Title

AWS re:Invent 2023 - How Samsung Electronics scales SAP systems for Black Friday (ENT223)

Summary

Samsung Electronics faced challenges with SAP systems during high-traffic events like Black Friday.
SAP modernization architecture was the key theme, focusing on improving agility, elasticity, and high availability.
Samsung leveraged AWS services such as Amazon Textract, Amazon Translate, and AWS Lambda to innovate and improve their SAP systems.
AWS SDK for SAP ABAP was used to integrate 200+ AWS services securely and efficiently with SAP systems.
Samsung SDS, an affiliate of Samsung Group, partnered with AWS to modernize their global CRM system, GCRM.
GCRM was migrated to AWS to handle large traffic volumes and improve system performance and reliability.
The session covered technical details of the migration, including the use of Amazon API Gateway, AWS Lambda, Amazon CloudWatch, and AWS SDK for SAP ABAP.
The modernization resulted in a 300% increase in transactions per second, improved system reliability, and significant cost savings.

SAP systems can be modernized on AWS to handle large-scale events effectively, despite SAP not natively supporting microservices architecture.
AWS services can be integrated with SAP systems to automate processes, improve accuracy, and enhance customer experience.
AWS SDK for SAP ABAP allows ABAP developers to leverage AWS services using their existing skills, simplifying cloud integration.
Samsung Electronics' migration to AWS for their SAP systems demonstrates the scalability and robustness of AWS infrastructure for handling peak loads.
The use of AWS services for SAP modernization can lead to significant performance improvements and cost savings.
The session highlighted the importance of cloud migration and modernization for maintaining competitiveness and managing high-traffic events.
AWS's commitment to SAP workloads is evident through specialized services and support, such as the AWS SDK for SAP ABAP and the AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) for SAP.
The success of Samsung Electronics' SAP modernization on AWS can serve as a blueprint for other organizations facing similar challenges.