Alliance Overview

As an SAP global technology partner, Stratus delivers the fault-tolerant servers you need to build a continuously available infrastructure that supports SAP applications. Certified for the SAP NetWeaver technology platform, the ftServer systems and ftScalable storage can be deployed seamlessly into your existing Microsoft Windows environment.

Stratus ftServer systems are a key component of the SAP Perfect Plant, an initiative for a partner ecosystem that delivers the functionality, integration, data synchronization and certified platforms that enable companies like yours optimize their performance. Creating solutions using Perfect Plant partner resources enables you to maximize the return on your SAP investment. Companies like Rexam, the largest manufacturer of beverage cans, and Sika Sarnafil, a global leader in specialty construction and chemicals, are already using these solutions to reduce costs, increase production, and eliminate downtime.

Stratus ftServer systems also power the Perfect Plant Innovation Lab, located at the SAP U.S. headquarters in Pennsylvania, to demonstrate these benefits.

Key Customer Benefits

The Stratus ftServer platform provides customers and integrators with a powerful tool for taming IT complexity in SAP environments. From the SAP Netweaver platform running in a data center, to SAP xApps composite applications running in remote plants, to SAP ERP applications running the Perfect Plant environment, today's integrated SAP solutions depend on continuous availability. Delivering 99.999+% uptime, the Stratus ftServer platform is an industry best practice.

Stratus delivers continuously available products, services, and solutions with unmatched operational simplicity providing a compelling financial advantage to our customers.

• Continuous availability –
Only Stratus servers deliver 99.999+% plus uptime – we call it continuous availability. From an end user's perspective, the Stratus approach to availability is automatic and transparent because every aspect of a Stratus system has been engineered from the ground up to safeguard uptime. Just plug in the system, and load the application to get all of the advantages of Stratus Continuous Processing features, including lockstep technology, failsafe software, and ActiveService architecture.
• Operational simplicity – Stratus server solutions eliminate the complexities of cluster deployment and ongoing maintenance challenges. Because Stratus Continuous Processing features are engineered into the system, there is no need for failover scripting, repeated testing procedures, or any work required to make applications aware of clusters. Instead, Stratus servers automatically provide zero failover time and critical data protection for both memory and disk. As a result, your IT staff is free to devote their time to other critical projects.
• Compelling financial advantage –Stratus servers dramatically reduce the costs associated with unplanned downtime and ongoing support expenses.

Capabilities and Industry Expertise

Stratus Technologies is a global solutions provider focused exclusively on helping customers achieve and sustain the availability of information systems that support their critical business processes. Based upon 25 years of expertise in server and services technology for continuous availability, Stratus is a trusted solutions provider to customers in manufacturing, life sciences, telecommunications, financial services, public safety, transportation and logistics, and other industries.

Testimonials

"Stratus ftServer systems provided the customer with unparalleled availability with an operationally simple solution that could be managed with limited IT resources. We thought they'd be a good fit, and after reviewing Stratus' capabilities, Rexam agreed."
Ashtad Engineer, Global Business Manager for SAP Perfect Plant solutions, Tata Consultancy Services

"This project ensures that all transactions will be stored and later forwarded to the corporate ERP system. We decided the ftServer is the right platform for maintaining this critical link between the corporate instance and our plants."
John Niemzyk, Vice President & CIO, Rexam Beverage Can Company

"At the recommendation of our solution integrator, Tata Consultancy Services, we evaluated Stratus, and felt very comfortable selecting the ftServer platform because of its field-proven track record in manufacturing industries."
Greg Scheidemantel, Manager, Canton, Massachusetts, plant, Sika Sarnafil

Stratus/SAP References

• Continuous Availability for SAP Perfect Plant Environments
• Stratus & SAP xMII Composite Application
• Perfect Plant Center of Excellence
• Stratus’ Role in the SAP Ecosystem
• Stratus Continuous Availability Computing and Rexam BCNA
• Rexam Beverage Can North America (BCNA)
• Hardware & Storage: Hassle-Free Hardware by Stephanie Neil

About Stratus

Stratus is the Availability Company. From award-winning ftServer platforms that deliver 99.999+% uptime, to ftScalable storage to Continuous Availability Lifecycle Management (CALM) services, Stratus focuses on a single objective – ensuring end-to-end availability. Easy to install, use, and maintain, Stratus solutions tame IT complexity in SAP environments where uptime is critical. For more information, please visit Stratus online.

Stratus Contact

Frank Hill, Director of SAP Alliance    +1 978-461-7198