Why Run SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems

The Benefits of Running SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems

Posted on 11/06/2020

by QCM-Technologies

                                Why run SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems?

Thousands of organizations across various industries have chosen IBM Power Systems to run SAP HANA. Their decision was primarily driven by the need for an infrastructure that can simplify and accelerate their HANA deployments. Additionally, the IBM infrastructure offers the ability to run on-premise or in the Cloud. Using IBM Power Systems allows you to significantly upgrade your infrastructure with greater ease of use, increased flexibility, resiliency, and performance.

  • Built-in virtualization management that can be provisioned and managed from VMware vRealize Automation without having to learn new skills
  • A 5x faster data load to SAP HANA memory versus from traditional storage
  • A simple solution with easy integration and easy configuration using the same Linux distributions you already know
  • Integrate multiple SAP systems to reduce your data center footprint and accelerate your speed-to-production
  • With built-in virtualization, you can run multiple SAP HANA production instances at the same time
  • Other applications can co-exist with SAP HANA on the same system
  • Cloud-ready infrastructure allows the ability to deploy the same environment onsite or in the cloud

 

Benefits of Running SAP HANA on IBM Power

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Benefits of Running SAP HANA on IBM Power Systems

Benefits of Running SAP HANA on IBM Power

Benefits of Running SAP HANA on IBM Power

IBM commissioned Forrester Consulting to perform a study on the potential benefits a hypothetical organization will likely realize

Forrester interviewed HANA customers to learn about their experience with IBM Power. Through multiple customer interviews and data aggregation, Forrester concluded that IBM Power Systems for SAP HANA had the following three-year financial impact for a composite organization representative of the interviewees. 

 

INFOGRAPHIC:  The Total Economic Impact™ Of IBM® Power Systems™ for SAP HANA®

Summary of hypothetical IBM Power Systems benefits realized:
137% - ROI
36% - The avoided cost of system downtime
49% - The avoided cost of alternate server architecture
11% - Reduced cost of managing and maintaining infrastructure
4% - Reduced cost of power and cooling

 

Summary:  Achieve faster time-to-value with IBM Power Systems

SAP HANA is a complex solution. With IBM Power Systems, you can easily deploy and manage your SAP implementation to achieve faster time-to-value, and the benefits your organization will realize when using IBM Power are significant. 

  • Flexibility - Proven infrastructure that scales as quickly as your business grows
  • Resiliency - The industry's highest levels of availability and easy to manage
  • Performance - Easily to move resources depending on changing business needs

 

Ready to See the Benefits for Your Organization?

Benefits of Running SAP HANA on IBM Power

 

 

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