Microsoft and SAP are widening their joint RISE with SAP on Microsoft Azure initiative, in a move they say will give more enterprise customers access to specialist support, technical guidance and migration expertise as they shift core systems to the cloud.
The companies said the programme will more than double the number of customers it can admit in 2026, reflecting what they describe as growing demand for a more hands-on approach to SAP modernisation on Azure. It was first ann...
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ounced in January 2025 and is aimed at making the move to cloud-based SAP environments less complex, with no extra charge for approved customers.
According to SAP, the initiative draws on combined teams from both companies, including Microsoft engineers, cloud architects and support staff with SAP experience. Customers in the scheme are also given access to Microsoft’s Cloud Accelerate Factory, which is intended to provide practical help during modernisation projects, alongside proactive reviews, direct escalation routes and health checks around key deployment milestones.
SAP said the programme is designed to reduce cutover risk, minimise delays at go-live and improve overall reliability during migration. The companies present it as a customer-success framework rather than a purely technical service, with the aim of accelerating business transformation as well as system change.
Among the enterprises already using RISE with SAP on Azure are Nestlé, Migros and Samsung. Microsoft and SAP say the broader Azure platform is meant to offer the scale, security and integration needed for mission-critical SAP workloads, while also opening the door to data, analytics and AI services.
Source: Noah Wire Services
