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AWS for SAP HANA: Nothing sacrificed, everything gained

When you’re migrating to AWS, SAP HANA-certified Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP delivers proven enterprise-grade management capabilities, submillisecond latency performance, and native data protection capabilities. And you get the simplicity of a fully managed AWS service.

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Why SAP HANA on AWS?

The platform of choice for 5000+ SAP customers

AWS and NetApp have closely worked together to certify the AWS service so that companies of all sizes can fully realize all the benefits of the SAP HANA in-memory computing database on AWS.

Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP brings the full capabilities of NetApp® ONTAP® to a native AWS-managed service that lets you easily migrate SAP HANA to the cloud. With SAP HANA-certified FSx for ONTAP, the experience you get in the data center is now available in an AWS native service.

Accelerate

Bring applications to market up to 40% faster. Reduce the amount of time you spend testing SAP projects.

Simplify

Spot by NetApp. Enhance lifecycle management by offloading tasks to application owners without sacrificing oversight.

Protect

Optimize data protection operations to ensure availability. Keep your SAP lines of business up and running.

Grow

Drive innovations in R&D and supply chains. Support “product as a service” using digital twins.

Choose a migration path paved with benefits

Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP is a fully managed cloud service delivering enterprise data management features at the application level that SAP deployments require. FSx for ONTAP lets you migrate to AWS without refactoring, enables cloud-based backup and DR, provides thin provisioning and near-instant cloning of SAP databases for reduced delivery risks, and speeds up dev/test cycles—all while protecting data and maintaining compliance. 

Online migration enables data transfer to FSx for ONTAP through AWS Direct Connect or VPN. Some of the widely used methods of migration are NetApp SnapMirror®, NetApp Cloud Sync, and AWS DataSync.

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Reduce SAP HANA operational costs

For your compute needs, Spot by NetApp is an “easy button” for CloudOps teams. Predictive analytics and automation provide insights, guidance, and advanced scaling for cloud infrastructure—continuously optimizing cost, utilization, and availability of your cloud compute resources. Together, NetApp and AWS give you a full 360-degree view of your SAP environment.

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Explore an SAP path to AWS

Before you begin your SAP HANA migration to AWS, there are a few important things to keep in mind. See how NetApp can help you raise the bar on your SAP cloud goals while reducing your risk. 

I like NetApp’s unique way of thinking about data management and storage. Its dedication to simplicity is a real advantage in complex environments.

Senior Expert, SAP Technical Support at a leading service provider

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Your SAP landscape, our A-OK specialists

Let us connect you with an AWS SAP specialist who will go over your business challenges, answer your questions, and consider how FSx for ONTAP can help you run your mission-critical SAP applications on AWS.

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