Key Takeaways:
Achieved 99.99% uptime and 2X performance improvement
Realized ₹1 Cr cost savings and ROI within 18 months
Migrated SAP ECC and HANA from IBM AIX to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Deployed Dell PowerEdge servers and SAN storage for optimized performance
Opportunity:
A renowned sugar manufacturing company in India was operating its mission-critical SAP workloads on aging IBM System P servers. The legacy environment posed performance, scalability, and compatibility challenges, along with rising maintenance costs. The client needed a modern, open platform to ensure long-term sustainability and improved efficiency.
Objectives included:
- Upgrading SAP infrastructure to support ECC and HANA
- Enhancing system performance, uptime, and scalability
- Reducing total cost of ownership (TCO)
- Future-proofing the environment for newer SAP modules
Key Strategy:
Brilyant architected a complete tech refresh with modern x86 infrastructure and SAP-certified software, ensuring seamless migration with minimal disruption to operations.
An infrastructure audit revealed:Â
• High support costs and hardware limitations on IBM AIX
• Compatibility risks with future SAP modules
• Lack of redundancy and performance bottlenecks
Brilyant recommended a full transition to an open, scalable x86 platform running RHEL for improved agility and cost efficiency.
Compute:
• 3× Dell PowerEdge R750 Servers with Intel Xeon CPUs and scalable memory
• Redundant design to support high availability
Storage:
• Dell ME5024 SAN with hybrid SSD-HDD setup and dual controllers for high IOPS
Platform:
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for SAP-certified performance and stability
Migration Strategy:
• Shifted all SAP ECC and HANA workloads from IBM AIX to RHEL
• Re-architected the SAP landscape into a 3-tier model: DB, Application, and Presentation
• Ensured secure, near-zero downtime migration with full data integrity
Enhancements:
• HA clustering for uninterrupted operations
• Storage tuning for SAP HANA
• Centralized monitoring and automated patch management
Brilyant executed the migration from IBM AIX to Dell + RHEL without disrupting SAP workloads. High-availability clustering and optimized storage were implemented before going live. The client experienced an immediate improvement in performance and stability, while system uptime reached 99.99%, ensuring business continuity throughout the transition.
Result:
Brilyant’s SAP infrastructure modernization enabled the client to double system performance, achieve near-perfect uptime, and cut long-term costs significantly. By moving to an open, scalable Dell + RHEL platform, the client gained a future-ready environment capable of supporting evolving SAP workloads without operational risk.
To summarize:
- 2X SAP performance improvement post-migration
- 99.99% uptime with HA clustering in place
- ₹1 Cr cost savings over three years
- ROI achieved within 18 months of deployment
- Full compatibility with newer SAP modules on an open platform
Brilyant’s future-proof SAP environment gave the client a high-performance, cost-efficient, and compliant infrastructure, ready to scale with business needs.
