A European manufacturer:
Boosts agility, compliance, and cost efficiency on AWS.
About the Company
The client is a European industrial manufacturing enterprise specializing in advanced materials and refractory solutions used in critical industries worldwide. With a workforce spread across multiple countries, the enterprise supports global manufacturing supply chains and requires its IT systems to maintain high reliability and responsiveness.
As an enterprise player, the organization faces stringent compliance requirements, operational continuity needs, and the constant demand for agility to adapt to new market conditions.
The Challenge:
Following a business acquisition, the enterprise faced the challenge of carving out SAP data from existing systems and standing up a new SAP ECC and BW landscape in AWS.
Business and Technical Drivers
The engagement was driven by the following needs:
- Modernize legacy on-premises SAP ECC environments for improved performance
- Ensure regulatory compliance and resilience through robust backup and disaster recovery
- Transition into a managed services model that provides continuous support, agility, and cost optimization
These drivers reflected a broader organizational strategy to reduce capital IT spend, accelerate innovation, and create a cloud-first foundation for future SAP projects.
The Solution:
EPI-USE delivered a multi-phase solution under the AWS MAP framework, blending proprietary tooling, AWS cloud services, and ITIL-aligned managed services practices.
Key Solution Elements
Data Carve-Out & Migration:
- EPI-USE's Data Sync Manager (DSM) software suite enabled selective SAP data replication.
- Ensured business-critical data was migrated with precision and minimal downtime
- Learn more about DSM
AWS Infrastructure Backbone:
- Amazon EC2, Amazon EBS, and Amazon S3 supported compute and storage needs
- VPC networking and IAM roles established a secure and scalable backbone
Disaster Recovery:
- Short-range DR strategy leveraging Oracle Data Guard replication
- Protects SAP workloads with failover capabilities
Compliance:
- AWS Backup with Vault Lock ensured immutable backups
- Supports audit and regulatory mandates
Patch Management:
- AWS Systems Manager Patch Manager automated patching across SAP and infrastructure components
- Reduced security and operational risk
Observability:
- Amazon CloudWatch dashboards provided visibility into SAP performance and availability
- Real-time monitoring and alerting
Managed Services:
- 24×7 managed services model covering SAP Basis support
- Infrastructure operations, incident and change management
- FinOps cost reviews and ongoing optimization
“This project highlights how migrations are just the beginning — with proactive MSP support, enterprises gain resilience, improved performance, and the confidence to innovate faster on AWS."
Outcomes & Benefits:
The enterprise achieved significant technical and business benefits from the migration and managed services engagement:
Performance
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SAP systems demonstrated faster response times and improved reliability compared to on-premises environments
Agility
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Change management processes enabled quicker deployment of new SAP projects
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Supports evolving business needs with reduced time-to-market
Resilience
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Oracle Data Guard and immutable backup solutions provided strong disaster recovery posture
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Enhanced compliance capabilities
Reliability
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Automated patching and proactive incident management minimized downtime
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Improved user confidence and system stability
Cost Efficiency
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FinOps practices, right-sizing, and reserved instance optimization reduced total cost of ownership
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Continuous cost optimization through regular reviews
Sustained MSP Support
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24×7 monitoring and ITIL-aligned operations
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Continuous improvements providing a stable platform for innovation
This engagement illustrates how cloud transformation is not just a migration project, but an ongoing journey of optimization and value creation.
Lessons Learned:
- Managing deprecated SAP software during heterogeneous migrations requires careful planning and thorough testing
- Early implementation of observability, compliance, and managed services practices ensures a smoother transition
- Combining MAP funding with proprietary tools accelerates both migration and long-term cost optimization outcomes
Why EPI-USE
EPI-USE brought unique differentiators to the engagement:
- Proprietary DSM Technology — Carve-out, masking, and selective migration capabilities
- Deep SAP & AWS Expertise — Extensive experience in SAP migrations and AWS infrastructure design
- ITIL-Aligned Managed Services — 24×7 proactive global coverage
- Embedded FinOps — Compliance-first practices with continuous cost optimization
- MAP Delivery Success — Proven track record leveraging AWS MAP funding to accelerate enterprise transformation
About EPI-USE and AWS:
EPI-USE is a global leader in SAP and AWS Managed Services, with expertise spanning SAP carve-outs, migrations, and FinOps optimization. As an AWS Partner with MAP delivery capabilities, EPI-USE helps enterprises modernize critical workloads on AWS while ensuring compliance, cost efficiency, and operational excellence.
Through ITIL-aligned MSP practices, EPI-USE provides continuous support that enables clients to innovate with confidence.