Seamless SAP Migration on AWS (With MSP)

In a fast-evolving retail landscape, cloud migration is key to driving agility and customer satisfaction. Discover how a leading electronics retailer achieved zero downtime and unmatched scalability through AWS-powered transformation.

Seamless SAP Migration to AWS with Zero Downtime

In a highly competitive retail landscape, a leading electronics retailer aimed to modernize its SAP workloads to deliver seamless customer experiences across both online and offline channels. Partnering with us, the company successfully migrated its mission-critical SAP environments to Amazon Web Services (AWS), achieving enhanced scalability, reliability, and security, all with zero downtime.

Challenge Overview

The retailer’s SAP workloads powered its logistics, supply chain, and warehouse operations. However, being hosted on-premises for years, the setup struggled to handle growing transaction volumes and dynamic customer demands. The result was operational inefficiency, limited scalability, and unplanned downtime, impacting order fulfillment and customer experience.

Challenges

✔ Unplanned Downtime
✔ Limited Scalability
✔ High Infrastructure Costs
✔ Security Risks
✔ Manual Management
✔ Data Integration Complexity

Our Solutions

Comprehensive Cloud Readiness Assessment

We assessed the existing SAP landscape, mapping dependencies, evaluating architecture readiness, and conducting a proof of concept to identify the best-fit AWS services for SAP workloads.

Phased Zero-Downtime Migration

The migration was executed in phases beginning with test and development systems, followed by production. This minimized risk and ensured uninterrupted business operations throughout the transition.

Performance Optimization & Rightsizing

Leveraging Amazon EC2 instances certified for SAP, we dynamically right-sized server capacities and optimized disk performance to meet workload demands efficiently.

Advanced Security & Compliance Framework

We implemented AWS Security Hub, Amazon GuardDuty, and AWS Backup to ensure real-time threat detection, data protection, and compliance automation, strengthening the overall security posture.

Proactive Monitoring & Managed Support

Using Amazon CloudWatch and AWS Managed Services (MSP), we established real-time monitoring, automated alerts, and 24/7 managed support, enabling proactive issue resolution and performance tracking.

Results & Business Impact

Zero Downtime Migration

Completed within nine months with uninterrupted operations.

Enhanced Reliability & Performance

Improved SAP application stability and responsiveness.

Scalable & Agile Infrastructure

Seamlessly handled traffic spikes during peak retail seasons.

Conclusion

Migrating to AWS Managed Services empowered the client with a secure, scalable, and future-ready SAP environment. The transformation not only improved operational resilience and customer satisfaction but also laid the foundation for innovation through analytics, automation, and AI-driven insights.