Strengthening SAP Reliability and Performance for a Leading Manufacturing Company with Microsoft Azure Cloud Migration.
The customer is an advanced manufacturing enterprise delivering specialized solutions for safety-critical and infrastructure environments. Reliability, precision, and uninterrupted operations are central to its business.
SAP supports the organization’s end-to-end operations, from manufacturing and supply chain to deployment. However, the legacy on-premises SAP infrastructure increasingly struggled to meet performance, availability, and resilience requirements, exposing the business to operational risk.
Challenges Faced by the Customer
The customer faced multiple limitations in its existing SAP environment:
- Infrastructure instability: Power and network disruptions impacting SAP availability
- Single point of failure: High exposure to downtime risk
- Performance bottlenecks: Slow SAP operations reducing productivity
- Operational risk: Limited resilience and recovery capabilities
- Business impact: Risk to delivery timelines and reliability commitments
Solution Offered by Embee Software
Embee Software designed and implemented a secure, scalable SAP environment on Microsoft Azure. The migration aligned the SAP landscape with Azure best practices, delivering reliability, performance, and governance suited for high-stakes manufacturing operations.
Solution Implementation & Approach
The solution followed a structured, best-practice-led approach:
- Deployment of Azure Landing Zone for governance, security, and identity management
- Adoption of the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) for guided migration
- Hosting SAP workloads on SAP-certified Azure Virtual Machines
- Implementation of a Hub-and-Spoke network architecture for secure connectivity
- Strengthening security with Azure Firewalls and Network Security Groups (NSGs)
Technologies Used
- Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines (SAP-certified)
- Azure Storage
- Azure Landing Zone
- Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF)
- Azure Firewall
- Network Security Groups (NSGs)
Before vs After: Business & IT Impact
| Area | Before (On-Premises SAP) | After (SAP on Microsoft Azure) |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure Reliability | Frequent disruptions | Stable, highly available cloud platform |
| System Performance | Performance bottlenecks | Optimized SAP workloads |
| Operational Risk | High downtime exposure | Resilient architecture |
| IT Management | Manual maintenance and firefighting | Automated, centralized operations |
| Scalability | Capacity constraints | Seamless scalability |
| Cost Control | Limited visibility | Improved cost optimization |
| Security Posture | Basic controls | Strong security and compliance |
| Innovation Readiness | IT focused on upkeep | IT Supporting innovation |
Impact of the Solution
The SAP migration to Microsoft Azure provided a resilient, future-ready foundation that reduced operational risk and improved business confidence.
- Improved Business Continuity: High availability ensured uninterrupted manufacturing operations
- Enhanced Performance: Faster SAP response times improved productivity
- Scalability for Growth: Cloud infrastructure supported business expansion
- Reduced Operational Overhead: Automation lowered IT effort
- Stronger Security & Compliance: Azure-native security improved governance
- Future-Ready Foundation: Platform enabled innovation and modernization
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