EMC SAP Solutions

As an EMC partner, VIP has a host of technical offerings and deliverables specifically designed for EMC customers. From NetWeaver Infrastructure, to VPLEX cloning solutions, to continuous data protection for SAP with RecoverPoint, we help companies ensure their EMC investments work optimally in an SAP environment. We combine our deep SAP knowledge with our hands-on EMC experience to deliver real-world solutions and services tailored specifically to meet EMC client needs.

As experts in both SAP and EMC products, VIP is uniquely positioned to provide a range of SAP solutions and services designed specifically for organizations that have made an investment in EMC products.

SAP Performance Testing for EMC Hardware and SAP Environments
VIP brings together or extensive knowledge of quality management with years of SAP experience. We are able to deliver processes and strategy specific to the SAP environment.

A critical part of any Quality Management program is utilizing the right technology, tools and resources to enable and support critical business processes. VIP’s Quality Management Practice focuses specifically on helping clients improve software quality through the effective use of software and hardware testing technologies and techniques using the industry’s leading performance testing tool, HP LoadRunner. Our performance offerings and deliverables include:

  • Complete SAP ERP Configuration and Customization knowledge
  • Load tests designed to exercise an application at maximum capacity
  • Load/stress testing of VMAX and Fast VP can show the high performance capabilities of these products
  • We can simulate thousands of concurrent virtual users in multiple locations around the world
  • Almost any type of application can be tested (SAP, .Net, Oracle, Java, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Lawson, etc.)
  • Ensure hardware, network and application configurations will give expected performance results
  • Automation definition and coverage can speed up SAP enhancement pack implementations
  • Test script creation and execution for implementation/upgrades/enhancement packs

VPLEX Products for EMC Cloning
The EMC VPLEX Family of products is available in two versions VPLEX Local and VPLEX Metro.

EMC VPLEX Local provides seamless data mobility and lets you manage multiple heterogeneous arrays from a single interface within a data center. With VPLEX Local you will get a next-generation architecture that allows you to increase availability and improve utilization across multiple arrays.

EMC VPLEX Metro with AccessAnywhere™ lets you seamlessly relocate data between two sites within synchronous distances. The combination of Virtual Storage with VPLEX Metro and Virtual Servers lets you transparently move virtual machines across a distance. With VPLEX Metro you will get a next-generation distributed federation architecture that allows you to increase availability and improve utilization across heterogeneous arrays and multiple sites. Our EMC offerings and deliverables include:

  • SAP hardware/software assessment
  • Identifying server and storage layouts for SAP systems
  • Blueprint Phase - development of HA/DR strategy for multiple data centers, development of VPLEX deployment strategy, detailed project plans
  • Realization Phase - implementation of VPLEX deployment, definition of test cases and development of test scripts, cycle testing, operation support documentation
  • Ongoing support

SAP Intelligent Cloning with Replication Manager
EMC intelligent Cloning for SAP combines EMC best-practices, planning, design and implementation expertise with unique replication management tools to reduce the cost and complexity typically associated with SAP database replication. This integration solution helps streamline and simplify SAP data cloning by enabling intelligent, non-disruptive creation of full copies of SAP system data. Our EMC offerings and deliverables include:

  • SAP refresh/cloning assessment
  • Blueprint Phase – identifying refresh user cases, development of refresh strategy to synch data across multiple SAP systems, development of support pack/enhancement pack refresh strategy, detailed project plan
  • Realization Phase – cloning solution implementation, definition of test cases and test script development, cycle testing, operation support documentation
  • Ongoing support

Continuous Data Protection with RecoverPoint
Typically, SAP administrators have depended on traditional backup and recovery methods, such as tape backups or storage system “snapshots” to protect and test development landscapes. However, the amount of time it takes to restore the backup and apply logs to get to the desired recovery point can be lengthy and previous work may need to be repeated. The optimal way to conquer today’s SAP continuous protection challenges is to leverage the continuous data protection (CDP) technology provided by EMC RecoverPoint. Our EMC offerings and deliverables include:

  • Backup and recovery business impact analysis
  • Review of SAP system landscapes for recovery requirements
  • Blueprint Phase – test case identification, planning and design of “bookmarks” for recovery points, develop backup and recovery strategy for SAP environment, project plan development
  • Realization Phase – implementation of RecoverPoint per backup and recovery strategy plan, define test cases and develop test scripts, perform cycle, performance and stress testing, operation support documentation
  • Ongoing support and evaluation of SAP backup and recovery strategy

NetWeaver Infrastructure and Applications
With the implementation of SAP’s NetWeaver ™ Framework, today’s SAP environment is far more complex than just a few years ago. VIP’s SAP Technical Solutions Practice focuses purely on the architecture, installation, upgrade, HA/DR and administration of the SAP Application Suite. Our core focus is on application lifecycle management, ensuring that SAP applications are performing to standards and system architecture is implemented to SAP best practices. Our EMC offerings and deliverables include:

  • SAP NetWeaver Infrastructure (Basis, NetWeaver, Java Administration, Solution Manager)
  • SAP NetWeaver Applications (EP, PI, MDM)
  • SAP ERP Upgrades, Unicode Migrations, OS/DB Migrations
  • SAP BusinessObjects Intelligence Platform (BW/BOBJ/EPM)
  • SAP Applications (R/3, ERP 6.0, CRM, SRM, SCM, GTS, HCM)