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I Want to Sell and Implement SAP Solutions

Resell SAP solutions and manage the entire customer lifecycle, including demand, sales, and implementation. You are entitled to provide maintenance and support services after successfully completing the appropriate requirements. This opportunity is ideal, but is not limited to, partners such as value-added resellers (VARs) and resellers, and for those companies who want to capture the huge SME market opportunity and beyond.

I Want to Build, Develop and Integrate Solutions

Design, develop, and build applications, software, and integrated solutions based on SAP technology and platforms. If you’re a solution provider or an established independent software vendor (ISV) looking to integrate, bundle, or embed SAP technologies with your own, you’re in the right place.

I Want to Service SAP Solutions

Provide consulting and implementation services to customers through the design, development, implementation, and integration of SAP solutions. This opportunity can sometimes mean you’ll provide your complementary expertise in joint deals with SAP direct sales. A perfect fit for service partners, including those who want translate SAP solutions or provide language consultancy services for global roll-outs.

I Want to Run SAP Solutions on Behalf of my Customer

The cloud and outsourcing opportunity is rapidly growing as customers of all sizes, and in all industries, are increasingly demanding hosted and outsourced solutions that allow them to focus on growing their business and not running their IT. Capitalize on this opportunity by running and even hosting SAP solutions for your customers

I Want to Explore Before I Decide

If you're unsure which SAP relationship is right for you, sign-up to become a basic member of the SAP PartnerEdge Open Ecosystem. You'll gain self-service free access to online tools and resources that will help you evaluate and explore the SAP landscape before you decide to make a larger commitment. Please note this option may not be available in all countries.

Choose the Option that Fits Your Solution Development Stage

At SAP we have a couple of different opportunities within our sell model – it’s up to you to decide which one best-fits your business, objectives and the level of commitment you’re prepared to make. Regardless which you choose, both offer unparalleled opportunities to take one of the most complete SME business solution portfolios to market – a winning combination when paired with your own unique expertise, local and industry knowledge. Review the two options below, choose one, and then we’ll give you a little more detail about your selection before proceeding to the application.

SAP PartnerEdge: Sell

  • SAP Recognized Expertise

  • Market Development Funds (MDF)

  • SAP Partner Service Advisor

  • Program Levels Deeper Benefits

  • Entry & Ongoing Requirements

  • Yearly Program Fees

This is our fully-fledged program that gives you access to SAP's full portfolio of solutions, a tiered program with deepening benefits and a value points system that recognizes and rewards you for more than just business performance but also competency and strategic alignment. There are annual program fees and you'll need to meet the minimum entry and ongoing requirements to become and remain authorized to sell.

Whether you’re a customer, service provider, VAR or independent software vendor, SAP PartnerEdge enables you to harness your intellectual property and rapidly take it to market under a single, comprehensive partner program. Start with Open Ecosystem: Build, to get access to SAP Business Technology Platformand other key resources that help you develop on and integrate with SAP solutions. When you’re ready to take your innovations to market, your transition to SAP PartnerEdge: Build will allow you to commercialize your solutions, whether they are SAP platform-based or integrated to SAP solutions.

SAP PartnerEdge Open Ecosystem: Build

  • Self Service

  • Free Online Tools And Resources

  • Free To Join

The Open Ecosystem: Build track is the starting point for companies who are interested in developing IP that builds on, integrates to, or extends functionality of existing SAP solutions or technologies. It allows you to explore and evaluate the SAP development opportunity by providing access to a host of different development resources including the option to subscribe to various test, demo, and development licensing services.

SAP PartnerEdge: Build

  • Marketing And Sales Support

  • Listing On SAP Digital Properties

  • Yearly Program Fees

Once you have developed a solution and are ready to take it to market, you can apply to join the SAP PartnerEdge: Build track. As an SAP PartnerEdge: Build partner, you will publish your offering on SAP Store. SAP Store is the place where SAP partners can market and deliver their solutions to SAP customers worldwide. You can also avail of a range of marketing and sales resources and benefits to help you on your go-to-market journey.

This model is intended for partners that provide consulting and implementation services to customers through the design, development, implementation, and integration of SAP solutions. Review the three options below, choose the best-fit for your business, and then we’ll give you a little more detail about your selection before you proceed to the application.

SAP PartnerEdge: Service

  • SAP Recognized Expertise

  • Program Levels Deeper Benefits

  • SAP Partner Service Advisor

  • Entry & Ongoing Requirements

  • Yearly Program Fees

This is the ideal fit for established and proven service consultancies and systems integrators (SI’s). Our tiered program has deepening benefits and a Value Points system that rewards you for more than just business performance, such as competency and strategic alignment. You also have the option to differentiate your business in the market place by achieving one or more of our SAP Recognized Expertise nominations. Annual program fees, minimum entry and ongoing requirements must be met to become and remain authorized to service SAP solutions.

SAP PartnerEdge Open Ecosystem: Service

  • Self Service

  • Free Online Tools And Resources

  • Be Paired With An SAP Partner

  • Some Mandatory Training (Free)

  • Free To Join

An ideal fit for smaller consultancies or companies who want to begin their service relationship with SAP without the fees and commitment required to join as a silver partner in the all-encompassing SAP PartnerEdge Service program. You will still gain access to the wealth of relevant information, training and tools to help you to explore the service relationship SAP, ramp up and position yourself as a niche SAP service provider. It’s free to join and after some of your solution consultants complete the required training your company will quickly become service-authorized and ready to begin engaging with customers.

SAP Language and Translation Services

  • Yearly Program Fees

  • SAP Partner Manager

  • Listing On SAP.COM Digital Properties

An ideal fit if you’re a language consultancy that wants to provide tailored advice on translation strategy geared towards defining the most effective and profitable scenario for SAP customers, while also providing the actual translation services they demand. SAP not only has the program to help you enable and grow your language consultancy business, but also the huge opportunity that comes when partnering with a company that has one of the largest customer bases in the business software world.

This engagement model is intended for partners that want to offer private or public cloud deployed services to their customers based on SAP solutions. Review the three options below, review program details and pre-requisites carefully prior to joining, choose the best-fit for your business, and then we’ll give you a little more detail about your selection before you proceed to the application.

SAP PartnerEdge: Run for Business One Cloud

  • Yearly Program Fees

  • Entry & Ongoing Requirements

  • Program Levels Deeper Benefits

  • SAP Partner Service Advisor

  • Market Development Funds (MDF)

  • Listing On SAP Digital Properties

Joining the SAP PartnerEdge Run for Business One engagement model is for partners that offer their expertise in SAP Business One Cloud hosted solutions. The PE RUN for SAP Business One Cloud solution focus provides membership recognition for partners who host and specialize in SAP Business One Cloud solution portfolio.

SAP PartnerEdge: Run for On-Premise and Cloud Solutions

  • Program Levels Deeper Benefits

  • SAP Partner Service Advisor

  • Market Development Funds (MDF)

  • Listing On SAP Digital Properties

Joining the SAP PartnerEdge: Run for On-Premise and Cloud Solutions engagement model is for partners who want to build their own public or private cloud business to deliver SAP solutions while also benefiting from access to our fully-fledged and award-winning program. This model is designed to enable and reward partners who want to provide an integrated customer offering that contains a specific service, is based on SAP solutions, enhanced with your own IP, and deployed in a public or private cloud. Companies who join will require a current Partner Managed Cloud Licensing agreement.

Outsourcing Operations Certification

  • Get Your Capabilities SAP Certified

  • Entry & Ongoing Requirements

  • Exposure To SAP Customer Base

  • Free Online Tools And Resources

  • Listing On SAP Digital Properties

This partnering opportunity is ideal for companies who want to acquire local or global certification for their delivery and support capabilities. Becoming a trusted SAP-certified partner offers the endorsement and confidence customers demand before entrusting a company to provide high quality, sustainable, and cost-effective outsourcing of operational services and support for their IT.

SAP PartnerEdge: Sell

You have chosen our fully-fledged and award-winning ‘SAP PartnerEdge Sell’ opportunity. While this program does require a financial and resource commitment to join and maintain your authorization to sell – the benefits will grow as you do, and far outweigh any initial or ongoing investment.

Program Highlights

  • Capitalize on the SME opportunity. At SAP we rely on company’s just like yours to provide the coverage, local knowledge and industry expertise to capitalize on the huge SME market opportunity. In fact, today over 80% of our 250,000+ customers are SME’s and close to 80% of these are sold and serviced by SAP partners.
  • Program levels with deepening benefits. You’ll enter the program at our Silver level and climb to higher levels and deeper benefits as you grow.
  • Value points. Unlike many other programs, SAP rewards you for more than just business performance but also for competency and strategic alignment.
  • SAP Recognized Expertise. Achieving this designation helps you promote to your customer based a level of specialization and depth of experience in an industry, or with an SAP solution, or both.
  • Market development funds (MDF). Once you reach the Gold level within the program you’ll begin to accrue MDF as a percentage of your sales revenue. You can use available funds to pay for and/or heavily subsidize approved marketing, awareness, and lead generation campaigns and activities.
  • Access to SAP Partner Portal. The central website for all SAP partners that build, market, sell, and service SAP products and solutions to meet the needs of customers of all sizes. Access all the tools and resources you need to run and grow a successful SAP partner operation.
  • Dedicated SAP Partner Service Advisor (PSA) and SAP Partner Business Manager (PBM). These assigned and dedicated SAP experts will act as your personal contacts and complement your other SAP resources. They primarily focus on helping you develop competency and capability levels to help you extract the maximum value from your SAP partnership and grow your business.
  • Collaborate with SAP sales teams. At SAP we rely on our partners to fill the expertise and resources gaps needed to meet the needs of our Small and Midsize customers. That’s why partners and SAP sales teams often collaborate together to deliver the solutions and services these growing companies need.
  • Profit margins grow as you do. As an SAP partner you’ll make money on reselling software, cloud subscriptions and maintenance – margins that will grow the higher you move up the program levels.
  • Use of SAP Partner Silver or Gold Logo. Utilize valuable logos to elevate your business, distinguish yourself in the marketplace, and show your customers and prospects that you have the power and endorsement of SAP behind you!
  • Online role-based training. Sales, presales, and consultant training is available through our cloud-based ‘SAP Learning Hub’ that provides instant online access to the vast knowledge base from SAP Education with no need to schedule or travel to training. You have fast, easy access to all of SAP’s latest learning materials for training as needed.
  • Listing on SAP digital properties. Gain exposure to the thousands of customers and prospects who visit SAP.com each day. Maintaining your listing on the SAP Partner Finder will help generate interest in your company, solutions and services.

Annual Fees

€2,000

Base Program Fee

€1,700

Sell Engagement Model Fee

Entry Requirements

If your application is successful, we will guide you through each step of the on-boarding process, during which time you’ll have to meet the minimum entry requirements:

  • Signed agreement
  • Business plan (entry and ongoing yearly)
  • A number of solution consultant trained employees*
  • A number of sales trained employees*
  • A number of pre-sales trained employees*

Not Ready to Commit?

If you don’t think your company is ready to make the financial and resource commitment needed to join the full-fledged program, why not check out SAP PartnerEdge Open Ecosystem Sell model.

Learn more

*The number of employee that need to meet minimum training requirements varies by the solution(s) you choose to become authorized to sell.

SAP PartnerEdge Build

The SAP PartnerEdge: Build track enables you to combine your industry and LoB expertise with SAP technology and innovation – speeding delivery of your next-generation enterprise applications, extensions, and integrations.

Program Highlights

  • Use of SAP Partner Logo. Utilize valuable logos to elevate your business, distinguish yourself in the marketplace, and show your customers and prospects that you have the power and endorsement of SAP behind you!
  • SAP Partner Portal. Access the broad range of tools you need to enable your company and developers to build your solutions, manage your partnership and to grow your business.
  • Listing on SAP digital properties. Gain exposure to the thousands of customers and prospects who visit SAP.com each day. Get your company listed on the SAP Partner Finder.
  • Listing on SAP Store. The SAP Store allows SAP customers to browse and discover innovative solution use cases and extensions for their existing SAP application landscapes.  A modern user experience, powerful discovery capabilities and search engine optimization will make it easy for customers to find your solution quickly.
  • Production License Ordering. Licenses authorize you to market and sell SAP cloud services and software in connection with your partner solution. Partners selling a GTM-ready solution must pay a revenue share to SAP, regardless of whether SAP facilitated the transaction (for example through SAP Store) or not.
* Payment not required for existing members of the SAP PartnerEdge ”Run,” “Service,” or “Sell” engagement models.

Entry Requirements

If your application is successful, we will guide you through each step of the on-boarding process, during which time you’ll have to meet the program requirements:

  • Have solution validated via Application Readiness Check
  • Pass due diligence check on your company
  • Sign the SAP PartnerEdge agreement
  • Pay annual program fee
  • Publish solution on SAP Store
  • Pay revenue share when selling your solution

SAP PartnerEdge Open Ecosystem: Build

Start with Open Ecosystem: Build, to get access to SAP Business Technology Platform and other key resources that help you develop on and integrate with SAP solutions.

Program Highlights

  • Start exploring. Subscribe to developement licensing services from SAP's broad portfolio of solutions to build your application.
  • Self-service. Order developement services using our self-service apps and leverage the extensive knowledge found in our community forums.
  • No time constraints.  Enjoy the freedom to explore SAP technologies at your own pace. Once you have developed a solution that you are ready to go-to-market with, you can apply to join SAP PartnerEdge: Build.
  • SAP Partner Portal. Access a range of tools and resources to enable your company and developers to build your solution.

Entry Requirements

  • Accept terms & conditions
  • Available to business entities only

Embed/Bundle SAP Technology and Platforms

SAP offers flexible commercial terms to prospective partners whose solutions, when combined with SAP software, can offer a greatly enhanced offering to a wide range of market segments. As a selected partner, the clear and obvious win for you is the ability to embed or bundle SAP solutions and platforms within your own offering. This way, you can create new enhanced offerings that deliver increased value for your customers and expand your portfolio of products and services in your markets.

Program Highlights

  • Increase your deal size with an expanded portfolio. Embed or bundle leading SAP applications, analytics, database and technology, mobile, cloud, and in-memory solutions. Give your customers the tools to deepen insight and make faster decisions.
  • Flexibility. Leverage flexible licensing, deployment options, and royalty models that fit your business.
  • Faster time to market. Integration validation, not-for-resell (NFR) demos and licenses, and implementation programs.
  • Co-innovate and co-develop. Work in close partnership with SAP's product management team. Minimize development time and cost, and accelerate time to market.
  • Access to SAP Partner Portal. The central website for all SAP partners that build, market, sell, and service SAP products and solutions to meet the needs of customers of all sizes.
  • Get on the guest list. Special invitations to beta testing, ramp-up programs, and future roadmap insights.
  • 40+ years of industry knowledge built-in. SAP's expertise and proven track record for delivering robust, industry-specific solutions comes as standard.

Entry Requirements

  • Signed agreement
  • Valid OEM business case

* Local currency variations do apply

SAP PartnerEdge Service

Services are a critical component of every SAP engagement. SAP partners play a vital role in helping our customers’ design, implement, and integrate our solutions. It is partners like yourselves that help customers adopt SAP solutions to help them run simple. Once you’ve integrated the solution and process into their business, you keep the solution running and growing as their business does. You have chosen our fully-fledged and award-winning ‘SAP PartnerEdge Service’ opportunity. While this program does require a financial and resource commitment to join and maintain your authorization to service SAP solutions – the benefits will grow as you do, and far outweigh your initial and ongoing commitment.

Program Highlights

  • Program levels with deepening benefits. You’ll enter the program at our Silver level and climb to higher levels and deeper benefits as you grow.
  • Value Points. Unlike many other programs, SAP rewards you for more than just business performance but also for competency and strategic alignment.
  • Dedicated SAP Partner Service Advisor. Your assigned SAP Partner Service Advisor acts as one of your personal contacts and complement your other SAP resources. They primarily focus on helping you develop competency and capability levels to help you extract the maximum value from your SAP partnership.
  • Use of SAP Partner Silver or Gold Logo. Utilize valuable logos to elevate your business, distinguish yourself in the marketplace, and show your customers and prospects that you have the power and endorsement of SAP behind you!
  • SAP Recognized Expertise. Achieving this designation helps you promote to your customer based a level of specialization and depth of experience in an industry, SAP solution, or both.
  • Access to SAP Partner Portal. The central website for all SAP partners that build, market, sell, and service SAP products and solutions to meet the needs of customers of all sizes.
  • Online role-based training. Sales, presales, and consultant training is available through our cloud-based ‘SAP Learning Hub’ that provides instant online access to the vast knowledge base from SAP Education with no need to schedule or travel to training. You have fast, easy access to all of SAP’s latest learning materials for training as needed.
  • Listing on SAP digital properties. Gain exposure to the thousands of customers and prospects who visit SAP.com each day. Maintaining your listing on the SAP Partner Finder will help generate interest in your company, solutions and services.

Annual Fees

€2,000

Base Program Fee

€1,700

Service Engagement Model Fee

Entry Requirements

If your application is successful, we will guide you through each step of the on-boarding process, during which time you’ll have to meet the minimum entry requirements:

  • Signed SAP PartnerEdge agreement
  • Pay program fee
  • Pay engagement model Fee
  • Business plan
  • A number of solution consultant certified employees*

Not Ready to Commit?

If you don’t think your company is ready to make the financial and resource commitment needed to join the full-fledged program, why not check out SAP PartnerEdge Open Ecosystem Service model.

Learn more

*A minimum of two certified solution consultants for each SAP product family or individual subcategory you intend to service.

SAP PartnerEdge Open Ecosystem: Service

Our ‘Open Ecosystem’ service opportunity is an ideal launch-pad to kick-start a partnership with SAP and ideal for smaller consultancies looking to ramp-up and grow their SAP service relationship. It’s free to join, there are no minimum business performance requirements, and the overall low entry threshold requires just a few of your employees successfully complete consultant certification. Your primary relationship will be with our established Value Added Resellers while our comprehensive core benefits will help you better serve customers, build your capabilities, differentiate your business and accelerate your profitability.

Program Highlights

  • Learn from the Best. Be paired with one of our established and high-performing Value Added Resellers (VARs) who will help you build and grow your operation while you provide the critical consultancy services their new and existing customers need.
  • Access to SAP Partner Portal. Our central website for all SAP partners will provide access to key tools and resources designed to help you successfully position and sell SAP products and solutions.
  • Online role-based training. Our cloud-based ‘SAP Learning Hub’ provides instant online access to the vast knowledge base from SAP Education with no need to schedule or travel to training. You have fast, easy access to SAP’s latest learning materials, with all basic training offered free-of-charge. 
  • Utilize SAP Partner font treatment logo. Members of the open ecosystem are entitled to use the “SAP partner” font treatment provided by SAP to demonstrate to your customers and prospects that your company is endorsed by one of the world most valuable and respected brands.

Entry Requirements

If your application is successful, we will guide you through each step of the on-boarding process, during which time you’ll have to meet the minimum entry requirements:

  • Signed Agreement
  • A number of solution consultant certified employees*

Want to Commit More to Get More?

If you want broader access to SAP experts, bigger benefits and a deeper commitment with SAP, you should explore our fully-fledged SAP PartnerEdge: Service opportunity (requirements and fees apply).

Learn more

*A minimum of one certified solution consultants for each SAP product family or individual subcategory you intend to service.

SAP PartnerEdge Program for Language Services Partners

Before you become an SAP language service partner, it is important to determine the focus area of services you want to provide based on your experience and area of expertise. You can opt to offer one or both of the following:

Language Consultancy Services. These services include strategic translation or language advisory services, providing tailored advice on translation strategy that defines the most effective and profitable translation solution for customers. These services also include the appropriate technical implementation of the proposed solution. To provide language consulting services, companies require a broad knowledge of both the SAP translation environment, the SAP development environment, and have extensive experience in providing those services to the SAP ecosystem. If the knowledge is available but experience is not yet at the required level (see entry requirements), the entry point will be for translation services only.

Translation Services – classic, ABAP. This service type involves the actual delivery of translations within SAP software systems. Applications are checked for an in-depth experience in SAP proprietary transactions for translation delivery and project management of ABAP-based development content.

Generic Translation Services – non-ABAP. This service type involves the actual delivery of translations of any SAP-related content, such as documentation, training, Web content, and so on. These services are based on in-depth expertise in translating SAP-related content in any industry-standard translation tool or company-specific tool. The level of experience with SAP-related content is measured during the entry process and should be confirmed by customer references.

Language Technology. Partners qualifying for this service type offer innovative language tools, either integrated or as add-ons to SAP solutions.

Program Highlights

  • Dedicated SAP Partner Manager. The partner manager is your designated personal contact, complementing other SAP contacts and providing access to education and enablement support resources. Amongst other things, they will help you develop an ongoing enablement plan for your organization based on individual targets and requirements and help you identify opportunities to extract the maximum value from your SAP partnership.
  • SAP Partner Service Advisor. This tele-managed team provides onboarding and program administration to help you resolve general partner lifecycle issues.
  • SAP Partner Portal. This Web site is a secure, centralized, online resource that provides information, tools, training, and specific applications to run, grow and manage your SAP partnership.
  • Use of SAP Partner Silver or Gold Logo. Utilize valuable logos to elevate your business, distinguish yourself in the marketplace, and show your customers and prospects that you have the power and endorsement of SAP behind you!
  • Listing on SAP digital properties. Gain exposure to the thousands of customers and prospects who visit SAP.com each day via your searchable profile on the SAP Partner Finder.

Entry Requirements

  • Signed SAP PartnerEdge agreement
  • Pay program free
  • Meet minimum core team of translators and consultants
  • Meet minimum training requirements
  • Consultancy: At least 50 staff days in customer projects in the last 24 months
  • Translation: At least 100,000 translated user interface lines within the last 24 months
  • Provide at least 3 customer case studies or references
  • Pass an audit for further service-specific experience/expertise requirements

SAP PartnerEdge: Run for Business One Cloud

If you want to capitalize on the huge cloud opportunity by managing and running SAP's industry-leading solutions on behalf of your customer in either a public or private cloud AND gain access to the full array of program benefits SAP has to offer – then the SAP PartnerEdge: Run engagement model is for you. Your dedicated Partner Service Advisor will help you extract maximum value from your SAP partnership, free training and tools are designed to elevate your expertise and drive results, utilize accrued Market Development Funds (MDF) to build pipeline and revenue, earn value points for your performance and commitment, and access deeper benefits as you climb the program levels.

Program Highlights

  • Program levels with deepening benefits. You’ll enter the program at our Silver level and climb to higher levels and deeper benefits as you grow.
  • Value Points. Unlike many other programs, SAP rewards you for more than just business performance but also for competency and strategic alignment. (Valid Partner Managed Cloud License agreement required to take full advantage of your business performance)
  • Market Development Funds (MDF). Once you reach the Gold level within the program you’ll begin to accrue MDF as a percentage of your sales revenue. You can use available funds to pay for and/or heavily subsidize approved marketing, awareness, and lead generation campaigns and activities.
  • Dedicated SAP Partner Service Advisor. Your assigned SAP Partner Service Advisor acts as one of your personal contacts and complement your other SAP resources. They primarily focus on helping you develop competency and capability levels to help you extract the maximum value from your SAP partnership.
  • Use of SAP Partner Silver or Gold Logo. Utilize valuable logos to elevate your business, distinguish yourself in the marketplace, and show your customers and prospects that you have the power and endorsement of SAP behind you!
  • Listing on SAP digital properties. Gain exposure to the thousands of customers and prospects who visit SAP.com each day. Maintaining your listing on the SAP Partner Finder will help generate interest in your company, solutions and services. 
  • SAP Recognized Expertise. Achieving this designation helps you promote to your customer based a level of specialization and depth of experience in an industry, SAP solution, or both.
  • Access to SAP Partner Portal. The central website for all SAP partners that build, market, sell, and service SAP products and solutions to meet the needs of customers of all sizes.
  • Online role-based training. Sales, presales, and consultant training is available through our cloud-based ‘SAP Learning Hub’ that provides instant online access to the vast knowledge base from SAP Education with no need to schedule or travel to training. You have fast, easy access to all of SAP’s latest learning materials for training as needed.

Entry Requirements

If your application is successful, we will guide you through each step of the on-boarding process, during which time you’ll have to meet the minimum entry requirements:

  • Signed SAP PartnerEdge agreement
  • A number of support trained employees

SAP PartnerEdge: Run for On-Premise and Cloud Solutions

If you want to capitalize on the huge cloud opportunity by managing and running SAP's industry-leading solutions on behalf of your customer in either a public or private cloud AND gain access to the full array of program benefits SAP has to offer – then the SAP PartnerEdge: Run engagement model is for you. Your dedicated Partner Service Advisor will help you extract maximum value from your SAP partnership, free training and tools are designed to elevate your expertise and drive results, utilize accrued Market Development Funds (MDF) to build pipeline and revenue, earn value points for your performance and commitment, and access deeper benefits as you climb the program levels.

Program Highlights

  • Program levels with deepening benefits. You’ll enter the program at our Silver level and climb to higher levels and deeper benefits as you grow.
  • Value Points. Unlike many other programs, SAP rewards you for more than just business performance but also for competency and strategic alignment. (Valid Partner Managed Cloud License agreement required to take full advantage of your business performance)
  • Market Development Funds (MDF). Once you reach the Gold level within the program you’ll begin to accrue MDF as a percentage of your sales revenue. You can use available funds to pay for and/or heavily subsidize approved marketing, awareness, and lead generation campaigns and activities.
  • Dedicated SAP Partner Service Advisor. Your assigned SAP Partner Service Advisor acts as one of your personal contacts and complement your other SAP resources. They primarily focus on helping you develop competency and capability levels to help you extract the maximum value from your SAP partnership.
  • Use of SAP Partner Silver or Gold Logo. Utilize valuable logos to elevate your business, distinguish yourself in the marketplace, and show your customers and prospects that you have the power and endorsement of SAP behind you!
  • Listing on SAP digital properties. Gain exposure to the thousands of customers and prospects who visit SAP.com each day. Maintaining your listing on the SAP Partner Finder will help generate interest in your company, solutions and services. 
  • SAP Recognized Expertise. Achieving this designation helps you promote to your customer based a level of specialization and depth of experience in an industry, SAP solution, or both.
  • Access to SAP Partner Portal. The central website for all SAP partners that build, market, sell, and service SAP products and solutions to meet the needs of customers of all sizes.
  • Online role-based training. Sales, presales, and consultant training is available through our cloud-based ‘SAP Learning Hub’ that provides instant online access to the vast knowledge base from SAP Education with no need to schedule or travel to training. You have fast, easy access to all of SAP’s latest learning materials for training as needed.

Partner Managed Cloud Licensing

License cloud solutions from SAP that are hosted on SAP’s public cloud infrastructure, or license on-premise solutions from SAP that you can host on your own private cloud infrastructure.

You can then extend the scope and capabilities of these solutions, enrich them with your own industry and line-of-business expertise, and bundle in your own qualified services. In addition, you can offer implementation, management, and support services to give customers a fully-tailored solution for a single subscription fee. Whether hosted by SAP or on your own infrastructure, unlock the opportunity afforded by delivering the cloud solutions and service your customers demand.

Entry Requirements

Partner Managed Cloud licensing agreement

Signed SAP PartnerEdge agreement

Outsourcing Operations Certification

This certification program is for partners that offer outsourcing operations services for SAP solutions and SAP software environments for customers on-premise or in the cloud. These SAP-endorsed services are intended to help SAP customers identify best-in-class service providers to meet their quality, scope, and geography requirements. Whether you choose to become locally or globally certified, you’ll be recognized as a credible provider of outsourcing operations services for SAP solutions and environments, increase your service quality and customer satisfaction, benefit from SAP support and exposure opportunities, and be able to differentiate your expertise using the awarded certification logo.

Available Outsourcing Services Certifications

  • Hosting. Operate and maintain SAP applications at a central facility and offer complete hosting packages tailored to the customer's SAP product portfolio. Extensive technical SAP administration skills and experience are mandatory.
  • SAP HANA Operations. Deliver certified operations services for solutions powered by our in-memory computing platform with high quality operational standards.
  • Mobile Operations. Deliver best-in-class mobile operations services for SAP software.
  • Business Process Operations (BPO). Present a full stack of BPO services based on SAP applications.
  • Infrastructure Operations. Offer infrastructure services tailored to SAP customers.
  • Application Management. Provide the daily maintenance, operation, and ongoing functional support for SAP business applications.
  • Cloud Services. Deliver certified on-demand infrastructure and services for SAP software.

To ensure ongoing high standards for the management of SAP solutions, certified providers undergo a rigorous assessment of their delivery and support capabilities every two years by SAP's outsourcing partner certification group.

We would encourage partners who want to certify their outsourcing delivery and support capabilities to consider joining our fully-fledged SAP PartnerEdge Run engagement model. Doing so will grant you access to all the unique benefits and tools that come as standard with a full partnership commitment with SAP.

Fees

Certification

Fees apply (valid for 2 years)

Entry Requirements

If your application is successful, we will guide you through each step of the on-boarding process, during which time you’ll have to meet the minimum entry requirements:

  • Signed agreement
  • Meet required skills level based on the service being certified
  • Have necessary infrastructure and processes to support your chosen outsourcing service certification

SAP Open Ecosystem

At SAP we understand that before you commit the time and resources needed to join one of our programs you may want to explore some of our resources and further evaluate the various opportunities before making a final choice. This is why we have basic membership in the SAP PartnerEdge open ecosystem – an excellent way to take a ‘test drive’ with SAP and enjoy self-service access to SAP resources.

Program Highlights

  • Try before you buy. It’s free and fast to sign up. Complete a quick online application and accept online terms of use and data privacy and then we’ll grant you access to some of our SAP partner dedicated resources.
  • Access SAPPartnerEdge.com. This central website is for all SAP partners who build, market, sell, and service SAP products and solutions to meet the needs of customers of all sizes. It provides access to the tools, training and resources you need to run and grow a successful SAP partner operation. To begin you access will be restricted to certain areas, but it will give you the opportunity to explore a subset of what SAP has to offer.
  • Receive the SAP Partner Update newsletter. Receive all the latest stories that are customized for your relationship type and can be further tailored by yourself by updating your profile preferences.
  • Access SAP Learning Hub. Browse and take various free solution training courses through this online platform. Get yourself prepared for making a larger commitment to SAP further down the road.
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