SAP and AWS recently made waves in the tech world when they announced they are joining forces to simplify cloud deployments for customers. Their partnership allows mission-critical workloads to run on secure, reliable, fast cloud infrastructure with flexible scaling. In turn, this partnership will revolutionize how businesses manage technology and accelerate digital transformation.

Companies using SAP on premises were once required to manage their own hardware and IT infrastructure, which can be both expensive and time consuming, with any failure potentially jeopardizing critical business functions. By transitioning to cloud deployment, businesses can save themselves both costs and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO).

Cost savings is one of the primary motivating factors for SAP customers considering cloud migration, according to IDG research. When organizations evaluate different deployment options for SAP solutions, cost reduction was often their top consideration.

Operating SAP on AWS cloud eliminates the cost and effort associated with maintaining servers, making scaling applications simpler for businesses. Furthermore, AWS’ pay-per-use model gives organizations greater control of their cloud computing expenses and allows for quick scaling without overprovisioning.

Migration to the cloud allows businesses to achieve significant cost reductions for SAP licensing, hardware investment and upgrades costs, as well as upgrade costs. Plus, AWS’s robust support infrastructure – featuring over 80 SAP-certified services as well as encryption to regulatory compliance capabilities – guarantees your systems’ optimal performance.

Future businesses will increasingly rely on hybrid environments combining on-premise and on-cloud technologies to boost performance and gain visibility across their enterprise. To remain competitive, hybrid environments must be flexible and scalable. SAP Cloud Platform is an outstanding example of such an environment combining the best of both worlds by using its range of purpose-built SAP tools for integration and automation purposes.

SAP and AWS’ partnership is intended to assist organizations with managing complex environments by offering the SAP Cloud Platform and RISE with SAP, an initiative which guides customers on their cloud journey. Adidas was one such sports apparel and footwear manufacturer which successfully transitioned to SAP S/4HANA on AWS and has since innovated their customer experience through this move.

Amazon Web Services (AWS), with its large global presence and significantly less downtime than rival cloud providers and wide variety of compliance certifications, is the preferred partner for SAP workloads. Utilizing SAP software and the AWS Marketplace that offers more than 200 traditional and innovative new services – AWS helps companies maximize the return on their investments in SAP applications as well as other mission-critical workloads. With hundreds of customers worldwide who rely on AWS infrastructure solutions as the preferred infrastructure provider for SAP applications – discover how AWS can optimize your SAP environment today with a complimentary consultation by an AWS expert today.