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What does migrating SAP to AWS cloud mean?

Migrating SAP to the AWS cloud means moving your SAP business data and applications to Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure. This migration can be from your current on-premises setup or from another cloud provider.

With SAP applications and services running on AWS cloud, you gain on-demand access to IT resources that can handle large and complex workloads. This includes SAP solutions such as SAP Business Suite, SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Warehouse (BW), and SAP NetWeaver (ABAP). You also get direct access to all AWS services. By integrating these services with your SAP workloads, you can:

  • Continuously introduce new business processes and improve efficiency

  • Pay only for the infrastructure resources you actually use

  • Operate in a highly flexible and secure cloud environment

Migrating SAP from on-premises to AWS cloud also helps you save costs. You no longer need to invest in expensive hardware or maintain your own data center. Additionally, you can use AWS as a disaster recovery site for your on-premises SAP systems, avoiding the cost of a second physical location and extra standby infrastructure.

Benefits of SAP Migration from Other Platforms to AWS

By migrating your SAP landscape to the AWS cloud with Saptix, you can improve performance and scalability while better controlling costs. With a strong cloud foundation, you can develop resources more quickly, reduce expenses, and easily scale your operations to meet changing business needs.

Trusted and Secure Infrastructure
Saptix leverages AWS’s trusted, globally recognized infrastructure, which has been ranked as a leader in SAP HANA services by ISG for several consecutive years. AWS supports SAP cloud solutions with a comprehensive suite of over 300 security, compliance, and governance services, along with support for 143 security standards and compliance certifications. This ensures your SAP workloads are protected by industry-leading security and compliance measures.
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Improved Backups and Recovery
AWS delivers robust backup and recovery solutions for SAP environments, including Amazon EBS Snapshots and AWS Backup. These tools support automated snapshots, flexible recovery options, and centralized management, enabling organizations to efficiently protect data, ensure integrity, and minimize downtime in the event of failures or data loss. Stringent security and compliance requirements are met, making disaster recovery reliable and efficient for SAP workloads.
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Enhanced SLAs
AWS provides Service Level Agreements (SLAs) that guarantee high availability, reliability, and performance for cloud services, including VMs running SAP applications. By utilizing AWS’s globally distributed infrastructure and industry-leading uptime, businesses can consistently meet strict SLA requirements, ensuring business continuity for critical SAP workloads.
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Cost Savings
Migrating SAP workloads to AWS enables significant cost savings through flexible scalability, usage-based pricing, and reduced management overhead. For example, Syngenta achieved a 28% reduction in total cost of ownership (TCO) for its SAP applications after moving to AWS, with rapid return on investment and improved operational flexibility.
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Streamlined VM Management
AWS offers powerful tools like Amazon EC2 and AWS Systems Manager to simplify the management and monitoring of virtual machines (VMs) hosting SAP applications. These tools provide automated provisioning, scaling, and patch management, allowing organizations to optimize resource use, boost operational efficiency, and reduce administrative workload for SAP VMs in the cloud.
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Expert Support
Rely on Saptix’s expertise as an SAP Gold Partner and global strategic supplier for seamless SAP migration and ongoing support. Over 90% of SAP customers benefit from AWS partner expertise, ensuring successful migration and optimization of SAP environments. With decades-long partnerships with both AWS and SAP, Saptix delivers a smooth, efficient migration experience and ongoing cloud optimization.
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Saptix provides a smooth hybrid cloud environment for SAP, helping you modernize IT management and application development. This improves stability, performance, security, and availability as your business grows. The environment is a proven foundation for SAP solutions, giving you greater efficiency and flexibility.

Technical Options of the Migration Process

All SAP customers are required to move their workloads to SAP HANA by 2025. This means businesses need to modernize, scale, and optimize their SAP environments, making now the perfect time to migrate to AWS.

With SAP software on AWS, you get on-demand access to IT resources that can handle storage-heavy workloads. Saptix brings 20 years of SAP experience and a strong understanding of cloud technology, helping businesses choose the best migration option for their needs.

AWS Migration Hub Orchestrator
An AWS service that provides centralized management and tracking for migrating SAP HANA from other platforms to AWS.
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SAP HANA Backup and Restore
This method involves backing up your SAP HANA databases from your current platform and restoring them on AWS infrastructure.
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SAP HANA Classical Migration
A traditional migration approach where SAP HANA data is exported, transferred to AWS, and then imported into the SAP HANA database on AWS.
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SAP HANA HSR (System Replication)
A method that creates and maintains a secondary SAP HANA system on AWS for high availability and disaster recovery.
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SAP HANA HSR with Initialization via Backup and Restore
This approach uses system replication, with the initial setup done through backup and restore, ensuring data consistency and reliability during migration to AWS.
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SAP HANA (On-Premises) to SAP HANA (AWS Cloud)
Migrating SAP HANA databases and systems from on-premises environments to AWS Private Cloud infrastructure.
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Basic Migration Steps With Saptix

Together with you, we ensure a smooth and successful migration of your on-premise SAP applications to the AWS Cloud. We carefully determine how cloud technologies combined with Saptix’s SAP migration and operations expertise can best support the modernization of your SAP systems. Here are the six key steps we will take together:

FAQ

  • Why migrate SAP to AWS Cloud?

    Migrating SAP workloads to AWS allows businesses to modernize their ERP landscapes with powerful capabilities such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced analytics. Running SAP on AWS enables organizations to continuously introduce new processes and quickly adapt to changing business requirements. Since AWS Cloud is SAP-certified, you can take full advantage of the SAP HANA in-memory computing platform while benefiting from the scalability, flexibility, and reliability of AWS.

  • How long does it take to prepare for the migration process?

    The preparation phase depends on factors such as SAP landscape complexity, data volume, and customization needs. Typically, this preparation takes several weeks to several months and involves assessment, migration planning, and ensuring the environment is fully ready.

  • How long does the migration process take?

    The actual migration timeline varies depending on the SAP landscape size, level of customization, data volume, and infrastructure readiness. On average, migrations can take several months up to a year for full completion.

  • How is data security ensured during migration?

    For SAP systems, data protection is mission-critical—especially for industries handling sensitive financial, personal, or healthcare data with strict regulations. Saptix ensures data security throughout the migration by: Applying robust encryption protocols Enforcing strict access controls Following industry-leading security and compliance standards Leveraging proven best practices with a focus on data integrity and confidentiality This guarantees your sensitive information remains secure at all times during migration.

  • Do you perform data transfer validation after migration?

    Yes. After completing preparations, Saptix performs a full data transfer validation in the production environment—regardless of prior testing. This step ensures: All data has successfully migrated to AWS Cloud No errors or inconsistencies exist Data integrity is safeguarded during the go-live process This approach minimizes risks and ensures a reliable transition to the AWS Private Cloud.

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