Authors
- Trick Hartman
- Victor Sarstiuc
Updated
1 Mar 2024Form Number
LP1413PDF size
28 pages, 1.5 MBAbstract
This document describes the reference architecture for SAP application workloads using the Lenovo ThinkAgile HX appliances and certified nodes. The intended audience for this document is technical IT architects, system administrators, and managers who are interested in executing workloads on these systems.
The reference architecture provides a technical overview of the servers and explains why the combination of Lenovo products and Nutanix Foundation software provides best of breed system performance and reliability. The reference architecture describes the workload components, performance recommendations, and best practices of using SAP applications, especially SAP HANA.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Technical overview of appliances
SAP Application Workloads
Other best practices
Resources
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Change History
Changes in the March 1, 2024 update:
- Include latest Nutanix AOS, AHV and VMware ESXi supported software options
Seller Training Courses
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SAP Webinar: Best of Both Worlds - Lenovo Hybrid Cloud Solutions for SAP July 2024
2024-09-26 | 60 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsSAP Webinar: Best of Both Worlds - Lenovo Hybrid Cloud Solutions for SAP July 2024Over the last two decades SAP customers have invested millions of dollars optimizing their SAP on-premise systems. These customers are now faced with the challenge of cloud adoption for their business-critical SAP applications. The Lenovo hybrid cloud solution with Microsoft Azure for SAP workloads is ideal for safeguarding mission critical SAP Systems while embracing the cloud. This solution brings together the best of both worlds by providing flexibility to leverage SAP cloud services while maintaining on-prem environments.
Published: 2024-09-26
Length: 60 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
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SAP Webinar: Lenovo Portfolio Update for SAP Landscapes
2024-09-06 | 60 minutes | Partners Only
DetailsSAP Webinar: Lenovo Portfolio Update for SAP LandscapesJoin Mark Kelly, Advisory IT Architect with the Lenovo Global SAP Center of Competence as he discusses:
Published: 2024-09-06
• Challenges in the SAP environment
• Lenovo On-premise for SAP Solutions and
• Lenovo support resources for SAP solutions
Length: 60 minutesStart the training:
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
SAP Webinar for Lenovo Sellers: Lenovo Portfolio Update for SAP Landscapes
2024-06-04 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsSAP Webinar for Lenovo Sellers: Lenovo Portfolio Update for SAP LandscapesJoin Mark Kelly, Advisory IT Architect with the Lenovo Global SAP Center of Competence as he discusses:
Published: 2024-06-04
• Challenges in the SAP environment
• Lenovo On-premise Solutions for SAP
• Lenovo support resources for SAP solutions
Length: 60 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo -
Business Problems Addressed with Lenovo Data & Analytics Solutions
2024-01-31 | 20 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsBusiness Problems Addressed with Lenovo Data & Analytics SolutionsData is the quantities, characters, or symbols on which operations are performed by a computer, which is then stored and transmitted in the form of electrical signals and recorded on magnetic, optical, solid state, or mechanical recording media. All different types of organizations rely more and more on their data to gain valuable insights and improve their business. As expected, they will have challenges with gaining this insight. In this course we will discuss those challenges and problems our customers face and describe how Lenovo Data and Analytics Solutions can help customers solve each problem.
Published: 2024-01-31
After completing this training, you will be able to define the following common problems for databases and big data and describe how Lenovo can help customers solve each problem: scalability, management, performance, protection, security, knowledge/skill, and technology evolution.
After completing this training, you will be able to define the following common problems for databases and big data and describe how Lenovo can help customers solve each problem: scalability, management, performance, protection, security, knowledge/skill, and technology evolution.
Length: 20 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
VTT: SAP HANA Transition and Refresh Opportunity - July 2023
2023-07-14 | 60 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsVTT: SAP HANA Transition and Refresh Opportunity - July 2023In this session, we cover:
Published: 2023-07-14
- What Next for SAP Clients?
- Lenovo Opportunity
- Lenovo Portfolio for SAP Solutions
- RISE with SAP
Length: 60 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo -
Selling RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, pe cdc with Lenovo TruScale as a Service
2022-06-24 | 25 minutes | Employees Only
DetailsSelling RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, pe cdc with Lenovo TruScale as a ServiceLenovo and SAP are joining forces to bring our customers a fully managed, private, on-prem edition of the SAP HANA enterprise cloud, leveraging TruScale as a Service.
Published: 2022-06-24
This course provides Lenovo ISG sellers an overview of the offering, guidance in identifying target customers and their industries and outlines Lenovo's strategic approach to selling RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, pe cdc option with Lenovo TruScale aaS.
Completing this 25 minute course enables sellers to:
• identify opportunities for RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition, customer data center option with TruScale
• open the customer conversation to introduce RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, pe cdc with Lenovo TruScale to the customer
• guide the customer conversation to gather general information around business processes and data center landscape
Length: 25 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo -
Discovering Your Customer's SAP Landscape
2022-03-16 | 25 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsDiscovering Your Customer's SAP LandscapeSelling SAP solutions is lucrative, but it does take time. Consider your customer and the challenges they face. Understand their SAP landscape and their mindset for the future. This is not just about asking questions; this is about how you use the answers. Be a sleuth and investigate the connection between the customer's business and the functions of their IT infrastructure. This course is the third in a three-part series that provides Lenovo sellers practical information to facilitate an SAP Solution sale. The other courses in this series are Five Things to Know Before Your Talk About Lenovo Solutions for SAP Applications and Three Reasons You Want to Sell Lenovo Solutions for SAP Applications.
Published: 2022-03-16
Completing this course will help you:
• recognize discovery questions and strategies to research and analyze your customer to help secure an initial meeting.
• identify discovery questions to uncover the basics of your customer's SAP landscape and how their IT operations relate to their business.
Length: 25 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning -
The Language of SAP Solutions for Lenovo Sellers
2022-02-15 | 10 minutes | Employees and Partners
DetailsThe Language of SAP Solutions for Lenovo SellersThis reference eDocument defines typical SAP terms Lenovo sellers need to know. This is a reference tool and does not include a quiz.
Published: 2022-02-15
Length: 10 minutesStart the training:
Employee link: Grow@Lenovo
Partner link: Lenovo Partner Learning
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