Executive Summary SAP has structured its SAP Cloud to provide a massive upcharge on providers like AWS and GCP. In this article, we cover how the Upcharge by SAP works. Introduction We analyzed SAP Cloud, trying to figure out how it adds any value. And we think that SAP may have created a new cloud…
Executive Summary AWS and Google Cloud are distinct from SAP Cloud in many ways. This article explains the differences regarding HTTP 2.0. Introduction SAP Cloud attempts to appear competitive, but under the covers, the SAP Cloud is far behind AWS and GCP. In this article, we will focus on HTTP 2.0. Our References for This…
Executive Summary AWS and Google Cloud have brought fantastic elasticity to their services. This article explains how this elastic functionality works. Introduction The emphasis of AWS and Google Cloud is “elastic.” This means that the services offered by AWS and Google Cloud can be easily scaled. AWS also has auto-scaling, which is covered in the…
Executive Summary SAP and Oracle have very different pricing than AWS and Google Cloud. This article covers how this pricing is so different and what it means. Video Introduction: How to Understand SAP and Oracle Versus AWS and Google Cloud Pricing Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) AWS and Google Cloud offer good…
Executive Summary SAP has many complications in migrating SAP to the Cloud, which is not widely known. This article covers some of the many complications of moving SAP to the Cloud. Video Introduction: How to Understand the Complications of Migrating SAP to the Cloud Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the Video) SAP Cloud is…
Executive Summary AWS and Google Cloud can allow for both homogeneous and heterogeneous database migration Learn why cloud services are enabling databases. Introduction When the source and target database are the same, this is called a “homogeneous” conversion. When the databases are different, this is referred to as a “heterogeneous” migration. Homogeneous migrations are often…
Executive Summary AWS and Google Cloud are offering great opportunities for database migration. Learn why cloud services are enabling databases. Introduction Migrating databases and applications to AWS or Google Cloud has numerous benefits that have already changed how IT is managed at a wide array of companies. These benefits include the following: Reducing fixed costs…
Executive Summary AWS and Google Cloud are offering great opportunities to leverage multiple database types. Learn why multi-bases are taking over from the single-base approach. Introduction While SAP has proposed using a single database type (the one database type SAP wants customers to focus on, which is HANA) and finds its most willing customers in…
Executive Summary AWS and Google Cloud are offering great opportunities to leverage open source databases. We cover how to accomplish the migration. Introduction Oracle representatives like discussing Oracle’s market share in the database market. They love talking about the different things the Oracle database can do and its many advanced features. What they don’t like…
Executive Summary AWS has specific advice as to how to perform a migration to AWS. This is essentially a phased approach that scales with the customer’s capabilities and understanding. Introduction AWS sees substantial growth, but SAP and Oracle will resist leveraging the AWS cloud as this reduces their control over the account. Secondly, neither AWS…