With an aim to reach-out to larger number of Indian enterprises who may need Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) services, German enterprise software maker SAP and telecom firm Vodafone have partnered to work on IIoT.

Under this partnership, both the firms will develop comprehensive communications solutions for Indian enterprises by using SAP Leonardo from SAP and IoT Managed Connectivity Platform from Vodafone.

In an event in Delhi, both the firms said that they would work together to offer a host of packages comprising connectivity solutions, business application software, end-to-end device management and support services to Indian businesses.

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“The offerings provided by Vodafone Business Services are truly complementary to the SAP Leonardo portfolio — our enterprise-grade offering for digital innovation. With this we aim to equip our customers with end-to-end solutions that will shift business value from ‘things to outcomes,” said Neeraj Athalye, Head – Innovation & Digital Strategy Group, SAP Indian Subcontinent.

“We are delighted to announce our association with SAP. As customers digitize, industrial IoT is at the center of their programs. Working in collaboration with SAP, we offer an end to end partnership across IoT and analytics which enables meaningful insight and focused outcomes,” said Nick Gliddon, Director – Vodafone Business Services.

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The current collaboration between Vodafone and SAP builds upon an existing global partnership for Global SIM Management in SAP HANA, said company.