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NetApp's Role in Powering SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud

 NetApp's Role in Powering SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud - IoT ONE Case Study
Technology Category
  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services
  • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Private Cloud
Applicable Industries
  • Cement
  • Construction & Infrastructure
Use Cases
  • Construction Management
  • Time Sensitive Networking
Services
  • Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
The Challenge
SAP was looking to launch its HANA Enterprise Cloud (HEC), a preeminent infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) solution. The challenge was to find an infrastructure partner that could deliver significant improvements in processing speed, product time to market, and security that SAP customers were expecting. SAP needed a solution that would allow its customers to quickly, easily, and inexpensively run and support SAP HANA applications. Furthermore, the solution needed to be flexible enough to respond quickly to platform changes or technology innovations. SAP also wanted to streamline its customers' cloud adoption by eliminating the need for them to purchase or manage extra storage infrastructure.
The Customer

SAP SE

About The Customer
The customer in this case study is SAP, a multinational software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. SAP is known for its ERP software, which is used by companies of all sizes to manage their business processes. SAP was looking to launch its HANA Enterprise Cloud (HEC), a preeminent infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) solution. SAP's customers range from small and medium-sized businesses to large multinational corporations. These customers rely on SAP's software solutions to manage their business operations and customer relations, and they were expecting significant improvements in processing speed, product time to market, and security from the HANA Enterprise Cloud.
The Solution
SAP chose NetApp, a company they had been innovation partners with for nearly 20 years, to underpin the launch of HANA Enterprise Cloud. As a longtime NetApp customer, SAP had experience with NetApp® AFF arrays and NetApp ONTAP® data management software and was confident that these products would deliver the speed, efficiency, and reliability required. NetApp's all-flash arrays and Azure NetApp Files were deployed to run and support SAP HANA applications. Azure NetApp Files was used to make migration fast and easy, and to run applications seamlessly across the cloud and on premises. This solution allowed SAP to deliver the scalability and flexibility that accelerates its customers’ evolution on the path to cloud readiness and into an intelligent enterprise.
Operational Impact
  • The deployment of NetApp's all-flash arrays and Azure NetApp Files allowed SAP to launch its HANA Enterprise Cloud successfully. This solution provided the speed, efficiency, and reliability that SAP was looking for, enabling its customers to quickly, easily, and inexpensively run and support SAP HANA applications. The use of Azure NetApp Files made migration fast and easy, and allowed applications to run seamlessly across the cloud and on premises. This effectively streamlined SAP customers' cloud adoption, as they did not need to purchase or manage extra storage infrastructure. Furthermore, the solution provided the scalability and flexibility that accelerated SAP customers’ evolution on the path to cloud readiness and into an intelligent enterprise.

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