Why SAP Software ???

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• Why SAP Software ???
• By
• Venkata Ramu Kesagani
• SAP Certified OS/DB Migration Consultant

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SAP

• SAP Stands for
• Systems Applications and Products
• for(in)
• Data Processing

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SAP A 41-year history of innovation

• In 1972, five entrepreneurs had a vision for the
  business potential of technology. With one
  customer and a handful of employees, SAP set out
  on a path that would not only transform the world
  of information technology, but also forever alter
  the way companies do business.
• Building on a track record of innovation and a
  vision proven true throughout every economic and
  IT shift, now more than ever, SAP is fueled by
  the pioneering spirit that inspired its founders
  to continually transform the IT industry.

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SAP more then what we know

• SAP is the world leader in enterprise
  applications in terms of software and
  software-related services
• More than 251,000 customers in 188 countries
  Serving Large Organizations to SMB Segment
• More than 66,000 employees and locations in
  more than 130 countries
• A 41-year history of innovation and growth as a
  true industry leader

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Efficient

• It is user friendly, anyone can learn it
  quickly, and it is easy to operate
• Its design enables users to enter data without
  difficulty, and its control functions
  significantly decrease the occurrence of mistakes
  in data entry and the forwarding of incorrect
  data

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Data Integration

• Allows easier global integration (barriers of
  currency exchange rates, language, and culture
  can be bridged automatically)

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Update Integration

• Updates only need to be done once to be
  implemented company-wide

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Vendor Experience

• Vendors have past knowledge and expertise on how
  to best build and implement a system
• User interface is completely customizable
  allowing end users to dictate the operational
  structure of the product

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Data Redundancy

• Provides real-time information, reducing the
  possibility of redundancy errors
• May create a more efficient work environment for
  employees

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OS Independency

• SAP is Operating System Independent
• Microsoft Windows,
• IBM AIX, Main Frames, IBM AS400/Iseries
• HP Unix
• Sun Solaris from Sun Microsystems(Sun is taken
  over by Oracle)
• Linux(Cent OS, Fedora, RHEL, SUSE Linux and
  ORACLE Linux) .
• SAP can be installed on any of the operating
  systems where as Microsoft Dynamics SQL Server
  products are dependent on Windows Servers
  (Operating Systems)
• Oracle could not be installed on AS400/Main
  Frames Machine (AS400 comes with DB2)

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DB Independency

• SAP is Database Independent
• Oracle from Oracle Corporation
• DB2 from IBM
• MSSQL Server from Microsoft
• SAPDB (MAXDB) and Sybase from SAP
• Informix is available for older versions(it is
  Obsolete(outdated) now)
• SAP Adaptive Sybase Enterprise Edition(Sybase
  ASE)
• SAP Hana Database from SAP
• SAP can be installed on any of the Databases
  where as Oracle Apps and oracle products are
  dependent on Oracle Database

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Language Independent

• It is Unicode language system to support around
  90,000 characters i.e., almost all the available
  (560) languages in the world. By default English
  and German are available the additional languages
  are required to be installed as part of the
  post-installation based on requirement.

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Rich set of Modules

• SAP Contains rich set of Modules
  (FI,CO,SD,MM,HR,PP,PS,QM,PM and other functions
  based on the Requirement).By default more then 30
  modules are available and they are integrated in
  the SAP ERP System
• Execute SPRO? To Check all the Default
  Modules

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Business Functions

• Provides industry extensions (add-ons) industry
  specific Solutions such as oil, gas, mining,
  textile, campus management, chemicals, health
  care, media, energy, insurance, banking etc. most
  of them are inbuilt in the system and requires
  additional licenses(payment) to use them

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Inbuilt WEB Functionality

• SAP Supports web infrastructure so that Sap
  systems can be accessed over the web without any
  additional software/hardware. It is inbuilt
  functionality and requires one time activation

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Mobile Infrastructure

• SAP Support Mobile Infrastructure to communicate
  with external devices like PDA (personal digital
  assistants like palm tops, black berry, iphone,
  android, Motorola and other handheld devices.

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Analytics and Reporting

• SAP Support Reporting Functionality through
  inbuilt Business Intelligence System (BIW/BI/BW)
  at platform level. It is used for
  analysis/reporting and decision making

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SAP Support

• SAP Supports the Customer production
  environments 7X24X365 through Global Support
  Centers located in Bangalore, shangai, Ireland
  and Singapore etc

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Sap Security

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• SAP provides Role based, menu based, field
  level, org level security to protect the
  sensitive information of the customers/assets/
  employees/ suppliers etc
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License Fees

• SAP Supports Small, Midsized to large enterprises
  and cut down the license cost to reach the
  customers (example each user costs around 200,000
  INR which has been reduced to 60,000 INR based
  on number of users, Location, Business and volume
  of licensing etc)

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Data Transfer Techniques

• SAP Supports Various Data Transfer Techniques to
  transfer the Legacy, parallel processing Data
  into SAP Systems. It support various Interfaces
  to communicate with SAP and NON-SAP Systems

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Continuous Support

• SAP Provides Continuous Improvement to the
  existing software by releasing patches, packages,
  support stacks, upgrades and enhancement packages
  etc.

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Best Practices/Business Configuration Sets

• SAP Provides Preconfigured Scenarios, Solutions,
  Building Blocks and Best Practices to accelerate
  the Implementation of SAP
• Global Best practices - Reduced Cost, Risk, Time

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High Availability

• it supports all the high availability services
  of Cluster/ backup/ restore/recovery /standby and
  disaster recovery solutions.

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Optimal Response Time

• it provides optimal response time of 600
  milliseconds to 2 seconds for each step(request
  through a mouse click/keyboard stroke like
  f1,f2,f5,f8 and enter)

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Netweaver

• SAP Provides a Common Platform(Netweaver) to
  install all the required Components in a Single
  System(Enterprise Portal ,exchange infrastructure
  ,Business Intelligence, Mobile Infrastructure
  ,Development Infrastructure can be installed
  along with ERP System at one step)

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Business Innovations

• SAP Provides my SAP Business Suite, business
  innovations 2011 which comprises of SAPERP(SAP
  Enterprise Resource Planning,) SAPSRM (Supplier
  Relationship Management) SCM(Supply Chain
  Management) and CRM(Customer Relationship
  Management)

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SAP Language

• SAP is built using ABAP language which supports
  all the OOPS Concept and sap adapted java as the
  internet language to provide interactive screens
  over the web.

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Internet Graphics

• it supports graphics, adobe with the help of
  inbuilt graphics server and Adobe Services.

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Risks

• OS/DB/SAP Compatibility with hardware
• OS and Hardware Expertise
• Network bandwidth and data transfer rate
• SAP Support , licensing and compatible software
• Onsite and offshore Communication
• Existing Data Centre Team Support and
  Availability
• Tape backup and Restore capability