“Using Actifio, we reduced the time it takes to provision and prepare copies of our ten key applications and full database sets. Now our testing and development teams get what they need in three days instead of seven. Soon, we expect to reach a one-day process with newly Automated Workflows and scripts. Actifio does it all with less storage and fewer steps in much less time.”
DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
SAP Data Management.
OVERVIEW
SAP runs on traditional databases, including Oracle, SQL, ASE (formerly Sybase), and DB2. Now, more enterprises are shifting to run SAP on in-memory SAP HANA databases.
Regardless of the chosen database, enterprises typically create many database copies for multiple use cases including backup, remote vault, disaster recovery, test/dev, analytics, training, security patch testing and more.
Actifio software provides a scalable, enterprise-grade Copy Data Management (CDM) solution for SAP databases..
Users can manage database copies efficiently and securely in any public cloud or on-premises using any storage.
Use Cases
Modernize Data Management for SAP HANA.
SAP BACKUP & RECOVERY
Actifio enables enterprise-grade backup and disaster recovery for mission critical SAP environments.
SAP TEST DATA MANAGEMENT
Accelerate application test and release cycles with Actifio for SAP test data management. Rapid cloning of multi-terabyte SAP databases supports efficient, fast, and flexible test environments.
HOW Actifio HELPS
Actifio Copy Data Management (CDM) helps reduce risk by providing instant recovery of multi-TB mission-critical databases.
CDM leverages backups to provision storage- optimized database clones with automated data masking of sensitive data, for DevOps. It helps enterprises accelerate application test and release cycles.
CDM software can run in any public cloud or on-premises using any storage. It provides a cloud and storage agnostic solution.
Using Actifio, enterprises reduce total cost of ownership by automating the creation, management, and deletion of all database copies using a single software platform.
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Additional Resources
WHITE PAPER
How Actifio Technology Works
SOLUTION BRIEF
Actifio Copy Data Management for SAP Hana
VENDOR EVALUATION GUIDE
Vendor Evaluation checklist for SAP Hana Backup, Recovery & Cloning
Frequently Asked Questions.
SAP is commonly referred to as the ERP application which has traditionally run on major databases like Oracle, DB2, SQL, etc. SAP HANA is a new, in-memory database designed specifically to run SAP applications. SAP HANA provides improved performance since it stores the database in-memory, which is faster than databases like Oracle, DB2, SQL, etc. which are stored on disk.
Every enterprise creates multiple copies of their production databases.
DBAs dump backups to disk.
Backup Administrators backup these dumps to backup storage and replicate to a remote site for vaulting or DR purposes.
Test/Dev, DevOps, Analytics, Security, UAT users need copies of production databases for testing purposes.
All of the above-siloed copies lead to copy data explosion resulting in very high infrastructure costs & operational burden. With no automation to manage all these database copies, data provisioning for testers takes many weeks, stretching application test and release cycles.
Actifio’s Virtual Data Pipeline (VDP) software platform solves this Copy Data Problem with its Copy Data Management (CDM) solution.
Actifio’s pricing model is very simple and easy to understand. It’s based on the amount of source data protected. For example: If an enterprise wants to use Actifio to protect 5 database instances, each with 10 TB source database size, the enterprise would need Actifio license for 50 TB of source data. Enterprises can use this license anywhere in private or public cloud.
For more details, refer to this licensing page.
Actifio VDP is the patented core Virtual Data Pipeline technology that can be consumed in multiple form factors.
Actifio Sky is a VM appliance that runs Actifio VDP engine and can be provisioned in a public cloud VM or on-premises in VMware, Hyper-V VMs.
Actifio CDS/CDX is a physical appliance cluster that runs Actifio VDP engine with High Availability and is typically used on-premises.
Actifio supports all major databases, including Oracle, SQL, SAP HANA, DB2, ASE (formerly Sybase), and MaxDB.
Yes. Actifio supports all the major public cloud providers, including AWS, Azure, Google, IBM, and Oracle. It’s also available in the leading public cloud marketplaces.
Yes. Please refer to this page for details.
Yes. Please refer to this page for details.