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Announcement

IBM Technology for Java (IT4J) optimized for SAP is now available for IBM i V6.1. This new Java technology provides many benefits over existing Classic technology including: improved performance, reduced memory footprint, and increase throughput. See the SAP NetWeaver Java on IBM i website for more details.

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	Customer references
	Websites, forums, and blogs
	Publications
	Downloads
	Services
	Platform and release maintenance and service information

Customer references

	Customer success stories Click here to view customer success stories of SAP implementations on the IBM i and its predecessors. To view all SAP on IBM i customer references enter “SAP” in the “Search for” field and select i5/OS or OS/400 for the “Operating system” field and then click "Search".
	Case studies Download the results of a cost/benefit analysis of running SAP on IBM i and the accompanying management brief. Both documents were prepared by the independent research and management consulting firm International Technology Group (ITG).

Value Proposition for IBM System i: Cost/Benefit Case for SAP All-in-One Solutions Deployments (Management Brief) (0.99MB)

Value Proposition for IBM System i: Cost/Benefit Case for SAP All-in-One Solutions Deployments (Status Report) (925KB)

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Websites, forums, and blogs

	SAP Java Applications on IBM i
	This website includes IBM i specific information for configuring and tuning your SAP Java environment.

	SAP Community Network
	This website features SAP on IBM i specific information including blogs, papers, and other technical resources.

	SAP Developer Network User Group
	We invite you to join the SAP on IBM i user group. This is a great way of sharing your knowledge and learning from other IBM i customers running SAP. To join, click on the link and follow the registration instructions.

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Publications

Redbooks and Redpieces

	Implementing SAP Applications on the IBM System i Platform with IBM i5/OS (2006)
	An Overview of Installing SAP Applications on System i Models (2006)
	SAP NetWeaver Java on IBM i5/OS (2006)
	Implementing PowerHA for IBM i (2008)
	Independent ASP Performance Study on the IBM eServer iSeries Server (2004)
	IBM iServer iSeries Independent ASPs: A Guide to Moving Applications to IASPs (2003)
	Implementing SAP R/3 on OS/400 (2001)
	Backup Recovery and Media Services for OS/400: More Practical Information (2001)
	SAP Business Information Warehouse on the AS/400 System (1999)

Papers

	Improving I/O Performance Using Solid-State Drive Technology (241KB)
	Leveraging PowerHA for i in an SAP Environment (2008)
	Simplifying SAP on i5/OS with Single Sign-on (2008)
	Expanding Single Sign-on for SAP Landscapes on i5/OS (2007)
	Performance Tuning BI on SAP NetWeaver Using DB2 for i5/OS and i5 Navigator (2007)
	Industry Leading BI Performance With System i and DB2 for i5/OS Using BI on SAP NetWeaver (2007)
	SAP Solutions on IBM eServer iSeries… a virtualization and consolidation study (2005) (584KB)
	Geographic Mirroring in the SAP System Environment on eServer iSeries (2004) (77KB)

Magazine Articles

	Stored Procedures Versus SQL Function in an SAP Solution
	"Want a Winner?" (Janurary 2009)
	"Supercharging SAP Java Applications Running on IBM i" (Janurary 2009)

Presentations

Getting the Most from Your SAP Java Application Server on IBM i (PDF download) (484KB)

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Downloads

IBM Insight for SAP – workload analysis tool for production SAP systems

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Services

IBM Systems & Technology Group Lab Services

The SAP on IBM i team specializes in services surrounding the layer between the SAP application and the IBM i operating system and DB2 for IBM i. The team provides architectural advice and perspective to help maximize the efficiency of your solution. They provide installation and general administration help to supplement your existing infrastructure team, and also specialize in deeper technical topics such as high availability, single sign-on and security, and performance analysis and tuning. At any stage of the SAP on IBM i lifecycle, the SAP on IBM i Lab Services team has the skills to make your project more successful. And being directly connected to the IBM and SAP development labs, they bring with them a vast network of expertise unique to IBM.

Contact Frank Kriss by e-mail at kriss@us.ibm.com or by phone at 507-253-1354 to discuss how Lab Services can streamline your SAP infrastructure on IBM i.

IBM SAP International Competence Center (ISICC)

The ISICC was founded in 1993 and is jointly staffed by both IBM and SAP employees. Located at SAP headquarters in Walldorf, Germany, the ISICC is the central point of access for IBM and SAP projects and is the heart and home of the IBM SAP Alliance. The ISICC provides SAP on IBM i specific services such as solution design, hardware sizings, proof of concepts, and education. Learn more about the ISICC and what they can do for your SAP on IBM i project at www.ibm.com/solutions/sap.

For specific requests or questions send an e-mail to isicc@de.ibm.com.

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Platform and release maintenance and service information

Info APARs required for SAP on IBM i

	V6.1
	V5R4M5
	V5R4M0
	V5R3M5
	V5R3M0 Would you like to be notified when a change has been made to the Info APAR? If so, please fill in the Info APAR notification form and you will be contacted.

IBM i Preventative Service Planning – PSP

	Preventative Service Planning main page
	IBM i group PTFs
	IBM DB2 for i group PTFs

SAP Platform and release information

	SAP Platform and Technology Information Center
	SAP Product Availability Matrix

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