Pliezhausen, November 26, 2025 – DATAGROUP has been awarded the contract to operate the SAP system landscape of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) as part of a tender process. The project includes the migration and long-term operation of the SAP systems in the DATAGROUP Enterprise Cloud in Frankfurt am Main. The contract has a term of five years and a volume in the mid-single-digit million range.

DATAGROUP supports Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG in operating and further developing its business-critical SAP systems. HEIDELBERG is a leading technology company that has stood for innovation, quality, and reliability in mechanical engineering worldwide 175 years. As part of the project, all SAP systems and components of HEIDELBERG were transferred to the highly secure DATAGROUP data center in Frankfurt am Main and rebuilt on modern, scalable cloud architecture. The migration included moving existing Oracle databases to the high-performance SAP ASE platform. The goal was to create an efficient, cost-saving, and future-proof SAP system landscape that enables a transition to SAP S/4HANA.

Partnership for Modern SAP Operations

The transition was completed during ongoing operations within nine months. The project covers around 30 system landscapes with more than 100 SAP systems and a total capacity of over 1.2 million SAPS.

“DATAGROUP has one of the largest SAP units in Germany and combines deep technical operational expertise for complex SAP landscapes with comprehensive understanding of business-critical processes,” explains Andreas Baresel, CEO of DATAGROUP. “We are delighted to support HEIDELBERG in this important transformation as a long-term partner.”

“With DATAGROUP, we have found a partner that fits well with us both technologically and organizationally,” says Sven Storck, Head of Information Technology and CIO of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG. “The close coordination between our IT teams and the clearly structured migration approach were key factors in ensuring that the transition during ongoing operations was smooth and successful within about nine months.”

By migrating and operating in the DATAGROUP data center, HEIDELBERG gained a highly available, scalable, and audit-compliant infrastructure. This created the technological foundation for future SAP innovations and laid the groundwork for stable and cost-efficient IT operations.

About HEIDELBERG

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (HEIDELBERG) is a leading technology company that has stood for innovation, quality, and reliability in mechanical engineering worldwide for 175 years. With a clear focus on growth, HEIDELBERG drives development in its core areas of packaging and digital printing, software solutions, and lifecycle business with services and consumables to help customers achieve maximum productivity and efficiency. In addition, the company is expanding new business areas in industrial sectors such as high-precision plant engineering with integrated control, automation technology, and robotics, as well as growing green technologies. With a strong international presence in around 170 countries, the creativity and expertise of its approximately 9,500 employees, its own production sites in Europe, China, and the USA, and one of the largest global sales and service networks, the company is optimally positioned for future growth.