SAP在调查软件公司Qualtrics上市之前,以80亿美元将其收购
文/Catherine Shu
企业软件巨头SAP今天宣布,已经同意以80亿美元的现金收购Qualtrics,在这家调查研究软件公司上市之前。该交易预计将于2019年上半年完成。Qualtrics 2016年上一轮风险投资基金以25亿美元的估值筹集了1.8亿美元。
在甲骨文于2016年以93亿美元收购Netsuite后,这是有史以来第二大收购SaaS公司。
在电话会议中,SAP首席执行官比尔麦克德莫特说,Qualtrics的IPO已经超额认购,两家公司几个月前就开始讨论了。SAP声称其软件涉及全球77%的交易收入,而Qualtrics的产品包括调查软件,使其9,000名企业用户能够衡量客户情绪和员工敬业度等因素。
McDermott比较了将SAP的运营数据与Qualtrics的客户和用户数据相结合与Facebook收购Instagram的潜在影响。“那些将90年代的科技带入21世纪的传统玩家们刚刚遭受重创。我们已经让市场上的现有参与者绝迹。(SAP的竞争对手包括甲骨文、Salesforce.com、微软和IBM。)
SAP的全球总部位于德国瓦尔多夫,表示已获得70亿欧元(约合79.3亿美元)的融资,用于支付与收购相关的成本和购买价格,其中包括未结算的员工奖金和现金资产负债表。 。
2002年共同创立Qualtrics的Ryan Smith将继续担任首席执行官。收购完成后,该公司将成为SAP云业务集团的一部分,但保留其位于普罗沃,犹他州和西雅图的双重总部,以及自己的品牌和人员。
据Crunchbase称,该公司从投资者(包括Accel,Sequoia和Insight Ventures)筹集了4亿美元的风险投资资金。该公司计划首次以18至21美元的价格出售2050万股股票,这可能有可能达到约4.95亿美元。根据CrunchBase的Alex Wilhelm的说法,这将使其估值在39亿至45亿美元之间。
今年,Qualtrics的收入从9710万$增长了8.5%,在第二季度的1.054亿$的第三季度,根据其IPO申请。它报告第三季度GAAP净收入为490万美元。这比上一季度报告的975,000美元增加,以及去年同期的净利润为470万美元。在2018年的前九个月,Qualtrics的经营现金流增长至5250万美元,而2017年同期则为3610万美元。
在今天的公告中,Qualtrics表示,预计其2018年全年收入将超过4亿美元,预计远期增长率将超过40%,不包括其收购SAP的潜在协同效应。
Qualtrics的主要竞争对手包括9月上市的 SurveyMonkey 。
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原文链接: SAP agrees to buy Qualtrics for $8B in cash, just before the survey software company’s IPO
SAP
2018年11月12日
SAP
人力资源科技的发展的几个趋势
文/Pete Tiliakos
员工用户体验的进步
不仅就业市场匮乏技术工人和顶尖人才,人们还注重创新,从根本上重塑人力资源管理人力资本和与员工互动的方式。人力资源应用程序正在以“用户优先”为重点进行开发,因此员工体验正在极大地影响和塑造未来增强的路线图。
人力资源技术供应商始终坚持不懈地努力创建简化,指导和规范的用户体验。人工智能,机器学习,NLP和规范分析已经成为当今人力资源技术的赌注,并推动了用户体验设计和性能的进步。
例子:
SuccessFactors宣布,它打算在短期内将其市场应用程序增加三倍。此外,它还推出了一个新的人力资源社区,该社区以现有的SAP应用中心为基础,提供围绕六个关键领域的互联合作伙伴解决方案:福祉,薪酬公平,实时反馈,无偏见的招聘,预测绩效和内部流动性
即推出名称连通市场,为客户提供招聘,学习管理,员工反馈,身份管理等合作伙伴解决方案,包括Okta(身份管理),Greenhouse(申请人跟踪),CultureAmp(员工反馈)等供应商平台)和Vestwell(401k)。
人才管理技术
毫无疑问,当今许多组织的关键优先事项是在竞争激烈的市场竞争,获取,发展和留住顶尖人才。因此,组织专注于提升人才管理技术,重点是人才获取,绩效管理和学习管理。供应商正在向市场推出更广泛,更有能力的人才管理解决方案以及对其平台和产品的见解。
例子:
SuccessFactors宣布,它打算在短期内将其市场应用程序增加三倍。此外,它还推出了一个新的人力资源社区,该社区以现有的SAP应用中心为基础,提供围绕六个关键领域的互联合作伙伴解决方案:福祉,薪酬公平,实时反馈,无偏见的招聘,预测绩效和内部流动性
即推出名称连通市场,为客户提供招聘,学习管理,员工反馈,身份管理等合作伙伴解决方案,包括Okta(身份管理),Greenhouse(申请人跟踪),CultureAmp(员工反馈)等供应商平台)和Vestwell(401k)。
应用程序市场正在迅速扩大
虽然目前所有现代HCM平台都提供强大的API(集成),可将关键业务应用程序连接到HCM平台并扩展其功能,但对连接解决方案,服务和应用程序的更强大选项的需求非常高。
开放平台方法正在成为HCM提供商的标准,允许客户,合作伙伴和第三方通过市场/ app store式交付系统连接API以供消费。这种开放式方法允许集成大量外部解决方案,扩展HCM平台的功能,允许客户端连接最适合其独特业务需求和用户群的应用程序。
例子:
SuccessFactors宣布,它打算在短期内将其市场应用程序增加三倍。此外,它还推出了一个新的人力资源社区,该社区以现有的SAP应用中心为基础,提供围绕六个关键领域的互联合作伙伴解决方案:福祉,薪酬公平,实时反馈,无偏见的招聘,预测绩效和内部流动性
即推出名称连通市场,为客户提供招聘,学习管理,员工反馈,身份管理等合作伙伴解决方案,包括Okta(身份管理),Greenhouse(申请人跟踪),CultureAmp(员工反馈)等供应商平台)和Vestwell(401k)。
不是每个公司都在使用云端服务
整个星期,我与不同行业的不同规模和复杂的公司进行了交谈。大多数人要么正在将人力资源转移到云端,要么计划在未来12个月内采取行动。
然而,突出的是有多少公司仍然没有转向基于云的人力资源解决方案,或者采用模块化方法(但不是从核心人力资源开始)。例如,我与一些中型和大型企业雇主进行了交谈,他们表示他们已经在他们的环境中部署了基于云的模块组合,最常见的是以人才为中心的模块。当被问及他们对核心人力资源的使用时,响应往往是“一个领先的内部部署平台”。当我问他们为什么没有为核心人力资源或工资单这样做时,回应往往是“我不确定”或“我们打算到达那里......最终。”
这与NelsonHall最近发布的市场分析“ 云与多流程人力资源服务:云与超越之旅”中的调查结果一致,后者显示只有约40%的多流程人力资源服务市场在云环境中运营。这可能归因于客户的担忧,也可归因于供应商解决方案适应增量迁移到云而不是单一转变。例如,SuccessFactors的Upgrade2Sucess以其内部客户群为目标,支持迁移到云,但是当它对业务有意义时。这种模块化方法使客户能够在转型过程中逐步降低风险并实现投资回报率。
人力资源创新不再只是“人力资源公司”
在过去几年中,人力资本管理已成为一个非常有利可图的市场,随着组织变得更加以人才为中心,它似乎只能继续增长。从历史上看,人力资源领域的创新由人力资源供应商和技术提供商本身(例如ADP,Ceridian,Kronos等)提供 - 即直接为人力资源从业者提供服务和解决方案的人员。
然而,随着全球最大,最富有,最有能力的软件公司(如谷歌,Facebook,微软)瞄准,开发和销售人力资本管理解决方案并加强整个行业的竞争,这种情况已经发生了变化。
例子:
Google Hire:G-Suite的人工智能人才获取平台
Facebook的工作场所:支持移动设备的工具,用于工作场所通信,协作,包括群组,聊天和视频通话功能。与人力资源平台集成,包括ADP,Kronos和Paychex Flex
Microsoft Teams:Workplace协作工具,它将聊天,会议,便笺和附件与Office 365和领先的HCM(例如SuccessFactors)集成在一起
Microsoft Dynamics 365:基于云的ERP和CRM解决方案,具有HCM功能,包括Core HR,人才获取和入职。
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来源:Advances in HR Tech: The View from The Strip
Blendoor 一家新的招聘与人员分析软件减少招聘的偏见,入选SAP.IO 孵化器Blendoor是包容性的招聘和人员分析软件,可减轻无意识偏见。候选人来自数百个战略合作伙伴和大学,并向没有姓名,照片或日期的招聘人员提供。然后,我们与公司的人力资源系统集成,根据人口统计信息跟踪候选人,以确定偏差发生的位置和方式; 这种透明度推动组织,团队甚至个人招聘经理的问责。除了衡量偏差之外,Blendoor还提供了衡量多样性和融合计划投资回报率的指标。通过数据和人工智能,我们的目标是将讨论从社交好处转移到商业智能。
Blendoor 的创始人Stephanie Lampkin是一位连续创业者,黑人女性,这次的创业项目是解决企业中对于招聘过程中的偏见。总部位于旧金山~
在美国大家都知道对于多样性的追求和要求是具体和有详细的法律规定的,那么在招聘中如何可能更好的避免这样的问题,以及如何更好的完成多样性的招聘,Blendoor 应运而生。
Blendoor 有超过10000名多样化的候选人(We have a database of over 10,000 qualified, diverse (68% Women, 40% Black|Latino|Native, 26% technical) candidates seeking to match with companies that explicitly prioritize equity, diversity AND inclusion.)
网站地址:http://www.blendoor.com/
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Fortune评出美国最适合父母工作的50佳公司,Workday 排第一The 50 Best Workplaces for Parents
By Fortune Editors November 28, 2017
1. Workday
Courtesy of Workday, Inc.
U.S. headquarters: Pleasanton, Calif.
Industry: Information Technology
No. U.S. employees: 5473
Parental Benefits
Fertility treatments covered by health plan: Yes
Total maternity leave: 100 days
Fully-paid maternity leave: 100 days
Total paternity leave: 100 days
Fully-paid paternity leave: 60 days
Parental leave after adoption: 60 days
Parental-leave benefits to part-time employees: Yes
On-site or near-site child care center: Yes
Employees say:
“Management makes it very clear that personal lives come first and work is to be balanced with your outside life. We focus a lot on personal health from things like exercise, taking time off, team building events and simply having fun.”
“Workday encourages a work/life balance which has allowed me to spend more time with my family. I did not have this with my past employer who expected me to always be available and even made me feel guilty for taking maternity leave. With Workday I am now able to volunteer with my children’s activities and actually spend extra time with my family. This has made an enormous difference in my overall well-being and happiness.”
2. Ultimate Software
Courtesy of Ultimate Software
U.S. headquarters: Weston, Fla.
Industry: Information Technology
No. U.S. employees: 3972
Parental Benefits
Employees who telecommute: 50%
Fertility treatments covered by health plan: Yes
Total maternity leave: 60 days
Fully-paid maternity leave: 50 days
Total paternity leave: 60 days
Fully-paid paternity leave: 20 days
Parental leave after adoption: 60 days
Parental-leave benefits to part-time employees: No
On-site or near-site child care center: Yes
Employees say:
“I just returned from my four weeks of paid paternity leave and it was a once in a lifetime experience! Most companies still do not recognize the value a father can provide to his family after the birth of a child, so we are blessed that Ultimate does!”
“Words can’t even express how thankful I am to work for Ultimate Software. From the first day that I’ve arrived it has been a blessing. From the company paid benefits for my entire family, to the stock given which helped us to have our first home built, to all of the company perks given on a day-to-day basis, to the wonderful people and the work/life balance. I hope to retire here.”
3. Deloitte
Courtesy of Deloitte
U.S. headquarters: New York City
Industry: Professional Services
No. U.S. employees: 55608
Parental Benefits
Employees who use flexible schedules: 95%
Employees who telecommute: 95%
Employees who use compressed work weeks: 1%
Fertility treatments covered by health plan: Yes
Total maternity leave: 120 days
Fully-paid maternity leave: 120 days
Total paternity leave: 80 days
Fully-paid paternity leave: 80 days
Parental leave after adoption: 80 days
Parental-leave benefits to part-time employees: No
On-site or near-site child care center: Yes
Employees say:
“Executive leadership tries to create an atmosphere of good work/life balance. Benefits are very competitive including a wellness benefit, 16-week paid caregiver leave, sabbatical program and retirement pension plan fully funded by firm.”
“Firm flexibility has had significant impacts to my personal life. I have a daughter who has special needs which often has me out of the office for specific therapies and appointments. Both client, management and team has fostered a culture of allowing and demonstrating an understanding of these unique issues to help adapt to my schedule.”
4. Comcast NBCUniversal
Jeff Fusco—AP for Comcast
U.S. headquarters: Philadelphia
Industry: Telecommunications
Parental Benefits
Fertility treatments covered by health plan: Yes
On-site or near-site child care center: Yes
Employees say:
“The new Parental leave policy is a huge win! I love that fact that even though we are a Fortune 50 company people genuinely care about your wellbeing and your life outside of Comcast.”
“Working for Comcast has literally changed my life and been one of the biggest blessings in my life! When I started at Comcast, I was also tackling being a first-time single mother. There were definitely days that were challenging and hurdles to tackle but I would not be in the position I am today if it were not for my supervisor and support team coaching and encouraging me along the way. Comcast genuinely cares about employees and their career development.”
5. Salesforce
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U.S. headquarters: San Francisco
Industry: Information Technology
No. U.S. employees: 17417
Parental Benefits
Fertility treatments covered by health plan: Yes
Total maternity leave: 130 days
Fully-paid maternity leave: 0
Total paternity leave: 130 days
Fully-paid paternity leave: 0
Parental leave after adoption: 130 days
Parental-leave benefits to part-time employees: Yes
On-site or near-site child care center: Yes
Employees say:
“Work life integration is the best I have ever had in my career. The job is fast-paced and demands are high, but I’m empowered and measured on my deliverables. I’m given the flexibility to manage my schedule so that I can be present with my family.”
“The maternity leave policy is awesome. It was great to take six months maternity leave to bond with my child. I was also given some additional time off and flexible work from home options on return. This is a godsend as many companies I know do not give any maternity leave to begin with. It greatly reduced my mental stress in returning back to work after a break.”
6. Edward Jones
Courtesy of Edward Jones
U.S. headquarters: St. Louis
Industry: Financial Services & Insurance
No. U.S. employees: 42950
Parental Benefits
Employees who telecommute: 20%
Fertility treatments covered by health plan: No
Total maternity leave: 120 days
Fully-paid maternity leave: 120 days
Total paternity leave: 14 days
Fully-paid paternity leave: 14 days
Parental leave after adoption: 120 days
Parental-leave benefits to part-time employees: Yes
On-site or near-site child care center: No
Employees say:
“You have the opportunity to build a career to whatever level of success you desire. You can have as flexible of a schedule as you want as long as you run an ethical and profitable branch.”
“A new [Parental Leave of Absence] benefit was added last year, that I was able to take advantage of: My husband and I adopted one of our foster children. I was able to take time off from work to help her settle in and adjust to the new horizon she was becoming a part of.”
7. Cooley
Courtesy of Cooley LLP
U.S. headquarters: Palo Alto, Calif.
Industry: Professional Services
No. U.S. employees: 1892
Parental Benefits
Employees who use compressed work weeks: 1%
Fertility treatments covered by health plan: Yes
Total maternity leave: 130 days
Fully-paid maternity leave: 80 days
Total paternity leave: 60 days
Fully-paid paternity leave: 35 days
Parental leave after adoption: 130 days
Parental-leave benefits to part-time employees: Yes
On-site or near-site child care center: Yes
Employees say:
“In addition to the generous leave policy for parents, Cooley permits employees to gradually ease back into their work schedule for six months after returning. This benefit was invaluable in enabling me to return back to work.”
“I have been with Cooley for 17 incredible years. I am a parent to six kids and never once have I felt like I’ve had to make a choice between being a great parent and a great lawyer here at Cooley. It truly is a ‘best of both worlds’ kind of place. My work schedule is incredibly busy but also very flexible so that I can fully meet my parental responsibilities to all my kids and still also fully meet my responsibilities to clients and colleagues. A completely supportive environment with respect to families is what we have here at Cooley—a rare thing indeed for a large international law firm.”
8. SAP America
Courtesy of SAP America
U.S. headquarters: Newtown Square, Penn.
Industry: Information Technology
No. U.S. employees: 18379
Parental Benefits
Employees who use flexible schedules: 100%
Employees who telecommute: 100%
Fertility treatments covered by health plan: Yes
Total maternity leave: 60 days
Fully-paid maternity leave: 60 days
Total paternity leave: 60 days
Fully-paid paternity leave: 30 days
Parental leave after adoption: 30 days
Parental-leave benefits to part-time employees: No
On-site or near-site child care center: No
Employees say:
“While in the middle of a very difficult set of diagnoses for my daughter, I was promoted to a highly visible position. I was not only able to take care of my family, but excel in my job because SAP’s flexibility and excellent training programs.”
“I think SAP is a great place to work to be a Working Mom. I have been able to reinvent my career a few times here to adjust to the changes in work life needs. My managers have always been very supportive. I was able to take advantage of the maternity leave program, part-time return to work programs, and vacation to care for my newborn. One of the biggest reasons woman leave the workforce is because they cannot balance caring for children and delivering on their career. At SAP, my managers helped me believe that I can do both and give me the support to do both.”
9. Kimley-Horn
Courtesy of Kimley-Horn
U.S. headquarters: Raleigh, N.C.
Industry: Professional Services
No. U.S. employees: 2805
Parental Benefits
Employees who use flexible schedules: 10%
Employees who use compressed work weeks: 96%
Fertility treatments covered by health plan: Yes
Total maternity leave: 60 days
Fully-paid maternity leave: 35 days
Total paternity leave: 60 days
Fully-paid paternity leave: 5 days
Parental leave after adoption: 60 days
Parental-leave benefits to part-time employees: No
On-site or near-site child care center: Yes
Employees say:
“Kimley-Horn’s support and recognition of women professionals and their emphasis on work-life balance is unparalleled. There is no feeling that there is a ‘glass ceiling’ present at Kimley-Horn.”
“I am truly allowed to be myself with this company. I don’t have to worry about not fitting in, because in order to fit in, you just have to be yourself. I have never worked at a company that had this genuine attitude towards its employees, and truly want each and every one of us to succeed not only in business, but in life as well.”
10. Wegmans Food Markets
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U.S. headquarters: Rochester, N.Y.
Industry: Retail
No. U.S. employees: 47084
Parental Benefits
Fertility treatments covered by health plan: Yes
Total maternity leave: 60 days
Fully-paid maternity leave: 30 days
Total paternity leave: 60 days
Fully-paid paternity leave: 0
Parental leave after adoption: 60 days
Parental-leave benefits to part-time employees: No
On-site or near-site child care center: No
Employees say:
“Wegmans allows me the time to be a mom, as well as understanding that I need to work as much as possible too. If my child is ill, leaving to get him is never as issue.”
“I am so very thankful for our benefits. Wegmans truly takes care of us. My wife and I have a child who has had special medical needs. We are so very grateful that Wegmans medical benefits have helped provide what we need for our child. I also love the people I work with. I feel like we are family working together to help our customers.”
Left 40 Others Best Workplace for Parents
11. American Express
12. Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants
13. Hyatt Hotels
14. Adobe Systems
15. USAA
16. World Wide Technology
17. PricewaterhouseCoopers
18. Genentech
19. VMware
20. Ernst & Young
21. Accenture
22. Zillow Group
23. Capital One Financial
24. Plante & Moran
25. West Monroe Partners
26. Squarespace
27. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
28. Intuit
29. NVIDIA
30. Progressive Insurance
31. Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America
32. Quicken Loans
33. Scripps Health
34. Hilton
35. First Horizon National
36. Point B
37. Marriott International
38. Navy Federal Credit Union
39. LaSalle Network
40. Crowe Horwath
41. SAS Institute
42. Total Merchant Services
43. PrimeLending
44. David Weekley Homes
45. Pariveda Solutions
46. Bank of America
47. Texas Health Resources
48. Roth Staffing Companies
49. T-Mobile US
50. Atlantic Health System
Original link:
http://fortune.com/2017/11/28/best-companies-working-parents/
SAP
2017年11月30日
SAP
微软计划与企业软件提供商SAP签署云合作协议,联手抗衡亚马逊
在过去几年里,微软和SAP在云领域一直有合作,SAP的企业软件和服务也已经在微软的Azure上实现了运行,它在2014年曾宣布,SAP将有一批企业应用是Azure专有的。今日,微软和SAP的合作又前进了一步,他们宣布将推出新的企业产品。
Azure上的新产品SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud能让客户在微软的云端运行SAP S/4HANA。两家公司承诺,客户能够同时享用两家公司的优势产品,包括Azure智能化、可靠的云端(以及其他云服务),以及SAP的应用管理以及产品经验。微软和SAP声称,可口可乐、好市多以及Columbia Sportswear等大牌公司都是自己的客户,这些客户都非常看好这次新合作,因为它能驱动双方的云战略。
另外,两家公司还宣布,Azure上的S/4HANA将被会被用内部运营。SAP表示它会把数十个企业系统移动到Azure上,包括SAP S/4Hana等。微软表示目前正在革新自己的内部系统,它会把Azure上传统的SAP财务应用换成SAP S/4HANA Central Finance,另外它还想将SAP S/4HANA与Azure的人工智能以及分析服务相连接,这样可以使财务报告更加精准,决策更加高效。
一直以来,微软都在吸引更多软件公司来使用Azure上的产品,并试图挑战亚马逊AWS的地位,和SAP的合作只是这项战略的一部分。亚马逊在这块市场中仍然占据主要地位,它的AWS提供了100多种不同的服务。
【猎云网(微信号:ilieyun)】11月29日报道 (编译:叶展盛)
没有赶上云计算的大潮,老牌公司 IBM 和 SAP 合作探索数字化商业之路
编者按:随着从金融到医疗保健行业的公司都在加速走向数字化,数据驱动的业务转型也正在加快步伐。但是现有的 IT 基础设施在努力跟上时代步伐的过程中依然艰辛。IBM曾是史上最伟大的公司之一,但它不是云计算领域最伟大的公司。SAP是史上最大的应用公司,但它在云领域没有取得一席之地。最近 SAP HANA 与 IBM 的 Power Systems 进行了“联姻”,这会拯救它们吗?本文首发于 MIT Technology Review Custom。
2013年,只有5%的数据是有价值的,但是到2020年,这一比例会翻一番,因为公司将新的数据源带入了新领域,而新兴的大数据分析功能可以将这些数据转化为有用的信息。事实上,根据IBM商业价值协会和牛津大学的合作研究发现,80%的CEO会根据数据得到的见解来指导决策,而积极参与分析的公司表现优于他们的竞争对手和同行的3.6倍之多。
尽管新数字时代对于那些处理复杂数据查询的公司有明显的竞争优势,但许多公司发现,他们现有的系统和IT基础设施面对所有这些数据的压力都慢慢屈服,并且不足以满足其更新的业务需求。他们需要一个从底层进行优化的平台,以实时处理大量数据的分析,并可提供当前变革速度下所需的灵活性和扩展性。
IBM-SAP联盟全球SAP解决方案执行官 Brian Burke 说:“数据量和查询的复杂性已经成为业务的绊脚石。从客户的角度来看,这真的是一场完美的风暴。”
为分析和事务提供支持
渐渐地,我们可以在下一代平台中找到解决方案,用于处理繁多的现代数字业务。SAP HANA的内存关系数据库技术和应用平台,加上IBM 的Power Systems的软件和硬件服务,可提供高级分析操作所需的高速度和优秀数据管理,甚至指出灵活、按需的容量,轻松满足不断变化的企业需求,适应持续的业务波动。
SAP HANA利用内存方法为大规模、多样化的数据集提供显著的速度优势,同样也非常适用于高级分析或作为运行诸如金融系统和客户关系管理(CRM)这样的任务关键型、事务型应用程序的平台。自从HANA在2010年首次推出以来,其采用率显著增长。美国SAP用户协会(Americas’ SAP User’s Group)调查的大约45%的受访者在2015年使用了该项技术,高于一年前的40%。根据ASUG的调查显示,在使用了SAP HANA的受访者中,23%的公司正在进行额外的项目,22%的公司计划和批准了一个或多个计划,还有31%的公司正在筹备项目,但并未提供资金。
随着越来越多的SAP HANA部署涉及24/ 7运作,企业们正在寻求一种心安理得,它来自于在可以提供可扩展性和弹性的平台上部署其关键任务系统。IBM的Burke认为,随着系统越来越复杂,数据集趋势越来越大,这样的信任水平在基于Intel x86的基础架构限制之内很难实现。
他说:“现在,你在HANA上运行事务型和任务关键型系统,你必须有一个可靠成熟的系统,不限制于它的大小。而x86的商品世界中也存在很多限制。” 他还补充道,SAP HANA 和 IBM Power Systems的结合——基于两家公司的合作伙伴关系——解决了这些问题,提供了充分利用SAP HANA解决方案所需的灵活性、弹性和性能。
IBM Power Systems for SAP HANA以多种方式兑现了其灵活性的承诺。首先,虚拟化由箱子提供支持,允许在单个的IBM Power Systems服务器上整合多个SAP HANA虚拟机,包括生产和非生产工作负载以及在系统故障时使用的虚拟系统。这种方法减少了资本支出,并确保资本没有限制。
通过动态容量大小和负载平衡等标准功能,企业可以轻松地适应IBM Power Systems for SAP HANA的环境,从而面对不断变化的业务需求和不同的业务负载。它们甚至可以将未使用的容量从生产环境重新分配到其他用途,例如开发或用户验收测试。
在弹性方面,IBM Power Systems的默认架构支持一系列企业级的可靠性功能,包括可在系统出现故障时实现高效故障转移的开箱虚拟化。还有其标准:主动警告企业的问题,以便他们可以在故障发生前启动纠正措施。
性能也是一个大问题,这不仅仅是关于分析或物联网应用程序,还有在欺诈检测或运输和物流等领域,正在迁移到SAP HANA上的任务关键型、事务型系统。IBM Power Systems提供了x86架构的四倍内存带宽,这有利于内存密集型SAP HANA操作,每个Power System处理器内核最多可以执行八个并发线程,而x86平台每个内核只有两个线程。
此外,Power Systems提供了另一优势,得益于其更大的处理器缓存。该功能确保数据连续反馈到可用的处理器,并导致其敏捷化响应能力对于大规模实时事务处理非常重要。
合作伙伴关系正在升温
这种优势组合使得IBM Power System成为博世集团即将推出的SAP HANA实施计划的最佳平台。作为全球巨头,博世集团是SAP最大的使用商之一,运行着整个应用程序组合,广泛涉足于消费品、工业技术、移动解决方案以及能源和建筑产品等行业。SAP的AIX和Linux服务器服务高级经理Erik Thorwirth说:“随着SAP的战略方向转向SAP HANA内存技术,博世计划继续跟进,并最终将其在企业资源计划(ERP)和数据仓库等领域的核心SAP应用程序与物联网应用程序一起迁移到新平台。”
由于面向过渡的SAP应用程序的广度和多样性,博世认为IBM Power Systems系列已经是其现有的SAP应用平台最好的匹配。博世的AIX和Linux高级专家Volker Fischer说:“该公司在IBM Power Systems现有的专业知识,加上平台的可扩展性和对虚拟化的内置支持,使组织能够快速部署新系统,而不需要额外的硬件或手动操作。”
Fischer解释道:“复制系统的功能只是其中一个关键特性,因为我们将把这样大量和多样化的系统组合转移到SAP HANA平台。它部署更简单,更高效,而我们的管理工作负载也会下降。”
组合平台的虚拟化功能也将轻松适应不断变化的工作负载,这在现代ERP领域会越来越重要。Thorwirth说:“我们期望未来的SAP HANA系统在规模上比传统的ERP系统更加具有变化性”。他解释:“使用SAP HANA/IBM Power Systems范例,我们无需进入数据中心并加载更多的物理内存。我们可以利用虚拟化来创建大型构建模块,这些构建模块可以根据工作负载的需要缩减或增长。”
博世可以得到的另一个好处是IBM和SAP的围绕数字化转型的合作。两个公司正以多种方式通力合作,例如在德国瓦尔多夫和加利福尼亚的帕洛阿尔托合作开发资源,以寻求共享的产品路线图。他们还提供一体化的服务和支持,确保用户不管有硬件或软件的问题都可以找到一个联系点。他们也致力于为IBM Power Systems for SAP HANA的创新而努力,尤其是在云、认知计算、客户体验和行业特定路线图等领域。
随着博世这类公司走上了数字化转型的道路,他们需要准备迎接挫折和坎坷。凭借其已有适应于现代业务转变的性能、内置弹性和灵活性,IBM Power Systems 与SAP HANA合作会是帮助企业达成目标,实现长久成功的一种选择。
翻译来自:虫洞翻翻 译者ID: 张丽红