Cisco Cisco Intelligent Automation for SAP 2.3 Weißbuch
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White Paper
The Value of Migrating from Cisco Tidal Horizon to
Cisco Process Orchestrator
Cisco Process Orchestrator
Migrating from Cisco
®
Tidal Horizon for SAP to Cisco Process Orchestrator can help
you reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) and move beyond SAP Alerting Analysis to
deploying run book automation (RBA) across the data center.
deploying run book automation (RBA) across the data center.
Product Overviews
Cisco Tidal Horizon for SAP Solutions
Cisco Tidal Horizon for SAP supports RBA, which is the ability to define, build, orchestrate, manage, and report on
workflows that support system and network operational processes. A run book process can cross all management
disciplines and interact with all types of infrastructure elements, such as applications, databases, and hardware
(Figure 1). As Cisco Tidal Horizon for SAP reaches its end of sale date, its RBA capacities and other automation
capabilities will be covered by the Cisco Process Orchestrator. The orchestrator product offers a foundation from
which to extend RBA for a broader scope of coverage because it is the automation engine that not only drives
intelligent automation for SAP, but can also drive other areas of automation for IT operations.
This model is well suited for modern data centers, which are dynamic in nature and need broader automation
coverage and an automation solution that is built on an extensible framework. According to leading industry
analysts, the growth of RBA has coincided with the need for IT operations executives to provide greater IT
operational efficiencies, including reducing Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) and increasing Mean Time Between
Failures (MTBF) by having the mechanisms to implement best practices. The transition to the Cisco Process
Orchestration model will support need for efficiency by enabling IT to adhere to standards and enforce consistency
by such means as implementing and managing IT operations processes in line with the Information Technology
Infrastructure Library (ITIL
®
). Also, they can increase IT staff effectiveness by automating repetitive tasks
associated with IT operations processes and have the tools to fully report on how processes run in line with
established policies and service levels.