Lesson: Discovering the Value of SAP HANA Cloud and Other Database Services

● To extend the functionality of existing SAP applications using cloud-based services.

Learn more about provisioning SAP HANA Cloud in our learning journey: https://
learning.sap.com/learning-journey/provisioning-and-administration-with-sap-hana-cloud
Read more about SAP HANA Cloud on product page: https://www.sap.com/products/
hana.html or in the SAP Discovery Center: https://discovery-center.cloud.sap/
serviceCatalog/sap-hana-cloud?region=all

SAP BTP Data Services

Figure 59: SAP BTP Database and Data Management Services (Other and Third Party)

Almost any type of cloud application can be developed and operated on the SAP Business
Technology Platform. Besides the use of the powerful SAP HANA in-memory database in the
SAP Business Technology Platform, data capabilities can also be implemented using other
services such as Object Store, Redis, hyperscaler option, or PostgreSQL Service.
To discover all existing services regarding databases and data management, look here:
https://discovery-center.cloud.sap/serviceCatalog?
provider=all®ions=all&category=databaseanddatamanagement

Object Store
Object Store service on SAP BTP lets you store and manage objects, which involves
creation, upload, download, and deletion. This service is specific to the IaaS layer such as
Azure Blob Storage, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform.
PostgreSQL, hyperscaler option
PostgreSQL, hyperscaler option provides a managed relational database service based
on native PostgreSQL offerings from hyperscale providers like AWS and Microsoft Azure.
Using the PostgreSQL, hyperscaler option service, you can provision and manage
PostgreSQL databases on hyperscalers (AWS RDS PostgreSQL, or Azure Database for
PostgreSQL) from SAP BTP and bind them to your business applications running on the
Cloud Foundry environment.
Redis on SAP BTP, hyperscaler option

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