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Lenovo And SAP Aim To Boost Customer Agility In The Digital Economy

SAP and Lenovo have partnered to create innovations between the SAP HANA platform and Lenovo systems, jointly execute global go-to-market programs and develop cloud solutions in China.

The deal is expected to strengthen an existing partnership and to combine SAP solutions with Lenovo’s data centre offerings.

Insight

Gartner predicts that by 2020, 80 percent of business processes and products will have been reinvented, changed or eliminated as a result of improved access to information. This potential is only realised when technology can turn data into insights, with the speed in which decisions are made as a critical competitive differentiator.

The partnership will include:

• Further strengthening joint execution, including developing innovative cloud solutions in China.

• Engaging in new innovations between SAP HANA and Lenovo systems to explore and define new technologies that address the needs of the digital economy. This will also result in SAP using Lenovo systems as an infrastructure server platform.

• Jointly executing global go-to-market programs, inclusive of system integrators and technology partners, to bring these new technologies to our joint customers. This will include showcasing joint differentiated solutions in Lenovo Enterprise Innovation Centers in Stuttgart, Germany; Morrisville, North Carolina; and a centre soon to be opened in Beijing, China.

Gerry Smith, executive VP and COO, PC and Enterprise Business Group, Lenovo, said: “With more than 5,000 servers optimised for SAP HANA and shipped by Lenovo, our experience in helping transform and drive growth for customers continues a tradition of leadership related to mission-critical SAP applications and SAP HANA platforms.

“Expanding our partnership with SAP provides a greater foundation to collaborate on new and innovative solutions to solve major challenges facing businesses today related to turning insights into action.”

Kevin Ichhpurani, executive VP and head, Business Development and Strategic Ecosystem, SAP, said: “Together, we are bolstering the development of innovative cloud solutions for customers in China, and exploring new technologies based on SAP HANA and Lenovo systems that will help address the needs of the digital economy.”

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Duncan Macrae

Duncan MacRae is former editor and now a contributor to TechWeekEurope. He previously edited Computer Business Review's print/digital magazines and CBR Online, as well as Arabian Computer News in the UAE.

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