IBM & SAP Alliance

IBM HISTORY:

IBM (International Business Machines) is by far the world's largest information technology company in terms of revenue ($88 billion in 2000) and by most other measures, a position it has held for about the past 50 years. IBM products include hardware and software for a line of business servers, storage products, custom-designed microchips, and application software.

 SAP HISTORY:

SAP is the world leader in enterprise applications in terms of software and software-related service revenue. Based on market capitalization, They are the world’s third largest independent software manufacturer.

The IBM and SAP Alliance: 

IBM and SAP are at the forefront of these changes, with visions that dovetail and complement one another to help enterprises innovate, transform themselves and lead their industry. IBM sees the world becoming smarter and is leading the charge to help make it happen through research, technology, industry expertise and global business transformation capabilities. SAP is developing new ways for businesses to run better, with powerful enterprise tools. These two approaches come together in the IBM and SAP alliance to help clients run smarter.

IBM and SAP understand how to meet the needs of their clients because they go to the source the clients themselves. For years, IBM has been surveying business leaders around the world to find out what’s at top-of-mind for them. What do they see as their greatest challenges? What actions are planned? It’s a fascinating look into the minds of CxOs across industries and around the world.

The latest studies highlight a striking trend. CxO agendas are converging. They’re all starting to look at the world from a common viewpoint, centered on how technology can help create better business outcomes.

 
IBM and SAP are dedicated to finding new ways to help clients tap into information assets and infuse insight into every action, every day and through it, build a business that can outpace the competition. The alliance delivers on this commitment through joint solutions for every size of organization, delivered quickly, cost-effectively and with minimal risk.

The IBM and SAP contribution to making businesses run smarter might take the form of streamlined business processes supported by high-performance enterprise applications and systems. It could be help in executing a mobile strategy to access information and SAP systems from the field, transforming the nature of how enter-pries computing generates value for the enterprise. Or, it might be a fresh combination of analytic power and existing enterprise data to drive performance and good decision making like never before.

SAP knows how to build advanced business processes and has the leading software to enable them. IBM has a deep understanding of business innovation, breakthrough technology, transformation, strategy and what it takes for organizations to be successful in a shifting environment.

IBM also helps make the ownership of SAP solutions easier with offerings from IBM Global Financing. Highly competitive rates and flexible terms can accelerate the break-even point for the whole solution consulting services, software and hardware from IBM and non-IBM IT suppliers alike.

A relationship renowned the world over:

SAP has awarded IBM its prestigious Pinnacle awards every year since inception a record total of 28. The strength of the IBM and SAP relationship is also widely acknowledged within the industry. According to The Forrester Wave “IBM offers extensive strategy and business consulting, technical implementation skills, and post-implementation support. And as a hardware vendor with a financing arm, it can often bundle together innovative deals and pricing arrangements for its clients.