Upgrading SAP on Sun
Sun understands that an upgrade to your SAP solution environment must be carefully planned and executed to minimize risk and smoothly transition to the new environment. With proven network computing technologies and comprehensive services based on years of data center experience, Sun is positioned to help you achieve the agility and efficiency delivered by SAP solutions.
Sun brings a proven SAP deployment approach that yeilds the following benefits:
- Reduced Cost and Complexity - Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions provides a proven approach to significantly reduce the number of servers required, and at the same time, improve hardware utilization, system performance, and availability.
- Improved Service Levels - The optimized performance of Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions is backed by highly reliable servers and storage solutions that offer hot-swappable components.
- Reduced Risk - Sun's Solutions Practices bring together more than 10,000 world-class experts aimed at helping companies leverage their IT infrastructure. The Sun Joint Support Center (JSC) for SAP provides 24 x 7 worldwide support to rapidly resolve complex issues related to SAP solutions on Sun systems.
- Improved Security - Sun Network Services for SAP Solutions enables a comprehensive identity and access management environment through a mix of products and services specifically tailored to the needs of SAP customers.
- Faster Implementation - Software tools such as Sun N1 Service Provisioning System and Solaris Flash technology can help reduce the time required for an SAP upgrade by speeding the deployment of new or redeployed Sun servers.
- Investment Protection - The Sun Upgrade Advantage Program provides trade-up allowances for Sun and non-Sun equipment so that SAP customers can replace aging or even obsolete systems with new systems that are discounted in exchange for the trade-up.
