AT&T to Manage SAP Applications for Wawa

Wawa Expects to Reduce I.T. Costs with AT&T Solution

AT&T* is helping Wawa to reduce information technology costs by transitioning its existing SAP� applications to a fully managed AT&T solution. Wawa, a specialty retailer in the Mid-Atlantic region, signed a new five-year contract with AT&T to migrate and host its existing SAP applications, a landscape that consists of over 30 servers used by more than 15,000 employees.

To facilitate minimal impact on Wawa�s 24/7 store locations, AT&T�s migration of Wawa�s key applications onto a fully managed AT&T environment is planned to occur in less than 18 hours. Following the migration, AT&T will monitor and manage Wawa�s SAP solution to support efficient functioning of all business-critical applications, with dedicated AT&T teams available to promptly resolve issues and streamline application performance. Wawa will also use the AT&T Managed Application Services Tool (MAST) available via AT&T BusinessDirect�, which will allow Wawa employees direct access to the SAP system via the Internet to view, monitor and analyze solution performance. AT&T disaster recovery services will help facilitate the continuity of applications in the event of a disaster.

�A secure, reliable infrastructure for our applications is extremely important to our business, as it helps ensure that our systems run efficiently and without interruption,� said Julius Colina, I.T. manager of Hosting Strategy at Wawa. �We are confident that AT&T Business Solutions will effectively manage our applications and allow us to focus our internal resources on fulfilling the daily needs of our customers.�

AT&T is a preferred SAP hosting partner, providing independent hosting services for business customers headquartered in North America. As a certified SAP hosting partner, AT&T offers a full portfolio of hosting services for SAP applications, including infrastructure, implementation, operation and on-going support.