SAP on the cloud, this might take some business owners to cloud number 9. SAP is one of the most renowned and used ERP solution. NEC is a Japanese company, specialized in using IT and Network technologies to help businesses. Both companies have partnered to provide the SAP-ERP Solutions on the cloud as a service. Currently, available only for Japan-originated businesses working in manufacturing and High-Tech realm, plans are underway to expand this service to other markets and places.

Here is what top executives from the collaborating companies had to say:

“By leveraging domain-specific knowledge regarding the deployment of SAP solutions, NEC can deliver instant value to our customers who can’t afford to disrupt operations for system upgrades or experiment with new technologies,” said Yukihiro Fujiyoshi, senior executive vice president and member of the Board, NEC Corporation. “The combination of NEC’s cloud-enabling infrastructure and SAP-deployment know-how and solutions allows customers to streamline their operations and explore new business opportunities. This solution helps customers to realize business benefits and helps ensure the health of their enterprise much more quickly, in a matter of days or weeks rather than months.”

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“Based on its best-practice know-how in deploying and operating SAP ERP ‘in the cloud,’ NEC is very well positioned to deliver integrated business solutions that help companies to quickly respond to changing business, market and industry requirements,” said Doug Merritt, executive vice president, On-Demand Solutions, SAP. “This partnership further underscores our commitment to establishing a successful ecosystem in the area of cloud computing and thus expands our offering to the advantage of our customers.”

This partnership would help in utilizing resources in a more efficient manner but also save capital investment and operational costs.  With the need for more mobility, accessibility and cost effectiveness,  more and more Software companies are releasing their products as services on the cloud. SAP, after assessing the future of the industry, has made an important decision to comply with upcoming technology trends.

This is a smart move by the company to further maintain the already profitable financial condition, though SAP’s facing some rough waters right now, facing a high-profile court case against Oracle.  Another company building its presence in Japan is Intel, having teamed up with Samsung and Toshiba on chip development.