SAP Image of a person leaning against a wall.

Today, data management challenges are more formidable than at any other time in history. With globalization, rising costs, competitive pressures, and a critical need to reduce time-to-market, enterprises which used to view IT as a "necessary evil" now look to the datacenter as a tool for creating competitive advantage and value. IT managers are being asked to:

  • Provide real-time responsiveness in both operational and decision support systems
  • Consolidate hardware to save cost and streamline the organization
  • Investigate open source alternatives to proprietary platforms to reduce both cost and risk

SGI shares many visions and goals with SAP, the world's leading enterprise software provider, including a deep appreciation for the importance of scalability, performance, true 64-bit computing, and open-source technology. SGI is a member of the SAP LinuxLab, where developers from SAP, SGI, and other SAP partners work together to deliver optimal performance and functionality to Linux enterprise customers running the full suite of SAP solutions.

To maximize the value of their SAP computing environment, SAP users should look for a hardware and operating system a platform that:

  • Is built on the Linux OS and industry-standard processors, especially those from Intel, to minimize cost (no more "proprietary price premium") and to minimize risk (no more "proprietary hardware hand-cuffs")
  • Delivers real-time business intelligence and real-time online transaction processing performance no matter large or fast data volumes and the user community grow
  • Scales independently and, for all intents and purposes, infinitely to minimize acquisition and future upgrade costs, end rip-and-replace upgrades, and optimize hardware consolidation

SGI offers that system. The combination of the SGI® Altix® architecture, the Intel® Itanium® 2 processor, and SAP enterprise application software delivers the three things today's organizations crave:

  • Scalability: SAP users can leverage the same scalable and high-throughput SGI servers already adopted by many of the world's leading automakers, energy giants, pharmaceutical companies, and manufacturers.
  • Versatility: SAP users can consolidate or expand their server deployments at will.
  • Cost-effectiveness: IT managers can reduce the cost and complexity of owning and maintaining SAP enterprise solutions.

Across industries and governments around the globe, IT is increasingly being called on to drive organizational competitiveness while reducing costs and risk. With SGI Altix servers running SAP solutions, datacenters worldwide can meet that objective and enable the flexible, open, real-time enterprise.

Go to the SAP Community Network to see the list of SGI equipment certified for SAP applications.

For additional information: