SAP Migrations to AWS Cloud using Cloud Endure Migration Tool
Enterprises migrating SAP workloads to AWS are looking for an as-is migration solution that is readily available. Earlier, enterprises used the traditional method of SAP backup and restore for migration or AWS-native tools such as AWS Server Migration Service to perform this type of migration.Β CloudEndure MigrationΒ is a new AWS-native migration tool for SAP customers looking for assistance with cloud migration services. It is a SaaS service offering from AWS to migrate workloads from any source (physical, virtual, or private/public cloud) to AWS, from one AWS region to another AWS account, and across different AWS accounts. Know more about how CloudEndure enhances our cloud migration services.
Enterprises looking to host a large number of SAP systems onto AWS can use CloudEndure Migration without worrying about compatibility, performance disruption or long cutover windows. You can perform any re-architecture after your systems start running on AWS.
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SAP to AWS Cloud Migration Services – Solution Overview
CloudEndure Migration simplifies, expedites and reduces the cost of such migrations by offering a highly automated as-is migration solution. This blog demonstrates how easy it is to set up CloudEndure Migration and the steps involved in migrating SAP systems from source to AWS environment.
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CloudEndure Migration Architecture
The following diagram shows the CloudEndure Migration architecture for migrating SAP systems.
Major steps for this migration are as below:
- Agent Installation
- Continuous Replication
- Testing and Cutover
CloudEndure helps you overcome the following migration challenges effectively:
- Diverse infrastructure and OS type
- Legacy application
- Complex database
- Busy continuously changing workloads
- Machine compatibility issues
- Expensive cloud skills required
- Downtime and performance disruptions
- Tight project timelines and limited budget
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SAP to AWS Cloud Migration Services – Use Cases Β
The most common uses cases for CloudEndure Migration are:
- Lift and Shift, then optimize
- Vast majority of Windows/Linux servers when agent can be installed on source machine
- Replicating Block Storage devices like SAN, iSCSI, Physical, EBS, VMDK, VHD
- Replicating full machine/volume
Benefits of AWS Application Migration Services integration
Access to advanced technology
Simplify operations and get better insights with AWS Application Migration Services integration with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon CloudWatch, AWS CloudTrail, and other AWS Services.
Minimal downtime during migration
With AWS Application Migration Service, you can maintain normal business operations throughout the replication process. ItΒ continuously replicates source servers, which means little to no performance impact. Continuous replication also makes it easy to conduct non-disruptive tests and shortens cutover windows.
Reduced costs
AWS Application Migration Service reduces overall migration costs as there is no need to invest in multiple migration solutions, specialized cloud development, or application-specific skills. This is because it can be used to lift and shift any application from any source infrastructure that runsΒ supported operating systemsΒ (OS).
Conclusion
This blog discussed how Sify can help its SAP customers migrate to AWS Cloud using CloudEndure tool. Sify would be glad to help your organization as your AWS Managed Services Partner for a tailor-made solution involving seamless cloud migration services experience and for your Cloud Infrastructure management thereafter.
CloudEndure Migration software doesnβt charge anything as a license fee to perform automated migration to AWS. Each free CloudEndure Migration license allows for 90 days of use following agent installation. During this period, you can start the replication of your source machines, launch target machines, conduct unlimited tests, and perform a scheduled cutover to complete your migration.
Embarking on a successful Microsoft Cloud journey with Sify
In the digital age, migration to Cloud has become the top-most priority for businesses across realms. We are seeing major shift in the number of βCloud Hostileβ customers turning into βCloud Friendlyβ & βCloud Readyβ customers and pondering on the best plan to implement the migration successfully.
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One of the major reasons behind this trend β besides performance, security, and cost β isΒ agility & flexibilityΒ which help in faster business innovations.Β Organizations have started transforming themselves digitally to drive business value and grow business with enhanced end user experience.
Over the past few years, Microsoft has earned massive popularity among organizations worldwide for being a leading Cloud and cloud managed services provider with β Azure, Microsoft 365 (M365) and Microsoft Dynamics 365.
Microsoft Azure is a highly productive, hybrid, and intelligent Cloud that allows you to leverage the power of cutting-edge digital technologies to build, deploy and manage critical applications as per your companyβs requirements. It also provides Cloud enhanced services like AI/ML, RPA, Analytics tools, and integrated Cloud resources to make your organization more agile and improve top-line performance.
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Considering the above benefits, many forward-looking businesses are exploring Azure Cloud-powered services and Azure managed cloud services to optimize internal processes and generate new business models. However, this digital aspiration is incomplete without transforming the technology landscape first. A strong technology foundation provided by Microsoft will help you connect your disparate data, processes, users, and applications to accomplish the end objective of organizational excellence.
Achieving all these is not as simple as it may seem initially! Thatβs where, Sifyβs consultative approach and Azure managed cloud services capabilities can help you leverage the true value of Microsoft Services and align your organizational roadmap with the ever-evolving technology landscape.
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Azure Migration:Β The most successful path
Different organizations have distinct approach towards Cloud migration and need different types of cloud migration services, and their decisions are governed by business specific priorities and constraints. You must know that Cloud migration services involve significant organizational change management across people, process, and technology. Itβs very important to draft a holistic approach to migrate successfully and realize the benefits of efficiency, agility, and cost.
Sifyβs cloud migration services for Azure
As a trusted partner among cloud managed services providers globally, Sify offers unmatched capabilities in cloud migration services. With Sify as your strategic partner for cloud migration services, you are perfectly positioned to draft, implement, and monitor the overall migration plan in the most successful way. Our team of Cloud experts, Azure certified professionals, cutting-edge toolchains, and partner ecosystem can help you accomplish migration goals successfully. Our cloud migration services can help you across all three phases of migration β assessment, migration, and optimization.
Assessment: This is the first phase of migration journey, which includes assessing and discovering your on-premises apps, data, and infrastructure. Our comprehensive range of cloud migration services and assessment services can help you map dependencies across applications and decide their priority of Azure migration for a seamless journey.
Migration: The actual cloud migration begins in this phase, where you start moving your apps, data and infrastructure β leveraging the best-suited cloud migration services, strategies and tools. Our cloud migration services will help you automate the entire migration journey (depending upon your IT specific needs) and minimize the downtime.
Optimization: Once you have moved to Cloud, it becomes important to monitor your Cloud resources continuously for better performance, enhanced security, and reduced cost. Consistently ranked among the leading cloud managed services providers, our managed services will help you maximize your ROI and leverage unified visibility of Cloud resources for efficient resource utilization and optimization.
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Sify + Azure Advantage
- Single window solution provider (Network, Security, Azure IT and Management)
- End-to-end Azure service coverage: Access β Architect β Migrate β Manage β Secure
- Integrated Azure network and security proposition
- Unified Dashboard across Azure IT
- Simplified Execution and single point of ownership
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Microsoft 365 β Mail migration
With Office 365 becoming the de-facto mode for conducting business, it is important to modernize the underlying infrastructure and platform. It is imperative for enterprises to move their legacy exchange and other mailboxes to Office 365 in order to reap full benefits of their workflow optimizations. Additionally, Office 365 offers the benefit of pay per use pricing for optimizing cost.
So in case, you are exploring the possibilities to conceptualize and implement your cloud migration in the most success-driven manner, Sify can help you embark on a successful Microsoft Cloud journey.
Our Accreditations
- Microsoft Certified Partner for Cloud & Managed Services
- Certified Deployment Partner for deployment of M365 & Azure services
- Express Route Partnership for seamless connectivity with MS Cloud Azure & Microsoft 365
- Certified team for Migration & Deployment of MS SQL workloads
- Certified team for deployment of Hybrid Cloud Platform
Benefits of Managed Cloud Services
Cloud computing is taking shape as a fundamental to business growth. Between the fray of private and public cloud, managed cloud services can help businesses maximize theΒ benefits of cloud adoption.Β Managed cloud hosting provides the balance between scalability and facility of public cloud and better reliability of on-premises solutions. Managed cloud solutions are considered by many businesses because of the cost-effective and well-managed computing resources, IT efficiency and flexibility. Any business focused on devoting more time to business process than IT should consider theΒ benefits of managed cloud services.
Customization of the solution
Depending on the requirements of each business, the managed cloud solutions are completely customizable. They are designed and implemented by the providers to meet the requirements within the industry a business operates. This is so because the provider who can diligently monitor the way client manages the cloud solutions uses the solution. It is an important factor in getting technical details to further ease the process that is brought about by the technical nature of the cloud solutions.
Improved deployment of the solutions
Managed cloud solutions have become crucial to business processes and are evolving at a faster rate. The managed service providers can track the technical information about the usage and the programming interface of their cloud services. SinceΒ managed cloud service providersΒ have the ability to monitor the usage of their solutions and their response time, they constantly improve the design and deployment of the services.
Better system availability
Another advantage of managed cloud services is better availability at increased speed. Your cloud-hosting provider offers high-speed cloud resources that give you the leverage of mining through massive amounts of data at a faster pace. With optimum bandwidth, data storage and uptime, you can rest assure that your online processes will go on uninterrupted even with heavy loads. The speed and agility of managed cloud solutions will assist you in focusing on your core business strategies, making your customers happy and expanding your business.
Increased reliability
WithΒ managed cloud solutions, you will be provided extremely reliable services because the provider maintains control and is capable of clearing up the issues in the system right away. The provider ensures that the infrastructure is functioning at optimal levels and identifies potential threats. Since a managed cloud solutions provider carefully administers the cloud, consumers get reliable services they can trust their data with.
To garner the many benefits of managed cloud solutions, teaming up with an experienced provider is of utmost importance. You must work with a provider that is architecturally sound and has reliable infrastructure with expertise in different cloud administration functions from configuration to ongoing maintenance.
