Oracle Database, Cloud, and IT Infrastructure for SAP

Oracle Database for SAP

By choosing the Oracle Database and Database options, SAP customers significantly benefit through the ongoing innovations without disruption. Taking a closer look, eight differentiators can be identified which explain in detail why the Oracle Database is the first choice for running SAP applications. The Oracle Database brings best performance and scalability, deployment flexibility, availability and reliability, support for database consolidation and very large databases, database security, manageability and self-management as well as integration of hardware and software.

All SAP customers can enjoy these benefits. It makes no difference whether you run the Oracle Database on premise or in the cloud, whether you prefer standard hardware or Oracle Engineered Systems, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure or Exadata Cloud Service.

Starting 2018, new releases of the Oracle Database software are provided annually. In addition, a new numbering schema has been implemented: Instead of the traditional version number (11g, 12c), the software versions are now designated by the year of their release (18c, 19c, etc.). These annual software releases will be made available to SAP on Oracle customers as well.

Oracle Database Support for SAP Application Optimizations

From the very beginning, the Oracle Database for SAP strategy had been based on two pillars. The first pillar is the integration of Oracle Database features with the SAP environment. The second pillar is the integration of SAP application features with the Oracle database.

The need to integrate Oracle Database features with the SAP environment has always been visible. It was particularly obvious, when Oracle released new database features for which the SAP architecture was not prepared (RAC, Multitenant). The need to integrate SAP application features with the Oracle Database, on the other hand, has only rarely been recognized.

This has changed with the advent of SAP's own database (HANA). As long as SAP applications treat HANA as a database similar to all other databases, it is very difficult to convince customers that there is a benefit in implementing HANA. Therefore, SAP has embarked on an application optimization project in order to allow SAP applications to make use of special HANA features.

"Special HANA features", however, does not necessarily mean "HANA-only features". There is nothing in HANA that cannot be done by the Oracle Database as well. Therefore, the need to integrate SAP application features with the Oracle Database has recently become more visible. Oracle's continuing commitment for both pillars is evident through the comprehensive set of database features provided and for the special SAP application optimizations currently supported by the Oracle Database.

Oracle Engineered Systems for SAP

Optimized for Oracle Database and SAP applications, Oracle’s Engineered Systems reduce the time needed to get SAP landscapes up and running. The systems are factory integrated, configured, and tested and arrive ready for an on-premises SAP installation. Each system is tuned for a specific purpose, reducing the need for customization and infrastructure modifications.

Oracle Exadata X9M Database Machine Certified for SAP Applications

As of October 2021, new Oracle Exadata X9M-2 and X9M-8 with Oracle Exadata software are certified for SAP applications.

The new Oracle Exadata X9M is the ideal platform for your databases. It is a database system with persistent memory and RoCE capabilities that are coengineered with Oracle Database to reduce latency and increase performance. Oracle Exadata’s unique performance, scalability, security and automation help your enterprise run faster, more efficiently, and more cost-effectively than ever before.

Latest Versions of Oracle Database Appliance and Private Cloud Appliance have been certified and are supported for SAP Applications

Oracle IT Infrastructure for SAP On Premises

In an economy impacted by spending cuts, customers must meet surging demands for data. Efficiency is the watchword for many, making an Oracle platform a smart choice for SAP application deployment. With Sun server, storage, operating system, and virtualization technology, Oracle provides flexibility and choice across the IT infrastructure. Together, Oracle and SAP offer a world-class set of end-to-end IT infrastructure solutions that deliver a high level of system availability as well as a clear path to improved productivity, increased system utilization, lower total cost of ownership, and the transformation of your technology infrastructure into an eco-friendly data center.