Why should I use a cloud database?

The top benefits of cloud databases are faster access to data, consumption-based pricing, and using a fully managed solution to reduce capital expenditures and maintenance costs.

What is the difference between SAP ASE and SAP ASE, cloud edition by IBM Cloud?

SAP ASE is an on-premises solution. SAP ASE, cloud edition by IBM Cloud is a managed service offering of SAP ASE with near-complete parity. Differences are limited to the inclusion of cloud-specific security capabilities, a new self-service cloud portal, and the removal of some deprecated features. In addition, the SAP ASE always-on option is enabled by default for high availability instances.

Is SAP ASE, cloud edition by IBM Cloud an SAP solution or an IBM solution?

SAP ASE, cloud edition by IBM Cloud is an SAP solution with managed services provided by IBM Cloud. SAP continues to be your first line of support.

How do I migrate data from on-premise to the cloud?

Data migration is managed through encrypted backup and restore, facilitated by a self-service cloud portal.

How is SAP ASE, cloud edition by IBM Cloud licensed?

It is licensed by subscription, using the metric capacity units. The number of capacity units required is based on which of the service options you require. You can work with SAP to determine the correct number of capacity units, allowing you to ramp up or ramp down services as required.

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, cloud edition by IBM Cloud

A mission-critical database as a service with added cloud resiliency can help you focus on your business growth.

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What is SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise, cloud edition by IBM Cloud?

The cloud edition of SAP ASE is a database as a service that offers managed services, cloud resiliency, and security and compliance standards from IBM Cloud.

Mission-critical transactions on a high-availability cloud architecture

Benefit from cloud infrastructure and database administration as a managed service
Maintain business continuity with 99.9% uptime service level agreement
Securely and easily migrate your data to the cloud
Grow at your own pace with a consumption-based subscription

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Key benefits

Business continuity

Protect your mission-critical transactions on a high-availability cloud architecture while adopting new innovations to keep your data relevant.

Governance

Benefit from market-leading enterprise-class privacy, security, and compliance for your data with built-in financial services regulatory controls.

Agility and efficiency

Provision SAP ASE on demand and scale according to your needs with the database as a service while saving hardware and maintenance costs.

Key features

Always-on resilience

Ensure business continuity with atwo-node cluster that’s turned on by default for high availability instances
Guard against data loss through high availability disaster recovery replication services
Deploy ASE in multi-zone locations closest to your business activity

Comprehensive security

Securely connect through a VPN or dedicated connection
Protect data at rest and in transit through industry-leading encryption
Take full authority over encryption keys via keep your own key (KYOK)

Seamless migration

Securely move data to the cloud through an encrypted migration process
Facilitate migration through a self-service portal
Stay up to date with the latest innovations through managed upgrades

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Frequently asked questions

: The top benefits of cloud databases are faster access to data, consumption-based pricing, and using a fully managed solution to reduce capital expenditures and maintenance costs.
: SAP ASE is an on-premises solution. SAP ASE, cloud edition by IBM Cloud is a managed service offering of SAP ASE with near-complete parity. Differences are limited to the inclusion of cloud-specific security capabilities, a new self-service cloud portal, and the removal of some deprecated features. In addition, the SAP ASE always-on option is enabled by default for high availability instances.
: SAP ASE, cloud edition by IBM Cloud is an SAP solution with managed services provided by IBM Cloud. SAP continues to be your first line of support.
: Data migration is managed through encrypted backup and restore, facilitated by a self-service cloud portal.
: It is licensed by subscription, using the metric capacity units. The number of capacity units required is based on which of the service options you require. You can work with SAP to determine the correct number of capacity units, allowing you to ramp up or ramp down services as required.

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