E3 Category: Coverstory 19-07

Where and how enterprise data is stored and the texture of the data itself is critical not only to IT success, but to digital business success in general.

Cloud file storage and data management services are fundamental cornerstones to implement a SAP Hybrid Cloud computing product in digitalization. SAP customers benefit from a holistic NetApp data management architecture.

Azure usage is increasing in general and in particular among SAP users. There is a requirement-based IaaS offering of Public Cloud services for SAP deployment.

There is a tradition when it comes to the outsourcing of IT work processes in SAP infrastructure operation. Anyone can access Managed Service SAP on Azure as an external service and practically keep their back free in the Hybrid Cloud era so they can concentrate on core activities.

With IT tools it is now possible to provision SAP on-premises systems completely as digital twins and to transfer these into a Public Cloud and operate them there. And you can transfer them back to an on-premises environment if needed. Everything is highly automated.

Linux as an operating system platform as well as other Open Source technologies as core elements are used in SAP infrastructures. This is applicable for Cloud as well as on-premises deployment. Thus, they are equipped for the hybrid multicloud age.

Three pillars – security, multicloud and automation (including provided solutions) - play the most important role in the Cisco data center architecture stack for supporting multiple Hybrid Cloud deployment. They are not isolated but are connected to each other or build bridges.

Changing business requirements are triggers for companies to move SAP application use or operations to the cloud. SAP on Microsoft Azure and Accenture provide infrastructure services for SAP hybrid cloud deployments, including large SAP enterprise workloads.