Migrating SAP from legacy platforms to Windows and SQL Server

Publication Date	December 2008
Publisher	Ovum
Product Type	Report
Pages	10
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	OVM00676

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Summary

Open standards and scale economies have driven rapid evolution and adoption of the x86 platform; today x86-based systems (including 64-bit versions) challenge mainframe and midrange platforms in performance and reliability. At the same time, Microsoft

Content

Executive summary
- In a nutshell
- Ovum view
  - SAP and Microsoft to take IT forward
  - Cutting costs and strategizing
  - The compatibility of SAP and Microsoft
  - From legacy to Windows and SQL Server
- Key messages
The primary migration driver: business value
- Cost and standards
  - Lower cost and open standards
  - Simplification and standardization
  - The necessary skills
Why not migrate?
- If it ain't broke
Modernization and migration proof points
- A growing catalog
Mainframes and x86/Windows will coexist
- A shifting balance
- Steps toward migration