... Introduction ... 13§§... Foreword ... 21§§1 ... Cloud Computing: Introduction and Current Developments ... 23§§1.1 ... Basic Principles of Cloud Computing ... 24§§1.2 ... Current Developments at SAP ... 55§§1.3 ... Current Developments at Hardware and Software Manufacturers ... 61§§2 ... Building a Cloud Using Converged Infrastructures ... 79§§2.1 ... Introduction to Converged Infrastructures ... 79§§2.2 ... Technical Requirements ... 84§§2.3 ... Structure and Implementation ... 102§§2.4 ... Extending a Converged Infrastructure to a Private SAP Cloud ... 116§§2.5 ... Service Portfolio and Operating Processes ... 124§§3 ... SAP LVM: Automating Your Cloud ... 131§§3.1 ... SAP LVM Overview ... 132§§3.2 ... SAP LVM Landscape ... 149§§3.3 ... SAP LVM as an Administration Framework ... 166§§3.4 ... Integration with Virtual Environments and the Public Cloud ... 178§§4 ... Customer Example: Setting Up a Private Cloud for an IT Outsourcing Provider ... 189§§4.1 ... Goals ... 189§§4.2 ... Project Procedure ... 191§§4.3 ... Requirements Analysis and RFx ... 193§§4.4 ... Setting up the Infrastructure ... 197§§4.5 ... Implementing the Software ... 200§§4.6 ... Service Catalog and T-Shirt Sizes ... 203§§4.7 ... Introducing the Cloud Solution ... 205§§4.8 ... Lessons Learned ... 207§§5 ... Current Market Overview on Cloud Services ... 209§§5.1 ... Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) ... 209§§5.2 ... Platform as a Service (PaaS) ... 231§§5.3 ... Software as a Service (SaaS) ... 245§§5.4 ... Summary ... 258§§6 ... SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud ... 261§§6.1 ... Overview ... 261§§6.2 ... SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud as a Managed Cloud ... 266§§6.3 ... Deployment and Integration ... 269§§6.4 ... Assessment and Advisory ... 271§§6.5 ... Onboarding and Migration ... 275§§6.6 ... Operations ... 281§§6.7 ... Security ... 290§§6.8 ... Cost Comparison ... 297§§6.9 ... Lessons Learned ... 301§§6.10 ... Summary ... 302§§7 ... SAP HANA Cloud Platform ... 305§§7.1 ... Differences between SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud and SAP HANA Cloud Platform ... 305§§7.2 ... Basic Principles ... 306§§7.3 ... Choosing an SAP HANA Cloud Platform Edition ... 308§§7.4 ... Creating an Application ... 310§§7.5 ... Services ... 341§§7.6 ... Future Trends ... 350§§7.7 ... Summary ... 351§§8 ... SAP Cloud Appliance Library and Amazon ... 353§§8.1 ... Amazon Web Services Overview ... 353§§8.2 ... Reasons for Operating SAP on AWS ... 354§§8.3 ... Cost Benefits of SAP on AWS ... 356§§8.4 ... AWS Solutions ... 359§§8.5 ... Implementing SAP Projects on AWS ... 364§§8.6 ... SAP Cloud Appliance Library on AWS ... 383§§8.7 ... Success Stories ... 397§§9 ... Customer Example: Using a Private Cloud Operated Off-Premise ... 403§§9.1 ... Requirements ... 404§§9.2 ... Selecting a Solution ... 409§§9.3 ... Procedure ... 412§§9.4 ... Implementation and Success ... 414§§9.5 ... Lessons Learned ... 415§§10 ... Summary and Outlook ... 417§§... Appendices ... 421§§A ... Abbreviations ... 421§§B ... The Authors ... 425§§... Index ... 429§§ sakriti opis