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AWS re:Invent 2022 - How SAP migration is supporting NVIDIA's cloud-first strategy (ENT210)

Summary

NVIDIA migrated their SAP estate to AWS, enhancing their business growth.
AWS launched services to support smoother SAP workload management on AWS.
AWS Professional Services played a crucial role in NVIDIA's migration.
NVIDIA's SAP system, implemented in 2001, manages critical business processes.
Key drivers for NVIDIA's cloud migration included high availability, robust disaster recovery, and security.
NVIDIA's cloud-first IT strategy and stakeholder commitment facilitated the migration.
NVIDIA faced challenges during the migration, such as integrating Mellanox and maintaining business continuity.
Standardization of databases and operating systems was crucial for automation and high availability.
The migration was completed in eight months, with NVIDIA going live a week before Thanksgiving.
AWS ProServe and Lemongrass consulting were instrumental in the migration.
Post-migration, NVIDIA experienced improved system performance and resilience.
Future plans include continued digital transformation and expansion to S/4HANA.
Key takeaways for successful SAP migration include thorough preparation, stakeholder alignment, and robust testing strategies.
AWS Professional Services aims to provide risk mitigation and ensure a smooth transition to the cloud.

NVIDIA's cloud migration was driven by a need for scalability and agility to support dynamic business growth.
The migration's success hinged on meticulous planning, stakeholder alignment, and leveraging AWS Professional Services expertise.
NVIDIA's ability to maintain business operations during the migration, including significant projects like Mellanox integration, showcases the effectiveness of their approach and the robustness of AWS cloud services.
The migration to AWS allowed NVIDIA to achieve near-zero downtime and a robust disaster recovery plan, which are critical for a company with extensive global integrations and dependencies.
Post-migration benefits for NVIDIA included improved financial close processes, system performance, and the ability to rapidly provision and refresh systems, demonstrating the tangible advantages of cloud migration.
AWS continues to innovate and provide tools and services that facilitate SAP workload management, such as the AWS ABAP SDK, Launch Wizard, and Migration Hub Orchestrator.
AWS's commitment to SAP customers is evident through their continuous leadership in infrastructure services for SAP HANA and the provision of resources like the SAP Lens for the Well-Architected Framework.
The case study of NVIDIA's migration to AWS serves as a valuable blueprint for other enterprises considering a similar cloud-first strategy and highlights the importance of a strategic partnership with AWS Professional Services.