Expertise for
SAP® on Azure
In the era of digital transformation, efficient SAP cloud operations and migration to Microsoft Azure are not only a competitive advantage, but a basic prerequisite for business success.
Our services include a seamless migration of your SAP systems to the cloud as well as the ongoing operation and optimization of your SAP infrastructure in Azure to accelerate and simplify your business processes.
Using proven technologies such as Terraform and Ansible, we guarantee an efficient cloud transformation and secure SAP operations that support and promote your IT goals.
Your Road
to Transition
Example process of a migration in Azure
Idea
& requirement
We start with your requirements and ideas and analyze your current system landscape.
Concept
of the target architecture
We determine your hardware requirements and derive an optimal design and sizing for the Azure VM types.
We replace expensive services with cost-effective Azure services and achieve further cost savings by consolidating systems.
Implementation
& concept implementation
We use standardized procedures such as lift & shift, heterogeneous or homogeneous system copies, DMO and DB replication for the migration of SAP systems.
We can also use the Perform provisioning of the Azure VMs via Terraform and Ansible and attach ourselves to an existing software version management system such as Azure DevOps, Gitlab, BitBucket or similar.
Testing-
& Optimization
We evaluate the KPIs from the Azure Monitor and the SAP systems.
This allows us to derive a tight sizing and further reduce costs.
There are also optimizations for the end user, such as the Azure Enterprise applications SSO via SAML2 for ABAP in the SAP system.
Our expertise
SAP® on Azure
Use the synergies of the Microsoft and SAP partnership to efficiently migrate your SAP workloads to the Microsoft Azure Cloud.
This combination offers a scalable, secure cloud infrastructure that is specially designed for the requirements of your SAP systems.
Increase the performance, flexibility and innovative power of your business processes with optimized SAP solutions in Azure.
Discover the benefits of seamless integration and how you can achieve your business goals with Azure.
Terraform & Ansible
With Terraform and Ansible, you can revolutionize the management of your IT infrastructure.
Terraform enables a uniform configuration language for the standardized provisioning of IT resources, while Ansible simplifies the automation of configuration management and application deployment.
Discover the synergy between Terraform’s planning and provisioning power and Ansible’s automation efficiency to make your IT environment seamless and efficient.
Migration & Operation
Increase the performance of your SAP systems through migration and operation in scalable and standardized infrastructures.
Our solutions offer you the key to the SAP basis of the future by focusing on flexibility, efficiency and scalability.
Experience how optimized SAP infrastructures accelerate the transformation of your IT landscape and prepare your company for the challenges of the digital era.
Get in touch with us.
Our services
In the digital economy, reliable IT services are essential for the success of any business.
We offer customized IT services that are tailored to the individual needs of your business.
Our goal is to provide you with an optimal IT infrastructure that increases efficiency, reduces costs and increases productivity.
We ensure that your IT infrastructure not only meets today’s requirements, but is also equipped for future challenges.
Our approach is proactive and customer-centric to ensure that your IT investments achieve maximum returns.
SAP® on Azure
Advantages of SAP on Azure services:
- Customized migration: Ensure a seamless and low-risk migration of your existing SAP systems to the cloud, supported by our in-depth expertise in Azure technologies.
- Optimized performance: Experience improved performance and efficiency of your SAP applications by using the advanced Azure infrastructure.
- Scalable solutions: Adapt your resources dynamically to the needs of your company and benefit from the flexibility and scalability that Azure offers.
- Ongoing administration and support: Our experts are always on hand to ensure the optimal performance of your SAP systems and to provide support in managing and updating your solutions.
Rely on a proven partnership that not only makes your SAP on Azure implementation and administration possible, but transforms it into a catalyzing factor for your business growth.
Contact us today to find out how we can help you achieve your IT goals and secure a sustainable competitive advantage.
SAP® on Azure
High Availability
Optimize your SAP environment on Azure with SLES or RedHat for maximum availability
Experience the reliability of SAP on Azure paired with the high availability offered by SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
Our customized solutions ensure that your business-critical SAP applications are available around the clock, backed by the robust capabilities of SLES or RedHat.
Whether you prefer the benefits of SLES’ optimized performance features for SAP systems or the proven stability of RedHat, our experts can help you implement the high-availability solutions that best fit your IT strategy.
With automated failover, disaster recovery and proactive monitoring, we ensure that your SAP applications always remain powerful and accessible – in the cloud with Azure.
Your business processes are secure with SAP® on Azure and high-availability solutions from SLES or RedHat:
- Optimized high-availability architectures: We develop and implement high-availability solutions that are tailored to the needs of your SAP applications.
- Choice between SLES and RedHat: Choose the platform that best meets your requirements and benefit from an individually configured and optimized environment.
- Minimization of downtimes: Through sophisticated failover mechanisms and disaster recovery plans, we minimize downtime and protect your business-critical processes.
Rely on our expertise in the provision of SAP on Azure solutions with SLES or RedHat and take advantage of an infrastructure that makes no compromises in terms of availability and performance.
Contact us for advice on our high-availability solutions and to ensure robust, future-proof operation of your SAP applications.
SAP® on Azure
Implementation and operation with Azure Netapp Files
Seamless implementation and efficient operation with Azure NetApp Files
Maximize the performance and scalability of your SAP systems on Azure with the high-performance storage solution Azure NetApp Files.
Specially developed for business-critical applications, Azure NetApp Files offers a high-performance and extremely reliable storage infrastructure that is ideal for the demanding operation of SAP solutions.
Complete integration for your SAP landscape:
- Seamless implementation: With Azure NetApp Files, your SAP systems can be easily integrated into the Azure cloud, allowing you to benefit from fast, smooth and secure data migration.
- Highest performance: Experience first-class speed and throughput for your SAP databases and applications, supported by NetApp's optimized storage technology.
- Scalable operation: Adapt your storage resources flexibly to the growth of your SAP systems and thus ensure efficient and cost-effective operation.
- Security and compliance: Azure NetApp Files meets the highest security and compliance requirements so that your data is always protected.
As your partner for SAP on Azure, we ensure a customized implementation and trouble-free operation of your SAP infrastructure.
Our extensive knowledge of Azure NetApp Files enables us to configure a storage solution that is precisely tailored to the requirements and peak loads of your SAP environment.
Benefit from our expertise
You can rely on our extensive experience in the implementation and operation of SAP on Azure with Azure NetApp Files.
We help you find the optimal balance between performance, scalability and costs and support you in making your IT infrastructure fit for the future.
Contact us to find out more about how we can transform your SAP systems on Azure with Azure NetApp Files.
SAP® on Azure
Terraform and Ansible developments
Terraform and Ansible: Customized developments for automated infrastructure
Increase the efficiency of your IT processes with our specialized Terraform and Ansible developments.
By leveraging these leading infrastructure automation technologies, we enable you to manage complex environments with precision and speed.
With Terraform, you define your cloud infrastructure as code, ensuring fast, consistent and secure provisioning of resources.
Ansible complements this with simple yet powerful automation routines for smooth configuration and management.
Your benefits with our Terraform and Ansible solutions
- Rapid deployment: With Terraform, you can deploy and manage your infrastructure in minutes instead of days.
- Configuration management: Ansible simplifies configuration management, minimizing human error and improving consistency.
- Scalable automation: Our solutions are designed to grow with your company and adapt to changing requirements.
- Multi-cloud strategies: Benefit from our expertise in multi-cloud environments, supported by Terraform and Ansible, to orchestrate cloud resources across platforms.
Our team of experienced developers will work closely with you to develop Terraform and Ansible solutions that are tailored to your specific requirements.
From the planning phase through to implementation and beyond, we provide support and training to ensure you get the most out of your automated infrastructure.
Contact us today to take your infrastructure automation to the next level and secure a sustainable technological advantage.
SAP® on Azure
SAP Deployment Automation Framework
The SAP Deployment Automation Framework is a powerful open source orchestration tool that allows you to efficiently deploy, install and manage SAP environments.
This tool supports deployment on all SAP-supported operating system versions and in every Azure region.
With Terraform and Ansible, you can fully automate and optimize your SAP landscapes.
Main functions of the SAP Deployment Automation Framework:
- Flexible deployment: Support for all SAP-supported operating systems and Azure regions.
- Infrastructure automation with Terraform: Create SAP landscapes based on SAP HANA and NetWeaver with AnyDB. Terraform from HashiCorp is a leading open source tool for the provision and management of cloud infrastructures.
- Configuration management with Ansible: Automate the provisioning, configuration and management of your cloud resources. Ansible from Red Hat offers a user-friendly platform for cloud deployments, configuration management and application deployments.
Advantages of using the SAP Deployment Automation Framework:
- Increased efficiency: Automated provisioning and management of SAP environments reduces manual effort and increases efficiency.
- Cost reduction: The automation of processes minimizes errors and reduces operating costs.
- Scalability: Easy scaling of your SAP environments according to business requirements.
Blog
How do I identify the different disks such as boot, temp and data in Azure VMs with Linux
How do I identify the different disks such as boot, temp and data in Azure VMs with Linux.
Every Linux VM in Azure initially has an OS disk from which it is booted and additional data disks attached in SAP.
The disk overview in the Azure portal provides an overview of which LUN is linked to which disk.
What is Terraform?
Take advantage of scalable and standardized infrastructures and experience the SAP basis of the future
About us
Welcome to cloud motion GmbH - your partner for innovative solutions in the field of SAP technology.
We are a family-run and financially independent company that is characterized by its comprehensive know-how and many years of experience.
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At cloud motion GmbH, we focus on long-term relationships with our customers and partners in order to be successful together.
Welcome to Cloud Motion GmbH – your partner for automation, standardization and state-of-the-art architectures in the SAP technology sector.
The management
Analena and Stergios Gaidatzis