SAP has announced that Nokia has signed a new multi-year agreement with SAP to help accelerate its enterprise transformation using RISE with SAP Methodology, with its SAP S/4HANA software environment hosted on Microsoft Azure.
The agreement, concluded at the end of 2025, marks a significant step in migrating Nokia’s SAP landscape to the RISE with SAP journey.
By adopting RISE with SAP Methodology, Nokia will follow a structured, end-to-end approach to migrating its ERP landscape covering processes, data, applications and operating models while gaining continuous access to innovation and embedded AI capabilities delivered through SAP’s cloud ERP portfolio.
Transformation
Nokia has selected Microsoft Azure as the cloud platform underpinning the transformation, providing the global scale, security and performance required to support the company’s most business-critical enterprise workloads.
“RISE with SAP Methodology provides Nokia with a structured road map, integrated toolchain and continuous access to innovation. It enables the company to modernize its ERP landscape while keeping a clean core and building a strong foundation for enterprise AI,” asserted Manos Raptopoulos, Global President Customer Success Europe, APAC, Middle East and Africa and Member of the Extended Board, SAP SE.
Structured approach
RISE with SAP is designed as a comprehensive business transformation framework rather than a point solution. It combines a standardized transformation methodology, integrated tools and expert guidance to help organizations move from legacy ERP environments to RISE with SAP.
SAP will operate and manage the SAP S/4HANA software environment in the cloud, allowing Nokia to shift focus from infrastructure management to business outcomes. The approach supports process standardization, operational simplification and ongoing innovation, rather than a one-time system migration.
“By applying RISE with SAP Methodology on Microsoft Azure, we are strengthening a structured and future ready path for business growth, one that simplifies our ERP landscape, enables continuous innovation and strengthens our commitment for AI driven processes,” noted Marek Očkay, VP, Global Head of IT Procurement & Vendor Management, Nokia.
Collaboration
As part of the agreement, Microsoft will collaborate closely with SAP and Nokia throughout the transformation, supporting migration activities and ongoing optimization.
“This collaboration demonstrates how cloud platforms, enterprise applications and AI can come together to support complex, global business transformations. By running SAP S/4HANA on Azure within the RISE with SAP journey, Nokia is creating a scalable and secure foundation for continuous innovation,” commented Joacim Damgard, CVP, Europe North, Microsoft.
