The SAP HANA Deployment Guide


Book Description

This book provides system architects, technical consultants, and IT management the tools to design a system architectures to deploy SAP applications on SAP HANA. Explore production and non-production systems, deployment options, backup and recovery, data replication, high-availability, and virtualization in detail. Dive into on-premise deployment options and data provisioning scenarios. Walk through scale-up and scale-out options and data partitioning considerations. Review the advantages and disadvantages of storage and system replication options and when to use each. Clarify how to leverage HANA for single node and distributed systems. Dive into a discussion on software and hardware virtualization. Compare the options available and guide your decision using flowcharts your organization can leverage to choose the proper technology for your environment and specific needs. This book enables readers to carefully evaluate and implement a well-considered SAP HANA scenario. - SAP HANA sizing, capacity planning guidelines, and data tiering - Deployment options and data provisioning scenarios - Backup and recovery options and procedures - Software and hardware virtualization in SAP HANA




SAP HANA 2.0


Book Description

Enter the fast-paced world of SAP HANA 2.0 with this introductory guide. Begin with an exploration of the technological backbone of SAP HANA as a database and platform. Then, step into key SAP HANA user roles and discover core capabilities for administration, application development, advanced analytics, security, data integration, and more. No matter how SAP HANA 2.0 fits into your business, this book is your starting point. In this book, you'll learn about: a. Technology Discover what makes an in-memory database platform. Learn about SAP HANA's journey from version 1.0 to 2.0, take a tour of your technology options, and walk through deployment scenarios and implementation requirements. b. Tools Unpack your SAP HANA toolkit. See essential tools in action, from SAP HANA cockpit and SAP HANA studio, to the SAP HANA Predictive Analytics Library and SAP HANA smart data integration. c. Key Roles Understand how to use SAP HANA as a developer, administrator, data scientist, data center architect, and more. Explore key tasks like backend programming with SQLScript, security setup with roles and authorizations, data integration with the SAP HANA Data Management Suite, and more. Highlights include: 1) Architecture 2) Administration 3) Application development 4) Analytics 5) Security 6) Data integration 7) Data architecture 8) Data center




SAP HANA - Implementation Guide


Book Description

This book provides system architects, technical consultants, and IT management the tools to design a system architectures to deploy SAP applications on SAP HANA. Explore production and non-production systems, deployment options, backup and recovery, data replication, high-availability, and virtualization in detail. Dive into on-premise deployment options and data provisioning scenarios. Walk through scale-up and scale-out options and data partitioning considerations. Review the advantages and disadvantages of storage and system replication options and when to use each. Clarify how to leverage HANA for single node and distributed systems. Dive into a discussion on software and hardware virtualization. Compare the options available and guide your decision using flowcharts your organization can leverage to choose the proper technology for your environment and specific needs. This book enables readers to carefully evaluate and implement a well-considered SAP HANA scenario. - SAP HANA sizing, capacity planning guidelines, and data tiering - Deployment options and data provisioning scenarios - Backup and recovery options and procedures - Software and hardware virtualization in SAP HANA




The SAP HANA Project Guide


Book Description

SAP HANA is the SAP product for in-memory computing. It streamlines transactions, analytics, planning, and data processing on a single in-memory database allowing businesses to operate in real-time. Over the course of the last few years, the authors have led many diverse SAP HANA projects with extraordinary success resulting in 10,000, or in some cases even 100,000, times improvement of system performance. In this book, the authors share their findings from SAP HANA projects to help ensure the success of your SAP HANA project. The SAP HANA project guide will also help you identify suitable scenarios for your company to get started with in-memory computing, while sketching out a long term plan to provide innovation to your entire business using SAP HANA. We’ll cover the following key topics: - Delivering innovation with SAP HANA - Creating a business case for SAP HANA - Thinking in-memory - Managing SAP HANA projects




Practical Guide to Using Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager


Book Description

Dive into the world of SAP Solution Manager’s Focused Build application with this essential guide, designed to help you manage development and configuration activities effectively. This book aims to go beyond technical information and setup guides by sharing practical experiences, valuable tips, and insights on what works and what doesn’t. Understand the relationship between Focused Build and SAP Solution Manager, and explore the key features that can enhance your project management experience. Determine if Focused Build is the ideal tool for your projects. Familiarize yourself with Focused Build’s end-to-end processes and the various roles crucial for successful project implementation. Understand how to use Focused Build to document and prioritize requirements, approve implementation scope, and manage the build process with ease. This step-by-step guide shows you how to create work packages, deal efficiently with work items, correct errors, and handle changes in your projects. The key topics covered in this easy-to-follow guide include:

  • Introduction to Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager
  • Key features and benefits of Focused Build
  • End-to-end requirements definition, project scoping, and build management
  • Configuration overview and best practices




Practical Guide to Data Migration with SAP S/4HANA Migration Cockpit


Book Description

If you work in a company that uses SAP or other non-SAP ERP systems and are looking at migrating to the latest digital core from SAP, whether the cloud or on-premise edition, then this book is for you! Explore your options for transitioning to SAP S/4HANA. Walk in detail through the phases of a data migration project using SAP Activate methodology. Identify SAP rapid data migration best practices for SAP S/4HANA with SAP Data Services. Learn about methods for migrating data to a new SAP implementation scenario, as well as the SAP Data Services architecture that deals with the process of extraction, transformation, and load (ETL) of data. Examine the steps required to execute the migration within the ETL stages and how SAP Data Services can be extended to meet additional migration needs. Take a deep dive into SAP S/4HANA migration cockpit and SAP S/4HANA migration object modeler. Walk through the steps required for migrating data from source systems to SAP S/4HANA (on-premise or cloud edition) using the preconfigured data migration objects delivered by SAP. Delve into the process of creating a migration project and generating the upload template, as well as the steps for uploading and validating the data, including error handling. Review the various migration options and tools available for migrating your legacy data to SAP S/4HANA (on-premise or cloud edition). - Data migration scenarios and tools for moving data to S/4HANA - Plan an S/4HANA data migration using SAP Activate methodology - Step-by-step guide for using S/4HANA migration cockpit and S/4HANA migration object modeler - Evaluate S/4HANA migration tools




A Practical Guide to Cybersecurity Governance for SAP


Book Description

There is a lot of misunderstanding about how to apply cybersecurity principles to SAP software. Management expects that the SAP security team is prepared to implement a full cybersecurity project to integrate SAP software into a new or existing company cybersecurity program. It’s not that simple. This book provides a practical entry point to cybersecurity governance that is easy for an SAP team to understand and use. It breaks the complex subject of SAP cybersecurity governance down into simplified language, accelerating your efforts by drawing direct correlation to the work already done for financial audit compliance. Build a practical framework for creating a cyber risk ruleset in SAP GRC 12.0, including SOX, CMMC, and NIST controls. Learn how to plan a project to implement a cyber framework for your SAP landscape. Explore controls and how to create control statements, plan of action and milestone (POA&M) statements for remediating deficiencies, and how to document con- trols that are not applicable. The best controls in the world will not lead to a successful audit without the evidence to back them up. Learn about evidence management best practices, including evidence requirements, how reviews should be conducted, who should sign off on review evidence, and how this evidence should be retained. - Introduction to cybersecurity framework compliance for SAP software - SAP-centric deep dive into controls - How to create a cyber risk ruleset in SAP GRC - Implementing a cyber framework for your SAP landscape




A Practical Guide to Cybersecurity in SAP


Book Description

SAP environments are internally integrated with, and through, cloud and hybrid cloud solutions. This interconnection, both within and external to the firewall, creates a level of vulnerability that, if exploited, could compromise a company’s intellectual property, employee and supplier information, and trade secrets. This book breaks down the application of cybersecurity, as it applies to SAP, into actionable items that can be communicated and implemented into existing security frameworks. You will understand why cybersecurity applies to SAP, how it integrates with cybersecurity Initiatives within an organization, and how to implement a security framework within SAP. This expertly written guide provides a targeted cybersecurity education for SAP managers, architects, and security practitioners. The author explores the technical aspects of implementing cybersecurity policies and procedures using existing tools and available SAP modules. Readers will gain a solid understanding of what a cybersecurity program does, what security frameworks are used for, how to assess and understand risk, and how to apply mitigating controls. By using practical examples, tips, and screenshots, this book covers: - Cyber risk in the SAP landscape - How to harden security - Cybersecurity risk management programs in SA - Risk mitigation for threats




SAP BW on SAP HANA


Book Description

This book dives into SAP BW on SAP HANA. Explore the fundamentals of data warehousing on SAP HANA and identify what is different about running in an SAP HANA environment. Readers can utilize this handbook prior to or post migration to maximize their ROI. Review data loading methods and virtualization options. Walk step by step through external data integration in SAP BW 7.4 including enhanced composite providers, open ODS views, and virtual tables. Explore the new reporting options for SAP BW on SAP HANA and look at changes to the BI analytical engine, calculated key figures, and query connections to SAP BusinessObjects tools. Dive into data architecture and learn more about virtualization options for enterprise data warehouse in conjunction with SAP HANA. Get detailed instructions for upgrading, maintaining, and running SAP BW on SAP HANA including service packs, transports, and admin functions. Learn more about modeling in SAP BW enabled by SAP HANA in regards to moving from LSA to LSA++. By using practical examples, tips, and screenshots, the author brings readers up to speed on running SAP BW on SAP HANA. - Tips for upgrading, maintaining, and running BW on HANA - Data loading methods and real-time data acquisition - New reporting paradigm for BW on HANA - HANA data architecture




A Practical Guide to SAP Data Warehouse Cloud


Book Description

Learn about the advantages of SAP Data Warehouse Cloud (DWC): from data management all the way through to visualization, this book covers all the tools you need to set up a modern, cloud-based data warehouse landscape. You can even set up hybrid architectures or convert on-premise SAP BW systems to the SAP BW Bridge. Operating departments will learn how they can use virtual work areas (spaces) to enrich central corporate data with local data without having to copy data or download files. New findings can be easily shared with others. For IT employees in particular, there is an extensive introduction to modeling and the Data Builder. With the editors and functionalities of this tool, you get to know the technical implementation of data modeling in more detail. In addition, the Business Builder offers professional users a simplified analysis of data by reducing the time required for semantic modeling and enrichment of data. After discussing important aspects of the configuration and security of SAP Data Warehouse Cloud, the author looks at the developments that can be expected for this highly dynamic topic in the future. - Basic principles of SAP Data Warehouse Cloud - Virtual interaction between operating departments and IT via spaces - Separation of semantic modeling and the data layer - SAP BW Bridge and Hybrid landscapes