Partner for Hybrid Cloud Management of SAP Environments

Your goal: the "Intelligent Enterprise". Intelligent in the collection, storage and use of large volumes of data, intelligent in the development of resources and intelligent in the creation of optimal IT infrastructures. How can such infrastructures be set up? What should be available on-site, i.e. "on-premise", and what externally? What new applications and functions are needed and in what form? And what might optimal solutions look like in demanding SAP environments?

For many companies, the easiest, fastest and least costly way to become a smart enterprise is hybrid IT. And it does so in two ways - at both the infrastructure and application levels. Hybrid solutions enable companies to master the path to the digital future with as few potholes as possible.

Hybrid approaches and solutions also help with regard to coping with dataflut: More and more differently structured data volumes originating from different sources must be processed promptly and without interruption, workloads must be allocated dynamically, ever shorter backup and restore time windows must be observed, and reliable long-term archiving must be ensured. The co-existence of different infrastructures of data and application silos or the heterogeneous structures and the associated inflexibility and complexity that still prevail in many places represent a real stumbling block for business development in this respect.

Hybrid infrastructure, hybrid application landscape

But even beyond the storage issue, hybrid approaches and structures are one of the best ways to master the transition phase to a digitally performing enterprise and to meet both current and future requirements. Of course, flexibility and economic efficiency are also and above all important.

"Hybrid" can refer to different levels: both at the application level, for example in the form of SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) offerings, and at the functional level, for example as PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service). Both bring numerous advantages for the user - in different scenarios, of course. For example, SaaS solutions allow comparatively fast and easy access to new functions and business networks. PaaS solutions primarily support the implementation of individual requirements. The outsourcing of in-house developments to a PaaS solution scores points in particular with a clear separation between standard software and individual development as well as shorter development times. The standard software to be expanded can be both "SaaS" and "on-premise software".

"On-premise software" here refers to traditional software deployment in the form of releases, where it is up to the customer to decide where and when to install them.

Fujitsu Platform for Multi Cloud Management

The installation of on-premise software solutions can also be hybrid. Either in the company's own data center, on an IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) or in a fully managed cloud solution such as the "FJ Cloud for SAP Solutions".

These options can also be combined. For example, to achieve a dynamic expansion of your own data center with IaaS or even to build up a fully-fledged alternative to in-house operation.

Overall, the offering seamlessly combines the private, public and managed clouds with existing IT. Standards-based interfaces ensure that integration is as simple as possible. The seamlessly integrated IT environment includes a governance framework that can adapt to changing business requirements and also evolve with them. The bottom line for users is that they have the full range of services and capabilities at their disposal without having to worry about the details.

Strong together in SAP contexts

As an experienced SAP S/4HANA partner from the very beginning, Fujitsu can offer perfectly coordinated solutions for HANA or S/4HANA - or also support the general migration to HANA or new SAP software. The partnership with NetApp is based on a common background also and especially with regard to SAP, whereby NetApp primarily stands for intelligent data management, especially also in hybrid worlds with the Cloud Volume Service Offerings. Suitable for SAP workloads, on offer at all major hyperscalers (Azure, AWS and GCP).

Both partners know: Getting the most out of any SAP landscape and linking IT even more closely to business requires high-performance, seamlessly scalable vertical and horizontal infrastructures with end-to-end virtualization and dynamic distribution of applications across physical and virtual resources. "One-stop shopping" is probably the most attractive option for most users when it comes to hybridization in the SAP environment. In the course of the "Digital Journey" that many companies are currently on, any simplification of complex structures and mechanisms is more than welcome. As solution providers, Fujitsu and NetApp are able to define the exact setup through intensive consulting and in close coordination with the customer. In addition, both offer an exceptionally high "preconceived" level of integration in the alliance, which decisively reduces complexity for the user.

The focus is on three key concepts: Simplify. Transform. Digital. Together they form the right formula for realizing the Intelligent Enterprise. Whether Fujitsu SAP Consulting and Application Management, Fujitsu Operations Management such as PRIMEFLEX for SAP Landscapes or Cloud Services: In combination with NetApp offerings in the area of data management, they pave the way to the digital enterprise.

Consistent strategy implementation powered by Fujitsu

Successful digitization requires one thing above all: consistency, or a strategy that is as consistent as it is rigorous. This refers not only to the transformation of existing infrastructures and the expansion of capacities for data acquisition, storage and processing, but also and above all to the decision as to what is to be managed "on-premise" and what externally (aka "in the cloud") in the future to reduce operating loads. In this context, partners Fujitsu and NetApp can act as significant simplifiers and accelerators in equal measure.

Fujitsu and NetApp at the DSAG Annual Congress 2019

The message at the DSAG Annual Congress at the joint booth is: consistently implement digitization - with Fujitsu and NetApp. One of the key prerequisites for success is comprehensive operational optimization.

In this context, the simpler the better: "Simplifying is the Key!" With solutions from Fujitsu and NetApp, those responsible in management and the corporate IT department can accelerate significantly. Attendees at the annual congress will learn exactly how this works by means of numerous practical examples. They will demonstrate at first hand what processes in an intelligent company can look like. Interesting content on the topics of simplification, transformation and digitization can also be found on the Fujitsu website (https://www.fujitsu.com/de/services/application-services/enterprise-applications/sap/) - also in direct connection with SAP products (https: //www.fujitsu.com/de/products/computing/integrated-systems/sap/index.html).