Today, global enterprises are showing an unprecedented trend of digital drive and digital transformation. If enterprises want to have certain competitiveness in the market, they need information construction and digital management. The core links of enterprise operation include finance, human resources, manufacturing, supply chain, service, procurement and so on. ERP can integrate these links into a single system, help enterprises use emerging technologies such as digital analysis to deeply interpret data, mine interesting business models, and then improve enterprise operations.

In the process of China's economy entering the new normal of growth, the digital economy is playing an increasingly important role. Cloud computing technology has become an important infrastructure and strategic means for the development of digital economy. According to the statistics of China information and Communication Research Institute, the overall market scale of cloud computing in China reached 96.28 billion yuan in 2018, with a growth rate of 39.2%, which is higher than the global average. With the advantages of flexible configuration, high resource utilization and low cost, cloud computing is subverting the traditional deployment mode and becoming an inevitable choice for enterprise digital transformation. In the all-round cloud era, it is also a general trend to migrate ERP to the cloud.

For enterprises, running, maintaining and updating local ERP requires a lot of resources. After adopting the cloud ERP solution, enterprises do not need to purchase hardware or carry out it system maintenance, which can effectively save it costs. Secondly, ERP migration to the cloud can help users improve their data access experience and further tap data value. In addition, cloud ERP system can provide real integrated solutions, provide correct information for different roles at the right time, enable enterprises to adapt to changing market conditions, and have stronger flexibility and agility to cooperate with business development.

At present, manufacturing ERP still plays a leading role in China's ERP software industry. In the 2019 government work report, it is proposed to build an industrial Internet platform, expand "smart +" and empower the transformation and upgrading of manufacturing industry. Industrial Internet is the product of the deep integration of the new generation of information and communication technology and modern industrial technology. It is not only an important carrier for the digitization, networking and intelligence of manufacturing industry, but also the commanding point of a new round of global industrial competition. The rapid development of industrial Internet will become a new engine to promote the transformation and development of cloud ERP.

In 2018, SAP proposed a new generation of smart enterprise architecture for the future, embedding advanced technologies such as Internet of things, advanced analysis and artificial intelligence to enable the industrial Internet. With solutions based on SAP Hana and SAP cloud platform, SAP can further simplify the enterprise's technical architecture and business management process, accelerate business decisions, help enterprises stimulate vitality and build a new business model.

In addition to choosing cloud ERP system, upgrading ERP system according to business objectives is also a challenge for enterprises. All enterprises want the system to keep pace with the times in terms of high-level service time, data quality, business process and integration. For enterprises, ERP upgrading and migration is a big pain point. In 2025, SAP will no longer support the old ERP commercial suite, and the migration to Hana memory database is of great significance to customers.

The infrastructure surrounding SAP and the infrastructure supporting it is called the digital core. By focusing on building a single digital core, SAP simplifies the infrastructure. SAP's infrastructure is based on the Linux system and open source, which maximizes the interoperability and robustness of the infrastructure. According to the "Cloud Computing Open Source Industry White Paper" issued by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, the global open source industry chain has been formed, and the proportion of domestic enterprises that have applied open source technology has reached 86.7%, and the proportion of enterprises that plan to apply open source technology accounts for 10.6%. Technology has been generally accepted by enterprises. With its versatility, Linux can provide strong support for the container environment, and it can run smoothly in the cloud and in the local data center of the enterprise. In addition to portability, security and versatility, open source can also avoid the vendor lock-in problem of proprietary software developed by closed source.

When SAP customers migrate to the existing SAP environment, enable the new SAP Hana deployment, or make a choice between the cloud and the enterprise's local data center, finding the right open source solution will have a great impact on building the right digital business infrastructure. For example, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications, the industry's preferred platform and SAP's own platform for developing and deploying software and systems, implements such migration to reduce the number of attempts and reduce the workload.

Sap and SUSE have a long history of cooperation. In 20 years of cooperation, SUSE is the first to research the operating system of SAP public cloud and the first highly available solution officially certified by SAP. In 2011, SUSE launched the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP operating system. A complete product suite based on database applications and enterprise ERP applications. SUSE also provides many open-source technical architectures and solutions based on these suites. In recent years, SUSE and SAP have been deeply engaged in cloud computing, working closely with AWS, azure, Alibaba cloud and Tencent cloud to provide corresponding solutions and define industry standards for cloud computing and platform as a service.

When upgrading to sap Hana, the enterprise IT system needs to implement some changes. In order to reduce the uncertainty caused by these changes, SUSE can provide enterprises with comprehensive system audit services free of charge to facilitate their migration. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications has many unique functions that also save customers a lot of trouble: SAP installation wizard can simplify and accelerate the deployment process of SAP s / 4hana and related applications; Various tools can support the migration of systems based on Microsoft SQL server to Linux; The operating system supports full recovery and one click ultrafast recovery in case of any failure.

Many SAP customers are concerned about the complexity and timing of migration. SUSE is committed to reducing the downtime of SAP applications and databases. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications includes an extended window for migration between different versions of operating systems and all software required to establish system clusters and achieve high availability. It can be updated in real time at the interval between unimportant software updates to minimize downtime.

SAP s / 4hana can also help enterprises operate more easily in the era of digital economy. After switching to sap Hana, customers can more effectively connect personnel, equipment and business network, and improve business efficiency and agility. At present, customers can use big data functions and Internet of things solutions to turn data into action in all business areas. SAP Hana's in memory database provides a digital kernel for real-time analysis of all data such as planning, execution, prediction and simulation. After upgrading to sap s / 4 Hana ERP suite, customers can make decisions in real time, so as to influence the business faster and create added value in the era of intelligent enterprise.

At present, if enterprises want to stand out in the highly competitive environment, they need to use technical solutions to improve response speed, simplicity and flexibility. In close cooperation with the cloud partners selected by SAP, SUSE is committed to providing users with corresponding system solutions and product solutions to help customers win the digital era.