Adapting to these new requirements can be especially complex for companies that run their SAP enterprise applications in on-premises environments. These organizations are often already struggling with running business-critical SAP instances as they can be complex and costly to maintain. They know how much their users depend on these systems and how disruptive dealing with unplanned outages can be, so they see the on-premises setup—backed up with major investments in high availability (HA) systems and infrastructure—as the best way to ensure the security and availability of these essential applications. IT organizations charged with running on-premises SAP landscapes, in many cases, must also manage a growing number of other business-critical applications—all while under pressure to do more with less.