SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud


What is SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud?

SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud is a managed private cloud service on the SAP S/4HANA environment, which includes a reference architecture, comprehensive service-level agreement (SLA), pre-built tools for rapid deployment, and managed governance and security. SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud is a platform-as-a-service offering that enables customers to run SAP HANA applications in a managed cloud environment. The subscription-based and scalable solution provides hosting capabilities for SAP applications, cloud solutions from SAP, and certain third-party cloud applications. SAP Business Technology Platform supplies application, data, and infrastructure services for SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud.

What are the benefits of SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud?

What is SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud?

SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud is a managed private cloud service on the SAP S/4HANA environment, which includes a reference architecture, comprehensive service-level agreement (SLA), pre-built tools for rapid deployment, and managed governance and security. SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud is a platform-as-a-service offering that enables customers to run SAP HANA applications in a managed cloud environment. The subscription-based and scalable solution provides hosting capabilities for SAP applications, cloud solutions from SAP, and certain third-party cloud applications. SAP Business Technology Platform supplies application, data, and infrastructure services for SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud.

What are the benefits of SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud?

Better accountability: “With SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, the vendor of the software is entirely accountable and responsible for the performance and the outcome, and that is a tremendous benefit for the customer,” says Sanjay Kulkarni, Senior Vice President, RISE with SAP (formerly Global Head, SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud Architecture & Advisory).

Reduced cost: SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud cuts costs associated with maintaining an in-house Basis team, in-house infrastructure, and IT teams, Kulkarni explains. IDC estimated that SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud resulted in a 28% lower cost of operations for Canadian General-Tower over five years compared with the cost of an on-premise deployment of SAP HANA.

Better performance: SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud customers can leverage an in-memory platform without changing the application code line. In addition, redundancies are removed, data structure is improved, and there is a tighter integration of the application and underlying platform, relates Kulkarni.

Reduced risk: The solution lowers the risks associated with complex migrations and re-platforming because SAP has the expertise to avoid typical pitfalls. “Depending on the customer’s industry, types of add-ons, and data volume, SAP knows how to optimize each customer’s environment. SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud is the fast lane or accelerator to get you to SAP S/4HANA,” he says.

Improved security and compliance: SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud is compliant with data security and privacy regulations across the globe. “SAP is compliant in terms of the standard sets of checks and balances that we continue investing in, whether they are Sarbanes-Oxley audits or requirements in specific industries, such as healthcare,” Kulkarni says.

Greater flexibility and scalability: SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud provides customers with the ability to change their capacity requirements by scaling up and down. “This level of flexibility and unpredictability is becoming more and more the norm. It becomes harder and harder for customers to plan to the last detail, and SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud lends itself to this business need,” he notes.

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  1. The Easy to Understand Guide to SAP HANA Cloud Platform

    Published: 17/November/2016

    Reading time: 2 mins

    I have the benefit of speaking to SAP customers and partners every day and I enjoy explaining technology and translating some of the more complex concepts into more digestible analogies. Looking for an easier way to share my talks, I’ve worked on some video vignettes that explain the technologies behind the SAP Hana Cloud Platform…

  2. Developing Adapters for SAP HANA Cloud Integration Using the Adapter Development Kit

    Published: 07/September/2016

    Reading time: 25 mins

    See how to use the Adapter Development Kit (ADK) to develop new adapters for SAP HANA Cloud Integration (SAP HCI). You apply the ADK to build a connector to content management systems adhering to the Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) standard. You can then use the new adapter to move documents from and to different…...…

  3. Deploying SAP HANA in the Cloud

    Published: 29/August/2016

    Reading time: 6 mins

    Want the benefits of SAP HANA but don’t have the resources to maintain the database on site? Then you’re not alone: Many companies are considering deploying SAP HANA in the cloud to leverage real-time capabilities without expending resources to manage the system. Through Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS), SAP customers have the benefit of an integrated…

  4. Achieve the Next Step in Your Digital Vision with Cloud-Based Smart Applications

    Published: 03/August/2016

    Reading time: 2 mins

    For companies hoping to advance further along their digital transformation, smart applications can be a powerful advantage. Such applications are fast, easy to use, and powerful — and many of them have machine-learning capabilities that help them perform better as time goes on. Moreover, they are cloud-based and can be rolled out almost immediately on…

  5. How to Design the Architecture and Develop an IoT Application on SAP HANA Cloud Platform

    Published: 01/August/2016

    Reading time: 9 mins

    Learn how to develop an Internet of Things (IoT) application that fetches data from a sensor and saves it on an SAP HANA database on SAP HANA Cloud Platform. Key Concept SAP HANA Cloud Platform is a platform for extending, integrating, and building new applications. It provides design templates and prebuilt applications that have responsive…...…

  6. Demystifying SAP HANA Cloud Platform

    Published: 11/July/2016

    Reading time: 6 mins

    SAP HANA promises to revolutionize enterprise IT, and for many organizations, SAP HANA Cloud Platform is an ideal way to realize this promise. This platform-as-a-service (PaaS) solution enables organizations to agilely build and integrate applications, rapidly innovate, and develop a successful strategy for digital transformations. Discover six real-world examples of how organizations are already leveraging…

  7. Structuring Large Integration Flows in SAP HANA Cloud Integration

    Published: 06/June/2016

    Reading time: 11 mins

    See how to use SAP HANA Cloud Integration (SAP HCI) for modeling really large and complex integration flows. You use the local integration process as a means to structure your process models in manageable sizes. In the parent process you apply the Process Call shape for actually invoking the sub-process. Key Concept Typically, the logic…...…

  8. Timer-Based Message Transfer Using SAP HANA Cloud Integration

    Published: 23/May/2016

    Reading time: 19 mins

    Volker Stiehl explains how to use SAP HANA Cloud Integration (SAP HCI) for modeling the time-based activation of integration flows. Also see how to call an external web service by means of the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) adapter. The use of namespace mappings clarifies how to work with several web services in one integration…...…

  9. Public, Private, or Both?

    Published: 26/April/2016

    Reading time: 5 mins

    SAP HANA and cloud computing both promise to deliver flexibility, simplification, and cost reductions to IT. When the two technologies are combined by deploying SAP HANA in the cloud, the promise grows even greater. Before taking advantage of that promise, though, organizations need to wade through the wide variety of options for a cloud-based SAP…

  10. Extending Process Innovation to the Cloud: The Future of Enterprise Application Strategy

    Published: 26/April/2016

    Reading time: 2 mins

    For many companies, moving to the cloud can seem like a risky move. Whether they fear a lack of security or have invested too much in their on-premise systems, companies are reluctant to make the leap. But what if they could have the best of both worlds? By adopting a hybrid cloud approach and leveraging…