Scalability and integration
In a traditional model IT Directors need to predict the resources needed to run their applications and workloads.  Not only for the present, but also to plan sufficient capacity for the future.  A cloud environment is natively scalable, which grows (or declines) according to  the business needs.  Cloud based applications are also easier to integrate with other cloud solutions.

Single Point of Service
The benefits of a Single Point of Service enable one trusted partner to Support the Platform, leaving overstretched IT Teams to focus on their core business and value-added projects rather than managing routine maintenance.  We provide 24 hour a day monitoring and proactive management of the full stack utilising automated tools, applied by our highly technically qualified and experienced staff.   Our team provides technical support and management to ensure the operation, maintenance, backups, Disaster Recovery and day to day performance.  We also offer extended help desk support hours and critical 24hour emergency cover.

Reduced costs
As we manage many customer environments, we get economies of scale that clients can’t get managing their own single environment.  Running SAP applications on a Platform as a Service reduces client’s costs as they reside in a multi-tenant environment where expensive infra-structure and the maintenance costs can be spread across multiple users

Resilience
Engineered for SAP solutions our sophisticated automated backup solutions avoid the need to purchase costly alternatives.  Our Highly Available, fault tolerant systems are constantly monitored and managed with backups tested periodically to ensure organisations maintain their Compliance.  Geographically dispersed Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity options provide peace of mind.

Reduced time to benefit
Opal Wave’s implementation methodology and deployment processes have been deployed successfully for many clients over several years.  Depending on the service and cloud platform requirements, we can deploy bespoke solutions to meet individual project needs or provide pre-configured HANA resource modules to get you up and running in hours not weeks.  We work with trusted partners to deliver expertise across the wide portfolio of SAP HANA applications.

No up-front investment
Purchasing equipment through a capital expenditure model can depreciate the value over a period, however it still requires spending cash.  Consuming services through an operational expenditure model means the service is charged through fixed and predictable monthly payments, with no hidden extra charges.  No upfront investment means better use of cash so funds that would have previously been spent up front in the older model can be used elsewhere in the business.

Long term supplier relationships
A managed service from Opal Wave provides a safe pair of hands to our customers and partners.  This model is proven by our many customers that trust us to manage their environments over many years.  Opal Wave provide their customers with a Service Level Agreement guaranteeing their platform a certain availability and help desk support with multi-level priorities to deliver required response times based on urgency and impact of issues.