SAP S/4HANA Systems in Hyperscaler Clouds: Deploying SAP S/4HANA in AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure

This book helps SAP architects and SAP Basis administrators deploy and operate SAP S/4HANA systems on the most common public cloud platforms. Market-leading cloud offerings are covered, including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. You will gain an end-to-end understanding of the initial implementation of SAP S/4HANA systems on those platforms. You will learn how to move away from the big monolithic SAP ERP systems and arrive at an environment with a central SAP S/4HANA system as the digital core surrounded by cloud-native services.

The book begins by introducing the core concepts of Hyperscaler cloud platforms that are relevant to SAP. You will learn about the architecture of SAP S/4HANA systems on public cloud platforms, with specific content provided for each of the major platforms. The book simplifies the deployment of SAP S/4HANA systems in public clouds by providing step-by-step instructions and helping you deal with the complexity of such a deployment. Content in the book is based on best practices, industry lessons learned, and architectural blueprints, helping you develop deep insights into the operations of SAP S/4HANA systems on public cloud platforms. Reading this book enables you to build and operate your own SAP S/4HANA system in the public cloud with a minimum of effort.

What You Will Learn

• Choose the right Hyperscaler platform for your future SAP S/4HANA workloads
• Start deploying your first SAP S/4HANA system in the public cloud
• Avoid typical pitfalls during your implementation
• Apply and leverage cloud-native services for your SAP S/4HANA system
• Save costs by choosing the right architecture and build a robust architecture for your most critical SAP systems
• Meet your business’ criteria for availability and performance by having the right sizing in place
• Identify further use cases when operating SAP S/4HANA in the public cloud

About the Author

André Bögelsack works as Managing Director for Accenture in Switzerland and supports customers of all industries in moving their SAP systems into the cloud and operating those systems in a cost-efficient way on Hyperscaler Cloud platforms. He received a PhD from Technische Universität München in the area of SAP.

Utpal Chakraborty works as Manager for Accenture in Germany and serves multiple clients across the industries. His main focus is migrating and operating SAP S/4 systems in the Hyperscaler Cloud. He combines a strong understanding of the technology of public clouds as well as SAP technology, which helps to mitigate common risks to such projects.

Dhiraj Kumar works as Senior Manager for Accenture India and, together with his team, he managed the move of SAP systems of several customers into the public cloud. He has a strong focus on the automation of SAP migrations and new ways of provisioning SAP in the cloud.

Johannes Rank is Head of the SAP Basis team at the SAP University Competence Center at Technischen Universität München. He is a certified SAP HANA Technology Associate and oversees the operations of all the SAP S/4HANA systems with a strong focus on migration and automation. He holds a Master of Science in Business Informatics from Technischen Universität München.

Jessica Tischbierek is Specialist Customer Engineer for SAP on Google Cloud at Google Deutschland in Munich. Before starting at Google, she was in the SAP consulting business for a long time. She holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Business Informatics and an extensive experience in SAP Technology and Public Clouds.

Elena Wolz works as SAP Basis Administrator for the SAP University Competence Center at Technischen Universität München. She is the Product Owner for SAP S/4HANA and is responsible for all the deployments of S/4 systems in Hyperscaler Clouds as well as traditional hosting scenarios. She holds a Master of Science in Business Informatics from Technische Universität München.