VMware Case Study: SAP Japan

Established in 1992, SAP Japan Co., Ltd. (SAP Japan) is the Japanese subsidiary of SAP AG, the world's largest ERP software provider employing 43,000 people. SAP Japan wanted high cost of supporting server sprawl and high power consumption. SAP Japan virtualized its internal systems on VMware Infrastructure 3, with the target of virtualizing 80 percent of all servers currently operated by SAP Managed Services / Product System Services (PSS), which provides demo environments for its sales, support, and consulting teams. The virtualization ratio now tops 50 percent, and key SAP applications on the SAP NetWeaver technology platform, such as SAP ERP, SAP CRM, SAP PLM, SAP SCM and SAP SRM, are operating on VMware Infrastructure and utilized in demos for customer support, training, and consultation purposes.