Recognized SAP Sovereign Cloud Partner, Sopra Steria will enable clients in regulated and critical sectors to modernise their SAP core (design, deploy and operate) while keeping full control of their data, operations and compliance with national sovereignty requirements.
Sopra Steria expands its strategic alliance with SAP through the SAP Sovereign Cloud Partner Recognition in France and Germany. The Group will offer a one-stop-shop for clients in defence, security and space, aeronautics, public services and financial services to modernise their SAP core while keeping full control of their data, their operations and ensuring compliance.
“ Building digital sovereignty requires more than technology. It requires trusted partners capable of combining innovation, regulatory assurance and operational excellence. As an SAP Sovereign Cloud Partner in France and Germany, Sopra Steria is expanding its strategic collaboration with SAP to offer customers a sovereign pathway to cloud and AI adoption. Together, we enable organizations to modernize and optimize critical processes while ensuring the choice, governance and resilience needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving digital environment ", said Sébastien Leforestier, SAP Executive Sponsor at Sopra Steria.
" At Sopra Steria, we believe that digital sovereignty is not just a technology imperative but a strategic business enabler. Our recognition as an SAP Sovereign Cloud Partner in France and Germany marks a new milestone in our partnership with SAP, reinforcing our ability to deliver sovereign, secure and innovative cloud and AI solutions. By combining our expertise, we provide organizations with the flexibility, trust and operational resilience required to transform critical business processes while retaining full control over their digital future. By removing a key barrier to transformation, it gives organisations the freedom to make strategic technology decisions with confidence, accelerate innovation, strengthen their long-term competitiveness and ultimately translate sovereignty into innovation, resilience and sustainable business growth ”, adds Frédéric Munch, CEO Sopra Steria Germany & Austria.
“Strong partnerships are essential to turning digital sovereignty into practice. With Sopra Steria now recognized as an SAP Sovereign Cloud Partner in France and Germany, we are taking the next step in our strategic collaboration and expanding the ecosystem customers can rely on to modernize critical processes with cloud and AI. Together, we are enabling organizations to innovate while maintaining the choice, control and resilience they need in an increasingly complex environment”, said Martin Merz, President of SAP Sovereign Cloud.
Sovereignty starts where the data sits and is decided in how it is run
Sopra Steria approaches sovereignty as a whole: sovereign cloud, cybersecurity, compliance, data protection and operational resilience. Where data is hosted is the starting point, not the answer. What decides whether an organisation is genuinely in control is who runs the systems, who can access them, how security is monitored, how compliance is evidenced and which teams are cleared to operate.
This is why Sopra Steria is a partner of choice for sectors like defence, security, space, aeronautics, public services and financial services where sovereignty is not a preference but a condition of operating, calling for teams that understand the regulatory and business realities as well as the technology.
A joint French-German offering in preparation
Teams in France and Germany are finalising a common SAP Sovereign Cloud offering, spanning consulting, technical implementation and the associated SAP managed services. It will give clients operating across both countries a single, consistent route to sovereign SAP environments, with the same standards of security and compliance on either side of the border.
Key takeaways
- Recognized SAP Sovereign Cloud Partner, Sopra Steria expands its strategic alliance with SAP and strengthens its position on Europe's sovereign SAP transformations via its delivery capability in France and Germany.
- Clients in regulated and critical sectors gain a partner able to modernise their SAP core while keeping full control of their data, operations and compliance.
- The Group is an end-to-end partner across the full value chain, from consulting and implementation to cybersecurity and daily operations, in France and in Germany.
- Sopra Steria will propose a joint French-German SAP Sovereign Cloud offering, from consulting through to managed services.