Symmetry president Dan Wilhelms to provide insight into migration and implementation strategies for SAP on i customers considering cloud computing.

 MILWAUKEE (September 7, 2011) – Symmetry Corporation, an industry leader in providing expert SAP basis consulting, a SAP hosting partner and SAP-certified provider of cloud and hosting services, announced that president Dan Wilhelms will be a featured speaker at IBM i and SAP Annual Solution Dinner at SAP TechEd 2011 in  Las Vegas, on September 12. During this all day educational event Wilhelms will discuss Symmetry’s innovative i IN THE SKY cloud hosting solutions for SAP on IBM i.  

 “Symmetry is thrilled to receive this opportunity to speak at the IBM i event at SAP TechEd 2011,” said Dan Wilhelms, president of Symmetry. “I will be leading a thought provoking discussion regarding the key issues to consider when migrating your SAP on i environment to the cloud, as well as referencing customer migration case studies and providing additional insights based on my own experiences.”

 Many organizations are eager to take advantage of the benefits of an IBM i cloud. However, a core stumbling block for many is the question of how to get existing systems, such as SAP, moved safely into a public cloud.  In his session titled “Migrating SAP on i to the Cloud: What you need to know”, Wilhelms will discuss the following:  

• Are you cloud ready? Preparing for a move to the cloud requires an in-depth assessment of your IT infrastructure and IT policy requirements including sizing, networking, platform considerations, physical security, secure access, and backup and recovery requirements.
• Understand the critical issues to include in a vendor assessment including, contracts and SLAs, vendor history, and service expertise. There is difference between vendors offering Do It Yourself (D.I.Y.) style cloud offerings and those providing a true enterprise-level solution.
• Learn how to migrate to an iseries cloud with minimal organizational impact through a methodology designed to mitigate risk and minimize downtime.

For more information on IBM i and SAP Annual Solution Update visit the registration website.

 About Symmetry Corporation

Founded in 1996, Symmetry Corporation, an SAP partner and SAP-certified provider of cloud and hosting services, provides technical managed services, security administration and project consulting for SAP® customers in the U.S. and around the world. Based at Symmetry’s Center of Excellence in Milwaukee, Wis., our large staff has extensive experience in Basis, SAP NetWeaver® and SAP security consulting. With a proven methodology for delivering SAP technical managed services, Symmetry delivers flexible, high-quality solutions that help reduce the total cost of ownership and enable high-performing, secure, stable SAP environments. Symmetry is also a member of the IBM Cloud Computing Specialty. This year, Symmetry celebrates 15 years of excellence in the SAP industry. For more information, go to www.sym-corp.com

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