Run your SAP system on Microsoft Azure with this guide to architecture design and system administration! Get to know Microsoft Azure and its prerequisites, service options, and supported SAP products. Plan and build your system to last with high availability and disaster recovery, and then see how to migrate and operate your system once its live. Learn to configure and use encryption, backups, automation, compliance, and other key features. Make your cloud project painless!a. Designing Your SystemBegin with design considerations: sizing, availability, security, cost, and more. Then understand Microsoft Azures architecture and recommended practices for architecture design and service configuration. Walk through network architecture, storage options, and optimizations for your system.b. Operating Your System Make sure your system is operating at peak efficiency with tools like SAP Solution Manager and Azure monitor, and keep the bottom line in mind with cost management tools.c. Protecting Your SystemHope for the best, plan for the worst. Make sure your system can run without significant downtime (high availability) and can be restored in the event of failure (disaster recovery). Leverage backup mechanisms, shared storage, and encryption to make your system resilient!d. Preparing for MigrationEvaluate your migration readiness, preview the states of any migration project, and begin planning your migration. 1) Architecture2) Deployment models and infrastructure3) High availability and disaster recovery4) Automation5) Encryption6) Governance and compliance7) Backup and recovery8) Migration9) Operations and monitoring10) Case studies

... Objective of This Book ... 17 ... Target Audience ... 17 ... Structure of the Book ... 18 ... Acknowledgments ... 20 1.1 ... What Is Microsoft Azure? ... 21 1.2 ... Cloud Deployment Options ... 22 1.3 ... Cloud Models: Comparing IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS ... 23 1.4 ... Cloud Adoption Framework ... 26 1.5 ... Service Availability and Preview Features ... 28 1.6 ... Understanding Microsoft Azure’s SLAs ... 29 1.7 ... Why Move to Microsoft Azure? ... 32 1.8 ... Summary ... 34 2.1 ... The Unique SAP Architecture on Microsoft Azure ... 35 2.2 ... SAP on Microsoft Azure Support Prerequisites ... 36 2.3 ... Supported SAP Products, Databases, and Operating Systems ... 37 2.4 ... SAP Technology Stacks and Architecture ... 40 2.5 ... SAP on Microsoft Azure Reference Architecture ... 42 2.6 ... Deployment Models ... 43 2.7 ... Paths to Microsoft Azure ... 45 2.8 ... SAP Cloud Appliance Library ... 49 2.9 ... Relevant SAP Notes ... 56 2.10 ... Summary ... 57 3.1 ... Microsoft Azure Enterprise Enrollment Hierarchy ... 59 3.2 ... Connectivity to Microsoft Azure ... 60 3.3 ... Microsoft Azure Pricing Calculator and Total Cost of Ownership Calculator ... 62 3.4 ... Infrastructure Foundation Pillars ... 64 3.5 ... Shared Storage ... 73 3.6 ... Operating System Licenses in Microsoft Azure ... 75 3.7 ... Platform Maintenance and Notifications ... 77 3.8 ... Microsoft Azure Dedicated Host ... 78 3.9 ... SAP HANA on Azure (Large Instances) ... 80 3.10 ... Key Vault ... 82 3.11 ... Microsoft Azure Landing Zone ... 82 3.12 ... Summary ... 83 4.1 ... Security ... 85 4.2 ... Performance ... 93 4.3 ... Resiliency ... 101 4.4 ... Operational Efficiency ... 109 4.5 ... Summary ... 113 5.1 ... Policies ... 116 5.2 ... Management Groups ... 117 5.3 ... Resource Groups ... 118 5.4 ... Role-Based Access Control ... 119 5.5 ... Naming Conventions ... 121 5.6 ... Resource Locks ... 122 5.7 ... Tagging ... 123 5.8 ... Microsoft Azure Blueprint ... 124 5.9 ... Regulatory and Audit Compliance ... 125 5.10 ... Summary ... 128 6.1 ... Microsoft Azure Regions ... 129 6.2 ... Subscription Design ... 130 6.3 ... Connectivity and Network Design ... 131 6.4 ... Compute ... 136 6.5 ... Storage ... 139 6.6 ... Summary ... 140 7.1 ... High Availability ... 141 7.2 ... Disaster Recovery ... 162 7.3 ... Reference Architecture ... 171 7.4 ... Summary ... 173 8.1 ... Backup and Restore Overview ... 175 8.2 ... Backup Classifications ... 177 8.3 ... Microsoft Azure Backup and Recovery Vault ... 178 8.4 ... Virtual Machine Backup ... 178 8.5 ... Database Backup ... 180 8.6 ... Shared Disk Backup ... 185 8.7 ... Third-Party Tools ... 185 8.8 ... Backup and Retention Policy ... 186 8.9 ... Restore and Recovery ... 187 8.10 ... Management and Reporting ... 190 8.11 ... Summary ... 191 9.1 ... Infrastructure as Code ... 194 9.2 ... Automation Use Cases ... 195 9.3 ... Automation Tools ... 197 9.4 ... DevOps Integration ... 203 9.5 ... Quickstart Templates ... 203 9.6 ... Disadvantages of Using Automation ... 204 9.7 ... Automation Recommend Practices ... 205 9.8 ... Summary ... 206 10.1 ... Encryption at Rest ... 207 10.2 ... Encryption in Transit ... 211 10.3 ... Key Management ... 212 10.4 ... Summary ... 212 11.1 ... Planning and Readiness ... 213 11.2 ... Migration Paths and Methodologies ... 215 11.3 ... Large Databases and Migration Optimizations ... 226 11.4 ... SAP Landscape Migration Phases ... 231 11.5 ... Lessons Learned ... 236 11.6 ... Summary ... 238 12.1 ... Cloud Operating Model ... 239 12.2 ... Operational Efficiency ... 240 12.3 ... Monitoring ... 257 12.4 ... Cost Management ... 268 12.5 ... Summary ... 275 13.1 ... New Implementation Planning ... 277 13.2 ... Migration Planning ... 282 13.3 ... Summary ... 285 14.1 ... Marching towards SAP S/4HANA ... 287 14.2 ... Integration to Cloud Native Tools ... 287 14.3 ... SAP Innovations ... 288 14.4 ... Evolution of Microsoft Azure ... 289 14.5 ... Containers for SAP? ... 290 14.6 ... Summary ... 291