Hi, Can someone please tell me how SAP HANA uses cloud?
Hello Jacob, SAP uses cloud in various ways. It is serious about cloud. SAP uses cloud as software-as-a-service, it acquired companies like SuccessFactors and Ariba which deliver private-cloud for SAP Business Suite, which is so-called “core” company applications. A limited cloud-based version of HANA was available through Amazon Web Services (AMZN -0.99%). It aims to enable faster deployments and lower, more flexible pricing. SAP is trying to branch out and prove it’s “all in” on the cloud. It is trying to simplify customer’s experience and expanding their choice in how they want to adopt SAP HANA by using “SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud”, delivering HANA at scale with instant value and no compromise.
SAP HANA is available as a subscription, cloud-based service. It will help you deploy, maintain, integrate, and extend SAP in-memory applications in a private cloud environment – for a faster, easier transition to real-time business.
You can refer this link to know more about various SAP HANA cloud options - saphana.com/community/cloud