SAP HEC


What is SAP HEC?

SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud (SAP HEC) is an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offering that is provided by SAP and is targeted at SAP applications. The difference between the SAP HEC offering and other IaaS offerings is that it is a complete managed service in which SAP provides both the infrastructure as well as all management and support of the environment. It is also designed specifically to support the SAP Intelligent Enterprise. While data centers for SAP HEC were initially either SAP owned or co-located, SAP now provides a choice of data center options including that of hyperscalers.

What is SAP HEC?

SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud (SAP HEC) is an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offering that is provided by SAP and is targeted at SAP applications. The difference between the SAP HEC offering and other IaaS offerings is that it is a complete managed service in which SAP provides both the infrastructure as well as all management and support of the environment. It is also designed specifically to support the SAP Intelligent Enterprise. While data centers for SAP HEC were initially either SAP owned or co-located, SAP now provides a choice of data center options including that of hyperscalers.

The focus of SAP HEC is applications powered by SAP HANA, and includes a reference architecture for this environment backed by specific SLAs. This includes SAP S/4HANA as well as SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (SAP BW/4HANA). However, organizations must bring their own existing SAP HANA licenses to be used with any applications that they are running on SAP HEC. To streamline and facilitate the transition to SAP HEC, SAP provides assessment and onboarding services to ensure that appropriate planning occurs for the required capacities and services.

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SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud and the Path to Operational Efficiency. When looking to reduce costs as well as put in place the infrastructure needed for a global expansion, Canadian General-Tower implemented SAP HEC. Part of the reason for this was to leverage the expertise that SAP provided in managing the cloud environment, as well as the support that SAP offered in the planning and implementation phase to streamline the deployment.

Balance Governance and Flexibility with SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud. For organizations that are looking for a way to move from a highly customized on-premise environment into infrastructure that is cloud-ready, SAP HEC provides a means for helping achieve this goal. This may be of particular interest for organizations that are moving to SAP S/4HANA as SAP HEC is specifically targeted at organizations

Aspen Moves to SAP S/4HANA While Protecting Data. Aspen Pharmacare recently selected SAP HEC as the infrastructure platform for their recent SAP S/4HANA deployment. Part of the reason for the decision was that they were looking to modernize infrastructure to improve both productivity and regulatory compliance, but their existing on-premise infrastructure was inadequate for SAP S/4HANA. A major concern for the organization was ensuring that SAP HEC provided adequate data security and sufficient privacy to meet their needs as a pharmaceutical company.

SAP Workloads Are Moving to the Cloud. As SAP workloads continue to move to the cloud, SAP HEC is a means of achieving that goal. Often used with the SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP’s platform for deploying, integrating, and extending cloud-based application, SAP HEC is a managed service environment that many SAP customers are choosing. This may eventually extend to RISE with SAP, which is being viewed by many as an extension of the infrastructure platform initially offered by SAP HEC.

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    Published: 11/April/2012

    Reading time: 24 mins

    Learn how to configure SAP NetWeaver Portal to access the work center for SAP BusinessObjects Access Control 10.0, SAP BusinessObjects Process Control 10.0, and SAP BusinessObjects Risk Management 10.0 using single sign-on. Key Concept The work center of SAP BusinessObjects GRC 10.0 can be accessed via SAP NetWeaver Business Client or SAP NetWeaver Portal. SAP...…

  2. Planning with TP/VS: The Third Pillar of Transportation Management

    Published: 01/August/2006

    Reading time: 23 mins

    See how Transportation Planning/Vehicle Scheduling (TP/VS) enhances and complements the SAP Logistics Execution System solution and takes transportation planning to the next level with full integration into the document flow. Key Concept Transportation Planning/Vehicle Scheduling (TP/VS) supports any transportation process in a company. It helps the transportation planner in daily tasks with automatic tools, such...…

  3. SAP GRC Global Trade Services Eases Product Classification

    Published: 15/February/2009

    Reading time: 9 mins

    Discover how you can use the classification tool available in SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance Global Trade Services to maintain and assign the export/import classification, Commodity Code, and the Harmonized Tariff System. Key Concept An Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) is a specific five-character alpha-numeric number used to identify the level of control for an...…

  4. 2 Enhancements Unlock the Potential of SAP Wave Picking

    Published: 12/June/2009

    Reading time: 15 mins

    Improve warehouse productivity and efficiency by streamlining your warehouse activities with wave creation logic and a wave monitor. Key Concept A warehouse pick wave consists of a group of deliveries or work packages that need to be processed together during picking. For example, these deliveries need to ship together on the same truck, or you...…

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    Published: 22/July/2009

    Reading time: 19 mins

    Learn how to implement a fully automated forecast analysis system with model comparison within SAP Advanced Planning & Optimization demand planning. Key Concept A process chain is a series of processes that waits in the background for an event. Some of these processes can trigger a separate event that starts other processes, hence forming a...…

  6. ITSmobile: A New Technology for Warehouse RF Applications

    Published: 15/June/2008

    Reading time: 24 mins

    /MobileEvaluate ways ITSmobile can enhance your warehouse operations. Get valuable implementation tips and insights to consider. Key Concept Internet Transaction Server mobile (ITSmobile) replaces WebSAPConsole as the latest SAP technology for developing mobile data entry applications using GUI-based handheld computers. ITSmobile allows the user to execute warehouse radio frequency (RF) transactions on the mobile browser...…

  7. Efficient Production Planning Using SKU Groups with the SNP Optimizer

    Published: 01/May/2014

    Reading time: 31 mins

    SCMFind out how to overcome the limitations of Supply Network Planning’s aggregate and block planning capabilities. Key Concept Aggregate planning is a feature in Supply Network Planning (SNP) whereby net requirements calculation from medium to long term can be executed at a product group level using aggregate objects such as SKU groups, location groups, resource...…

  8. How to Use ABC-XYZ Classification in SCM 7.0, Enhancement Package 2

    Published: 29/July/2014

    Reading time: 25 mins

    Find out how to harness the ABC-XYZ functionality of SCM 7.0, enhancement package 2 to automate classification of products and optimization of statistical forecast model selection according to historical sales value and the products’ value volatility. Follow 6 steps to set up SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) Demand Planning for product classification and forecast...…

  9. Streamline Master Data Maintenance in Demand Planning

    Published: 24/November/2015

    Reading time: 12 mins

    Learn the process flow of realigning data and copying characteristic value combinations (CVC) in SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO) Demand Planning (DP). Follow a step-by-step procedure to understand the prerequisites, importance, configuration, and execution of the CVC maintenance process and interpretation of results. Key Concept Demand Planning (DP) in SAP Advanced Planning and...…

  10. Manage Promotion Planning in SAP APO

    Published: 27/May/2016

    Reading time: 13 mins

    Learn how promotion planning can be configured in SAP Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP APO) to model special events or promotions separately from the normal forecasting process. Follow a step-by-step procedure to configure and run the associated master data objects, run simulations, and interpret the results. Key Concept Promotion Planning is a special feature provided...…