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What is SAP HEC?
SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud (SAP HEC) is an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offering that is provided by SAP and is targeted at SAP applications. The difference between the SAP HEC offering and other IaaS offerings is that it is a complete managed service in which SAP provides both the infrastructure as well as all management and support of the environment. It is also designed specifically to support the SAP Intelligent Enterprise. While data centers for SAP HEC were initially either SAP owned or co-located, SAP now provides a choice of data center options including that of hyperscalers.
What is SAP HEC?
SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud (SAP HEC) is an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offering that is provided by SAP and is targeted at SAP applications. The difference between the SAP HEC offering and other IaaS offerings is that it is a complete managed service in which SAP provides both the infrastructure as well as all management and support of the environment. It is also designed specifically to support the SAP Intelligent Enterprise. While data centers for SAP HEC were initially either SAP owned or co-located, SAP now provides a choice of data center options including that of hyperscalers.
The focus of SAP HEC is applications powered by SAP HANA, and includes a reference architecture for this environment backed by specific SLAs. This includes SAP S/4HANA as well as SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (SAP BW/4HANA). However, organizations must bring their own existing SAP HANA licenses to be used with any applications that they are running on SAP HEC. To streamline and facilitate the transition to SAP HEC, SAP provides assessment and onboarding services to ensure that appropriate planning occurs for the required capacities and services.
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SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud and the Path to Operational Efficiency. When looking to reduce costs as well as put in place the infrastructure needed for a global expansion, Canadian General-Tower implemented SAP HEC. Part of the reason for this was to leverage the expertise that SAP provided in managing the cloud environment, as well as the support that SAP offered in the planning and implementation phase to streamline the deployment.
Balance Governance and Flexibility with SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud. For organizations that are looking for a way to move from a highly customized on-premise environment into infrastructure that is cloud-ready, SAP HEC provides a means for helping achieve this goal. This may be of particular interest for organizations that are moving to SAP S/4HANA as SAP HEC is specifically targeted at organizations
Aspen Moves to SAP S/4HANA While Protecting Data. Aspen Pharmacare recently selected SAP HEC as the infrastructure platform for their recent SAP S/4HANA deployment. Part of the reason for the decision was that they were looking to modernize infrastructure to improve both productivity and regulatory compliance, but their existing on-premise infrastructure was inadequate for SAP S/4HANA. A major concern for the organization was ensuring that SAP HEC provided adequate data security and sufficient privacy to meet their needs as a pharmaceutical company.
SAP Workloads Are Moving to the Cloud. As SAP workloads continue to move to the cloud, SAP HEC is a means of achieving that goal. Often used with the SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP’s platform for deploying, integrating, and extending cloud-based application, SAP HEC is a managed service environment that many SAP customers are choosing. This may eventually extend to RISE with SAP, which is being viewed by many as an extension of the infrastructure platform initially offered by SAP HEC.
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Health Check your Processes – Preparing to Move to SAP S/4HANAJun 15, 2023 — See how using SAP Signavio to analyse and optimize your business processes, businesses can identify areas that may require additional attention during the migration to S/4HANA. And by conducting a platform assessment, businesses can identify any infrastructure or software upgrades that may be necessary in order to support the migration. Together, these two tools can help businesses to ensure a smoother and more successful migration to SAP S/4HANA.
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A Checklist for Migrating to SAP S/4HANADec 21, 2022 — Application Managers need to consider how best to upgrade to SAP S/4HANA, the latest platform of the software supplier’s core business software. SAP has extended the support deadline for its current ECC software from 2025 to 2027 following pressure from customers, but the move to S/4HANA is inevitable – and can bring significant benefits to […]
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A Checklist of Key Tasks to Streamline Your SAP S/4HANA JourneyOct 19, 2022 — The ability to easily quantify the scope and complexity of your SAP S/4HANA conversion effort is equally critical for making an effective business case and running a successful migration project. For organizations embarking on a migration program, it is important to have a clear picture of what will be involved.
Join this webinar for a checklist of activities required to minimize disruption and accelerate your SAP S/4HANA migration. Glean valuable insights from the Vice President of Change Intelligence Products at Panaya as he discusses:
Why the move to SAP S/4HANA is not just a migration, but a business process transformation
How to keep timelines and optimize resources when preparing to migrate, including tips for documenting business processes, and creating a project plan
How to use AI technology to de-risk your migration by supporting pre-conversion activities, such as moving to the SAP HANA database and code cleaning
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Creating Solution Documentation Assistant Check Step Rules Using an SAP Solution Manager ProjectOct 5, 2016 — Learn how to use a Solution Manager implementation project to create transaction analysis rules for your analysis projects. This process saves time compared with creating individual rules in the rules database. Key Concept An analysis project contains the rules that guide the Solution Documentation Assistant (SDA) while analyzing a managed system in the solution landscape. […]
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Tips and Tricks to Check and Manage In-Memory Execution of SAP BPC, Version for NetWeaver, Functions in SAP HANA More EfficientlyJun 14, 2016 — Learn how to check and manage in-memory execution of planning functions in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation (BPC) 10.1, version for NetWeaver, using techniques available in SAP BW as well as some useful user parameters. Learn how you can ensure you meet the pre-requisites for the in-memory execution of planning functions as well as some […]
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Avoid SAP HANA System Surprises with a Standard Operating Procedure ChecklistOct 12, 2015 — Keep your SAP HANA system up and running with these preventive measures and tips for regular monitoring of system activities. Key Concept Writing a standard operating procedure (SOP) checklist and creating periodic tasks lists for other activities can assure that you have a very high degree of business continuity in your SAP HANA system. SAP […]
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Check your SAP Business Explorer Query Database Tables in a Single StepAug 30, 2011 — Learn how to use ABAP ANALYZE_RSZ_TABLES to perform consistency checks on SAP Business Explorer tables. Key Concept The importance of analyzing SAP Business Explorer (BEx) query database tables is to ensure that the BEx query definition that is stored in multiple tables is consistent. That ensures that queries are correct, that all their elements are […]
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How SAP BusinessObjects Global Trade Services Improves Compliance Checks on Logistics DocumentsFeb 18, 2010 — Learn about functionality that enhances the transactions and document processing of export and import compliance and declarations. Understand the new plug-in that allows you to manage an SAP BusinessObjects Global Trade Services-specific implementation or upgrade independent of other functions or modules. In addition, see how to perform shipment consolidation for better management and cost savings. […]
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Perform Hazardous Substance Checks by Integrating Two SAP SystemsJan 15, 2010 — Learn how to run hazardous substance checks in SAP Environment, Health, and Safety Management using SAP BusinessObjects Global Trade Services. These checks for hazardous substances help gather information from the logistics system and pass it on to the trade compliance system for early warning, reporting, and appropriate corrective actions. They also help with import and […]
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Easily Conduct Business Partner Checks in SAP BusinessObjects Global Trade ServicesJun 12, 2009 — Discover how to correctly configure the complex Sanctioned Party List and perform a business partner check using SAP BusinessObjects Global Trade Services. Key Concept By order of the US government, US individuals and companies are prohibited or restricted from exporting or providing services of any kind to any foreign party shown in the Sanctioned Party […]
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