SAP Migration to AWS Cloud

Enhance the SAP system landscape for optimal performance and scalability with AWS cloud solutions.

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What does migrating SAP to AWS cloud mean?

Migrating SAP to the AWS cloud involves moving your SAP business data and applications to Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure. This migration can be from on-premises systems or from other cloud environments or providers.

With SAP applications and services on AWS Cloud, you gain on-demand access to IT resources tailored for storage-intensive workloads. This includes SAP solutions such as SAP Business Suite, SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Warehouse (BW), and SAP NetWeaver (ABAP). Additionally, you will benefit from seamless integration with Amazon Web Services, enabling you to:

  • Consistently innovate business processes and enhance efficiency.
  • Pay only for the infrastructure resources you use and need.
  • Leverage one of the most flexible and secure cloud computing environments available.

Migrating SAP from on-premise to the AWS cloud can result in substantial cost savings by eliminating the need for investment in hardware and data center facilities. Additionally, AWS cloud can serve as an effective disaster recovery site for your on-premises SAP systems, avoiding the expense of maintaining a secondary physical location and standby infrastructure.

Benefits of SAP Migration from Other Platforms to AWS

Migrating your SAP landscape to the AWS cloud enhances performance and scalability while optimizing cost control. With a solid cloud foundation, you can accelerate resource development, transform cost structures, and benefit from flexible scalability that adjusts to varying demand.

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Trusted and Secure Infrastructure

Utilize AWS's globally renowned infrastructure, which has been recognized as a leader in SAP HANA services by ISG for five consecutive years. AWS supports SAP's cloud solutions with an extensive suite of cloud security tools, including over 300 security, compliance, and governance services and features, as well as adherence to 143 security standards and compliance certifications.

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Improved Backups and Recovery

AWS offers comprehensive backup and recovery solutions, including Amazon EBS Snapshots and AWS Backup. These solutions meet stringent security, governance, and compliance requirements for SAP workloads, enabling efficient and reliable data protection. Key features such as automated snapshots and versatile recovery options help organizations maintain data integrity and minimize downtime during system failures or data loss events.

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Enhanced SLAs

AWS provides Service Level Agreements (SLAs) that ensure high availability, reliability, and performance for cloud services, including virtual machines (VMs) hosting SAP applications. By utilizing AWS's globally distributed infrastructure and exceptional uptime, organizations can meet rigorous SLA standards and maintain business continuity for critical SAP workloads.

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Cost savings

Achieve cost savings through flexible scalability, usage-based pricing, and streamlined management with AWS. For example, Syngenta decreased the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their SAP applications by 28% following their migration to AWS.

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Streamlined VM management

AWS offers tools such as Amazon EC2 and AWS Systems Manager to streamline the management and monitoring of virtual machines (VMs) running SAP applications. These tools provide automated provisioning, scaling, and patch management capabilities, enabling organizations to optimize resource utilization, enhance operational efficiency, and minimize the administrative burden of managing SAP VMs in the cloud.

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Expert support

Leverage Cloudmantra’s expertise as an SAP Gold Partner and Global Strategic Supplier for a smooth migration and ongoing support. With over 90% of SAP customers relying on AWS partners for successful migration and optimization, you’re in good company. Benefit from the combined strength of AWS’s 14 years and Cloudmantra’s 20 years of evolving partnerships with SAP, ensuring a seamless and effective migration experience.

Technical Options of the Migration Process

With SAP requiring all customers to transition their workloads to SAP HANA by 2025, it's crucial to explore new strategies for modernizing, scaling, and optimizing SAP environments. This presents an opportune moment to consider migrating to AWS.

With SAP software on AWS, you gain on-demand access to IT resources that support storage-intensive workloads. Cloudmantra's 20 years of experience with SAP, combined with a deep understanding of both the technology and cloud mechanisms, empower businesses to select the optimal migration strategy tailored to their needs:

AWS Migration Hub Orchestrator

AWS service that provides centralized management and tracking for migrating SAP HANA from other platforms to AWS.

SAP HANA Backup and Restore

Process of migrating SAP HANA databases from their existing platform to AWS infrastructure, including backing up the databases and restoring them in the new environment.

SAP HANA Classical Migration

The traditional migration method involves exporting data from SAP HANA, transferring it to AWS, and then importing it into the SAP HANA database on AWS.

SAP HANA HSR

SAP HANA System Replication is a technique for setting up and maintaining a secondary SAP HANA system on AWS to ensure high availability and disaster recovery.

SAP HANA HSR (with initialization via backup and restore)

SAP HANA system replication with initialization via a backup and restore method, ensuring both consistency and reliability throughout the migration process to AWS.

SAP HANA (on-premises) to SAP HANA (AWS cloud)

Migration of SAP HANA databases and systems from on-premises environments to AWS Private Cloud infrastructure.

Basic Migration Steps With Cloudmantra

Together, we ensure a successful migration of your classic on-premise applications to the AWS cloud platform. By carefully assessing how cloud technologies and Cloudmantra’s expertise in SAP migration and operations can support the modernization of your SAP systems, we follow these six key steps:

  • DISCOVER

    We thoroughly assess the system landscape, understand specific needs and objectives, collaboratively develop a strategy, and establish a starting point for the cloud journey.

  • PREPARE

    We develop a comprehensive framework and roadmap for implementing AWS Cloud for SAP applications, covering all operational aspects. By leveraging proven processes and methods, we ensure a seamless migration experience.

  • EXPLORE

    We emphasize ensuring data quality before migration. Our approach includes conducting thorough technical assessments of SAP on AWS, with a focus on landscape planning and sizing to optimize system operations in the cloud. We also analyze different document formats and content types to customize the solution according to your specific needs.

  • REALIZE

    Our team of experts leverages advanced cloud security tools to ensure a seamless migration process tailored to your unique business needs. With extensive experience in implementing SAP projects in the private cloud, we have successfully configured business-critical systems like SAP S/4HANA, achieving platform availability of over 99.9% and robust, fail-safe disaster recovery solutions.

  • DEPLOY

    We expertly migrate SAP data and applications from on-premises or existing cloud environments to AWS Cloud, ensuring minimal downtime and maintaining data integrity throughout the entire process.

  • RUN

    Our dedicated migration team manages your SAP cloud migration from start to finish. We continuously monitor all systems to ensure high availability and disaster recovery, and we automatically adjust storage space for databases as needed.

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