• Simplify your SAP administration and operations on cloud without
losing the resilience and security required for SAP workloads
• Run your SAP applications on the most popular coud providers
like IBM Cloud, AWS and Azure
• Unlock the value of your SAP data by integrating with AI,
blockchain and IoT
Application Management
for SAP Solutions
Simplify your SAP administration
and operations on cloud through
a secure, cost-effective and
Solution Brief: Applications Management for SAPSolutions
Enterprise applications have always been
complex. In this age of digital transformation,
as their scope and functionalities have
increased, so has the complexity. This is
especially true of SAP applications. Although
SAP applications are business-critical and
provide rich functionality, they are difficult to
implement and manage, requiring in-house
skills that you may not have or cannot spare.
SAP’s decision to stop providing mainstream
maintenance for SAP Business Suite 7 core
applications after 2025 only adds to the
complexity of securely managing SAP
applications.
1You may now have to migrate
to SAP S/4HANA at a more accelerated pace
to maintain product currency and to take
advantage of S/4HANA benefits.
Engaging an experienced managed services
provider can help you to not just securely
manage your SAP applications throughout
the application lifecycle, it can also help
you complete your S/4HANA migration with
limited disruptions and according to your
business goals.
The challenge
76
%
say managed cloud
services "improve security
and compliance reporting"
for SAP workloads.
282
%
consider advice from
managed services
providers to be valuable.
4of organizations say
managed cloud services
allow them to refocus staff
on higher value work.
3Applications Management for SAP
Solutions
is designed to help address the common
challenges you face while running SAP
applications. It helps you by managing
your
SAP applications in the cloud with
the
security
capabilities and service levels such critical
workloads require, enabling you to reduce
cost while improving service delivery, speed
and
quality.
Applications Management for SAP
Solutions
offers
two
management
options:
1. Managed SAP: Manage service from
infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) to the
SAP technology platform (SAP Basis),
suitable for clients who want to focuson
the business applications and not worry
about the underlying platform.
2. SAP Foundation: Managed service from
IaaS to the operating system (OS),
suitable for clients who want to manage
SAP Basis as well as the business side of
SAP applications and not worry about the
underlying OS and IaaS
Solution Brief: Applications Management for SAPSolutions
Unified service experience
Provides a single portal and
service model globally that is
independent from the cloud
Multicloud
Allows you to run your SAP
applications on public IaaS
providers like IBM Cloud, AWS
and Microsoft Azure as well
as private and hybrid cloud
Single management portal
Request services, open
tickets, and monitor your
managed SAP systems with
a single portal that is the
same no matter which IaaS
cloud provider you use
Security services
•
Security included on all
managed services
•
Support for compliance
requirements like ISOxx
and GDPR
Business agility
20-30% faster S/4HANA
implementation
5Simplification
Standard services
worldwide makes it easy to
consume no matter where
you run from
Shift to OPEX
Helps move away from
large investments to
an OPEX model
Business extensions
Integration helps unlock
the value of SAP data
through AI and other
emerging technologies
Industry accelerators
Built in industry
customization to
save time
Predictable
Standard services helps
provide a predictable cost
model
Enterprise SLAs
Guarantees that the service
will meet the needs for
critical workloads like SAP
Innovation
Frees up staff engaged
in mundane, day-to-day
management tasks to
refocus on innovation
and higher-value initiatives
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1 What You Need to Know about Migrating to SAP S/4HANA. Frost & Sullivan Stratecast 2018
2 Transforming your SAP Deployment with Cloud Managed Services: Lessons Learned from IT Leaders. Frost & Sullivan Stratecast November 2017
3,4 A STRATEGIC PARTNER: How Managed Cloud Services Can Facilitate Your Digital Transformation, Frost & Sullivan
