SAP landscapes

Deploying strategies

Christian AmbachSAP Business Development ManagerGlobal SAP Competence Centre

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SAPGUI management

• Centralized Management & Installation

• Even higher efficiency if Office is also deployed via Citrix

• Better patch handling

• Less desktop resources required

SAPGUI

WIN HTML JAVA

4.6DUntil March 31, 2006

6.20 long-term

support planned

6.40Until Dec 31, 2007

7.10 (Q4 2006)

6.40 end of maintenance

not yet defined

7.00 (Q2 2006)

end of maintenance not yet defined

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SAPGUI scenarios

THE TEST SCENARIOS

• Sales order—Creating, delivering and billing sales orders

• Purchase order—Displaying stock, creating POs, posting receipts and entering invoices

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Internet Browser as SAP Front-End

• SAP Enterprise Portal requires 60–120 kbps per connection

• Can exceed 240 kbps when used in conjunction with SAP Business Warehouse and other complex modules.

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Access Strategy should not be“If … Then” Access Tactics

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One for All

Access

Strategy

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One (Solution) for All (Front-ends)

UpcomingFront-ends

UpcomingFront-ends Browser

Browser

SAPGUISAPGUI

Citrix Presentation

Server

Citrix Presentation

Server

Consolidation of all types of Front-ends

• Only one instance to maintain• No client installation• Build-In Security• Less Bandwidth / Faster• Independent from Tech-changes• Significant lower TCO• Easy MS-Office Integration

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SAP R/3

Room 13 Room 14 Room 15 Room 16 Room 17 Room 18

GUI SRVFile SRV

Per Room 19 PC‘s (18 Student-PCs, 1 Teacher-PC)

Deploying SAP (and other Software)Customer example:

SAP internal IT / 1998

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SAPs Citrix investment today

South Africa3 Server

Australia2 Server

Trainings Citrix Farm

Office/Project Citrix Farms

Partner Citrix Farm

India 2 Server

Americas80 Server

Singapore30 Server

South America

3 Server

EMEA460 Server

South Africa 3 Server

Australia 2 Server

CSG Landscape

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SAP uses Citrix

Office

Training

Projects

Partner

• 600 Citrix Server in 7 Farms

• Average of 7000 concurrent User/Day

• Handling 2200 Calls

first, second and third level support p.a.

• Citrix@SAP had 360.124 Sessions in Oct.06

• Designed and administered from

5 Citrix Admins

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Our Unique Value

Application Delivery

InfrastructurePerformance. Security. Cost.

Application Security

ApplicationDelivery

ApplicationVisibility

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Best Access Experience. Anytime. Anywhere.

Christian AmbachSAP Business Development Manager

Citrix SystemsGlobal SAP Competence CenterPartnerportAltrottstrasse 31D-69190 Walldorf, Germany

Phone: +49 6227 73 1641Fax: +49 6227 73 1650Mobile: +49 170 4490506Mail: Christian.Ambach@eu.citrix.com