Bögelsack, AndréAndré Bögelsack has a doctorate degree from SAP UCC Munich, where he worked as an SAP Basis administrator for a number of years. Today, he works as a technology consultant for Accenture AG and supports IT departments of multinational groups in the implementation of cloud solutions and development of cloud strategies.
Baader, GalinaGalina Baader works at SAP UCC Munich and is responsible for cloud solutions and SAP HANA, offering training classes on both these topics. Previously, she worked as a consultant and was in charge of migrating on-premise solutions to Amazon Web Services.

Prifti, LoinaLoina Prifti works at SAP UCC Munich on SAP HANA Cloud Platform. Her primary focus is cloud computing.

Zimmermann, RonnyRonny Zimmermann works at SAP UCC Magdeburg and is the spokesman of the DSAG (German-speaking SAP user group) group Virtualization and Cloud Computing. He's the co-author of SAP PRESS books on Oracle, DB2, and SAP NetWeaver AS Java administration.

Krcmar, HelmutHelmut Krcmar has held the chair for Information Systems at the Information Technology Department of the Technische Universität München (TUM) since October 1, 2002. He is a member of the Information Technology Department, a secondary member of the Economics Department, and a member of the Carl von Linde Academy. Since 2004, he has been a member of the board of the elite graduate program in finance and information management (FIM) in the elite network of Bavaria, Germany. Between October 2003 and May 2007, he was academic director of the ¡communicate! program, and has been scientific director of the Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) of TUM since January 2004. His research interests include information and knowledge management; engineering and management of IT-based services; piloting innovative information systems in healthcare, environmental management, and e-government; and computer support of cooperation in distributed and mobile work and learning processes. His book Informationsmanagement has seen four editions.

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... Introduction ... 13

... Foreword ... 21



1 ... Cloud Computing: Introduction and Current Developments ... 23



1.1 ... Basic Principles of Cloud Computing ... 24

1.2 ... Current Developments at SAP ... 55

1.3 ... Current Developments at Hardware and Software Manufacturers ... 61



2 ... Building a Cloud Using Converged Infrastructures ... 79



2.1 ... Introduction to Converged Infrastructures ... 79

2.2 ... Technical Requirements ... 84

2.3 ... Structure and Implementation ... 102

2.4 ... Extending a Converged Infrastructure to a Private SAP Cloud ... 116

2.5 ... Service Portfolio and Operating Processes ... 124



3 ... SAP LVM: Automating Your Cloud ... 131



3.1 ... SAP LVM Overview ... 132

3.2 ... SAP LVM Landscape ... 149

3.3 ... SAP LVM as an Administration Framework ... 166

3.4 ... Integration with Virtual Environments and the Public Cloud ... 178



4 ... Customer Example: Setting Up a Private Cloud for an IT Outsourcing Provider ... 189



4.1 ... Goals ... 189

4.2 ... Project Procedure ... 191

4.3 ... Requirements Analysis and RFx ... 193

4.4 ... Setting up the Infrastructure ... 197

4.5 ... Implementing the Software ... 200

4.6 ... Service Catalog and T-Shirt Sizes ... 203

4.7 ... Introducing the Cloud Solution ... 205

4.8 ... Lessons Learned ... 207



5 ... Current Market Overview on Cloud Services ... 209



5.1 ... Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) ... 209

5.2 ... Platform as a Service (PaaS) ... 231

5.3 ... Software as a Service (SaaS) ... 245

5.4 ... Summary ... 258



6 ... SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud ... 261



6.1 ... Overview ... 261

6.2 ... SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud as a Managed Cloud ... 266

6.3 ... Deployment and Integration ... 269

6.4 ... Assessment and Advisory ... 271

6.5 ... Onboarding and Migration ... 275

6.6 ... Operations ... 281

6.7 ... Security ... 290

6.8 ... Cost Comparison ... 297

6.9 ... Lessons Learned ... 301

6.10 ... Summary ... 302



7 ... SAP HANA Cloud Platform ... 305



7.1 ... Differences between SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud and SAP HANA Cloud Platform ... 305

7.2 ... Basic Principles ... 306

7.3 ... Choosing an SAP HANA Cloud Platform Edition ... 308

7.4 ... Creating an Application ... 310

7.5 ... Services ... 341

7.6 ... Future Trends ... 350

7.7 ... Summary ... 351



8 ... SAP Cloud Appliance Library and Amazon ... 353



8.1 ... Amazon Web Services Overview ... 353

8.2 ... Reasons for Operating SAP on AWS ... 354

8.3 ... Cost Benefits of SAP on AWS ... 356

8.4 ... AWS Solutions ... 359

8.5 ... Implementing SAP Projects on AWS ... 364

8.6 ... SAP Cloud Appliance Library on AWS ... 383

8.7 ... Success Stories ... 397



9 ... Customer Example: Using a Private Cloud Operated Off-Premise ... 403



9.1 ... Requirements ... 404

9.2 ... Selecting a Solution ... 409

9.3 ... Procedure ... 412

9.4 ... Implementation and Success ... 414

9.5 ... Lessons Learned ... 415



10 ... Summary and Outlook ... 417



... Appendices ... 421

A ... Abbreviations ... 421

B ... The Authors ... 425



... Index ... 429