SAP Lifecycle provides rapid initial system provisioning and reduced system refresh costs through choice of licensing options. It allows traditional system delivery times to be reduced from days/weeks to minutes/hours through SAP Landscape Virtualization Management deployment. Private cloud has revolutionized how organizations deploy and manage enterprise applications, with 70% adopting private cloud and 71% reporting easier administration. Growing cloud business with partner managed cloud can capture increasing customer demand and accelerate existing opportunities while reaching new markets.

1. SAP Lifecycle
SAP Lifecycle
• Rapid initial system
provisioning
• Reduced system refresh costs
• Choice of licensing options
Planning Initial Configuration
SAP LVM Deployment
Prep. Start
Start
Traditional
“SAP System” delivery
From days/weeks ...
... down to minutes/hours
SAP LVM EE
Provider Option
ERP CRM
HANA
Accelerate Growth in the Cloud
Explore the benefits of partner managed cloud
“Rather than going
it alone when
deploying enterprise
applications, leading
organizations
turn to cloud and
service providers to
simplify the use and
implementation of
these critical cloud-
based systems.” 5
Private cloud has revolutionized the way that organizations deploy and
manage business-critical enterprise applications.
70% 71% 46%Of organizations have
adopted private cloud
in some form1
Of businesses report easier
application management
and administration since
deploying private cloud2
Of companies implementing
private cloud have seen a
reduction in the complexity of
their IT infrastructure3
Grow your cloud business with partner managed
cloud by:
Capturing increasing
customer demand
for cloud
Accelerating your
existing pipeline
opportunities
Reaching new
markets with
enhanced solutions
Private cloud offers the biggest growth
opportunity for third-party providers.
60%
IT infrastructure leaders are 60% more likely to
leverage third-party private cloud providers to
run their business-critical application4
Simplify and automate deployment and administration with SAP®
Landscape Virtualization Management software.
Help your customers achieve rapid time to value and lower total cost of
ownership from their new applications.
30% 50% 30%Less development effort… Faster postcopy response… Shorter mean repair time…
…achieved by T-Systems International GmbH with SAP Landscape Virtualization Management
Accelerate your cloud growth in three easy steps
with partner managed cloud.
Analyze
The best areas
for business
development
Execute
An agreement
with SAP for
partner managed
cloud
Identify
The solutions and
services required to
fill the market gaps
“SAP Landscape
Virtualization
Management
supports us in
integrating new
software products
right out of the box,
allowing us to rapidly
embrace changes
that drive the
company’s business.”
Lars Micheel, Solution Delivery
Lead, Global Delivery Unit
SAP Technology Services, T-Systems
International GmbH
Sources
1-5 A Simple Path to Private Cloud, Aberdeen Group, July 2015.
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