SGI, now a high performance computing specialist, has opened a new subsidiary called SGI GmbH that will operate as an SAP Centre of Excellence in Heidelberg, Germany as part of a strategic move to more closely support SAP business initiatives. The Centre, which will open by the end of October 2014 will be led by SGI Chief Operating Officer, Cassio Conceicao (pictured), from the SGI corporate headquarters in Milpitas. SGI, now a high performance computing specialist, has opened a new subsidiary called SGI GmbH that will operate as an SAP Centre of Excellence in Heidelberg, Germany as part of a strategic move to more closely support SAP business initiatives.
The Centre, which will open by the end of October 2014 will be led by SGI Chief Operating Officer, Cassio Conceicao (below), from the SGI corporate headquarters in Milpitas. Technical engineering resources aim to help keep SGI appliances with SAP HANA up and running 24x7x365. The Centre will also focus on SAP-related business and application expertise to support SAP customers globally, designing new processes and optimizing current operations in the SAP environment.
The new subsidiary will take responsibility for all go-to-market activities around SAP in Germany and Central Europe and will act as the technical hub for all SGI subsidiaries in developing SAP HANA solutions.
"The new subsidiary gives SGI a dedicated presence for collaborative development of SAP solutions in the important German and European markets. The market for SAP HANA solutions is set to grow significantly in Europe over the years to come and I am very much looking forward to building up our local team and establishing SGI as the clear market leader of scalable HANA solutions," said Conceicao.
As an existing SAP global technology partner, SGI is developing an in-memory appliance based on the SAP HANA platform, which consolidates applications and data analytics for businesses at extreme scale, without complexity.