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SAP cloud foundations
Understand SAP's cloud strategy, S/4HANA, SAP BTP, public and private cloud models, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS and the billing structures that shape cloud decisions.
SAP Cloud Architecture · Migration · Operations
SAP on Hyperscaler-Clouds
A practical guide to planning, migrating and operating SAP landscapes on AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud and SAP cloud offerings.
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- Authors
- Steffi Dünnebier · Uwe Zabel
- Publisher
- Rheinwerk · SAP PRESS
- Published
- 2023 · German
What the book is about
A foundation book for the full SAP cloud journey.
This book explains how SAP landscapes move from traditional data centers into hyperscaler environments without reducing the topic to platform marketing. It starts with SAP's cloud strategy, service and operating models, billing concepts and the practical advantages of hyperscalers for SAP workloads.
From there, it goes deep into the real architecture and operations questions: platform selection, certified instance types, high availability, disaster recovery, IaaS design, system requirements, monitoring, backup, interfaces, access control, encryption, data protection and automation.
The later chapters focus on the path into the cloud itself: hybrid and multi-cloud scenarios, migration methods, runbooks, system freeze, testing, acceptance to run, post-migration activities, FinOps, cultural change and sustainability. The result is a practical map for teams that need to make SAP cloud transformation work in production.
Core themes
From SAP cloud strategy to production operations.
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Hyperscaler choice
Compare AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud and SAP cloud options through SAP-specific capabilities, certifications, ecosystem fit and decision criteria.
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Availability and resilience
Plan high availability, disaster tolerance, recovery models, availability zones, replication variants and backup patterns for business-critical SAP systems.
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IaaS architecture
Design single-instance, high-availability and disaster-recovery setups, and connect them with system sizing, non-functional requirements, audits and compliance.
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Operations and automation
Build operating concepts around monitoring, reporting, backups, interfaces, access control, encryption, automated patching, system copies and deployment tooling.
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Migration and FinOps
Navigate greenfield and brownfield approaches, migration runbooks, testing, handover, acceptance to run, post-migration work, cost control and sustainable cloud usage.
Who it is for
Built for teams that need more than a cloud migration slogan.
- SAP architects designing target architectures for S/4HANA, SAP BTP and SAP landscapes on hyperscaler infrastructure.
- Enterprise architects and platform leads comparing AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, SAP cloud options and hybrid models.
- Operations teams responsible for monitoring, backup, security, interfaces, service processes and automation after go-live.
- Migration teams preparing runbooks, test phases, system freeze, handover and acceptance-to-run criteria.
- IT leaders who need to understand risk, cost, resilience, governance and business impact before committing to a migration route.
Author team
Cloud architecture meets SAP operating reality.
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