Azure Center for SAP Solutions on Microsoft Azure
What is Azure Center for SAP Solutions?
Azure Center for SAP Solutions (ACSS) is a central management service for SAP workloads on Azure. The service simplifies deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management of SAP systems (S/4HANA, ERP, BW/4HANA) on Azure infrastructure.
ACSS provides automated deployment of SAP landscapes following SAP best practices, integrated monitoring via Azure Monitor, quality checks for SAP-specific configurations, and simplified backup/restore via Azure Backup.
The service is free. Costs only arise for the underlying Azure infrastructure (VMs, storage, network) and SAP licenses.
Typical Use Cases
SAP greenfield deployment: New S/4HANA system on Azure with automated setup of high availability, networking, and storage following SAP recommendations.
SAP migration: Register existing SAP systems and integrate into ACSS for centralized management after lift-and-shift or reimplementation.
Landscape overview: Central view of all SAP systems (Development, QA, Production) with health status, alerts, and configuration details.
Automated backup: Integration with Azure Backup for HANA databases and SAP application servers with retention policies and disaster recovery.
Frequently Asked Questions about Azure Center for SAP Solutions
Which SAP systems are supported?
S/4HANA, SAP ERP (ECC), BW/4HANA, SAP BW, SAP NetWeaver-based systems on HANA, SQL Server, Oracle, or DB2.
Does ACSS replace SAP Basis work?
No, ACSS automates infrastructure deployment and monitoring but does not replace SAP administration (transports, users, ABAP). It complements SAP teams.
Can I integrate existing SAP systems?
Yes, SAP VMs already running on Azure can be registered in ACSS. The service automatically detects SAP components and creates the landscape overview.
How does high availability work?
ACSS automatically deploys HA setups with Pacemaker clusters for SUSE/RHEL, Azure Load Balancer, and Availability Zones. HANA System Replication is configured.
What does Azure Center for SAP Solutions cost?
ACSS itself is free. You only pay for Azure resources (M-Series VMs for HANA, Premium Storage, network) and SAP licenses (BYOL or via SAP).
Integration with innFactory
As a Microsoft Solutions Partner, innFactory supports you in SAP projects on Azure. We help with architecture, migration, ACSS setup, and ongoing operations.
Contact us for a non-binding consultation on Azure Center for SAP Solutions.
