SAP-Solution: Suse Linux

Containerization with Kubernetes is making its way into the SAP environment. After the success of SAP Data Hub, it is now Hana's turn. Linux and thus also Suse are right at the forefront.

Suse was there from the very beginning. For many, the scope and significance of this institution for the SAP world was not apparent when the SAP Linux Lab was founded in 1999.

An important discussion is beginning in the SAP community: intellectual property versus open source. For years, SAP's ERP was considered a black box. In return, numerous SAP partners were able to sell add-ons very successfully.

IBM has announced the planned acquisition of Red Hat. This is the company's attempt to become the world's leading hybrid cloud and open source provider.

SAP CEO Bill McDermott and CFO Luka Mucic now have to unpack their golden parachute for the second time in SAP's history after 2015.

Are SolMan 7.2, NetWeaver, Hana 1 & 2, SoH and S/4 already digested, consolidated and customized? Probably not - right?

Undeniably, Linux - a further platform for R/3 - became an open source scenario that offers existing customers on-premise but especially in cloud computing completely new perspectives. In other words, Hana, S/4, Cloud, IoT and Leonardo would be inconceivable without the partnership between SAP and Suse Linux.

Suse has played a decisive role in shaping Linux penetration in IT enterprise deployment. In the SAP environment in particular. This year, open source pioneer Suse celebrates its 25th anniversary. A look back and forward.

Sue's first technology acquisition complements organic growth and strengthens its own software-defined storage offering.

Those familiar with the Hana scene know what is meant by this: a scandal and political failure on the part of SAP. While Suse Linux is storming ahead, Red Hat remains in agony. The losers are primarily SAP's existing customers outside Europe.

The decision to rely on SAP S/4 Hana Finance was strategic and forward-looking for Alegri. The intended goals of the project were achieved. The requirements of the Alegri Group could no longer be met by the previously used legacy system.

The OpenStack community has released the 13th version of the widely used open source software for cloud applications under the name Mitaka, which has been particularly improved in terms of handling, scalability as well as user experience.