Dell intros SAP cloud solution

cloud, Beta News reports.

The Allen, Texas-based company has introduced a desktop as a service (DaaS) offering through a partnership with Desktone, as well as a new offering aimed at moving its SAP solutions to the cloud.

The moves signal a bigger business shift for a company that, for most of its 26-year history, has focused on physical hardware. At the same time, it's a sign of the times in enterprise environments, a move towards virtualisation and cloud-based services.

The DaaS offering will mean the ability to get going with VDI deployments quickly and simply, with the ability to easily support mobile and remote workers, ChannelBiz writes.

Through the magic of cloud computing, it will be possible to scale for seasonal usage, too.

“With DaaS, customers can get started quickly with no minimum purchases or complex deployments, making the transition easy,” said Steve Lalla, VP for End-User Computing Solutions at Dell.

According to the Cloud Computing Journal, there are two offerings.

TheDell Cloud Starter Kit for SAP Solutionshelps organisations leverage the power of the cloud quickly by providing customers with 60-day access to Dell's enterprise-class, secure cloud environment. This offer includes compute power equivalent to 8 000 SAP Application Performance Standard (SAPS) units of measure; is powered by Dell Cloud with VMware vCloud Datacentre Service; and is coupled with Dell's established consulting, application and infrastructure services in support of SAP solutions.

TheDell Cloud Development Kit for SAP Solutions provides access to a robust 32 000 SAPS of virtual computing capacity to deploy development environments for more advanced customers who need a rich development landscape for running SAP applications. This offer provides a comprehensive developer environment with additional capabilities for application modernisation and features industry-leading Dell Boomi technology for rapid cross-application integration.