The cloud is all the rage at SAP, but the details are a little fuzzy. With this book, get your questions answered. Start by understanding the big picture you need in order to take the next step. Then dive into step-by-step instructions about working with SAP HANA Cloud Platform, SAP's only PaaS offering. You can learn how to build, deploy, and secure applications, and get the basics on extending SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud (HEC) and SuccessFactors. There's more to cloud than fluff - find out what it is. It covers: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS; SAP HANA Cloud; Tooling; Application design; Application deployment; SAPUIS; Security; Cloud services; SAP HANA Portal; Hybrid applications; and, Online/offline applications.