AI Magazine December 2022 | Page 68

SAP NS2
get further and further upstream so that they can provide better solutions .”
Leading change in the digital ecosystem SAP NS2 has an ongoing collaborative partnership with AWS ( Amazon Web Services ) and Verizon . AWS already has a global reputation in terms of cloud service excellence and is a subsidiary that provides on-demand cloud computing services . These partnerships have become integral to SAP NS2 ’ s services in terms of security , innovation and customer reach . They are , says Sirene , a success driver for marketplace dominance .
“ Complex opportunities come around and are typically done by multiple companies . That ' s why it ' s important to have partnerships like the ones we have with AWS and Verizon and others to provide great solutions to our government customers .
“ I don ' t think we would be as successful as we have been without the partnership that we ' ve had with folks like AWS .”
He goes on to describe how the rolling out of 5G as well as its integration and capabilities has been a major example of how the digital ecosystem can work together to create extraordinary results . “ Verizon of course , provides a 5G network , and you ' re able to do lots of different things that you haven ' t been able to do wirelessly now . AWS has a great tool called the AWS Outpost , which is cloud computing on the edge . It ' s a great managed service that provides cloud capabilities on the edge in an on-prem environment .
“ We can also host our software on the edge in the Outpost to carry out data analytics that is fed through the 5G network . That ’ s just one example of what we ' re investigating - and how we take advantage of the 5G environment in collusion with great partners .”
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