E3 Category: Coverstory 19-06

In a white paper from the beginning of this year, market researchers from IDC asked the question: Who can benefit from SAP Hana and S/4 based on the IBM Power System? In the meantime, there are numerous experiences from existing SAP customers and partners, so the clear answer is: Everyone!

Hana on Power: If we think about one of the main concerns of every IT operator, namely assured continuity along with increasing performance and investment security, then P9 is certainly the most stable and performant platform on the market.

We also implemented our first Hana systems as appliances due to a lack of alternatives. This meant that we had the problem that the appliance could only be ordered once the customer had signed the contract; moreover, the machine then "belonged" to him in accounting terms.