Is it more cost effective to host SAP software at my university?

[RichBlumberg]

Hi! I'm connected to a major university that has a high quality hosting area of it's own. Is it more cost effective for them to host SAP software themselves or should they use the services of the UCC? If the value is close then they may want more control in their own environment. Or if there's greater value with the UCC's then they can use their budget and resources in a different way!

Thanks for any insights on the best-in-practice way to proceed!

Best regards,

Richard

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Richard

The answer to your question is that it is more cost effective to use an existing UCC hosting center as opposed to developing your own system. For example, in the Americas the cost of belonging to the University Alliance is the same whether you use the hosting center or not. Unless your current center can do all of the following for free: Purchase required hardware, train your staff, install and support the SAP software. and provide help desk support to your faculty. then it will cost you more to do your own hosting. The other advantage of using a UCC hosting center is that they can provide you the complete set of SAP products and they can create clients for use with the existing UA curriculum.

Dave Haseman - UCC Director, UWM UCC