How SAP is Addressing Enterprise Sovereignty Requirements
SAP has made its SAP Sovereign Cloud On-Site solution available globally, extending the company’s sovereign cloud portfolio to include deployment options that give customers physical control over their infrastructure. The on-site model allows organisations to host SAP's managed cloud infrastructure within their own facilities while maintaining the operational benefits of cloud computing.
The deployment model addresses growing demand for digital sovereignty across government and regulated sectors, where organisations require control over data location and infrastructure management without sacrificing cloud capabilities. SAP built the infrastructure on open-source technology, providing customers with transparency and operational flexibility.
“Organisations around the world are seeking greater control over their digital environments,” says Thomas Saueressig, Member of the Executive Board of SAP SE, Customer Services & Delivery. “With Sovereign Cloud On-Site, SAP empowers customers to define their own sovereignty boundaries while leveraging our global infrastructure expertise and partnerships.”
The global rollout means SAP customers can now select from multiple deployment options including SAP-hosted, customer-site and hyperscaler-based models, depending on their specific sovereignty requirements and operational constraints.
SAP Sovereign Cloud framework delivers four core capabilities
The SAP Sovereign Cloud initiative operates as a full-stack framework designed to enable secure and compliant digital operations across multiple deployment scenarios. Rather than restricting customers to a single infrastructure approach, SAP provides deployment choices that accommodate different levels of sovereignty requirements.
The framework encompasses four primary capabilities that address different aspects of sovereignty. Data sovereignty ensures customers retain ownership and control of sensitive information while maintaining compliance with local regulations. Operational sovereignty provides customers with management capabilities over their environments using SAP resources, including transparency and oversight functions.
Technical sovereignty allows customers to run SAP workloads on deployment options that align with their specific operational requirements. Legal sovereignty ensures the offering complies with regional legal frameworks and meets accountability standards required by public sector and regulated industries.
The infrastructure supports SAP Business Suite deployments in sovereign environments while providing access to continuous innovation cycles. This includes SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) and embedded SAP Business AI capabilities, enabling organisations to maintain innovation pace without compromising sovereignty requirements.
Toll Group deploys SAP Sovereign Cloud for Australian Defence Force procurement
Toll Group, one of the world's transport, logistics and supply chain companies and a top 20 contractor to the Australian Defence Force (ADF), has implemented SAP Sovereign Cloud capabilities to develop a procurement platform for defence applications. The company developed the Toll 4PL Supply Market Place to streamline Defence’s procurement of commercial off-the-shelf products through an extensive supplier network and e-commerce platform.
The solution uses SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Business Network and SAP Commerce Cloud to integrate cataloguing, purchasing, and vendor management functions in a central portal. The implementation addresses specific security and compliance requirements associated with defence sector procurement. Through its 4PL model, Toll provides a customer-compliant solution that meets the operational and security standards required for government contracts.
“Being trusted by government and highly regulated customers like the Australian Defence Force requires the very highest levels of performance, value and – most importantly – security,” says Perry Singh, President of Government and Defence at Toll Group. “By extending SAP Sovereign Cloud Capabilities across our IT ecosystem, we’re able to accelerate security assessments and compliance, provide heightened cybersecurity capabilities and provide the confidence to navigate an ever-changing threat landscape.”
“With SAP Sovereign Cloud On-Site, we are redefining what sovereignty means for our customers,” says Martin Merz, President SAP Sovereign Cloud.
“By placing SAP-managed infrastructure directly within customers’ own facilities, we offer unmatched control, compliance and operational assurance without compromising innovation.”
