Case Study: SAP achieves 6x faster capacity scaling with Digital Realty's PlatformDIGITAL®

SAP Scales Capacity 6x Faster with Digital Realty

SAP, the global leader in enterprise application software and cloud services, needed to rapidly expand data center capacity to support its Business Technology Platform and growing cloud customer base. Building owned facilities was slow (12–24 months), capital‑intensive and complex, so SAP sought a trusted, globally distributed colocation partner to meet data‑residency requirements, reduce vendor management, and support sustainability and emerging‑tech needs.

SAP chose Digital Realty’s PlatformDIGITAL® for multi‑continent colocation, gaining a single global account contact, carrier‑neutral connectivity, and deployments in green‑certified facilities. The partnership enabled SAP to deploy capacity in about 3 months versus 18 (6× faster), achieve 99.999% uptime, and meet sustainability targets (100% of SAP’s PlatformDIGITAL® deployments in locally certified green buildings), accelerating secure, reliable, and sustainable cloud growth.

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Sandro Benz

Vice President of Data Center & Infrastructure Build (Supply Chain)