Executive Summary:

In recent years, ITD Cementation India Private Limited has received several awards for their excellent work, including the “Best Infrastructure Company” award from CNBC TV18 and the “Outstanding Concrete Structure Award” from the Indian Concrete Institute.

Overall, ITD Cementation India Private Limited is a reputable and reliable construction company that is well-equipped to handle a wide range of construction projects with a commitment to safety, sustainability, and innovation.

Customer Challenge:

ITD Cementation Ltd. faced several complex challenges in their effort to migrate their SAP S/4 HANA 1709 system to RISE with SAP. The company had to ensure that their source system was fully prepared for migration, including the safe storage of a backup copy in the landing zone. Additionally, they had to migrate several other systems to AWS Cloud while maintaining critical application connectivity between their SAP and non SAP workloads. These challenges required significant planning and execution expertise to minimize disruption and downtime during the migration.

Furthermore, the ITD Cementation Ltd. team anticipated encountering bugs and issues during the Lift and Shift process. The team worked diligently to resolve these issues to ensure a smooth transition to the new system. After the migration, thorough testing was necessary to verify that the system was functioning as expected. Any issues that arose during testing required prompt resolution to avoid potential business disruptions. The AeonX team supported ITD Cementation Ltd. during this process, performing unit testing and providing assistance with integration testing and UAT to ensure a successful migration that met the needs of the organization.

Why did ITD Cementation Ltd. choose AeonX?

ITD Cementation Ltd. choose AeonX because of our unique approach to RISE with SAP migration. Unlike large system integrators, we leverage our highly automated RISE with SAP Labs, which consists of a combination of tools and services that allow customers to quickly experience their SAP ERP datasets on the latest live version of RISE with SAP on Cloud. This helps identify any remediation and complexity upfront, enabling a more seamless and efficient migration.

In addition, AeonX follows an established 6R migration strategy (Rehost, Replatform, Repurchase, Refactor, Retire and Retain) to map out a solution that enables a more holistic journey to Cloud while maximizing the commercial benefits of RISE with SAP. Our approach enables customers to migrate to RISE with SAP quickly and with minimal disruption, while also ensuring that the solution is tailored to their unique business needs. Ultimately, customers choose AeonX because of our commitment to delivering high-quality, customized solutions that drive business value and help them achieve their digital transformation goals.

AeonX Solution:

As part of the migration process from SAP S/4HANA 1709 to RISE with SAP, AeonX has provided a comprehensive solution to ITD Cementation Ltd. The solution includes validating the target system and architecture on RISE with SAP, taking a backup of the source database, transferring the backup from on-premise to RISE with SAP, and restoring the backup in the target RISE with SAP system by the AeonX Team . Additionally, AeonX will adjust interface and peripheral system connectivity and perform thorough testing and validation to ensure a successful migration.

By leveraging AeonX’s skills in RISE with SAP, ITD Cementation Ltd. will be able to quickly experience their SAP ERP datasets on the latest live version of RISE with SAP, enabling them to identify and remediate any potential complexities upfront. AeonX’s established 6R migration strategy (Rehost, Replatform, Repurchase, Refactor, Retire and Retain) will enable ITD Cementation Ltd. to map out a solution that ensures a more holistic journey to Cloud while enabling the commercial benefits of RISE with SAP. The SAP workloads were deployed in a hybrid model, with S/4HANA in RISE and EP on one platform and BW and DMS on AWS. The project was completed within the scheduled timeline of 2.5 months, which was appreciated. Overall, AeonX’s solution will help ITD Cementation Ltd. to achieve a smooth and successful migration to RISE with SAP.

Results and Benefits:

ITD Cementation Ltd. faced several complex challenges during their migration to Rise with SAP, which required a comprehensive solution. Firstly, a detailed assessment was conducted to ensure the source system was fully prepared for migration, including backup and recovery planning to ensure the safe storage of a backup copy in the landing zone. Secondly, a thorough migration plan was developed that addressed critical application connectivity between SAP and non SAP workloads, along with the migration of other systems to AWS Cloud. AeonX provided significant planning and execution expertise to minimize disruption and downtime during the migration.

During the migration, ITD Cementation Ltd. encountered bugs and issues during the Lift and Shift process, which were promptly resolved by the AeonX team to ensure a smooth transition to the new system. After the migration, a comprehensive testing plan was implemented to identify and resolve any issues before and after the migration, with support for unit testing, integration testing, and UAT to ensure a successful migration that met the needs of the organization. Working with an experienced migration partner, such as AeonX, was essential to ensure a successful migration that minimized disruptions and downtime, with the new system functioning as expected, meeting the needs of the organization.

AeonX, as a migration partner, was able to provide a comprehensive solution to help businesses like ITD Cementation Ltd. migrate to RISE with SAP. By partnering with AeonX, businesses could work with a single partner to move all required systems and manage the transition to RISE with SAP with security and business continuity solutions included, ensuring operational alignment across their SAP and non-SAP workloads.