SAP S4 Migration

SAP On Premise to Cloud Migration

In our rapidly ever changing business environment there is a strong drive for companies to move their solutions into Cloud. All of our SAP customers are now having to consider migration to Cloud and how it will affect them, what the cost will be, what the benefits will be and how they can proceed to do so.

At Focus.one we are able to undertake a detailed analysis of your business, identifying all of the aspects that need to be addressed in order for you to migrate to Cloud. We are able then to formulate a business plan for you, expand the business plan into a strategy, unpack it into a migration road map and then execute and support the migration for you.

SAP’s 7 key reasons for Cloud Migration

  1. Cost Savings

Resource pooling has drastically cut the costs of public cloud operation. By operating at hyperscale, public cloud providers can keep the cost of compute low, passing the savings on to tenants.
SAP on premise to cloud migration also moves you from large CapEx on hardware updates to stable OpEx, where you only have to pay for the compute you actually use.

  1. Agility

Cloud computing makes SAP more agile and flexible. With on premise servers, you’re limited to the resources you’ve installed, and unforeseen growth in resource demand can impact system performance.
In the cloud, there’s no need to plan hardware upgrades to meet growing demand — you can provision resources instantly. The cloud also incorporates built-in lifecycle activities like system copy and snapshot.

  1. Efficiency

The cloud allows you to meter and automate resource usage to maximize efficiency. Resources can be spun up during times of high demand, then turned off again to control spend and reduce waste.

  1. Scalability

Moving SAP to cloud gives you access to virtually unlimited resources, with multiple data centers available in each region. This allows you to size the systems for their current workloads and add to scale the capacity as it is needed for new demands such as IoT projects, or business needs like mergers or moving into new markets.

  1. Abstraction

Abstraction converts the physical assets your landscape relies on to digital processes. In the cloud, your SAP landscape is no longer dependent on one particular set of hardware systems, which have to be carefully monitored and tuned to ensure proper system functioning.
Additionally, running SAP on public cloud enables your business to benefit from a Software Defined Everything (SDE) environment. This provides a foundation for orchestration and automation of all cloud services, makes your landscape more robust and significantly reduces the cost of maintenance.

  1. Resiliency

The cloud greatly improves disaster recovery, availability and business continuity. With replicated storage, and the ability to harness multiple network providers, you can avoid the risks that come with running your landscape out of a single private data center. High availability is built-in, and users can meet arbitrary resiliency requirements at a much lower cost.

  1. Security

SAP on-premise hosting can be very secure if done properly, but very few companies have the resources. The modern public cloud is designed around security, with extensive network hardening and testing, standard encryption and built-in access control. Third-party security certification and support for a wide range of compliance regimes greatly reduces the risks of breaches and data theft.