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When migrating to the cloud, no journey is the same. If you´re ready to make the leap, you´ve come to the right place! From internal to public and private external cloud computing-discover which choice best fits your enterprise. With information on options for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS), you´ll learn to customize an implementation path and build a roadmap for migration. It´s no longer whether or not to move to the cloud, but how. Let us show you.

In this book, you´ll learn about:

a. Internal Cloud
Want to set up your own internal cloud for SAP systems? Learn how to utilize converged infrastructures, such as Vblock and FlexPod, and the SAP Landscape Virtualization Manager to get the job done.

b. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Operating in a private cloud with an external data center? Discover which service interfaces and usage scenarios to implement with examples based on SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud and third-party providers such as Swisscom and Verizon.

c. Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Looking for platform solutions to develop and integrate the cloud? Explore information on SAP HANA Cloud Platform for big data and analytics environments, and the SAP Cloud Appliance Library based on Amazon Web Services.

Highlights:

Cloud computing
Operation and migration
Public and private cloud
Internal and external cloud
IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS
Converged infrastructures
SAP Landscape Virtualization Manager
SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud
SAP HANA Cloud Platform
SAP Cloud Appliance Library

Galileo Press heißt jetzt Rheinwerk Verlag.

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Bögelsack, André
André 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, Galina
Galina 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, Loina
Loina Prifti works at SAP UCC Munich on SAP HANA Cloud Platform. Her primary focus is cloud computing.

Zimmermann, Ronny
Ronny 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, Helmut
Helmut 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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