Customers leverage SAP^® applications in line with ITIL and according to the Run SAP^® methodology. All systems can be accessed rapidly and securely via MPLS (multiprotocol label switching) or Internet VPN (virtual private network). SAP^® Outsourcing offers infrastructure and services, including consulting, installation, startup and monitoring. Server hosting, storage and database management, SAP^® Basis services and systems operation from T-Systems' highly secure and reliable data centers round out the Application Operations for SAP^® Solutions portfolio.

Pay-per-use pricing models for SAP^® outsourcing generate significant cost savings. By "renting" services as you need them, you can transform high fixed costs into variable operating costs. Application Operations for SAP^® Solutions allows you to rapidly adapt to changing requirements, thanks to a high degree of scalability, standardization and automation. And by leveraging virtualized system resources and software as a service (SaaS) in conjunction with nearshoring and offshoring, you can save even more.

More than 3.6 million users at around 500 enterprises of all sizes and from all industries leverage T-Systems' SAP^® services. The ICT service provider enjoys a successful and enduring partnership with SAP^®, and in 2011 was named "Run SAP^® Partner of the Year" as part of the SAP^® Pinnacle Awards. To give one example, T-Systems' SAP^® virtualization solution has cut operating costs for major global chemicals distributor Brenntag: By only paying for the resources used, Brenntag gains greater flexibility for day-to-day operations.