SAP Solution: Intel

Where there is no certification, there is no support. SAP has ended their certification service for "Hosting Operations" and "Cloud and Infrastructure Operations". SAP partners do not yet have answers for customers.

I missed the mark with my reporting on the "quick" launch of a Hana instance. I apologize for that! I was too quick to believe a report from Accenture. The situation is too complex for a CIO.

I no longer spend my time soldering IC sockets onto circuit boards, but there is always a fascination with hardware - even if I don't go on stage with a server board like Hasso Plattner did in 2009 out of respect for Intel.

The focus of this year's Datastax Accelerate developer conference was to strengthen collaboration with the Apache Cassandra community around Cassandra 4.0.

In a white paper from the beginning of this year, market researchers from IDC asked the question: Who can benefit from SAP Hana and S/4 based on the IBM Power System? In the meantime, there are numerous experiences from existing SAP customers and partners, so the clear answer is: Everyone!

The innovative collaboration of SAP, Intel, and Suse marks a new milestone regarding persistent memory using Hana and Linux in data centers.

Andreas Klaus Span is Director and Business Unit Executive for SAP Hana on Power and Cognitive Sales, IBM Power Systems EMEA, IBM Sales & Distribution, STG Sales, IBM Global Markets. He explains the options and benefits of the Power architecture for SAP Hana and S/4 in this E-3 interview.

This sentence is not a leftover carnival joke, but a recommendation from SAP note 2586312 regarding Meltdown, Spectre and Hana. Who knows of an operational Hana server that can be patched and rebooted on the fly?

IBM expects that the 1000 mark in Hana on IBM Power systems sold will be surpassed in the current third quarter. Despite slightly higher system acquisition costs, the Hana hardware latecomer considers itself to have an advantage over the Hana on Intel competition. Flexibility, RAS and performance aspects are highlighted.

The move to Hana and Hana-based SAP solutions like S/4 means a switch to Linux and open source - Suse: SLES for SAP Applications, Suse OpenStack Cloud and SAP Suse-Co Development Cloud Foundry.

There will not be a DB "Hana" monoculture. Executives from the SAP community confirm: An AnyDB strategy is being evaluated. With diplomatic words, an SAP defeat is transfigured into a success for the community: DB freedom of choice for all!

With Hana, SAP has been relying on Linux as a server operating system for years in its development and thus on the most powerful system for high-performance database applications. These must be backed up in a powerful way.