Case Study: Maersk modernizes SAP at petabyte scale with Microsoft Azure

A.P. Moller-Maersk builds 500 SAP servers in 3 weeks with Microsoft Azure

A.P. Moller-Maersk, a global logistics leader, faced the challenge of modernizing its business-critical SAP environment to handle daily volatility and data fragmentation across its complex supply chain. The company needed to maintain uninterrupted operations across thousands of transactions while shifting from managing infrastructure to driving engineering innovation. To achieve this, Maersk turned to vendor Microsoft Corporation and its Azure platform to run its SAP workloads.

Microsoft implemented a solution using Azure and Azure Blueprints, enabling Maersk to replatform 500 servers and a petabyte of data in just six months instead of the typical 18-24 months. The results achieved included building 500 servers in three weeks with near 100% uptime and zero post-migration incidents. The measurable impact consisted of significant cost savings from reduced technical debt, an improved cybersecurity posture, and newfound autonomy that allows internal teams to invest in innovation, including the use of Azure OpenAI to enhance customer service.

A.P. Moller-Maersk