This partner insight was authored by Duane Blanchette, Business Development & Partner Alliances Manager at SEIDOR North America.
Thousands of SAP customers currently run ECC systems on-premise while considering their inevitable migration to S/4HANA and cloud environments. SAP's recent designation of IBM Power Virtual Server as a hyperscaler for the RISE with SAP journey marks a significant breakthrough, particularly benefiting organizations with existing IBM infrastructure.
For mid-market organizations with revenues between $300 million and $1 billion, who often face challenges with complex SAP systems and resource constraints, the collaboration between SEIDOR and IBM offers compelling advantages in this new hyperscaler environment.
SEIDOR's proven SAP migration expertise meets IBM's mature cloud platform precisely where mid-market firms need it most, creating unique technical advantages and cost efficiencies that make S/4HANA transitions simpler, more affordable, and significantly less disruptive than conventional approaches.
Leveraging IBM's Hyperscaler Strength for SAP Migrations
IBM's recent designation as a hyperscaler for the RISE with SAP journey builds upon its decades of experience perfecting infrastructure for SAP systems, consistently topping benchmarks in critical areas such as security, performance, availability, and scalability. IBM has successfully transferred its trusted on-premises capabilities to the cloud, making these robust features readily accessible in cloud environments.
IBM Power Virtual Server provides an exceptionally smooth migration path — a crucial advantage for companies that have already invested in IBM infrastructure. For these companies, this represents a natural progression that minimizes technical disruption by maintaining the proven IBM Power architecture while embracing cloud deployment models.
Notably, IBM stands out as the only SAP-certified infrastructure-as-a-service provider offering Power servers on the cloud, providing an architectural consistency unmatched by other hyperscalers.
SEIDOR brings exceptional and proven credentials to SAP implementations and migrations. As an SAP Platinum Partner for over 35 years, SEIDOR has a global track record of completing more than 150 SAP migrations, demonstrating a level of hands-on experience that surpasses many other SAP partners.
Beyond mere technical know-how, SEIDOR demonstrates a deep expertise in business operations, organizational dynamics, and the essential change management strategies that drive successful implementations.
A partnership spanning more than four decades further enhances the natural synergy between SEIDOR and IBM. Over four decades as an IBM Platinum Partner have yielded deep professional connections and a wealth of joint SAP project successes. These collaborations consistently deliver faster systems, fewer downtimes, and tighter security across all client environments.
Clients enjoy streamlined project experiences thanks to aligned approaches in technical execution, value creation, and service delivery. For companies already running IBM Power servers, this architectural familiarity makes transitioning to IBM Power Virtual Server faster and technically safer.
Running sophisticated SAP systems with limited technical staff and tight budgets creates unique challenges for mid-market companies. The SEIDOR-IBM collaboration specifically targets these obstacles, offering tailored solutions for constrained environments. Through countless focused implementations, SEIDOR has refined its approaches and tools while building an arsenal of industry-specific insights that help clients avoid typical migration traps.
Partnering with these seasoned experts dramatically lowers migration risks for mid-market companies. While SEIDOR contributes battle-tested migration strategies from its extensive project history, IBM delivers rock-solid technical cloud infrastructure.
Unlocking Financial Advantages Through RISE with SAP and IBM's Investment Program
Cost considerations frequently determine whether organizations move forward with S/4HANA migration. Through clever integration of SAP's RISE program and IBM's unique investment initiatives, the SEIDOR-IBM collaboration offers persuasive financial advantages. RISE with SAP offers subscription models, migration credits, and various investments to accelerate cloud adoption.
IBM's investment program offers substantial financial support throughout the entire migration lifecycle. This program includes several key elements designed to ease the financial burden of migration:
- Assessment phase investments: IBM investment program can be leveraged to perform a migration assessment, which can include discovery, recommendation of a migration strategy, and conceptual architecture to support the business case and timeline.
- Buyback program: IBM offers organizations to recover value from existing infrastructure investments, cutting transition expenses even further.
- Pre-engagement investments: Covers specialized SEIDOR assessments to define optimal migration strategies, addressing upfront costs before formal project initiation.
The strategic combination of SAP's RISE investments with IBM's program can lead to significant cost reductions, frequently in the range of 30-50% savings compared to standard migration approaches. The most complex SAP environments typically capture the highest percentage savings from these combined investments. Previously unaffordable transformations suddenly become economically feasible.
Each SAP system receives a tailored approach from SEIDOR through implementation packages built specifically around unique technical requirements. These solutions account for critical complexity factors—custom code quantity, number of modules, industry-specific features—while maintaining budget clarity and adaptability.
AI technology powers SEIDOR's contemporary migration strategy. Code remediation becomes more efficient through AI analysis tools; data migration planning improves with automated pattern detection; and testing procedures advance through machine learning, cutting implementation timelines substantially.
Further cost advantages are realized through SEIDOR's global talent distribution model. Specialized SAP resources in Latin America provide support for technical implementation tasks within global delivery models, maintaining high quality standards while offering more competitive resource costs compared to traditional staffing approaches.
The integration of SEIDOR's efficient methodology with IBM's investment framework delivers comprehensive economic benefits, encompassing reduced implementation expenses, lower infrastructure costs, and improved ongoing operational expenditures through platform optimization.
Your Path to S/4HANA Starts Here
The SEIDOR-IBM collaboration offers a distinct and compelling combination of deep SAP implementation expertise, robust IBM Cloud infrastructure capabilities as a newly designated hyperscaler, and substantial financial investments uniquely focused on facilitating successful S/4HANA migrations.
With SEIDOR's extensive migration experience and IBM's proven reliability and innovative investment program, organizations gain significant advantages throughout every stage of their transformation initiatives.
SEIDOR's methodological expertise helps prevent surprises during migration. The company’s comprehensive financial approach tackles both upfront project expenses and future operational needs. Additionally, SAP-specific performance tuning delivers lasting advantages that continue long after migration completion.
Mid-market organizations facing resource constraints, budgetary limitations, and competitive pressures will find the SEIDOR-IBM collaboration particularly valuable. Together, SEIDOR and IBM provide reliable and efficient pathways to achieve successful S/4HANA migration, even within challenging business environments, allowing them to focus on innovation and growth.
To learn how SEIDOR can help navigate your SAP S/4HANA migration journey, contact their team for a free migration assessment.
Duane Blanchette is Business Development & Partner Alliances Manager at SEIDOR North America.