Public Cloud – Software is 100% managed by SAP as the “cloud provider” with updates
automatically pushed to the systems on a timeline defined by SAP with tightly controlled
configuration and extension frameworks. For example SuccessFactors, Concur, FieldGlass, Cloud 4
Customer, Ariba,and Hybrishave public cloud delivery models. The first offerings of S4HANA will be
offered as Public Cloud offerings. Also HANA Cloud Platform (HCP) is offered in the public cloud
model and can be used to extend applications (instead of doing this inside) in any of the other
deployment models.
Private Cloud – Software is 100% managed by SAP as the “cloud provider” but update schedules
are agreed with the customer, some software modifications are allowed but these will increase the
fees to run the system (as it is harder to manage). S4HANA will offer this model and Business Suite
is offered this way via the HANA Enterprise Cloud for customers that run it on SAP HANA.
On Premise – This is the model that most SAP customers are familiar with, where software is
installed and run by the customer (sometimes this is done by an outsources service provider or
hosted by a service provider). In this model we can have as many modification as we like – but they
will increase the cost of ownership as each needs to be considered each time an upgrade / patch is
applied. S4HANA will be offered in this model.
One analogy that I like is that of the Mobile Phone :-
Public Cloud – This would be how my Mum consumes her SmartPhone, she comes to me and tells
me what she wants, I set it up and she uses it. When she wants something difficult, I tell her that the
Cloud
Deploy in a fully managed, Bring your own SAP HANA license to run Deploy SAP HANA One in
secure cloud – with SAP on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google third-party clouds: Amazon
HANA Enterprise Cloud. Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, or IBM Web Services (AWS), or
clouds – via SAP HANA Infrastructure Alibaba.
Services.
Reliable hosting
environment Hourly pay-as-you-go
Managed services Fast time to value rate
approach No hardware investment Single database
Increased flexibility Flexible scalability instance
and low TCO Run custom
applications only
On Premise
Appliance
Harness the real-time power of our in-memory platform – behind your own firewall. With our
preconfigured approach, you can select all of the necessary components from our certified hardware
partners.
Cloud
Private Cloud, Managed Service
We offer a secure, scalable, private cloud offering called SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud (HEC). It
includes an SAP HANA software license, underlying cloud infrastructure, and SAP-managed
services.
Private Clouds consist of cloud infrastructure that is deployed solely for a single
organization, whether managed internally or hosted by a third-party externally.
These clouds offer the greatest level of security and control, but they require the
company to still purchase and maintain all the software and infrastructure, which
reduces the cost savings.
There are two variations of private clouds:
On-Premise Private Cloud: This is also known as an “Internal Cloud,” is hosted within
an organization’s own data center. It provides a more standardized process and
protection, but is often limited in size and scalability. On-Premise Private Clouds are
best used for applications that require complete control and configurability of the
infrastructure and security.
Externally Hosted Private Cloud: This private cloud model is hosted by an external
cloud computing provider. The service provider facilitates an exclusive cloud
environment with full guarantee of privacy. This format is recommended for
organizations that prefer not to use a public cloud infrastructure due to the risks
associated with the sharing of physical resources.
Public Clouds
A Public Cloud is one that’s based on the standard cloud computing model
whereservices, applications and storage are made available to users over the
Internet - typically on a Pay Per Use model. While Public Clouds are appealing to
many businesses as they reduce complexity and lead times, because the underlying
architecture is fixed, there is less scope for customization for security and performance.
Public clouds are owned and operated by third party service providers. Customers
benefit from economies of scale, because infrastructure costs are spread across all
users, thus allowing each individual client to operate on a low-cost, “pay-as-you-go”
model. Another advantage of public cloud infrastructures is that they are typically larger
in scale than an in-house enterprise cloud, which provides clients with seamless, on-
demand scalability.
Note:
The lines between private and public clouds are blurring. For example, some public
cloud companies are now offering private versions of their public clouds. Some
companies that only offered private cloud technologies are now offering public versions
of those same capabilities.
Hybrid Cloud
As the name suggests, a hybrid cloud comprises both private (internal) and public
(external) cloud services.
Hybrid Clouds combine the advantages of both the public and private cloud models. In a
hybrid cloud, a company can leverage third party cloud providers in either a full or
partial manner. This increases the flexibility of computing.
For example, suppose your company offers services that are tailored for different
vertical markets. You can use a public cloud to interact with the clients but keep their
data secured within a private cloud.
From last few years, SAP is exponentially growing its business in Cloud market. The SAP Cloud
Platform has been placed as the center of SAP's innovation and strategy. At the same time,
SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud (HEC) helps customer to guide them in their cloud roadmap.
In this article, we will try to explain what is SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud (HEC) and how it is
Note: It is advisable to know the difference between about private and public cloud to
understand HANA Enterprise Cloud more clearly. Please refer to the article Difference between
SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud is a private cloud offering by SAP. It allows customers and
partners to deploy HANA application, SAP ERP, CRM, SAP BW etc. in their private cloud, which
is fully managed and supported by SAP. SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud also supports custom
services include backups, patching, provisioning and upgrades, restore and recovery,
The primary characteristic of HEC is that it is a complete managed service by which SAP
applications.
In addition, customers benefit from SAP's deep expertise in SAP technologies and HANA. The
data centers are run entirely by SAP team. Other benefits, include a reduction in IT
management costs and the ability for customers to offload system upgrades to SAP.
Should I choose HANA
Enterprise Cloud over HANA on
premises?
HANA Enterprise Cloud, may offer some distinct advantages for some
enterprises, as compared with on-premises HANA.
Benefit. HANA Enterprise Cloud offers a far easier, quicker and cheaper
means of scalability, should the need for more storage arise. The data
footprint is also greatly reduced. A move to the cloud may also obviate a
need for Business Warehouse and its data repository for creating
meaningful analytics.
Although it's difficult to quantify all the benefits at this early stage, HANA
Enterprise Cloud has the potential to bring significant productivity
improvements, such as faster business transactions, instant availability of
reports, and new functionality and tools that are native to SAP HANA only.