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Summary The telecommunications industry is going

through a time of intense transformation.

Leveraging a flexible IT infrastructure that

supports industry best practices, but without

the costs and management challenges of on-

premise software, lets communications

service providers (CSPs) adapt quickly to a

changing market. Now they can take

advantage of managed cloud as a service:

subscription-based solutions that run on a

private cloud hosted by certified, trusted SAP

partners. This way, companies can deploy

proven SAP® business solutions with reduced

capital expenditure and a rapid time to value.

Objectives Support innovation and growth of business

and services

Increase business flexibility andresponsiveness

Reduce IT costs and improve operatingmargins

Realize a rapid return on investment

Solution A comprehensive, tailored solution based

on SAP technology

Subscription delivery in the partner’s privatecloud

Application migration, management, andsupport services

Benefits Faster time to value, with prepackaged

services for industry-specific solutions

Ability to preserve cash with a pay-as-you-go model

Increased capacity for businesses toinnovate and respond quickly to newmarket opportunities, with a flexible, cloud-based IT infrastructureReduced IT costs, leveraging the expertiseand scale from experienced SAP partners

Learn more Call your SAP representative, or visit us online

at www.sap.com/mcaas.

Accelerate Time to Value and Reduce Costs with Managed Cloud as a Service

SAP Information Sheet

SAP for Telecommunications

Managed Cloud as a Service

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Overview

Overview

The telecommunications industry is in a time of intense transformation. Revenue from core services is stagnating, and pressure is increasing to look beyond traditional communications services while continuing to focus on lowering operating costs. A flexible IT infrastructure that supports industry best practices is essential. But CSPs often lack the IT budgets and resources needed to deploy systems that support these objectives.

That’s why forward-thinking CSPs are taking advantage of managed cloud as a service. With this model, companies can leverage powerful, proven SAP

® solutions – with the

speed, agility, security, and favorable economics of cloud deployment.

Organizations also want to spend less time building and maintaining IT systems and more time creating new revenue-generating services for their end customers. With managed cloud as a service, CSPs can focus on running their business – not managing IT systems.

Managed cloud as a service enables subscription delivery of SAP solutions on the private cloud of an SAP-certified partner or service provider. Compared with traditional on-premise software deployment, subscription delivery of software can lower total cost of ownership by 30% over five years,

1 with

almost half of those savings realized in the first year.

1. VMS AG report, “The Impact of MCaaS on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

of Running SAP,” July 2013.

CMP28605 (13/11)

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Figure: Expenses for Managed Cloud as a Service, as a Percentage

of On-Premise Deployment Cost

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