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How SAP Cloud Connector works
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Introduction:
- In this session, we will look at how the SAP Cloud Connector works
Synopsis:
- The SAP Cloud Connector provides a secure tunnel between SAP Cloud Platform applications and on-premise systems
- It runs as a reverse invoke proxy between the on-premise network and the SAP Cloud Platform
- Contains additional features that are required for business critical scenarios
Steps:
- In this video, we will look at what reverse invoke proxy actually means
- We will also explore how administrators can safely expose on-premise resources to the internet without opening any additional firewall ports
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Conclusion:
- This video should give you a clear idea on how SAP Cloud Connector works
- Also, how administrators can safely expose on-premise resources without opening any firewalls
- This video doesn’t delve into setting up the SAP Cloud Connector – although there are plenty of other online resources for that
- If you have any questions or comments, please list them below and I will be happy to answer
Simple, apt and well articulated ! Thank you
Thank you Milton. Very well presented starting from very basics and then covering the core part. Thank you
Thank you for this! Well presented.
Hi Milton,
Thanks for the information.
I have below queries,
In your explanation, how would a server initiate request to client even if the connection is open? Can you pls share any example.
Can we use SAP Cloud connector to connect with third party cloud as well like Azure, Google etc?
Thanks
Sandeep
This was very useful! Thanks for the explanation.
Very useful and concise...thanks a lot for this
Great content, thanks.
Great explanation, clarified and answered all questions on the connectivity of the cloud connector.