SAP S4HANA on AWS Reviews

We use the solution for SQL database.

SAP S4HANA offers advanced analytics management, providing flexibility in handling complex SQL applications and enabling simplified predictive analysis. We are integrating with Amazon Athena, leveraging its cloud-based big data capabilities. By combining our data warehouse, operational data, and ERP solution, we can harness the power of Amazon Athena alongside robust machine learning tools.

Some parts of the solution are complex and take time. That needs improvement, and more experts need to work on that. Setting up applications on AWS servers is difficult. We need to understand how much data we have and utilize it according to the warehouse.

I have been using SAP S4HANA on AWS as a customer and a partner for one year.

The product is stable. We didn't have any issues, but there might be issues that come up because of services.

I rate the solution's stability an eight to nine out of ten.

I rate the solution’s scalability an eight-point five out of ten.

If we have any issues, we can contact Amazon support.

The solution is a little expensive. It is a managed service. Once we install the service, it will be highly scalable. Additionally, it streamlines analytic data.

If your application is bigger, then you definitely need to install the solution.

Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

SAP S4HANA on AWS is a core end-to-end ERP enterprise for the organization. AWS, Azure, and GCP are hyper scalars that we use for hosting the solution instead of SAP data centers or on-premise data centers. The solution is used largely for managing enterprise planning and the organization's finances.

SAP S4HANA on AWS is an easy-to-use solution. The time to deploy the solution is higher and needs a lot of configuration. However, once the tool has been configured, it can help you provide a near real-time analysis option. As an organization, we are happy to use the solution.

SAP S4HANA on AWS is a configurable solution, and I can customize it based on whatever I need.

The solution's overall enterprise support could be improved.

I have been using SAP S4HANA on AWS for over a year to support some of our customers who are on AWS.

SAP S4HANA on AWS is a pretty stable solution, and we had no issues with its stability.

SAP S4HANA on AWS is a scalable solution. Over 200 users are using the solution in our organization.

The solution's technical team is knowledgeable, but the support could be a little faster.

Depending on your business, the solution's initial setup is doable but complex.

It takes about six to eight months to set up the solution. We followed the activate methodology recommended by SAP India for the solution's deployment.

We pay an annual subscription fee for the solution, which is slightly expensive.

We've got a strong in-house team that currently manages SAP S4HANA on AWS.

Overall, I rate SAP S4HANA on AWS a nine out of ten.

The documentation isn't clear enough. There are a few native services that are available for increasing the IOPS. We can either go for the database storage striping to improve the IOPS for the HWCCT requirement, or we can go for the data volume partitioning, which is available with HANA for increasing the IOPS. 

It would help during maintenance to add new storage due to the data growth. It would be easy to go for the data volume partitioning feature with HANA. It's available even with other databases, but there's no comparison with the different features.

There are a few features that are in-built and available with SAP. When it comes to the on-premises solution, we used to go with those options. When it comes to the cloud, most people compare it to their past experience with the on-premises environment rather than the new cloud solutions. They might have an in-house benchmarking comparison or test results for those things, but it would be good if they published that. It would be very helpful for us when we need to take a particular call, or when we need to go for data volume partitioning or data striping.

In Azure, files can be downloaded and easily repurposed based on our solutions, which is lacking in AWS and in GCP.

I have used this solution for the past seven years.

With Azure, there are a lot of tools available for monitoring SAP-related information. When it comes to AWS, the infrastructure isn't specific to SAP. The monitoring and backup solutions that are available with Azure are missing with AWS.

For example, take a case for HCM enrollment. For Sonic, you need to go with the SBD devices. It should be separate. The SBD devices need to be provisioned with the three nodes with AWS. We have a fencing agent in Azure, which would be cost effective, rather than provisioning three additional VMs. It's a minimal cost, but there are additional loads which need to be done on top of it.

I would rate the stability as nine out of ten. Almost all of the public cloud providers provide the same kind of stability.

The scalability is good. 

SAP has an auto-scaling feature, but Azure doesn't.

There weren't a lot of challenges with the setup.

I would rate the setup as five out of five.

It's expensive. It would be good if AWS and Azure could reduce the computing cost for people who move to the public cloud.

I would rate the pricing as four out of five.

There's not a lot of difference in the pricing of AWS and Azure. AWS is about $1 or $2 higher than Azure. Azure is cheaper when it comes to the computing part. From the partner side, I feel we are getting more benefit when it comes to Azure Cloud.

I would rate this solution as nine out of ten. 

When it comes to Azure, if you're already using existing solutions, it's easy to leverage that into a public cloud.

There are challenges with implementing AWS in India, but not Azure.

SAP S4HANA on AWS is used mostly for SAP. Amazon AWS is one of the biggest installed bases for SAP solutions is why we selected Amazon AWS mostly for our clients.

The most valuable features of SAP S4HANA on AWS are that it's simplified and the analytical capabilities are good.

SAP S4HANA on AWS could improve by having more data centers because there are limited data centers in the region I am in. Amazon AWS has announced a few more data centers to be added, but they're still not 100 percent operational for SAP solutions.

I have been using SAP S4HANA on AWS for approximately two years.

SAP S4HANA on AWS is highly stable. I have not found any performance issues.

I rate the stability of SAP S4HANA on AWS a four out of five.

The scalability of SAP S4HANA on AWS is very good.

I rate the scalability of SAP S4HANA on AWS a five out of five.

The support was good. We only interacted once or twice with them, but not on a continuous day-to-day basis. Wherever we interacted with them it was good.

I rate the support from SAP S4HANA on AWS an eight out of ten.

Positive

The initial setup of SAP S4HANA on AWS is easy. The full implementation of the solution could take between 15 to 20 days. If it is only one system and it is a straight version with no upgrades and other things, then it will be only maximum of five to 10 days.

We use different teams for the deployment of SAP S4HANA on AWS, and currently, we are using two people.

We have approximately three to four people supporting this solution for maintenance.

My advice to others is this solution is straightforward and the deployment is very easy. I would suggest choosing Amazon AWS for SAP S4HANA if you have a nearshore data center to avoid any latency issues if we are in a different time zone.

I rate SAP S4HANA on AWS an eight out of ten.

SAP S4HANA on AWS is mainly used for deploying SAP applications.

SAP S4HANA's most valuable features include backup, security, storage, infrastructure, and enabling AI. 

SAP S4HANA could be improved by adding a click-to-deploy model.

I've been using SAP S4HANA on AWS for three years.

SAP S4HANA is 100% stable.

SAP S4HANA is scalable.

Amazon's technical support is good.

Positive

The initial setup is very simple - they have the AWS launch widget, which helps to enable the deployment on cloud.

We used an in-house team.

SAP S4HANA gives really good ROI.

SAP S4HANA's pricing model should be more flexible and transparent - there's a lot of negotiation and internal factors, and some customers get better value and services for the same product.

I would give SAP S4HANA a rating of eight out of ten.

We've used the solution for HR and their salary processes, including the salary payments. That is still on the SAP, however, the database they have changed to a HANA database.

The solution is quite stable. 

The solution is scalable. 

The initial setup could be easier. It's complex. 

The solution is very stable. It's reliable. There aren't bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. Previously, there was an Oracle database, and, with HANA, they had much fewer problems with the database.

It's more of a stable landscape and the organization has to make a decision for the next generation.

The product is scalable. It works well with large organizations. It was a very big implementation. In the Netherlands, we had around 160,000 workers for the central government, and all the HR processes and the salary payments were performed with SAP. 

We do not have plans to increase this number of users, as the Dutch government is growing, however, not that much.

Technical support is fine, however, the organization I'm with isn't going very fast. Yeah. They need help and I'm an IT consultant and I've helped them for more than a year.

The company still has SAP on-premises, however, they are considering moving to the cloud. They want to change the whole landscape and move to the next step with their SAP implementation within the Dutch government.

The initial setup was a complex landscape with many problems which have to be solved initially.

The company had a much older implementation. It's not a full SAP and that makes the whole landscape very complex.

With the HANA database, the company has been busy with it for two or three years, as it's taken much time. Last year, things went better and they migrated to HANA.

As is usual for SAP, license management was in order.

I'm not sure which version of the solution we're using.

I'd recommend the solution to other users and organizations. 

I would rate the product eight out of ten.

We have clients who use SAP S4HANA on AWS.

The solution is deployed on the cloud.

The operation of the solution is good. It's easy to use and user-friendly.

The pricing is a little bit high.

I have used this solution for about seven years.

It's stable.

It's scalable. It's about 70% scalable.

I would rate this solution as seven out of ten.

I would recommend it to those who want to use it.

S4HANA can be used for multiple functions throughout industry from material management to finance and production planning. I'm an SAP technical consultant.

The solution provides good performance and SAP is constantly releasing new features. 

The AI aspect of SAP S4HANA can be improved upon. 

We've been using this product for 17 years. 

Stability has definitely improved over the years. Many customers are migrating to this solution but it requires a change in how business is done, which is too difficult for some companies. Moving involves a lot of digitization, a different GUI. 

The solution is scalable. 

Support for SAP is not that simple but AWS provides good service. Complex problems can take some time to solve, but they usually have a quick response time. 

This is a complex application so the initial setup is not straightforward and requires planning and expertise. Migration time depends on the size of the landscape and the database. It can take a couple of years in an enterprise environment. The main work is around configuring the solution. Deployment usually requires a team of six to eight people. Managed services or maintenance depends on the size. Our in-house consultants are multi-skilled in both SAP and the cloud.

It's important to plan, prepare, and choose a service partner with adequate experience. 

I rate this solution eight out of 10.