SAP solution: unix

Beyond Hana and even S/4 Hana: Linux and other open source solutions are important cornerstones when transitioning to a software-defined infrastructure.

The use of a Hana database requires a legally compliant configuration of the log components. But how can a concept for this be created and technically implemented before productive use?

Some SAP customers are beginning or already completing the Hana or S/4-Hana transition this year. This also means using Linux in the future for these companies. A look at the state of play.

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.

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.

With the Hana database, SAP has created a new dimension with regard to the security of SAP systems.

Linux turns 25, Suse congratulates. For 24 years, the chameleon has been driving Linux forward; 16 years ago, Suse was the first to carry Linux into the corporate world. A look back at Linux labs and the first time in the mainstream.

Two unequal opponents? Are apples and oranges being compared here? No! Numerous conversations in and around Walldorf have shown me how fierce the battle for the IT stack below the ERP layer is. Open source, hyperconvergent technology and cloud bring disruption.

In the case of a Unix-Linux migration and a one-to-one transfer of the Unix-SAP architecture, the database licensing costs can explode due to the high number of Intel cores. This can be countered by using a layer model.