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Across Africa we pay special attention to clouds; they can be both live-giving
(bringing rain to crops and dams and prosperity to farmers and citizens
across the continent) and life-threatening (causing oods and hail damage
to crops) but there is one thing they cannot be – and that is ignored. The
same is true of the weather’s computing namesake; Cloud Computing.
Businesses and governments around the world are adopting cloud
computing at a furious pace (researchers predict that in 2016, 75% of all new
business IT spend will be in the cloud) because they see the benets it brings
in terms of innovation, agility, complexity-reduction, the ability to collaborate
in business networks and the means to drive new business models. Cloud
adopters realise that if they don’t embrace cloud computing they will be
relegated to irrelevance and decay.
Weather systems are complex and notoriously dicult to predict; some
would argue that this is also true of today’s Digital Economy. However, in
both cases, doing nothing is not an option and sometimes you simply have
to take an informed risk. That’s what leaders do.
There can be no doubt that the Digital Economy has forever changed the
world, disrupting businesses and forcing companies and governments to re-
imagine the way they do business. In this world Cloud computing does not
exist in isolation. This new Digital Economy is shaped by the convergence
of key technology trends: Hyper-connectivity, supercomputing, cloud
computing, cyber security, and an intelligent “sensorised” world. This
convergence has increased the pace of change to staggering levels. Today,
more than ever before, companies are seeking new tools that enable them
to adapt quickly and accurately to this constant change and realising that
technology can be used to accelerate their success and stay relevant in an
increasingly complex world.
Cloud Computing is one of the most powerful forces in the Digital
Economy. Utilising the cloud, businesses across a multitude of industries
are transforming themselves at an amazing rate, often in extraordinary
ways. Cloud computing has come a long way; where it was initially only
seen as a way to reduce TCO, we are now realising the true value in helping
organisations simplify and innovate.
At SAP, we recognise that the cloud can seem intimidating or confusing with
a slew of new acronyms. Our aim with this publication is to inform, to cut
through the complexity, and initiate your cloud adoption process so that you
can begin to enjoy the value it can bring. This magazine is designed to oer
you a complete understanding of the cloud, explaining its intricacies as well
giving a view as to how SAP leads the charge in cloud.
To this end, I invite you read this magazine from cover to cover, or even ip
through to the chapters that interest you. My hope is that we can show you
that implementing a cloud solution is within your reach. I also encourage you
to take this understanding and venture forth to implement the best cloud
solutions for your business, and begin to participate successfully in the
digital economy.
To your success,
Ashley Boag
Director: Cloud & Line of Business: SAP Africa
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Foreword
Cloud Summary
What is Cloud?
The History of Cloud Computing
The Drivers and Benets of Cloud Computing
Cloud Service Models: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
Cloud Deployment models - Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud
Security in the Cloud
Data Centre considerations for choosing a Cloud Partner
The SAP Cloud Strategy Roadmap
Impact of Cloud on in-house infrastructure
5 Cloud Trends to Watch
Cloud Business Transformation Examples
10 Myths about Cloud Busted!
Further introduction to SAP Cloud Solutions
SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud
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Cloud: Nice to have orNecessity?
Cloud computing is transforming company
operations, go-to-market strategies and bottom
line performance. Company perspectives on
cloud have also shifted over the past three years.
Experience with cloud implementation at scale,
and the maturation of the marketplace for cloud
services have led to more realistic expectations
of cloud, and a stronger focus on operational
details.
The impact of the cloud has been swift and
powerful. In a recent study by Oxford Economics,
30% of respondents stated that their cloud
adoption has already had a transformative
impact on their organisation’s business
performance. Nearly half the respondents
indicated a moderate impact.
Spending on cloud is expected to continue to
be robust, following a long-term trend. Early
investments in cloud are delivering big pay-os,
and expectations of future performance are high.
High growth areas for cloud over the next
three years include supply chain, talent, and
collaboration. The real-time use of Big Data,
enabled by the cloud, has grown in strategic
importance. Companies also see huge growth in
the way cloud will transform the role of HR and
change demand for new skill sets.
Cloud: Catalyst for change
Cloud boasts a strong track record and holds the
promise of untapped potential.
Cloud is more than a technology platform or a tool
for controlling costs: it is a catalyst for business
transformation. It enables organisations to
engage in new ways with employees, customers,
and suppliers. The next step is to place greater
focus on redistributing purchasing power among
business units, using business networks to
accelerate transformation, and meeting the
needs of a global workforce.
New Priorities
There are great expectations of investments
into cloud, including better use of data, better
collaboration with partners and suppliers,
and opportunities to unlock major strategic
advantages such as access to new markets and
development of new lines of business.
The strategic importance of the cloud is
also evident when companies conduct R&D
programmes or focus on innovation. The next
emerging application of cloud is as an enabler of
Big Data and analysis eorts. A core requirement
of modern cloud implementations is the
management and protection of information –
both internal and external.
One thing is clear: the days of business looking
to cloud with vague hopes of cost cutting
or resource optimisation are gone. Today,
businesses approach cloud implementation with
specic goals in mind – and their investments in
resources and strategy match this.
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The formal definition of Cloud
Computing is that it is a “model for
enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-
demand network access to a shared
pool of configurable computing
resources (e.g., networks, servers,
storage, applications and services)
that can be rapidly provisioned and
released with minimal management
effort or service provider interaction.”
(NIST definition)
The Cloud is not a conglomeration of
data sitting somewhere is the sky. It
is a secure, fast, simple and efficient
system that allows businesses and
individuals to access programs,
applications and networks that would
previously have been unavailable to
them due to cost of ownership and
complexity.
Since the late 1800’s, when Frederick
Taylor studied workers in order to
eliminate unnecessary physical
movements, thereby increasing
productivity and lowering costs,
businesses have not stopped looking
for better, more efficient and cost
effective processes. How does this
relate to the Cloud? Well, simply
the Cloud allows businesses access
to larger amounts of information,
quicker and more cost-effectively.
Cloud is in essence about making
everything in a company run simpler.
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The emergence of the cloud as we know
it was not an event. Instead, it should be
seen as the product of a technological
evolution going back to the 1950’s, when
the cost of owning a massive mainframe
computer was sky high. Universities and
businesses that owned such technology
often rented out processing time to
ensure the computer was properly
utilised, thereby reducing the cost of
ownership.
Access to the processor was through
‘dumb terminals’ that lacked their
own processing power. The brain –
processing power – resided outside
the body of these terminals. Processing
costs were drastically reduced with the
arrival of PCs while processing power
increased exponentially. This led to the
development of PCs and notebooks,
which had self-contained CPUs inside
the units themselves. As the popularity
of PCs and notebooks rose and a
more mobile workforce was created,
organisations had to establish on-site
servers to store company data.
Virtualisation marked the next step in
this evolution by allowing computing
power to be pooled as a resource and
allocated proportionally to whoever
needs it, forming the foundation of
cloud computing.
The arrival of the cloud is the result of a
number of factors combining to create
the perfect set of circumstances. The
growth of the internet allowed data to be
transferred across the globe while giving
rise to the idea that other resources
could also be shared. Faster network
speeds would further contribute to help
make the cloud of today a reality.
Today, ‘the brain’ can once again reside
outside the body should you choose.
This time, the brain is not only linked to a
single large mainframe, but to millions of
devices scattered across the world. Via
the cloud, you can access applications,
programming platforms, storage,
memory and processing power – all
residing outside the physical connes of
a server, laptop or mobile device.
From System R to the Cloud2
Did you know?
Do you know why it is actually called “the
Cloud?” One explanation is that when
detailing the IT process with others,
members of IT often drew circles around
dierent networks. This conglomeration
of circles formed a cloud-like picture whendiscussing the internet, leading to the
concept of the Cloud.
Chairman and CEO of Google, Eric
Schmidt, spoke at a conference on 9
August 2006 and made reference to
an emergent new model. “It starts with
the premise that the data services and
architecture should be on servers. We call
it Cloud computing – they should be in a
‘Cloud’ somewhere.” Not soon after, on
24 August 2006, Amazon had a product
ready that they called Elastic Compute
Cloud. The rest, as they say, is history.
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Today’s businesses require
continuous innovation in order
to survive. The rapidly changing
technology landscape and
associated increase in complexity
means most IT departments have
an endless battle in providing the
technology to meet and support
strategic business requirements.
Under such circumstances, business
may start viewing IT as an inhibitor
to growth. Modern businesses need
to be agile enough to take advantage
of fleeting revenue opportunities –
for this, access to accurate data is an
absolute essential.
IT departments have to be able
to deliver quickly and provide
faster time to value or risk having
employees or departments drive
their own technology agenda.
By moving to cloud, business
processes can be altered in real time
– improving organisational efficiency
and technology effectiveness. In turn,
this creates happy line-of-business
stakeholders and positions IT as an
integral part of driving innovation.
A recent Oxford Economics study,
titled ‘Cloud Grows Up’, sponsored
by SAP, showed that businesses
are migrating to the Cloud for
different reasons than originally
thought. Beyond total cost of
ownership advantages and gains in
IT efficiency, the study indicated that
businesses are using the Cloud to
unleash new operating models that
drive profitability and competitive
advantage in their respective
industries. As the likes of Uber, Apple
and Netflix have shown, disruptive
business models can very quickly
turn new ventures into unforeseen
winners. Equally, established
businesses that fail to keep up can
end up overnight losers.
3 Cloud Drivers
54%of Companies
Invest in the Cloudto develop new products
and services
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THEAGILITY
OFCLOUD
Business competitiveness
Quicker, more agile decision-
making increases an organisation’s
competitiveness. The quicker a new
innovation can go to market, the
quicker it can start to gain marketshare. Uber is a prime example: while
it has no shortage of competitors,
Uber’s rapid entry to the market
gave it first-mover advantage and
helped establish it as the go-to ride-
sharing service. This speed to market
essentially reduced the competition
to a bunch of also-rans. The cloud
also enables bad business ideas to fail
more quickly, helping organisations
discontinue unprofitable programmes
and freeing up budget to be allocated
to more profit-bearing parts of the
business.
Total cost of ownership
Cloud enables companies to source
and expand their IT infrastructure
without massive investments. The
first benefit of a Cloud solution is that
it reduces the cost of IT infrastructure
without requiring upfront investment
into a dedicated data centre, servers,
more physical storage and the
maintenance and power expenses
that go along with such a project.
Software-as-a-Service and Platform-
as-a-Service offer similar benefits by
enabling businesses to save on large
capital investments into application or
platform development. A core benefit
of cloud is that it shifts IT expenditure
from a capital expenditure (Capex)
model to an operational expenditure
(Opex) one. Current resources
can also be redirected to business
functions delivering the highest value,
resulting in major long-term cost
savings.
Flexibility and agility
Instead of having to wait months or
years for an IT infrastructure project
to be commissioned, cloud solutions
enable organisations to implement
new services in a much shorter
3 Cloud Benefts
timeframe. A new service or offering
can be up and running in as little as
a day in some cases, and turn to
profitability much quicker than would
traditionally be the case. This agility
also enables organisations to adaptto market changes much quicker
and be more responsive to user and
customer demands. In a business
environment that requires faster,
better and smarter decision-making,
this agility can mean the difference
between success and failure.
The latest and greatest updates
The cloud enables businesses to
have access to the latest updates and
innovations much sooner than would
traditionally be the case. This is a big
step away from the typical upgrade
scenario for on-premise systems
that require lengthy, labour-intensive
processes such as testing and quality
assurance. Cloud solutions can be
updated automatically and without
any disruption to organisational
performance.
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39%to Collaboratewith partners,suppliers and
customers
This means that businessescan enjoy innovation as well asbusiness continuity. SAP tendsto launch its innovations in three-month cycles without disruptingthe business.
TREND:
Increased global competition and the speed at whichcompanies must adapt
SAP CLOUD ENABLES:
Deployment of a cloud solution across subsidiaries and divisions thatrolls up to an on-premise scalable ERP system at headquarters.
TREND:
Customer demand for better service and more personalised oers
SAP CLOUD ENABLES:
Analytic and real-time capabilities that unlock customer insightsand trends instantly via an agile cloud-based platform
TREND:
Growing use of mobile technologies to support business transactionsand payment processing
SAP CLOUD ENABLES:Support of multi-channel processes through digital workows and
information sharing via exible and automated landscapes
TREND:
Need to quickly reinvent existing business models
SAP CLOUD ENABLES:
Agile technology environments that allow organisations to revampbusiness processes and access new information sources.
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As we’ve seen in previous chapters, the term Cloud is
often used very broadly, incorporating any offering that
is situated ‘on the internet somewhere’. The more you
delve into Cloud however, the more structured the term
becomes. In regards to services offered through the
Cloud, these can be broadly classified into three main
categories: Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a
Service (PaaS), and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
PaaS is used by a very specific type of organisation as
it makes use of the vendor’s platform and infrastructure
to develop and run applications, software and solutions.
The major benefit of PaaS is that there’s no need for
the organisation to invest in the hardware and software
needed for development, as well as a quicker deployment
time. Unlike SaaS, extensive customisation is possible
and there is integration between the developed apps and
the organisation’s own back-end infrastructure.
Organisations should take time to choose their PaaS
vendor carefully. Since the application is developed
on the vendor’s platform, it is extremely challenging to
migrate apps to another vendor. Take care also to ensure
you know the costs involved with upscaling once your
application reaches greater usage volumes.
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
IaaS enables you to leverage hardware through the
internet that would in the past have to be on-premise.
Companies are able to provision processing, storage,
networks and other fundamental resources with no
upfront capital expenditure or IT staff managing server
rooms. This reduces the burden of IT on the organisation,
and delivers additional benefits such as redundancy that
would ordinarily be prohibitively expensive.
4 Cloud Service Models: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
With IaaS, customisation is enabled through all manner
of configurations depending on the requirements.
Customers have control over operating systems, storage
and deployed applications. A robust internet connection
is the weapon of choice, but careful attention should
be given to selecting a suitable vendor. Considerations
include the ease of migrating data to another vendor,
and security measures at the vendor’s data centre.
Costs are easily controlled as customers only pay for the
infrastructure they use.
Software as a Service (SaaS)
For the man on the street, SaaS is the easiest of the
terms to understand, and also the Cloud service he/she
first comes into contact with. If you’ve ever made use of
an online mail service such as Gmail, you’ve made use of
SaaS.
With SaaS, the provider offering the service maintains
everything from their side, including the infrastructure
and the platform running the applications. As long as
the person making use of the service has an internet
connection, they are set. In many cases, there is no need
to install software on the PC: it is accessible via a web
browser on a PC, notebook, or smart device.
The caveat to this is that you need a constant internet
connection, while very little customisation or integration
with other existing services is possible, usually only
configuration settings. For some companies, the fact that
employees’ data resides in the Cloud and not locally, is
also problematic.
While some SaaS offerings are free, for most there are
monthly or yearly charges involved, which is scalable the
more users are added.
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PaaS Private/Public Cloud
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The next step on one’s journey to
understanding the cloud is to gain
a solid understanding of the variety
of ways in which it may be deployed.
This can lead to a bit of confusion
as you encounter terms such as on-
premise (sometimes referred to as
on-prem), public- private- and hybrid
cloud. This shouldn’t put you off, asthe meaning of each is actually quite
straightforward.
On-Premise
On-premise simply refers to the
physical infrastructure that is owned
and operated solely for a single
organisation through the company’s
internal IT department. This is what
many refer to when they speak
of traditional IT and is the way IT
resources have been handled in the
past.
In this scenario, a company owns and
manages all of its own infrastructure.
It is also responsible for the costs
associated with maintaining and
upgrading their infrastructure, as
well as dealing with any physical
failures that may occur. The data
contained within the infrastructure
is on a single site (thus on-premise).
Public
Public cloud is the deployment model
that most people are familiar with. Inthis multi-tenant model, resources
are shared between organisations.
The cloud service provider owns
and operates the infrastructure and
offers access to applications via the
internet. A few famous examples
of public cloud include Dropbox,
Google Drive (formerly Google Docs)
and Apple’s iCloud.
In this model, many users have
access to agreed-upon storage
capacity, and the service provider
is responsible for ensuring that
their service is stable, operational
(consistently online) and secure.
Often, several tiers of services are
offered, with an entry level offering
that is free of charge and includes
limited access or storage capacity,
and then subscription plans being
offered for those users who wantmore storage. Where exactly the
servers and datacentres are located
is at the discretion of the service
providers, and those who use public
clouds do not have a say in the
matter.
Private
Private clouds, on the other hand,
are single tenant, and entail a cloud
infrastructure that is operated
solely for an organisation, whether
it is managed internally or by a third
party.
Hybrid
Hybrid clouds, as the name suggests,
are a combination of on-premise,
private or public clouds. While
these remain unique entities, they
are bound together. Where hybrid
clouds come into their own is for
organisations that want the flexibility
of a public cloud but have certain
mission critical data that they want
to keep on-premise. Similarly, some
applications may be too resource-intensive to access through the
cloud, and may be more efficient
to simply run on-premise. In a way,
hybrid cloud offers the best of both
worlds, depending, of course, on the
unique needs of the organisation.
Wondering why everyone then doesn’t
just use a hybrid cloud deployment
model? Each deployment model has
its own strengths and weaknesses
that make them more or less suitable
for specific organisational needs.
5 Cloud Deployment Models 6 Data Centre Considerations forchoosing a Cloud Partner
As seen in the previous chapter, a
move to the cloud does come with
a fair amount of concerns. Worrying
about the safety of your data in your
own data centre might be one thing,
but it’s compounded when security
is seemingly out of your hands and
in a vendor’s. As the backbone of our
cloud business, SAP’s data centresare built and maintained to the highest
international standards to ensure we
earn – and keep – the trust of all our
customers.
Ticking the boxes
When looking for a cloud partner, a
primary concern should be manner
in which it operates its data centres,
since these are the brains of the
operation. While a behind the scenes
inspection is not always possible, a
number of boxes must be ticked to
alleviate safety and security concerns.
1. PHYSICAL SECURITY
The integrity of the building
A structurally sound building forms
the framework in which all the servers
and networking equipment are hosted.
While natural disasters might not be a
common occurrence, thoughts about
the structural integrity of the building
should however be asked.
Physical Access
How well is access controlled to thebuilding and how easy would it be to
gain unauthorised entry? Are there
24/7 CCTV monitoring taking place?
What about biometric security scans,
single person access control and
mantrap systems?
Power supply
Data centres are dependent on power
to remain operational. What happens
though if a power outage should
occur? Is there a multiple-redundancy
power supply system in place to
ensure continued supply? What about
batteries to keep the system running
until failover kicks in, or generators in
case of a full system blackout?
Cooling
If you’ve ever visited a server room,
you know that it can get quite hot.
Proper cooling and ventilation are
key in ensuring system stability
and efficiency of the service. Is the
data centre cooled to optimum
temperature during summer and
winter? Does the centre have accessto an uninterrupted water supply to
help with cooling, and are reserve
cooling units in place in case of failure?
Fire protection
Since you’re working with electronic
equipment, the outbreak of a fire
should not be ruled out. Fire detectors
and aspirating smoke detectors are
key in quickly picking up potential
hazards. If a fire should break out,
what measures are in place to ensure
that equipment remains protected?
Is the building constructed in such
a way that fires are prevented from
spreading from one room to the next?
Hardware
In data centres, all hardware should be
grouped into a pool of resources. This
ensures that if a piece of equipment
should fail, load can be re-allocated to
other components without impairing
system stability.
Certifcation and inspection
While data centres can provide internaldocuments to prove safety and
security, alignment and certification
to international standards, including
ISO 27001, ISAE-3402 and SSAE-16,
is preferable. Furthermore, how often
are safety checks and outside audits
performed? Are failover systems
checked on a regular basis?
2. DATA SECURITY
Access to Data
It might be that all physical security
measures are in place, but how
well is the digital security looked
after? The key concern here is the
protection against cyberattacks and
hacking attempts. Are there intrusion
detection systems and firewalls in
place?
Transmission of Data
How does the data centre deal with the
transmission of data? For example,
is the data encrypted and is there
secured optical cables through which
data travels? What happens whenthe data centre’s connection to the
internet fails, and is there a redundant,
second connection available?
Data Privacy
Continuing with the integrity of data,
how compliant is your cloud service
provider with the data protection
provisions? Does it comply with
regulation to ensure the continued
privacy of private data? Will your data,
for example, be forwarded to third
parties without your consent?
Backup
As any computer user might know, the
backup of data is extremely important.
For your data in the cloud it should be
even more so. How often does the data
centre perform full backups? What
about interim backups throughout
the day? Where are backups archived,
and is this on-premise or at a second
secured location?
SAP Data Centres have measures
in placeWhen looking at the above checklist,
SAP’s data centres check every
one. Worldwide, SAP hosts its cloud
solutions in 16 data centres, and
ensures that the same or equivalent
certificates are valid at every data
centre where cloud solutions are run.
The SAP cloud is inspected several
times a year by external auditors, in
accordance with various standards
(including ISO 27001, ISAE-3402, and
SSAE-16) to ensure that the security
organisation as well as all technical
and organisational measures are
implemented and reflect state-of-the-
art technology.
SAP CloudDeployment Models
On-premise:A physical infrastructure
owned and operated solelyfor a single organisation
Private Cloud:A cloud infrastructure for a
single organisation, managedinternally or by a third-party
Public Cloud:Resources are sharedbetween organisations.Access via the internet
Hybrid Cloud:A composition of multiple
entities that remain uniquebut are bounf together
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SAP adheres to all the important audit standards & certicates,
such as:
• EU 95/46 EC,
• PCI-DSS,
• ISO 27002,• BS7799,
• ASIO-4,
• FIPS Moderate,
• BS10012, and
• SSAE-16/SOC2
SAP’s Cloud Security Strategy further covers all layers of
security including:
• Physical Security
• Network Security
• Backup & Recovery
• Compliance and
• Confidentiality and Integrity
For more detailed information on SAP Cloud Security, please
visit: www.INSERTADDRESS.co.za
Considering the benefits of cloud, why is there still resistance to its
adoption? The key concern since the idea of cloud started gaining
traction is security. If your data – the lifeblood of every organisation in
the information age – is sitting on another vendor’s servers, how can
you be assured that the data is secure?
Security should be an ongoing concern, irrespective of whether your
business is in the cloud or not. It is therefore encouraging to see the
great strides made in security for cloud computing over the past few
years.
The bad news is that security is an ongoing issue that needs to be paid
attention to, irrespective of whether your business is in the cloud ornot. The good news is that security, particularly for cloud services, has
improved greatly in the past several years.
7 Security in the Cloud
For four decades, SAP has been the leading provider
of enterprise business software. We know how to work
with customer data, and together with SuccessFactors,
Ariba, Concur and Fieldglass, SAP now runs the most
comprehensive cloud portfolio in the world. Data security and
data privacy are part of our DNA, and earning our customers’
trust is our most important mission.
(reference:
http://http://www.sapdatacenter.com/article/data_center_security/
https://hcp.sap.com/capabilities/security.html)
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Having a Cloud roadmap addresses
two issues – the question of where
to begin, and making sure that the
process is as smooth and effective
as possible. Moreover, a Cloud
strategy helps SAP customers to
move alongside the Cloud path
with confidence, protection of
investments while receiving the
benefits of cost reduction and ease of
consumption. This results in creating
one holistic Cloud experience, while
considering all the aspects from both
a customer’s and Cloud provider’spoint of view.
Cloud strategy
In the broad sweep, there are five
elements of such a Cloud strategy,
including understanding Cloud
trends, comprehending the Cloud
vendor ecosystem, recognising the
benefits and risks associated with
Cloud, assessing the maturity of
your organisation and then building
a strategic Cloud roadmap. If these
components sound familiar, many
have been individually covered in
other chapters.
However, as a brief recap, and as
a first step in formulating a Cloud
strategy, it’s worth taking stock of
why the move to Cloud can serve
your organisation and which of
the business and IT challenges
are particularly pertinent to you.Business challenges include a
growing pressure to respond quickly
and efficiently to changing market
conditions and the very long lead
times to innovation as presented
by traditional IT. Limited budgets
to making upfront investments and
the problems that organisations
face in adapting their operations to
8 Considerations and Recommendations for your CloudRoadmap - The SAP Cloud Strategy Roadmap
changing business volumes all make
a solid reason to turn to Cloud.
Additionally, some of the challenges
facing CIOs may also be challenges
that your business is contending with
or being hampered by. These include
an ever increasing cost pressure, the
lack of resources for innovation (now
critical to a business’s survival),
a fragmented, unconsolidated
multi-platform environment, and
poor flexibility and scale of the IT
infrastructure.
Basic questions around the
sourcing of Cloud Services:
• Model
• Approach
• Architecture
• Special Needs
• Costs
• Provider
SAP Cloud Roadmap
Five Elements of aCloud Strategy
1. Understand Cloud Trends
2. Grasp Cloud Vendor Ecosystem
3. Identify Cloud Benets and Risks
4. Assess the Maturity of theOrganisation
5. Build a Strategic Cloud Roadmap
Help wanted
If the thought of adopting the Cloud still intimidates
even after answering the basic questions around
the sourcing of Cloud services, you need to seek
the assistance of professionals. SAP’s Cloud
Advisory and Strategy service enables users to
drive innovation, efficiency, agility and elastic
scalability at low cost through an integrated Cloud
architecture. Most notably, this is all based on the
individual requirements of each business.
The Cloud Advisory and Strategy service, which isa two day onsite workshop delivered by SAP Cloud
experts, provides a deep insight into Cloud strategy
options according to your business needs and IT
priorities. More specifically, it firstly addresses a
company’s business needs of driving technology to
enable innovation; saving IT costs and integrating
business processes. Secondly, it then analyses
an organisation’s application needs and options,
designs its future enterprise architecture and, most
importantly, builds an individual business case
and implementation roadmap. Finally, the service
focuses on the organisation’s own value, by helping
in reorienting the IT department and offering a
clearer understanding of business and IT roles
within the organisation.
Key focuses of this service include:
• Identifying key areas of the business that can
benefit most from a cloud-based solution
• Assessing your cloud readiness and getting
guidance on cloud platform architecture and
principles
• Developing a plan that clearly maps out the
prioritised initiatives, transitional steps, and
milestones
• Calculating the costs and benefits of cloud
investments• Helping you build your cloud transformation
roadmap alongside the implementation of a
suitable transformation methodology
Speeding up the process
A recommended option for businesses that want
to fast-track their cloud migration is SAP’s Cloud
Catalyst Service. This service kick-starts cloud
deployments and helps organisations create a
detailed plan for realising their vision for cloud
computing. It also hives organisations the support
they need to streamline their IT architecture by
converting sprawling IT resources into a set of agile,
flexible and efficient business assets. This reduces
the total cost of IT operations and shifts the focus
from operations to innovation and value creation.
Benefits of the Cloud Catalyst Service include:
• The development of a customised cloud
strategy
• A proof-of-concept for evaluating a service
approach to infrastructure for on-premise
solutions
• Guidance in facilitating adoption of higher
cloud layers such as Software-as-a-Service
and Platform-as-a-Service
• A transitional roadmap
• Strategy review, maturity assessment andexpert support.
While cloud deployment does require a clear
understanding of cloud technologies and the
organisation’s own IT landscape and needs, cloud
migration does not need to be a daunting exercise.
Cloud StrategyDevelopment
Step 1:Cloud
DiscoveryWorkshop
Step 2:Cloud
MaturityAssessment
Step 4:Cloud
ArchitectureDesign
Step 5:Cloud
TranformationRoadmap
Step 6:Cloud
BusinessCase
Calculation
Step 3:Cloud
SolutionFit
To solicit Cloud Advisory Services,
clients have the option of engaging
with SAP Africa directly or liaising
with one of our reputable Partners.
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As with all change, cloud adoption
requires a fair measure of
adjustment. Cloud has an impact
on in-house infrastructure, which
makes integration imperative.
This is particularly true for those
organisations that have complex on-
premise setups.
As organisations adopt Cloud
solutions, hybrid IT landscapes
are expected to become the norm.
Integration across the boundaries
of Cloud and on-premise is essential
to prevent application silos in which
disparate IT infrastructures andsystems operate in isolation. This
can lead to increased complexity,
making IT unwieldy and inecient.
To that end SAP oers SAP Hana
Cloud Integration, which quickly and
seamlessly connects your Cloud
application to other SAP and non-
SAP solutions without the need for
extensive coding. The solution comes
with pre-packaged integration content,
and oers bi-directional integration
as well as simplied and centralised
monitoring of the integration status.
Choice of integration
Users have a choice of deploying
their integration technology either
on-premise or in the Cloud itself.
It’s worth considering the myriad
dierences when comparing an on-
premise implementation and an
SAP Cloud one. While the former
concerns itself primarily with the
IT infrastructure itself, SAP’s Cloud
Implementation instead focuses more
on the actual business. This brings
huge benets to organisations that
view IT as an enabler of business, and
want to concentrate on issues such as
eciency and productivity rather than
getting bogged down in the intricacies
of IT.
While on-premise implementations
rely on a blueprint, SAP’s oering
boasts an out-of-the-box solution that
adheres to best practices. On-premise
implementations typically require
large implementation teams, most of
which are on-site. Apart from the cost
involved, this can potentially become
disruptive in an oce environment.
SAP’s Cloud Implementation can
be performed by small teams who
predominantly work remotely.
Deal breaker
For organisations that are concerned
about costs and for whom time
is of the essence, managing on-
premise implementations can be
hugely problematic. On-premise
implementations tend to take longer
and are typically more expensive than
the quick implementation and cost-
eciency of SAP’s oering. On a more
technical level, the system landscape
of on-premise implementations
consists of test, quality and productive
systems with separate setups.
Transport management is required
to move changes from one system to
another. In the case of an SAP Cloud
Implementation, its system landscape
consists of test and productive
systems only, cutting out the need fortransport management.
Impact on the organisation
In previous chapters, we’ve explored
how the Cloud can enable businesses
to be more disruptive, positively
so, and how it can also fuel and
support innovation. What though, of
Cloud’s impact at an organisational
and operational level? As you might
suspect, the implementation of
Cloud does herald some changes and
potential opportunities.
Cloud-based IT boasts some notable
dierences from traditional IT that
organisations will need to come to
Impact of Cloud on in-house infrastructure9terms with. For example, cloud-based
IT is service oriented where traditional
IT is project driven. While traditional
IT concentrates on servicing and
maintaining technology in non-
standard, non-shared environments,
cloud-based IT focuses on developing
and delivering services while eciently
operating shared environments.
Another stark dierence is that
traditional IT is populated with
predominantly manual activities, as
opposed to IT in the cloud, which
oers a high degree of automation.
Finally, traditional IT is administrator-
level heavy, while IT in the cloud isadministrator light, with greater focus
on high value innovation.
What all this means for IT teams is that
their focus will shift from IT operations
to dening information architecture
and managing information assets. End
users in an organisation, meanwhile,
will nd themselves increasingly
responsible for their own business
applications. In a broader sense within
an organisation, the shift to Cloud
will see IT becoming an intrinsic part
of other business functions, while
heralding a more business aligned
collaborative relationship between IT
and other departments.
Cloud TransformationFramework
SAP can help you create the perfect cloud landscape to meet your
business’ requirements. Our services and solutions will speed your
move to the cloud and create a secure, highly scalable global IT
environment that enables you to boost productivity, cut costs, and
deliver more value.
• Increase agility in your IT landscape with on-demand computing
• Reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) of your SAP landscape
• Automate time-consuming IT system administration tasks to reduce total
cost of operations
• Adapt to ever-changing business requirements faster
• Accelerate time-to-value for your business users
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The capacity to innovate lies at the
heart of Cloud computing’s now
ubiquitous status in business. As such,
the ability to stay on trend ensures a
company’s competitive edge remains
sharp at all times. Below we detail ve
signicant Cloud trends and what their
potential impact will be in years to
come.
1. Technological Convergence and
the Third Platform
The Third Platform is by no means
a new disovery. IDC coined the term
in 2007 to distinguish the current
IT environment of mobile, social,
cloud and Big Data from earlier era of
computing, predicting that it “would
eventually become the new core
of ICT market growth.” It appearsthat 2015 marks the year that IDC’s
prediction is realised, with SAP citing
the Third Platform’s “innovative and
disruptive nature” as a key driver its
Cloud thinking in years to come. In
fact, SAP predicts that 33% of Cloud
market share leaders will be severely
disrupted by 2020 as a result of the
Third Platform.
For those unfamiliar with the
Third Platform, it consists of four
collaborative and cooperative
technologies existing alongside one
another, and becoming more freely
available to large corporations and
small businesses alike. Present in the
Third Platform are big data, mobility,
social business and of course Cloud
computing. These four technologies
integrated will be a signicant driver
for the ICT sector in years and decades
to come. In fact, according to a 2013
Kinsey Study, “more than 60% of
CEOs expect 15-50% of their earning
growth over the next ve years to come
from technology-enabled businessinnovations.”
2. Creating a Consumer-like User
Experience
Experience is everything an axiom that
holds particularly true as the nature of
the Cloud evolves. As such, the quality
of a Cloud service’s experience is often
outweighed by the range and diversity
of the services themselves. With more
than 44 million Cloud users in its fold,
SAP is fully aware of this. We have
therefore placed a great emphasis on
designing Cloud solutions that are easy
to use and deliver ecient outcomes.
The simplication and streamlining of
experiences (both user experiences
and buying experiences) are becoming
highly valued and often serve as the top
criteria in decision-making.
Thus, via SAP Fiori, we provide a new
user interface (UX) for SAP software
that applies modern design principles
for a completely reimagined user
experience. SAP Fiori UX represents a
personalised, responsive and simple
user experience across devices and
deployment options. Having the UX
that oers a user experience for
business users on par with what they
expect outside business, is key to
SAP’s Cloud oerings.
3. Tapping into the power of the
Internet of ThingsMuch like Cloud computing itself,
and big data before it, the Internet of
Things (IoT) is viewed as one of the
most inuential factors in everyday IT
thinking. Although not fully explored
yet - its potential still remains relatively
untapped - it presents a budding
avenue for Cloud computing to expand
upon. To that end, VP and Gartner
fellow, David W.Cearley advises IT
managers to “experiment with IoT and
nd new uses for connected devices
and sensors.” Cearley adds, “this trend
has a lot of potential and is a big one to
watch.”
According to IDC, one third of IoT
spending in 2015 will be focused on
intelligent embedded devices outside
the IT and telecom industries, helped
by partnerships among leading IT
companies seeking to kickstart the
market for industry solutions. As a
result, the rapid increase in connected
devices will directly result in larger
amounts of content being accessed
and stored in the Cloud. When oneadds BYOD to the mix, as well as the
pervasive nature that mobility presents
to business, the IoT will have a profound
impact on a number of business
sectors, with Cloud computing
certainly being a signicant one.
4. Bringing mobile solutions to the
Cloud
At a recent webinar for technology
trends in 2015, Gartner noted a shift
in IT thinking, terming it “the new IT
reality”. Part of this paradigm shift
focuses on the opportunity that Cloud
computing presents to businesses,
and specically the centralising of all
applications to the Cloud, essentially
making all applications Cloud-based in
nature.
According to Gartner, an application
will reside in a Cloud, and it will be able
to span multiple clients, reinforcing the
central role of the Cloud. In the end,
this also brings Cloud computing and
mobile together. As such, the ability
to mix the Cloud and mobile solutions
presents a signicant shift in computing
itself. It not only means Cloud-based
services will exist dierently in the
businesses view, but also that services
will become more readily available,
with a richer range of services too.
SAP know this, and we strive to deliver
every single application and analytics
solution with a Mobile First mindsetbased on the SAP Fiori UX.
5. IaaS to prove more compelling
than any other
You’ve already read about the dierent
types of Cloud computing service
models available to both companies
and users alike. With that in mind,
2015 is anticipated to see a notable
increase in Infrastructure as a Service
(IaaS) deployment. With IDC predicting
an estimated $118 billion in Cloud
ecosystem spending this year, they
also view IaaS as being the largest
growing deployment model during the
same period, with almost 36% of the
aforementioned Cloud spend.
That said, SaaS and PaaS deployment
models will not be left in the dust, as
providers currently sitting in each of
those respective spaces will be vying
for the attention of developers and
apps in the coming year.
Nearly all of this spending growth
and one third of total spending will befocused on new technologies such as
mobile, cloud, big data analytics and
the Internet of Things. IDC calls this
the Third Platform and This succeeds
the rst two platforms — mainframe
and client/server/Internet technology,
respectively.
THE 3RD PLATFORM will account
for one-third of all IT spending and
100% of IT growth in 2015. Look for
lots of vendor consolidation, ‘strange
bedfellow’ partnerships, death-match
battles for developers (and their apps),
expanding cognitive/machine learning,
IoT oerings & data supply chains.
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CUSTOMERSUCCESSSTORIES:CLOUDAS ANENABLEROF INNOVATION
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MCLARENGROUP
Industry: Automotive
Employees: 2300
SAP Cloud Solutions: SAPBusiness Suite, SAP HANA
Summary of Benefits:• McLaren was able to
streamline their financialoperations to better managespending, optimise resources,and facilitate compliancewith financial reportingrequirements.
• Centralised HR informationallowed McLaren to effectivelymonitor growth both of thegroup as a whole and theindividual businesses.
• A Cloud-based deploymentreduced McLaren’s total costof ownership.
McLaren wantedto drive innovation with a single group-wide IT
platform, simplify processesacross the group, and deepeninsight into group data for asharper competitive edge.
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Industry: Machinery, Logistics &Supply Chain
Employees: 5,431
SAP Cloud Solutions: Cloud forSales
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BARLOWORLDEQUIPMENT
The SA Caterpillardealership ,
chose the SAP Cloud for Salessolution to take a giant leapforward in their ability to sellto the customer faster, moreefficiently, and on a state of
the art solution platform.
Industry: Finance
Employees: 70 000+
SAP Cloud Solutions: SAPHCM + SuccessFactors LearningManagement System 5.5
Summary of Benefits:• 70,000 employees in 30+
countries• Audited regulatory training to
all employees• $2M annual savings• 138 percent ROI
Canada’s largestbank and one of North
America’s leading diversifiedfinancial services companies.
Were using SAP coreHR surrounded by some
homegrown solutions.
ROYAL BANKOF CANADA
NESTLE -NESPRESSO
Industry: TBC
SAP Cloud Solutions: SAP ECC+ SAP SRM 7.0
Summary of Benefits:• Live in 4 weeks• E2E integrated across cloud,
CRM & ERP for quote-to-contract
• Mobile apps in hands of salesreps, incl. Retail Execution
• Navigate complex customerorgs & buying processes
Nestle Nespresso extended SAP ECC Payrollwith SAP Cloud for Sales
including retail execution –to increase penetration into
net-new markets
Industry: TBC
SAP Cloud Solutions: Accenture Audit and ComplianceaaSSAP HANA Cloud PortalSAP HANA Cloud Platform
Summary of Benefits:• Flexible services for greater
consistency, efficiency andquality of human capitalmanagement data.
• Optimize HR processes• Increase Data Quality, ensure
Compliance and improveAuditability of HR data
• Enhance revision security
Ensure compliance in heterogeneous system
landscapes in HR, byimproving Data Quality,
Compliance and safeguardingAuditing
ACCENTURE
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SAPCLOUD
MYTHBUSTERS
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SAP IS NOT ACLOUD PLAYER
80M Cloud users• 80 million cloud users• €1.9 - €2.05 billion annual
cloud revenue run rate• Local presence in 190
countries• 1,400+ partners in our
Cloud Ecosystem
More business professionalsuse Cloud Solutions from SAPthan any other cloud vendorin the world.
MYTH:
FACT:
SAP Clouddelivers aCONSUMERGRADE user experience thatis personalised, fullycustomizable and intuitive forease of use.
MYTH:
FACT:
SAP SOFTWARE ISHARD TO USE
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YOU EITHER STAY ON-PREMISE OR GO WITHTHE CLOUD
With SAP, you getthe ultimateflexibility
to choose the right mix foryour business - on-premise,hosted, and cloud, all onone unified platform. Thisthoughtful evolution isenabled through collaborationwith our experts.
MYTH:
FACT:
SAP cloudsolutions complywith thetoughestsecurity
standards in theworld, building on40 years of experiencedelivering mission-criticalbusiness systems for our
customers.
MYTH:
FACT:
RUNNING CRITICAL SYSTEMS IN THECLOUD IS NOT SECURE
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BUSINESS IN THECLOUD IS NOTPROVEN
MYTH:
FACT:
60%of SAP Cloudcustomers arelarge enterprises.
MYTH:
FACT:
CLOUD IS FOR SMALLBUSINESS ONLY
• Ariba Business Network connects1.8m companies transacting$750bn in annual commerce
• SAP Jam is the leading socialbusiness platform with 17.5+million subscribers
• Concur is providing a TravelManagement systems with morethan 20,000 clients locatedin more than 100 countriesand is processing 55 milliontransactions worth over $50billion in T&E spend per annum
• Fieldglass, the largest pure-playvendor management system(VMS) provider in the servicesprocurement market, hasapproximately 350 employees.Deployments span 100 countriesand 16 languages.
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MY BUSINESS IS TOOBIG FOR THE CLOUD
SAP Cloudsupports someof the world’slargest scalecloud companiesempowering>2M userswith SAP cloudsolutions.
MYTH:
FACT:
Speed & Agilitycompelledmarket leaderslike T-Mobile,Mandarin OrientalHotels, Express,British Airwaysand others toadopt SAP cloud
solutions so theyhave the scale,agility and fastdeploymentto turn theircustomer visioninto reality.
MYTH:
FACT:
CLOUD IS ALL ABOUTTOTAL COST OFOWNERSHIP (TCO)
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CLOUD IS PRIMARILYAN IT DISCUSSION
80%of cloudpurchases aredriven by lineof businessdecision-makers
MYTH:
FACT:
SAP cloudsolutions arebuilt on a modernplatform that ishighlyconfigurableallowing you to easily extendsolutions and adapt tochanging needs.
MYTH:
FACT:
CLOUD CAN’T ADAPT TO MY NEEDS
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By the time you reach this point, you
should have a better understanding
of the cloud, its history, benefits and
various iterations. Now that some
of the myths and misconceptions
around cloud are debunked, and the
different iterations explained, it’s
time to take a closer look at SAP’s
cloud solutions.
As one of the largest enterprise
software companies in the world and
a market leader in its field, SAP offers
a comprehensive suite of solutions
that cater to a range of business
needs across multiple industries.
The SAP cloud solutions portfolio is
built on a common platform: the SAP
HANA Cloud Platform. This enables
faster development and delivery of
innovations by making application,
development and integration
services – as well as the HANA
database, analytics and foundational
capabilities – available to the entire
portfolio of SAP cloud solutions.
SAP’s cloud solutions portfolio
consists of:
HANA Enterprise Cloud
The HANA Enterprise Cloud is the
culmination of 40 years of SAP’s
expertise in developing scalable,
secure and highly available
enterprise solutions. It is the
lowest-risk point of entry to SAP’s
revolutionary in-memory computing
and real-time business solutions,
offering the quickest time to value
for SAP HANA deployments. Flexible
subscription-based pricing models
means the HANA Enterprise Cloud
is an operational instead of capital
expense, and includes careful
resource management by SAP to
ensure mission-critical operations
run smoothly with minimal upkeep
from our clients.
HANA Cloud Platform
The HANA Cloud Platform is SAP’s
in-memory cloud platform that
offers flexible subscription models
and optional services for apps,
database and infrastructure. Using
this common platform, the need for
integration is virtually eliminated as
all the applications share the same
data model with the same UI, look
and feel. Since HANA Cloud Platform
is also a development platform,
customers and partners can create
process extensions to existing SAP
Cloud apps or quickly develop and
deploy entirely new apps that are
tailor-made for the unique needs of
their business and industry.
Private Cloud
SAP offers a robust private cloud
solution built on the SAP HANA
Enterprise Cloud. All cloud software
is managed entirely by SAP and
customers have the flexibility to make
modifications to certain software. As
the cloud provider, SAP will ensure
that updates are scheduled to
minimise any potential disruption to
our customers’ systems.
Public Cloud
SAP delivers the industry’s broadest
portfolio of cloud business solutions,
built to meet the needs of different
types of organisations and delivered
via hybrid deployment models.
SAP’s suite of public cloud software
solutions are offered to clients on a
Software-as-a-Service model, and
includes solutions for HR, finance,
marketing, procurement, supply
chain management, sales and
services. SAP delivers industry-
leading SaaS solutions to customers
through its Business Network Group,
which includes market-leading apps
such as Ariba (direct, indirect and
MRO supply chain), Concur (travel
and expenses), and Fieldglass
(contingent labour and services).
SAP’s cloud applications fall into five
categories:
1. Human Capital Management
Applications
SuccessFactors is the industry’s
only true end-to-end cloud Human
Capital Management (HCM)
platform that transforms HR
strategies into measurable business
outcomes. A full talent suite,
core HR and workforce analytics
enables organisations of any size
to optimise their HR operations
across geographies, divisions and
employees.
2. Finance Applications
SAP’s suite of cloud solutions for
finance simplifies complex business
related tasks. SAP Business
ByDesign offers a comprehensive
suite of solutions for medium-sized
organisations and including ERP,
CRM, procurement and supply
chain management. SAP Cloud for
Planning is a user-centric Enterprise
Project Management solution that
leverages the latest technology
to improve financial planning and
analysis.
3. Procurement Applications
With SAP’s acquisition of Ariba,
our customers can access proven
solutions through the Ariba Network
to support the entire source-to-
pay process. Ariba’s solutions and
expertise in spend analysis, sourcing,
contract management, procurement,
electronic invoicing and supplier
management help companies control
spending, collaborate with suppliers,
and contribute to the bottom line.
The recent acquisition of Fieldglass
enables SAP to offer a Cloud-based
Vendor Management System (VMS)
for better non-employee workforce
management.
4. Sales, Service, and Marketing
Applications
Marketing, sales and customer
service teams are the front line of
most organisations and the key to
the new business acquisition that
organisations need to be successful.
SAP’s cloud solutions enable teams
to connect with clients sooner and
with deeper customer insight to
allow for personalised engagement.
SAP Cloud for Sales enables instant
collaboration with team members
and the extended sales teams. For
organisations looking to unlock
greater value from their customer
service, SAP Cloud for Service
provides real-time insight into
service performance and offers
agents up-to-the-minute customer
information.
5. Cloud Suite
SAP’s cloud-based ERP solutions
enable organisations to operate on
a single, integrate cloud-based suite.
SAP’s solutions integrate seamlessly
with on-premise solutions to deliver
greater agility and eliminate the need
for major IT investments. Our ERP
solutions are ideally suited to small-
and medium-sized organisations
or the subsidiaries of larger
corporations.
13 Further introduction to SAP Cloud Solutions
SAP HANAEnterpriseCloud: Top 10Reasons forHEC1. Accelerate the Deployment of HANA
2. Simplify your Hardware Landscape
3. Accelerate Innovation
4. Increased Responsiveness to Business Change
5. Faster Time-to-Market
6. Reduce Operating Costs
7. Capex to Opex
8. Free-up IT Professionals
9. Develop and Transition to your own cloud at your own pace
10. Reduce Risk
For more information go to
http://go.sap.com/solution/clo ud.thml
SAP Leads GartnerMagic Quadrants:1. Strategic Sourcing (2015)
2. Talent Management (2014)
3. Marketing Resource Management (2015)
4. Corporate Performance Managing Suite (2015)
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SAPCLOUDAT AGLANCE
SAP’s success in cloud deployments to customers around the world speaks
for itself. As of 2015, SAP:
• Delivers cloud solutions to 80 million users
• Boasts a cloud portfolio that includes private and hybrid solutions and leading
public cloud application for human resources, finance, procurement, business
networks, and enterprise social collaboration
• Is the fastest-growing enterprise cloud company at scale with triple-digit
growth: 131% in the first quarter, beating both Oracle and Salesforce.
• Offers the leading social business platform, SAP Jam, with 17.5million+
subscribers
• Offers the world’s largest business network: 1.8million connected companies
transacting more than $750billion in annual commerce
• Works with 1 400+ partners in our cloud ecosystem
Reasons to trust SAP for your organisation’s cloud services needs include:
• A global presence with field and sales reps in key geographies
• A local presence in 190 countries supporting customers’ unique needs
• A significant global datacenter footprint, matching customer’s local
requirements for data residency and security protocols
• Unrivaled localization
• Regulatory and legal compliance by region and industry
IDC 2015FUTURESCAPEPREDICTIONS
1. By the end of 2017, two thirds of the CEOs of Global 2000 enterpri ses will have
Digital Transformation at the center of their corporate strategies.
2. By 2017, more than 50% of organisations’ IT spending will be for 3rd platform
technologies, solutions and services, rising to more than 60% by 2020.
3. By 2018, at least half of IT spending will be cloud-based, reaching 60% of all IT
infrastructure and 60-70% of all software, services and technology spending
by 2020.
4. By 2018, enterprises pursuing DX strategies will more than double software
development capabilities, 2/3 of their coders will focus on strategic DX apps/
services.
5. By 2018, enterprises with DX strategies will expand external data sources by at
least 3- to 5-fold and delivery to the market by 100-fold or more.
6. By 2018, there will be 22 billion IoT devices installed, driving the development of
more than 200 000 new IoT apps and services.
7. By 2018, more than 50% of developer teams will embed cognitive services in
their apps (vs 1% today), providing US enterprises with $60bn+ annual savings
by 2020.
8. By 2018, more than 50% of enterprises will create and/or partner with industry
cloud platforms to distribute their own innovations and source others’.
9. By 2018, 80% of B2C and 60% of B2B enterprises will overhaul their ‘digital
front door’ to support 1 000 - 10 000 times more customers and customer
touch points.10. By 2020, more than 30% of the IT vendors will not exist as we know them today,
requiring realignment of preferred vendor relationships.
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