SAP, one of the world’s largest enterprise software organisations, has accredited Telstra's cloud computing infrastructure ready for SAP cloud applications. Telstra is the first Australian provider to receive the certification.

This means Australian organisations looking to outsource their SAP applications into the cloud can be assured Telstra’s infrastructure adheres to the highest industry standards, the telco giant said on Thursday.

Mark Pratley, General Manager, Telstra Cloud Computing, said the SAP certification is another step in Telstra’s recently announced $800 million plus, 5-year investment program.

“Having our infrastructure accredited by SAP means organisations who want to run their SAP applications out of Telstra’s cloud can do so with the confidence of knowing it will operate at its optimum on our cloud platform.

Greg Harbor, Vice President, OnDemand Solutions, SAP ANZ said: “Telstra is a key strategic partner for SAP. We are very confident in Telstra’s ability to deliver infrastructure services to our customers, enabling the orchestration of critical SAP business applications in the cloud. In short, this means customers can now consume SAP with greater flexibility, speed to value and a lower total cost of ownership.”

Telstra’s cloud computing services are delivered through an alliance with Accenture and include the delivery of Infrastructure-as-a-Service and Software-as-a-Service offerings that will also support SAP cloud applications.