Industry
Security Management
Offering
Greenfield Implementation
Workload
SAP S/4 Hana on Cloud
Cloud
Azure
Project scope
— Greenfield Implementation with cross region DR
— 4 system SAP landscape
About the client
Established in the year 2004 in Singapore, the company provides an integrated suite of safety and security services to businesses, organizations and government agencies. These include infrastructure protection, escort of persons and goods, training and consultancy, and event and asset security management.
Business challenges
- Full capacity in-house data centre
- Existing core application couldn’t cope with growing business needs which required an immediate S/4 implementation
- Required a quick transformation to cloud with TCO considerations
Solution
As a first time cloud adaptor, we enabled customer in adjusting to cloud ways of working with with 99.95% SLA at VM level and 99.99% at data resilience level using “well architected framework” approach.
Our approach
Design & Architect
Cloud Infra deployment
Performance Benchmarking
OAT
PGLS & KT
Cost Optimization
01. Design & Architect
- Requirement validation, Deployment architecture & Design document for S/4 and Fiori landscape
02. Cloud Infra deployment
- Creating Azure a/c, create RG, users & Groups, create network components, deploy compute & storage for Dev, QA and Production environment
- Implement infra security – OS hardening, apply security policy, etc
- Installed SAP HANA DB
03. Performance Benchmarking
- Install & configure load generators
- Create & validate test scripts
- Record and report results
04. OAT
- Perform & Validate backup and restore
- DR drill
05. PGLS & KT
- Go-Live support
- Create SoP, KT and Managed Service on boarding
06. Cost Optimization
- Cost optimization through right sizing approach, Reserved Instance, System start/stop
- Cost projection report for 3 years
Outcomes
Around 40% TCO reduction by using RI & instance start/stop
Cost effective low cost cross region DR solution to address region level failure
Right sized infra using SAP quick sizer and performance bench marking
Solution with 99.95% SLA at VM level and 99.99% at data resilience level using “well architected framework” approach
As a first time cloud adaptor, enabled customer in adjusting to cloud ways of working
Looking forward
We are glad to have played a key enabling role in the client’s IT transition to cloud during a period of crucial business transformation. We are committed to helping them leverage the advantages of cloud further to achieve and exceed their business objectives.