In this contributed article, Derek Oats, CEO and President of SNP. discusses why enterprises need to start thinking about SAP S/4 HANA migration strategy and the steps necessary to prepare. As enterprises evaluate the various migration options and strategies, it’s important to remember that complex migrations can take time, from initial planning through to final execution. Start the migration process now to get ahead of the curve and gain the advantages of S/4HANA long before the 2027 deadline.
New SGI Scale-out Solution for SAP HANA Does Real-Time Applications
Today SGI announced that enterprises can now leverage the Intel-based SGI UV 300H server in a multi-node cluster (scale out) to run SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW) on SAP HANA or new SAP BW/4HANA. Unique to SGI, the cluster nodes can later be reconfigured as single-node systems with 1 to 32TB of shared memory (scale up) to run SAP S/4HANA and other real-time applications. “For large enterprises that plan to migrate to SAP S/4HANA but wish to begin their journey to SAP HANA with SAP BW, our new SGI cluster offering is unquestionably the optimal solution,” said Jorge Titinger, president and CEO, SGI. “The scalability of the SGI UV 300H architecture coupled with our expertise in mission-critical environments provides an ideal path to real-time business with SAP HANA.”
SGI Deploys over 200 Terabytes in Total Systems Running SAP HANA
Today SGI announced that global deployments of the SGI UV 300H single-node system provide in total over 200 Terabytes of in-memory computing capacity to organizations running the SAP HANA platform. Introduced just one year ago, more than 50 SGI UV 300H systems have been installed in organizations to run a variety of applications on SAP HANA, including the SAP ERP, SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM), SAP Bank Analyzer, and SAP Business Warehouse applications, as well as advanced analytics.
SGI UV Appliance for SAP HANA Certified for up to 16 Sockets and 12 TB in-memory
Today SGI announced their SGI UV for SAP HANA appliance has been certified to run the SAP HANA platform on up to 16 sockets in controlled availability environments. With this extension of the SGI UV appliance, the SGI solution can provide up to 12 terabytes (TB) of in-memory computing capacity in a single node. SAP-certified at 4- and 8-sockets just last fall, the highly scalable and configurable architecture of the SGI appliance helps enable enterprises running SAP HANA to achieve real-time business at ever-greater scale and lower total cost of ownership.
SGI UV for SAP HANA Enables Real-time Big Data
Today SGI introduced the SGI UV for SAP HANA, a purpose-built, in-memory computing appliance for growing environments running the SAP HANA platform.
Interview: Dolphin Speeds Business with Data Volume Management for SAP HANA
“Dolphin helps companies manage data volume and optimize processes so they can balance the performance and processing capabilities of SAP systems against the cost of running those systems. We develop a data volume management strategy so our customers can keep business critical data in SAP HANA, to get the fast efficient processing they need, and move static or business complete data on to other storage where it is still accessible. With a data volume management strategy in place, our customers are better prepared to go live on HANA and improve their return on investment.”
Rogue Wave IMSL Numerical Libraries to Enhance SAP HANA Embedded Analytics
Today Rogue Wave Software announced that IMSL Numerical Libraries are to be embedded by SAP AG within the analytics engine of the SAP HANA platform.