The Add-on provides sophisticated fail-over clustering for SAP applications and SAP databases using dedicated resource agents for instances of SAP solutions and databases. For more than a decade, customers have benefited from the close collaboration between Red Hat and SAP. The companies have provided customers with technically compatible products, as well as a single point of contact for support with the integration of SAP's global support backbone and the Red Hat Global Support Services system. Red Hat recently announced that Telstra, Australia's telecom and information services company, has extended its partnership with Red Hat to enable expanded choice for enterprise customers in the cloud. Telstra joins Red Hat's expanding cloud ecosystem as a Certified Cloud Provider, meaning that its solutions meet the rigorous testing and certification requirements Red Hat has in place to deliver a safe, scalable, supported and consistent environment for enterprise cloud deployments.