Barındırma iş ortağı olabilmek için aşağıdaki tabloda belirtilmiş olan kriterlerin sağlanmış olması gerekmektedir.

Partnership Guidelines	SAP Partner - Hosting	SAP Global Partner - Hosting
SAP approval process	Country alliance management	Board level
Market segment status	Not applicable	Among top five companies, rated in terms of importance to SAP and customer satisfaction
Experience with SAP hosted solutions	Required	Required
Coverage of relevant layers of the SAP Outsourcing model	Infrastructure and application layers	Infrastructure, application, and business process layers
Experience with third-party applications	Not applicable	Required
Sales and marketing activities	Supportive role	Supportive role
Geographical presence	Country-specific	At least three regions, including Europe, North America, and either Asia Pacific, Latin America, or Japan
Organizational structure (process consistency)	Local	Global
Understanding of country-specific markets and regulations	Required	Required
Investment in partnership	Not applicable	Optional
Status as global services partner	Not applicable	Required
Member of SAP NetWeaver Partner Initiative	Optional	Required
Business plan that defines joint creation of additional business	Required	Required
Member of SAP Quality Operation Program Initiative	Optional	Optional
Qualification of Partner Operation, with certificate from SAP Hosting	Required	Required
Joint reference customers	At least three local	At least eight global
Solutions, services, and support	Not applicable	Required; owned or through partner network, with 24/7 multilingual service
mySAP Business Suite solution-focused offering powered by SAP NetWeaver	Required	Required
Technical support capability	Required	Required

Burada belirtilmiş olan gerekliikler dışında, barındırma iş ortakları sunmak istedikleri hizmet ve çözüme bağlı olarak bazı teknik gereksinimleri de sağlamak durumundadır.