SAP to make SuccessFactors service available on Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has recently announced that software and tech firm SAP will make the “SuccessFactors” cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) service on Microsoft's Azure platform over the next five years.

Microsoft said in a statement that this is SAP's first move to supplement its infrastructure and operate SAP Cloud solutions to a third party public cloud.

"The combination of SAP's market-leading, innovative HCM solutions with Microsoft's intelligent Cloud will equip companies around the world to help maximise the potential and skills of their most valuable asset, their people," said Judson Althoff, executive vice president of Worldwide Commercial Business at Microsoft.

SAP bought the SucessFactors service in 2011 for US$3.5 billion (AU$4.6 billion).

Azure provides enterprise-grade security, an open developer platform and advanced data services that organisations can use to innovate and grow. With nearly 90 percent of the Fortune 500 as customers, the Microsoft Cloud is offered in more worldwide data centre regions than any other major cloud provider.

"We've seen exponential growth in the past two years, with 42 million users now benefiting from our market-leading solutions. In selecting Azure, we will be able to expand our reach even further," said Mike Ettling, president of SAP SuccessFactors.