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Private Cloud

SAP HANA* Appliance

Efficient operation in a private cloud environment

SAP applications can often comprise the core of IT operations in large enterprises. Companies

that outsource their SAP landscape and basic operation to a private cloud can manage their

resources flexibly in a way that meets demand and saves costs. Dynamic Services for SAP Solu-

tions* and Application Operations for SAP Solutions* form a private cloud solution from T-

Systems which comprises both the technical infrastructure and the operation of SAP applications.

To provide its customers with even more attractive offers in the future, T-Systems is constantly

in the process of optimizing the overall costs incurred for SAP HANA* in the private cloud

environment. A component of this private cloud is a SAP HANA scale-out appliance based on

the Dell PowerEdge R920* platform with Intel® Xeon® processor E7 v2 family. Around 200

customers are currently using more than 5,000 standardized and industrialized SAP compo-

nents via this environment

It was the objective to optimize

the overall costs for SAP HANA*

in the private cloud environ-

ment. T-Systems made the

decision to go with a SAP HANA

scale-out appliance based on

the Dell PowerEdge R920*

platform with Intel® Xeon®

processor E7 v2 family.

T-Systems is the Key Accounts Division of

Deutsche Telekom. Drawing on a global infra-

structure of data centers and networks, the

group operates information and communication

technology (ICT) systems for multinational cor-

porations and public sector institutions. With

around 50,000 employees, T-Systems gener-

ated approximately EUR 9.5 billion in revenue

during the 2013 fiscal year

. Being a global

ICT service provider, the company is also one

of the world's first certified "SAP Application

Management Services Providers" and one of

the few that is certified by SAP as a "Global

Hosting Partner".

The Dell appliance is fully integrated into the

infrastructure of T-Systems' Dynamic Service,

including network and storage, and is incorpo-

rated into the operation, process and automa-

tion platform. This deep integration of Dell's

SAP HANA appliance means that the customer

experiences all the benefits of the efficient

SAP HANA in-memory technology. Thanks to

the highly efficient design of its private cloud

operating processes, T-Systems is able to

offer its customers attractive conditions while

preserving the advantages of an advanced,

SAP-certified appliance.

SAP Systems from the Private Cloud

SAP applications often comprise the core of

IT operations. More and more companies are

now outsourcing their technical infrastructure

and SAP applications to a private cloud. The

most common motives for this being cost re-

duction, a focus on the company's core com-

petence, plus the desire to manage resources

flexibly and dynamically. As a result, companies

are able to react quickly to the changing require-

ments applied to SAP applications which can

arise through peak loads, growth and restruc-

turing or company acquisitions.

SAP operation in the private cloud means more

than simply providing infrastructure. Additional

services such as monitoring, IT security and

support are required to ensure stable opera-

tion and a transparent service. T-Systems fa-

cilitates the needs-oriented integration of SAP

applications into companies using its Applica-

tion Operations for SAP Solutions* (AOfSAP).

AOfSAP integrates Dynamic Services for SAP

solutions, a globally available, virtualized and

extremely efficient solution for the operation

of SAP systems and components with the ef-

ficiency of in-memory technology. This is made

widely available by SAP HANA.

Around 200 customers currently use more than

5,000 SAP components that are standardized

and industrialized via the Dynamic Services

platform provided by T-Systems. Customers

only pay for the resources they have actually

used (pay per use). System performance, num-

ber of users, function range and service con-

stantly adapt to suit the company's needs.

Consequently, peak loads can be easily managed

and usually without any delay. T-Systems' pri-

vate cloud is subject to strict German data pro-

tection law and complies with all compliance

requirements. Companies access hosted SAP

applications exclusively via VPN/MPLS (virtual

private networks/multiprotocol label switch-

ing) which guarantees data protection.

Summary of content (4 pages)

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WHITE PAPER Private Cloud SAP HANA* Appliance Efficient operation in a private cloud environment SAP applications can often comprise the core of IT operations in large enterprises. Companies that outsource their SAP landscape and basic operation to a private cloud can manage their resources flexibly in a way that meets demand and saves costs.
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Optimize operating costs through standardization and increased efficiency Technical basis: SAP HANA T-Systems' Dynamic Services customers benefit from SAP HANA platform performance as part of Application Operations for SAP Solutions. The core of SAP HANA is the SAP in-memory computing engine which stores the data directly to the RAM of the server and not to external hard drives or flash memory. Data is therefore accessed more quickly since it does not have to be reloaded or rewritten.
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In-memory technology guarantees to make full use of CPU power since developers at Intel have been working closely together with SAP for some years to optimize the SAP HANA code for the Xeon processor E7 v2 family. Another result of this long-standing partnership between SAP and Intel is the high degree of reliability through the use of RAS features in SAP HANA. The memory capacity of Intel Xeon E7 v2 processors, which are fitted with up to 15 cores, is up to 1.5 TB per socket.
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Services offered by participating companies T-Systems is the Key Accounts Division of Deutsche Telekom. Drawing on a global infrastructure of data centers and networks, T-Systems operates information and communication technology (ICT) systems for multinational corporations and public sector institutions. With around 50,000 employees, T-Systems generated approximately EUR 9.5 billion in revenue during the 2013 fiscal year.