Transforming SAP in Azure

In the previous chapters, we mostly focused on the topic of infrastructure and presented the reference architectures for deploying SAP in the cloud. But Microsoft Azure is much more than just a next-generation data center, and virtual machines (VMs) are just a subset of the services that are available. Today's competitive market requires an organization to constantly innovate and build intelligent applications.

Satya Nadella, CEO at Microsoft, constantly repeats the message that "every company is a software company" and that the time of creating and maintaining single solutions is over. Organizations need to optimize and accelerate new services by building innovative digital capabilities that allow them to be closer to customers and receive immediate feedback. The ability to quickly adopt new technologies will be a major differentiator among competitors and access to the latest commercial platforms and tools will be essential for companies...