BE SMARTER TAKE IT TO A NEW LEVEL - … SMARTER –TAKE IT TO A NEW LEVEL. ... Near zero downtime at cutover SNP ... Cloud move of several SAP Systems of complex system landscape

Achim Westermann, Product Owner SNP IFS, SNP AG

Heidelberg ,19. – 20. Oktober 2017

BE SMARTER – TAKE IT TO A NEW LEVEL

Interface Assessment with SNP Interface Scanner

Umzug in die Cloud! Kennen Sie Ihre Schnittstellen?Move to the Cloud! Do you know you interfaces?

Mergers & Acquisitions

Corporate Reorganisation

Cloud

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Transformation Never Stops

SAP HANA

SAP S/4HANA

CHANGING BUSINESS MODELS

NEW TECHNOLOGIES

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SAP TransformationBusiness & Technology Driven

INDUSTRY STANDARD

▪ Automated landscape transformation

▪ Industry leading software and approach

▪ Reduces time, resources and risk

▪ Complete and flexible client offering

▪ Multiple initiatives in one project

▪ Near zero downtime at cutover

SNP

THE TRANSFORMATION COMPANY

SNP Transformation Software


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Cloud Move - Risks and Impacts related to Interfaces„We don‘t know, what we don‘t know“


• According to PAC (2014), in

average 9 modules are in

use in SAP installations,

that are run on 23 SAP

instances with 3.400 users

across 11 regions with 36

locations.

• Additionally there are a lot

of non-SAP systems and

external systems, that

exchange data with the SAP

landscape regularly.SAP ERP

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Cloud Move Issues - Two Examples out of many others

Example 1: SAP HANA platform migration

After go-live, some unknown interfaces failed

Corrective measures took several weeks

Business impacts unknown

SNP IFS was introduced later and reported those interfaces already after initial data collection

Example 2: Cloud move of several SAP Systems of complex system landscape

After go-live, a major business disruption occurred

Thousands of workers could not enter time sheets anymore

Salaries could not be paid

Corrective measures took several months

Business impacts unknown

SNP IFS could have prevented this situation

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Cloud Move – Sample Project


• SAP Business Suite was

moved to the cloud

• SNP implements many

projects of that type on any

size customer landscape

• SNP Interface Scanner was

used for safeguarding

LINUX / DB2

HP-UX

ECC 6.0

On-premise

Cloud

ECC 6.0

SCM 7.0

BW 7.3

SRM7.0

CRM7.0

SNP Transformation Backbone

SCM 7.0

SRM7.0

CRM7.0

SNP Transformation

Backbone

Near Zero Downtime

SNP Transformation

Backbone

Offline Migration

BW 7.3

TRANSFORMATION

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SAP Interface Scanner

COMPLIANCE

SECURITY

OPERATION

TransformPrepare Optimise

Test with confidence

Continuous analysis

Identify security threats

Real-time information

Avoid expensive compliance costs

Plan projects based on fact

SNP

INTERFACE SCANNER


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InterfacesWhat Don’t You Know?

The ChallengesINTERFACES

▪ Documentation of interfaces incomplete or out of date

▪ Knowledge about essential interfaces not centrally accessible

▪ No adequate graphical representation of topology available; high-effort manual creation, incomplete data

▪ All interfaces must be known in order to configure monitoring tools

SECURITY & COMPLIANCE

OPERATIONS

TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS

▪ Test team needs complete and accurate view of all interfaces impacted by change

▪ What is the most appropriate technical approach/strategy

▪ Which systems impacted and thus which system owners should be engaged

▪ Supplier requested a view of interface topology to prepare and plan

▪ Risk assessments might overlook unrecorded interfaces

▪ Is the organisation at risk from internal and external threats – e.g. connection loopholes

▪ Is the organisation currently exposed to indirect SAP license compliance costs

▪ Can we meet internal and external audit requirements with current interface knowledge (e.g. GDPR, KPMG..)


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Interface Analysis Enables Fact-Based Decisions

▪ Accelerate testing and reduce risk with instant before and after snap-shot of interface landscape

▪ Empower the project team to make informed decisions on transformation strategy (phased vs. big bang change)

▪ Ensure isolation of sandbox systems used to support the project

▪ Provide suppliers with real-time view of your landscape

TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS

The BenefitsINTERFACES

▪ Find unused and insecure interface connections, e.g. connections left over from previous projects

▪ Detect unknown (remote) systems connecting into the SAP Production systems

▪ Use interface data to assess license audit/compliance exposure

▪ Graphical representation of topologies providing unmatched transparency

SECURITY & COMPLIANCE

OPERATIONS▪ Immediate visualisation of entire landscape topology

▪ Reduce business disruption with continuous monitoring of interface connectivity

▪ Identify changes within the interface landscape between different periods

▪ Detect yet unknown systems and connections


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Example 1: In-/Outbound connections of an SAP ERP System


• All inbound and outbound

connections within a given

timeframe are visualized

• SAP and non-SAP

sender/reveiver systems

involved

• Systems are grouped

according their classification

• Clustering reduces

complexity for keeping better

overview

• This result can be achieved

required by analyzing only a

single SAP System

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Example 2: Top-50 Connections within a specified period


• Top-50 frequently used

connections within a specific

landscape and timeframe are

visualized

• SAP and non-SAP


involved



overview

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Example 3: All unused connections within a specific period


• All used connections within a

specific landscape and

timeframe are visualized

• SAP and non-SAP


involved



overview

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SNP Interface Scanner The Solution

Automated data collection

& filtering

Look past the “noise” in your

SAP logs

Data collector for SAP and

more; Weblogic, Webmethods,

etc…

Central storage

Complete repository of

available interfaces and usage

statistics in one location,

outside of SAP

Comprehensive scanning

Analyse & view a single

system or your entire

landscape in real-time

Diverse options for

evaluation & visualisation

Flexible SQL queries incl. SNP

standard content

Visualisation via Charts & Visio

Export to XLS, HTML, PDF &

more.

Flexible communication

protocol coverage

All SAP communication

protocols supported

Extensible through customer

API

Deployment & licensing

options

On-premise or hosted by SNP

Perpetual or Subscription

AUTOMATED INTERFACE SCANNING and PRESENTATION for…

▪ Transformation

▪ Compliance

▪ Security

▪ Operations


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SNP Interface Scanner Analysis Examples and Result Types

▪ Change history of systems, connections, usage statistics

▪ “Where-used” analysis

▪ Unusual changes in usage statistics

▪ Identify unused connections

▪ Connections to sensitive systems e.g. HCM

▪ Customise your analysis

ANALYZE COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE

▪ Documentation of interfaces, Configuration of EAM Tools, Interface monitoring

▪ Support Lifecycle Management, SAP Landscape Transformation, Compliance

CONTINUOUS OPTIMISATION

PRESENTATION OF ANALYSIS

▪ Tables with extensive grid functionality

▪ Graphical visualisation of statistical data via charts

▪ Visualize interface topologies using MS Visio

▪ Support for export to MS Excel, PDF, HTML

Query

Chart

Visio


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SNP Interface Scanner Architecture

ARCHITECTURE

▪ Central Collector System for data extraction – just one Add-on installation required

▪ Interface topology graphics are generated automatically via MS Visio integration

▪ SNP Visio Plugin allows publishing to HTML

TECHNICAL PRE-REQUISITES

Hardware

platform

Server or PC, 2-4 Core CPU, 8-16GB

RAM, 100GB Disk

Operating

System

MS Windows 7 SP1 /8 / 8.1 (32/64bit or

MS Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1,

2012, 2012 R2

SNP IFS

Database

Server

MS SQL Server 2012 or above, 64 bit

Express Version sufficient (limit: 10GB

DB size)

SNP IFS

Client

.NET Framework Version 4.0 or above

Optional: MS Visio 2013 or above

(Professional or Premium), MS Office

2007 or above, PDF reader

Analysis

Systems

SAP 4.6D or above, SAP PI 7.1 or

above

Collector

System

SAP Netweaver 7.20 or above (SAP

BASIS 7.02 or above)


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