloads run in a sovereign zone while less-regulated processes scale on hyperscalers. SAPinsider analyzed it.
Gerolsteiner: SAP S/4HANA Upgrade Cuts System Restore from 24 Hours to 30 Minutes
German bottler Gerolsteiner upgraded to SAP S/4HANA with Dell edge computing via the Dell-SAP APEX partnership, cutting restore times from 24 hours to 30 minutes and hitting sustainability targets. The result shows comparable SAP performance is achievable outside a full public cloud migration. SAPinsider documented the case.
What SAPinsider Research Supports This Topic?
RISE with SAP Innovation and Hyperscalers
SAPinsider surveyed 152 community members and found organizations using hyperscalers for SAP workloads are more than twice as likely to be considering RISE with SAP (53%) compared to those not using hyperscalers (22%). The data establishes hyperscaler adoption as a leading indicator of intent to migrate to SAP cloud ERP.
Enterprise Cloud Deployment 2024 Benchmark Report
SAPinsider surveyed 133 community members and found SAP customers are increasingly directing infrastructure investments toward hyperscaler and public cloud solutions, driven by SAP’s push for cloud adoption. RISE with SAP emerged as the leading deployment option even as a significant share of workloads continued to rely on legacy on-premise infrastructure.
ERP Migration and Transformation 2026 Benchmark Report
SAPinsider found that SAP S/4HANA Cloud deployments (26%) now nearly equal traditional SAP S/4HANA deployments (29%), with 55% of organizations having initiated migration and only 34% fully transitioned. The convergence signals accelerating hyperscaler adoption, with organizations selecting cloud infrastructure ahead of the 2027 ECC end-of-maintenance deadline.
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Jun 25, 2021
•1 minute read
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