{"id":140357,"date":"2024-03-08T14:08:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T13:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e3mag.com\/?p=140357"},"modified":"2024-03-13T08:17:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T07:17:34","slug":"ntt-data-acquires-sapphire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/en\/ntt-data-acquires-sapphire\/","title":{"rendered":"NTT Data takes over Sapphire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NTT Data Business Solutions, a subsidiary of the Japanese NTT Data Group and an SAP partner, has announced the acquisition of Sapphire. Through its partnerships with SAP, ServiceNow, Infor SunSystems, HxGN and AWS, the UK company provides digital operations software and services primarily to mid-market customers in the US and UK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the acquisition, more than 1,200 existing customers, who have been working with Sapphire for an average of seven years, will move to the NTT Data Group. \"Sapphire's extensive SAP expertise in the mid-market is a significant asset for NTT Data Business Solutions. Our shared focus on driving digital transformation through cloud solutions makes us the only SAP partner that can comprehensively and consistently serve large and mid-market customers,\" said Justin Brading, EVP for Western Europe and Managing Director UK and Ireland at NTT Data Business Solutions.\u00a0<\/p><div id=\"great-2062440458\" class=\"great-fullsize-content-en\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6yfv7eho3Gc\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Fullsize\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150.jpg\" alt=\"Fullsize\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-400x50.jpg 400w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-768x96.jpg 768w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-100x13.jpg 100w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-480x60.jpg 480w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-640x80.jpg 640w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-720x90.jpg 720w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-960x120.jpg 960w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-1168x146.jpg 1168w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-18x2.jpg 18w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/banner_26_04_08_1200x150-600x75.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"150\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The merger also strengthens Sapphire's global expansion. \"The entire leadership team and I are excited at the prospect of becoming part of NTT Data Business Solutions. We look forward to better supporting our clients in their digital transformation journey. The investment strength and global footprint of NTT Data Business Solutions will provide us with unprecedented opportunities to grow internationally,\" said Vince DeLuca, CEO of Sapphire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-f0462b7\" data-block-id=\"f0462b7\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-f0462b7-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-808b6b9\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"808b6b9\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-808b6b9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-808b6b9-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-profile_300 is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WEB_Justin-Brading-Executive-Vice-President-Region-Western-Europe-Managing-Director-UK-NTT-Data-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-140358\" style=\"width:319px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WEB_Justin-Brading-Executive-Vice-President-Region-Western-Europe-Managing-Director-UK-NTT-Data-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WEB_Justin-Brading-Executive-Vice-President-Region-Western-Europe-Managing-Director-UK-NTT-Data-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WEB_Justin-Brading-Executive-Vice-President-Region-Western-Europe-Managing-Director-UK-NTT-Data-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WEB_Justin-Brading-Executive-Vice-President-Region-Western-Europe-Managing-Director-UK-NTT-Data-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WEB_Justin-Brading-Executive-Vice-President-Region-Western-Europe-Managing-Director-UK-NTT-Data-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/e3mag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/WEB_Justin-Brading-Executive-Vice-President-Region-Western-Europe-Managing-Director-UK-NTT-Data-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-57f6ee5\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"57f6ee5\"><style>.stk-57f6ee5{align-self:center !important}.stk-57f6ee5-inner-blocks{align-items:flex-start !important;justify-content:center !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-57f6ee5-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk--column-flex stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-57f6ee5-inner-blocks\">\n<p>\u201c<em>Sapphire's extensive SAP expertise in the midmarket is a significant asset for NTT Data Business Solutions.<\/em>\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><br><\/em><strong>Justin Brading,<br><\/strong><em>EPP for Western Europe and<br>Managing Director UK and Ireland,<br>NTT Data Business Solutions<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/de.nttdata.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">en.nttdata.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sapphiresystems.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sapphiresystems.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expansion into the USA and the United Kingdom as well as on a global level. 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