Systemax: Leading the way with SAP on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
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Systemax: Leading the way with SAP on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
See how Systemax, with Cintra's help, implemented SAP on OCI and avoided a $2.5M on-prem refresh cost and reduced its data center footprint by 60%.
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Legacy to Cloud: Your Path to Modernization with Cintra
Facing the pressing challenges of a legacy platform and the looming shadow of technical debt? It's time to look to the future and evolve. Dive into a world where downtime is minimized, efficiency is maximized, and the business is aligned to a flexible technology platform.
Technical Breakdown
Starting Context: Systemax relied on key information systems, including SAP, Oracle Demantra, and a custom-built ERP, all on aging infrastructure.
Objectives of the Cloud Transformation:
Migrate critical applications to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to avoid on-premises refresh costs.
Ensure high availability, robust performance, and effective disaster recovery.
Reduce the overall data center footprint by 60%.
Cintra's Methodological Approach:
Architecture Design and Planning:
Created OCI architecture designs for each application, utilizing Exadata Cloud Service.
Prioritized SAP migration to OCI
Collaborated with Oracle for SAP's Exadata Cloud Service certification.
Phased Migration and Optimization
Executed the SAP migration first, followed by Demantra and the ERP application.
Conducted thorough testing and optimization for each application in the new environment.
Benefits & Advantages:
Cost and Space Efficiency: Avoided $2.5M in refresh costs and reduced data center footprint significantly.
Enhanced Application Performance: Marked improvement in performance across all applications, moving to high-performance Exadata Cloud Service.
Operational Improvements: Freed over 3,000 hours per year of employee time for higher-value work, and improved availability compared to the legacy setup.