Monday, June 16, 2014

HP Announces Global Availability of HP As-a-service Solution for SAP HANA

HP today announced that the HP As-a-Service Solution for the SAP HANA® platform is now available worldwide.

Introduced 12 months ago, the first-to-market solution includes the software license for SAP HANA along with hardware and ongoing management services into a complete solution provided in a cost-effective, as-a-service model.

Clients such as Origin Energy, Avon Cycles and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories have utilized the HP As-a-Service Solution for SAP HANA to harness the benefits of in-memory computing and analytics with greater speed and agility while reducing risk and significantly lowering upfront costs—all via a simple-to-understand, monthly subscription fee.

“Our clients have shown significant adoption and interest in the HP As-a-Service Solution for SAP HANA,” said Marshal Correia, Vice President & General Manager, Enterprise Services, HP India. “Whether a client wants help in defining the business case for SAP HANA or a full-blown as-a-service solution, HP and SAP have the skills and capabilities to make this a reality.”


With its full-stack capabilities, HP is especially well positioned to provide clients with an end-to-end service by integrating the HP Appliance Portfolio for SAP HANA, HP Infrastructure and Application Management Services for SAP HANA, HP Industry and Strategic Services for SAP HANA, and HP Helion Cloud and Security Services for SAP HANA into a single SAP-certified architecture, value proposition and commercial agreement. The solution allows SAP HANA to be consumed on a subscription basis, as milestone payments, or as “bring your own license,” helping clients to unlock the value from already-purchased SAP HANA licenses.

“The ongoing investment HP is making in market-leading value propositions such as the HP As-a-Service Solution for SAP HANA, demonstrates that we have a complementary agenda—to deliver extraordinary value to our clients,” said Justin Battles, global vice president, Corporate Business Development, SAP.  “HP’s capabilities and collaborative approach means it is well positioned to deliver on the promise of SAP HANA to our mutual clients.”


HP and SAP are collaborating on various initiatives for SAP HANA to continue to deliver a step-change in value to the market. Examples of this include the next generation of HP ConvergedSystems and HP AppSystems for SAP HANA, enhancing HP’s Helion Virtual Private Cloud capabilities for SAP HANA, developing Industry-specific solutions for SAP HANA, and identifying joint channels to market to further accelerate business uptake.