Why ACHIEVING HIGH AVAILABILITY FOR SAP HANA Is The Only Skill You Really Need
Organizations across the globe rely on SAP ERP systems to maintain their essential applications. As deadlines draw nearer for moving to SAP’s HANA database, IT teams need to consider the potential complexity of implementing high availability and disaster recovery for these systems says Ian Allton. SAP has been looking to transform its customers’ ERP systems to the new cloud-based, HANA environment for over a decade. Though customers have succeeded in getting the support deadline for SAP’s legacy on-premises software extended to 2027 - an impressive feat, considering that SAP set the first deadline for 2017 - most industry experts recognize that the writing is on the wall. In five years, the businesses still leaning on SAP ERP to run their most critical systems will need to transition to HANA or pay a premium for support. Therefore, it is vital that those currently leaning on SAP ERP consider how they will achieve this same high availability with HANA - ideally before they’re faced with