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Accelerating and De-Risking SAP S/4HANA Transformations: The AWS, Wipro, and SNP Approach
By Venkat Tatavarthy – Principal Partner Solutions Architect, SAP – AWS
By Sourabh Chordiya – SAP Solutions Architect, AWS Ambassador & DMTS Member – Wipro
By Roger Elwell – VP of Strategic Partnerships and Alliances – SNP
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Today’s evolving enterprise landscape require customers to run their SAP transformations at an unprecedented pace. With end-of-support for SAP ECC fast approaching, S/4HANA transformations are no longer an option, but rather a mandatory undertaking for customers to be aligned with SAP’s roadmap. Customers need the most secure and reliable AWS cloud infrastructure along with SNP’s innovative technology solutions, and Wipro’s specialized frameworks for seamlessly executing such complex transformations.
Digitalization is the need for every enterprise to accelerate their growth and to run efficiently. Customers in all industries need updates in real-time for their transactions. The legacy SAP software cannot enable this completely, and the relatively slow performance of traditional databases further complicate the situation. These SAP systems are also heavily customized and have accumulated several terabytes of data leading to performance degradation. Most of the enterprises cannot leave this legacy data in old systems, and re-adoption of customizations in latest ERP and S/4HANA requires a deep understanding of business processes. Hence the transformation of such SAP systems is a daunting task. The complexity involved with the planning process has led to delays in initiating S/4HANA transformation projects.
Many customers started with greenfield implementations of S4/HANA; however, they continue to run their legacy ECC stacks because it’s a slow process to retrofit their business processes into S/4HANA in a greenfield scenario. Time is running out, leading enterprises to quickly choose either brownfield or bluefield as an approach to accelerate their SAP transformations. These migration approaches bring all the data, as well as allow choosing subset of data in specific scenarios.
Figure 1. SAP S/4HANA Migration Approaches
Wipro has been enabling transformations for many SAP customers globally. A typical pattern that we have observed is that customer requires below key aspects to be addressed.
- A trusted and experienced transformation partner with hands-on experience in S/4HANA transformations.
- A reliable, secure, and scalable platform that can expedite the transformation programs while lowering the TCO.
- An innovative approach and proven tool for the transformation and that can offer flexibility of selective data migration and reduced downtime for customers.
AWS, Wipro, and SNP have collaborated to address the above customer needs and deliver complex transformations successfully for several customers.
Wipro’s Unique SAP Transformation Frameworks
Wipro’s Safe Passage Framework for SAP on AWS includes accelerators and best practices that simplifies such transformations and automates the manual steps involved. With extensive experience across the globe in executing such transformations, the framework is optimized for adopting customizations, analyzing and implementing complex business processes, and planning all the project phases in line with SAP Activate Methodology. Wipro’s eSymphony framework focuses on business transformations which encapsulates all phases from Vision to Value to drive the business outcomes and ensures that large transformations are not limited to technical innovations. In addition, industry specific templates are available at no additional costs. Wipro has leveraged the eSymphony framework and various proprietary tools to streamline such large complex transformations for customers.
At the same time, SAP customers are increasingly looking to run their workloads on cloud and leverage cloud native technologies to support their transformation programs. Thousands of SAP customers across nearly every geography and industry have chosen AWS to get more value out of their SAP investments. AWS offers over 200 services ranging from infrastructure technologies like compute, storage, and databases to emerging technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence. These AWS services help SAP customers accelerate their business process innovation while benefiting from the improved security and reliability, better performance, and lower costs. SAP customers can also leverage joint reference architectures developed by SAP and AWS to build applications that can modernize their business processes.
SNP’s SAP Transformation Offerings
Having performed over 15,000 SAP transformations globally, SNP is at the forefront of SAP data migration, providing innovative automated solutions that streamline and secure the migration process. SNP doesn’t see the world in just green and brown. SNP’s selective Bluefield™ approach minimizes downtime and maximizes efficiency, ensuring a seamless transition to SAP S/4HANA on AWS. SNP’s solutions assist in various migration scenarios as follows:
- Automated Data Transformation: SNP’s CrystalBridge platform automates the data transformation process, significantly reducing manual intervention and the risk of errors. This advanced software supports efficient data migration, transformation, and harmonization, ensuring a faster and more accurate transition.
- Risk Mitigation: By simulating migration processes before execution, SNP’s software helps identify potential issues and mitigate risks, ensuring a high-quality test cycle and a smooth migration, limiting business disruption, and meeting project timelines.
- Customization and Flexibility: SNP solutions are highly customizable, catering to the unique needs of each business. Whether a selective data migration or a full-scale transformation, SNP provides the flexibility to tailor solutions to specific requirements.
- Near-Zero Downtime (NZD): SNP’s NZD option expedites the separation of IT systems during divestiture projects. By streamlining the data migration process, SNP efficiently delivers a fully operational system with minimal disruption to business operations.
AWS, SNP and Wipro’s Offerings for S/4HANA Transformation
Wipro is an AWS premier consulting partner and AWS SAP competency partner and also a partner with SNP. Together we have successfully completed SAP transformations for several customers. The 3 partners bring best of platforms, tools and frameworks from their respective area of expertise. In addition, the co-innovation and close collaboration ensures that customer experience is streamlined and visualized as a single Wipro managed service.
AWS, SNP, and Wipro form a powerhouse of expertise and innovation, driving successful S/4HANA transformations for businesses worldwide. Here’s a snapshot of our collaborative offerings:
- Comprehensive Assessment: Our joint assessment services analyze the current landscape, identify challenges, and outline an S/4HANA transformation roadmap, addressing critical migration requirements and potential risks upfront.
- Integrated Solutions: Combining AWS’s robust cloud infrastructure, Wipro’s consulting and implementation expertise, and SNP’s advanced migration tools, we deliver integrated solutions that are both efficient and cost-effective. This synergy enables businesses to leverage the best of all three providers.
- Ongoing Support and Optimization: Post migration, we offer continuous support and optimization services to ensure the new SAP environment runs smoothly on AWS and aligns with business objectives.
Summary
It is important for customers to choose the right cloud provider and experienced partners to deliver their SAP transformation programs that are critical to their businesses. The AWS, SNP and Wipro partnership has delivered successful SAP cloud migrations, implementations and S/4 transformations for enterprises globally. With our joint comprehensive offerings, customers looking for SAP transformation can be assured of successful outcomes!
Reach out to us for an assessment that can assist you to decide the next steps and help creating a realistic and executable SAP transformation plan.
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