Technology as a Fuel for the Process of Digital Transition

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1 Technology as a Fuel for the Process of Digital Transition Irene Hopf, Global Thought Leader SAP Solutions June 2 nd 2016, Zagreb Croatia

2 IT Technology in SAP Landscapes 2

3 About Lenovo Revenue: $46 B Employees Customers in 160 countries Global Fortune 500 List: # 231 Source: 3

4 Lenovo is a Global Technology Partner of SAP SAP Alliance Management Global Lenovo SAP Center of Competence Dedicated Development Team for SAP Solutions Global SAP Technology Services World Record Technology SAP Solutions SAP HANA Servers System X Lenovo Alliance Management CEO Level Interlock Joint Leading Edge Development Projects SAP features Lenovo in SAPPHIRE / TechEd Keynotes Large System X Customer for SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud 4

5 Technology Matters for the Digital Core SAP HANA SAP S/4HANA 5

6 Technology Matters Deployment Options 6

7 SAP HANA Delivery Options CapEx OpEx A good starting point: 7

8 Lenovo Solution for SAP HANA Application SAP HANA Spectrum Scale or XFS FPO Functionality OS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 or 6.6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 or 12 X6 - x3850 X6 and x3950 X6 What is an SAP HANA appliance An in-memory solution integrated with software, hardware, and services. Features Optimized, easy to deploy Unique Spectrum Scale file system Infrastructure reliability, scalability, and availability Advantages Largest scale-out capability Lab Service infrastructure implementation 50% market share on SAP HANA systems Benefits Support business growth with scalability No SAN with Spectrum Scale flexibility Fast deployment and low TCO 8

9 Technology Matters Scalability 9

10 SAP HANA Scalability A Simple No SAN required because of a unique shared nothing architecture Expand database by adding nodes Single part number ordering for integrated server B Seamless Highly Available (HA) Intelligent Cluster integrated packaging and assembly Installation and managed services Scale up each node or continue to scale out C Scalable Scale out to 94 nodes and larger Certified by SAP Scale up Maintain your initial investment with Scale Up / Scale Out options! 10

11 Technology Matters Performance 11

12 Preparing for SAP S/4HANA Sizing and Capacity Planning Housekeeping Archiving Compression Data aging Tools Sizing Reports for existing any-db based systems Suite on HANA - S/4 sizing report Sizing for SAP Suite on HANA Sizing Report for BW on HANA SAP Quicksizer for initial estimation (Greenfield) Lessons learned Sizing for SAP HANA Data tiering 12

13 Technology Matters Business Continuity 13

14 Business Continuity Planned Downtime (Maintenance Windows) Unplanned Outages SAP Application SAP HANA DB Operating System File System Drivers and Firmware Hardware Components Network 14

15 HA & DR Concepts in General for SAP HANA Source: SAP SE 15

16 Unistar PRO Sharpening its competitive edge with SAP and Lenovo Solution components Hardware Lenovo Flex System, Lenovo System x3950 X6 with up to 8 Intel Xeon E7 processors / 18 cores per processor Applications SAP Business Warehouse, ERP, HANA, Process Integration Software SUSE Linux Enterprise Server VMware Read the Case Study Running SAP HANA on Lenovo System x gives us a strong competitive edge in both domestic and foreign markets. David Bevc, Head of Cloud Services, Unistar PRO Client success Summary To capitalize on its success as a market-leader, Slovenian IT services company Unistar PRO expanded its portfolio and began offering SAP HANA on the cloud. The company deployed a Lenovo System x solution, enabling it to offer SAP HANA as a service at a fixed rate, while guaranteeing a minimum of 99% system availability. 16

17 Key Points to Take Home Business Secure the business scenario and business case Plan business continuity with the business functions IT Integrate SAP HANA infrastructure into existing datacenter processes Sizing / capacity planning - Run the available report tools or use the SAP Quicksizer with due diligence - Involve all parties Politics Establish trust Between vendors (SAP, HW, OS, etc. ) Between IT and application departments 17

18 More Information Lenovo SAP Alliance: SAP HANA from Lenovo: BW Accelerator from Lenovo: Lenovo and SAP Partnership for the Datacenter video: 7&feature=iv&src_vid=TFN7PPAoqe0&v=0Jqw8M_1reY Lenovo Press: In-memory Computing with SAP HANA on Lenovo X6 Systems Send an to: 18

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