S4 HANA CORE An Introduction to S4 HANA Digital Core Flashcards
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Digital Core
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Has core applications necessary to run an enterprise m
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SAP Business suite
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Originally developed to run on a large number of databases
- Ran on a technology platform called SAP NetWeaver
- Underlying application design was based around disk-based, row store and old hardware technology
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SAP Business Suite can now run on SAP HANA
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- Called Suite on HANA (SoH)
- Underlying ABAP code is optimized to improve performance – massive speed-up of performance of existing applications
- OLAP and OLTP together
- Supports real-time reporting on operational data
- Supports a new interface called SAP Fiori to medernize user experience
- Provides a digital platform to power new innovative applications
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Key Features of S/4 HANA
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- Inherits the native capabilities of SAP HANA
- Provides several deployment choices to the customer via Cloud Edition and On-Premise edition
- Comes with a new user experience called SAP Fiori which is easy to understand and can be accessed from any device
- Massive reduction in data footprint
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Native HANA Capabilities
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SAP S/4 HANA inherits the built-in capabilities of SAP HANA
- Application services
- Processing Services
- Integration Services
- Database Services
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Application Services
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- SAP HANA supports web application development in 2-tier model
- Since SAP HANA can handle the business logic as well as database services, application server is not required
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Processing Services
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- SAP HANA provides native in-memory processing engines that process any type of data (text, spatial, graphs, etc. ) in real time
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Integration Services
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- SAP HANA provides multiple data consumption options that can connect to any type of source
- Separate software for data cleansing and profiling are not required
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Database Services
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- SAP HANA is an in-memory column and row store database that can support both OLTP and OLAP applications
- Since all the processing and calculations on data can be done on the fly, the application code and core data model are simplified
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SAP S/4 HANA has two editions
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- On-Premise edition
- Cloud edition
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SAP S/4 HANA on-premise edition
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Installed in customer’s premise and all aspects of the software are maintained by the customer
- Customers can customize the system according to their requirements
- HANA Enterprise Cloud (HEC) is a special case of on-premise solution where the system is managed by a third party and the customers access HEC via internet
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SAP S/4 HANA cloud edition
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provides access to the SAP Business Cloud that contains
- SAP Data Center
- SAP Managed Operations
- SAP Support
Offers three different cloud deployment models
- Private Cloud (typically single-tenant)
- Public Cloud (multi-tenant)
- Hybrid Cloud
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Choice of Deployment
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- On-premise
- Cloud
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Private Cloud (typically single-tenant)
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- System is assigned to a dedicated customer, access via VPN (Virtual Private Network)
- System is owened by customer, operations and management by customer or 3rd party or both
- Can be operated on customer site as well as remote
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Public Cloud (mult-tenant)
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- One system is used by different customers
- Selfservice acces and tools
- Operated by Service Provider, not by customer
