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May 13, 2020
SAP Certification on Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service
Oracle announced that as of April 7, 2020 Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service X8 is certified by SAP for use of Oracle Database with SAP Business Suite based on the SAP NetWeaver 7.x technology platform. This certification further enhances the unique value that Oracle Cloud brings for SAP Business Suite users.
Why is this important?
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service delivers extreme performance and availability with a range of cloud deployment shapes addressing even the most stringent service level agreements (SLAs) for mission-critical applications. With the same Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) thousands of customers have depended upon in on-premise deployments, SAP NetWeaver 7.x based applications now certified for Database Exadata Cloud Service X8 can gain the following benefits:
- Innovation - Accelerate innovation to drive business growth while protecting existing investments.
- Flexibility - Leverage the "co-managed" Database Exadata Cloud Service model to improve operational flexibility and business agility.
- Performance and Cost - Harness the full performance of Exadata X8 with the cost optimized subscription model of the Oracle Cloud.
Announcement Details
All Database Exadata Cloud Service Base Systems, Database Exadata Cloud Service X8 and X7 Rack Shapes are now certified to deploy Oracle Database of SAP Business Suite based on the SAP NetWeaver 7.x technology platform. More details and information how to deploy SAP applications on Database Exadata Cloud Service can be found in this White Paper “SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP/Java on Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service”
This is part one in a three part series on SAP on Exadata. Part two can be viewed here, part three can be viewed here.
About the Author
Thomas Schuele is a Business Consultant and Program Manager at Oracle’s Oracle-for-SAP Competency Center in Walldorf, Germany. He has over 20 years’ experience with SAP where he has been managing and driving the continuous innovations from Oracle for SAP customers.