Operating SAP in the Cloud (SAP PRESS)

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Operating SAP in the Cloud

Landscapes and Infrastructures

written by André Bögelsack, Galina Baader, Loina Prifti, Ronny Zimmermann, Helmut Krcmar

435 pages, 2016, Print edition hardcover
ISBN 978-1-4932-1221-7 435 pages, 2016
E-book formats: EPUB, MOBI, PDF, online
ISBN 978-1-4932-1222-4 435 pages, 2016, Print edition hardcover
E-book formats: EPUB, MOBI, PDF, online
ISBN 978-1-4932-1223-1

When migrating to the cloud, no journey is the same. If you’re ready to make the leap, you’ve come to the right place! From creating your own cloud to public and private external cloud computing—discover which choice best fits your enterprise. With information on options for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS), you’ll learn to customize an implementation path and build a roadmap for migration. It's no longer whether or not to move to the cloud, but how. Let us show you.

Explore the options for moving your SAP landscape to the cloud
Learn about internal, private external, and public external clouds
Find out how you can use SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, SAP HANA Cloud Platform, SAP Landscape Virtualization Manager, and more

About the Book About the E-book 435 pages, hardcover, 1.2 in. Reference book format 6.9 x 9 in. Foreword by Dr. Hauke Heier. Printed black and white on 60# offset paper from sustainable sources. Casebound for durability. Reader-friendly serif font (Linotype Syntax 9.5 Pt.). One-column layout. E-book in full color. PDF (15 MB), EPUB (13 MB), and MOBI (34 MB) file for download, DRM-free with personalized digital watermark. Copy and paste, bookmarks, and print-out permitted. Table of contents, in-text references, and index fully linked. Including online book edition in dedicated reader application.

In this book, you'll learn about:

Setting Up Your Own Cloud

Want to set up your own internal cloud for SAP systems? Learn how to utilize converged infrastructures, such as Vblock and FlexPod, and the SAP Landscape Virtualization Manager to get the job done.
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Operating in a private cloud with an external data center? Discover which service interfaces and usage scenarios to implement with examples based on SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud and third-party providers such as Swisscom and Verizon.
Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Looking for platform solutions to develop and integrate the cloud? Explore information on SAP HANA Cloud Platform for big data and analytics environments, and the SAP Cloud Appliance Library based on Amazon Web Services.

Highlights include:

Cloud computing
Operation and migration
Public and private cloud
IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
Converged infrastructures
SAP Landscape Virtualization Manager
SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud
SAP HANA Cloud Platform
SAP Cloud Appliance Library
Amazon Web Services

Reading Sample

»Stay up-to-date on the latest SAP cloud trends!«

Dr. André Bögelsack has a doctorate degree from SAP UCC Munich, where he worked as an SAP Basis administrator for a number of years.

Galina Baader works at SAP UCC Munich and is responsible for cloud solutions and SAP HANA, offering training classes on both these topics.

Loina Prifti works at SAP UCC Munich on SAP HANA Cloud Platform. Her primary focus is cloud computing.

Ronny Zimmermann works at SAP UCC Magdeburg and is the spokesman of the DSAG (German-speaking SAP user group) group Virtualization and Cloud Computing.

Helmut Krcmar has held the chair for Information Systems at the Information Technology Department of the Technische Universität München (TUM) since October 1, 2002. He is a member of the Information Technology Department, a secondary member of the Economics Department, and a member of the Carl von Linde Academy.

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