SAP on the Cloud

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This book serves as a comprehensive guide for implementing SAP and HANA across private, public, and hybrid clouds. The transformation brought by cloud computing has reshaped IT infrastructures, moving away from legacy systems to cloud-based solutions that provide critical information access, elastic provisioning, and significant cost savings. As cloud services have evolved, they now support mission-critical applications like SAP, necessitating careful deployment by IT professionals. SAP cloud implementations must meet strict performance, scalability, and security requirements while enhancing IT efficiency and reducing costs. The 2nd edition builds on its successful predecessor from 2013, offering updated guidance for SAP deployment in various cloud environments. It outlines technical requirements and considerations for IT professionals, including best-practice architectures for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS. The section on SAP's in-memory database HANA has been expanded to include Suite on HANA and various forms of HANA Enterprise Cloud and Tailored Datacenter Integration. Given the rise of cyber threats, the book also addresses security models essential for safeguarding SAP cloud deployments against sophisticated attacks. Readers will gain insights into the benefits and drawbacks of different deployment models, learning how to leverage SAP on the cloud for enhanced IT efficiency and cost savings in a secure and agile manner.