SAP-Solution: GCP

Data availability is not only an architecture issue, but also a time issue. If delivery is too late, the added value is zero. Real-time is therefore a strategic component in data management.

Oracle Cloud Generation 2 differs significantly in many ways from Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google GCP. The bottom line is that the offering has several advantages for customers, which also include monetary benefits. The special features of Oracle Cloud Gen2 at a glance.

Integration Platform as a Service is the integration of applications and data from cloud and on-premises environments. With iPaaS, application processes can be developed, controlled and operated without having to maintain the integration platform itself.

More and more SAP customers aim for a hybrid cloud or multi-cloud approach. Linux can serve as the foundation—also in combination with container technologies like Kubernetes.

Only money counts: On one side are the existing customers with their IT budgets, on the other the SAP sales department with its revenue targets. Opinions and views on the ERP market diverge between SAP and DSAG as they have not for a long time.

Google is involved as a public cloud provider for SAP Hana and Hana-based applications and shows which features the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) offers and which differentiation points can be realized compared to other public cloud service providers.

In March 2017, SAP and Google announced a strategic partnership on multiple dimensions. First, SAP will become a top-tier technology partner with dedicated resources and investments.

If you want, you can obtain Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) services, such as Hana in combination with Suse SLES for SAP Applications, from three public cloud industry heavyweights or cloud platforms: Amazon/AWS, Microsoft/Azure, and Google/GCP.