SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances: Architecture and Deployment

Running enterprise-grade database workloads in the cloud requires specialized infrastructure and architecture. This course guides you through the fundamentals of deploying and managing SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability. You will transition from understanding basic cloud infrastructure to conceptualizing complex SAP HANA deployments on dedicated, bare-metal servers. Through clear, written explanations and practical architectural scenarios, you will learn how to design, configure, and maintain these specialized environments. What you'll learn: - Understand the core architecture and hardware specifications of Azure Large Instances for SAP HANA - Configure network connectivity, virtual networks, and ExpressRoute routing for secure communication - Apply storage design principles, including volume allocation, backup strategies, and disaster recovery - Deploy high availability configurations and clustering solutions for continuous database uptime - Implement modern observability and monitoring practices to track system health and performance - Design robust security architectures utilizing encryption, network isolation, and access controls The course begins with essential terminology and the foundational architecture of bare-metal cloud infrastructure. You will then progress through networking, storage configuration, high availability strategies, and ongoing maintenance practices. This text-only course is designed for IT professionals, cloud architects, and database administrators new to running SAP workloads on Azure. No prior experience with Large Instances is required, though a basic understanding of cloud concepts and database administration is helpful. Start reading today to build a strong foundation in enterprise-scale SAP HANA cloud deployments.