XDS Datacentres and Fulcrum Consulting GmbH have announced a strategic partnership aimed at delivering a comprehensive SAP transformation journey. This collaboration focuses on transitioning from SAP ECC6 to S4/HANA, combining high-performance data center capabilities with expert SAP consulting services. The partnership is designed to empower enterprises and government entities with secure, high-performance, and fully compliant SAP solutions.

The partnership offers end-to-end SAP solutions that include pre-assessment, S4 HANA migration, and ongoing managed services. It emphasizes adherence to UAE and KSA government regulations regarding data security and residency. Additionally, the collaboration aims to optimize SAP performance through high-availability solutions, disaster recovery, and scalable cloud hosting, ensuring superior system operation.

XDS Datacentres, equipped with industry-leading infrastructure by SAHAB, will provide secure and compliant private cloud hosting for SAP workloads. Their offerings include high-density compute with Bare Metal Services. Meanwhile, Fulcrum Consulting, a certified SAP GOLD Partner, specializes in consulting, implementation, seamless migration, and continuous optimization services to ensure efficient SAP transformations.

Customers can expect accelerated cloud adoption with RISE with SAP for Private Cloud, alongside cost optimization through scalable hosting solutions. The partnership also focuses on risk mitigation with comprehensive pre-assessments, compliance validations, and ongoing security enhancements, further ensuring business continuity with 24/7 monitoring and proactive performance tuning.

Located in the Sharjah Research Technology & Innovation Park (SRTIP), the SAHAB data hall will offer immediate bare metal services for customers embarking on their SAP transformation. With this collaboration, XDS and Fulcrum Consulting are uniquely positioned to provide services that are currently unmatched in the region for SAP customers.

As part of the transformation, XDS will utilize the innovative Liquid Immersion Cooling technology in their NITRO server racks. This method is expected to offer significant performance improvements compared to traditional air-cooled systems. XDS CEO Ghufran Hamid stated that no other data center globally provides the comprehensive services that XDS aims to deliver, particularly for SAP infrastructure within a private cloud setting.

Fulcrum Consulting GmbH, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, has over two decades of experience in supply chain management and ERP solutions. The company has been expanding its global reach since 2004, including operations in the UAE. Their expertise in SAP transformation projects positions them as trusted experts in S/4HANA implementations. According to DI Peter Weiss, Founder and Owner of Fulcrum Consulting, their partnership with XDS enables clients to concentrate on their core business while the firms manage their SAP transformation as a service.