Absoft & Applexus Partnership Drives Expansion, Innovation, & Customer Value in 2025

Absoft, a leading UK-based SAP consultancy, has entered a new era of growth following its acquisition by Applexus in May 2024, strengthening its market position, expanding its capabilities, and extending its reach into new sectors. While Absoft remains committed to its core industries in Oil & Gas, Transportation, and the Public Sector, the integration with Applexus has enabled it to broaden its expertise into Retail and Fashion, while also enhancing its service offerings in Data & Analytics, unlocking significant new opportunities moving forward.

The partnership is already delivering substantial benefits, significantly strengthening Absoft’s market offerings in the UK. With the added expertise and resources from Applexus, Absoft is now driving industry-focused events in these newly developed areas and securing major projects. A key success has been the adoption of Applexus’ CeleRITE toolset, which dramatically accelerates the speed and efficiency of SAP ECC to S/4HANA migrations, a game-changer in the marketplace for existing SAP customers. Recent project wins include:

• Deployment of CeleRITE for SAP Migration – Accelerating a client to transition from ECC to S/4HANA, significantly reducing the implementation time, associated cost of migration and mitigating risk of disruption due to offering selective transition as an alternative to only Brownfield and Greenfield options.
• CeleRITE Assessment Win – Absoft has secured a major CeleRITE assessment engagement, a crucial service for organisations preparing for S/4HANA migration, merger or acquisition. The toolset assesses legacy SAP systems and provides a clear roadmap for migration, offering a significant reduction in project complexity and timelines.
• High-Speed SAP Migration for M&A – Supporting an organisation within the Oil & Gas sector with a full SAP migration from ECC to S/4HANA within just four months – an ambitious timeline made achievable through the efficiencies of the CeleRITE toolset. This deployment will enable two major oil & gas operators to complete their transition in less than half the usual time, streamlining a process that typically takes 6-9 months. This significant acceleration enhances time to value and minimises operational disruption.

Additionally, the integration has enhanced Absoft’s SAP capabilities, bringing expanded expertise in SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and has increased the number of certified consultants within the company, as well as additional SAP designations in GROW and RISE. This strengthens the joint abilities of Absoft and Applexus to provide comprehensive, end-to-end SAP services. Customers now benefit from an even greater depth of knowledge and support, from consultancy and implementation to long-term system optimisation and support.

Local Expertise, Global Reach

While now part of Applexus, Absoft continues to operate under its own name and brand, maintaining its well-established customer-first ethos. This partnership enables Absoft to leverage the broader reach and global capabilities of Applexus, including shared certifications, expertise, and best practices, while preserving its identity as a trusted SAP partner.

The collaboration has also fuelled growth in Absoft’s Application Managed Services (AMS), with a number of new customers coming on board in recent months across a variety of industries, including logistics, manufacturing and local government. By combining Absoft’s long-standing reputation for SAP support with Applexus’ expertise in large-scale transformation projects, the two organisations are enhancing and productising managed services, making them scalable for a wider, global market.

Investing in People and Innovation

Absoft remains committed to its local, customer centric ethos, while at the same time leveraging enhanced technology and resources through its integration with Applexus. This combination allows Absoft to deliver an improved service, and empowers its consultants with cutting edge SAP technologies to ultimately offer more effective solutions to clients. The investment in professional development strengthens Absoft’s consultant retention and also ensures that customers continue to benefit from highly experienced SAP support teams who provide long-term, reliable service.

With the 2027 deadline for SAP ECC end-of-support fast approaching, the demand for SAP S/4HANA migration services is increasing. The combined strengths of Absoft and Applexus ensure that businesses can transition efficiently, reduce risk, and accelerate implementation timelines, providing a competitive advantage as organisations prepare for this critical milestone.

Don Valentine, VP of Sales and Client Services, Absoft, said: “Joining forces with Applexus in 2024 marked an exciting new chapter for us as a company, strengthening our ability to support customers with a wider range of SAP services, new technologies, and global expertise. Building on the reputation Absoft has developed for itself in the UK, we now have access to greater resources, innovative solutions, and new market opportunities.

“The early successes we are seeing, particularly with CeleRITE, demonstrates the real impact of this collaboration, both for our customers and our employees as we move further into 2025. We are looking forward to continuing to work closely together and to bring benefits to both companies as well as our customers in bringing new innovative services to the market.”

Nittu Thomas, COO at Applexus Technologies, said “The synergy between Applexus and Absoft has already proven to be transformative for both organisations. By combining Applexus’ global reach and innovative technologies like CeleRITE with Absoft’s deep SAP expertise and strong UK presence, we’re creating exceptional value for customers facing critical migration challenges. This partnership exemplifies our commitment to delivering accelerated, low-risk SAP transformations while maintaining the local expertise that clients trust. We’re excited about the opportunities that lie ahead as we continue to expand our joint capabilities in 2025.”