01 Jun 21
Kronva is a UK-based data and database management consultancy with decades of experience. Originally founded to provide expert project and support services for SAP ASE and SAP IQ (previously known as the Sybase portfolio), Kronva now offers a broad range of services around different products, from migration to modernization to database health checks.
With the direction of database technology today, many of Kronva’s clients are aiming for the cloud, desiring an easier way to scale and more flexible pricing. The new SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise and data lake components are built for the power of SAP ASE and SAP IQ in the cloud, and Kronva sees these components as the ideal solution for their clients. To Mike Evans, Director at Kronva, "SAP HANA Cloud is a fantastic addition to the product stack, and complements the Kronva service offering perfectly. It will allow customers the flexibility to deploy a range of their database workloads in a managed cloud environment, on what we consider to be the most stable of platforms."
Scaling with on-premise systems is a daunting task, as it takes time and effort. Hardware must be ordered, installed, and maintained. To keep up with ever-growing data requirements, Kronva’s clients need to be able to scale in a more efficient way.
As with any business, Kronva wants to make sure their clients have control of their costs. For on-premise systems, demand needs to be predicted in advance, due to the time it takes to expand or upgrade, as mentioned above. Under- or over-predicting future capacity is a costly mistake. Kronva wants to give their clients more budget flexibility.
Moving or deploying databases in the cloud is also a major undertaking, and can put a strain on IT resources. While modernization is essential in the long run, it’s easy to keep putting it off while focusing on day-to-day upkeep. Kronva wants to ensure that their clients are equipped and ready for all the cloud has to offer.