{"id":7729,"date":"2019-06-28T13:20:37","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T10:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/?p=7729"},"modified":"2022-10-20T15:14:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T12:14:55","slug":"transmeri-islet-s4hana-to-azure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/2019\/06\/28\/transmeri-islet-s4hana-to-azure\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans\u00admeri and ISLET first ones tak\u00ading S\/4HANA to&nbsp;Azure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_\u200bpb_\u200bsection bb_built=\u201c1\u201d][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\u201c4_4\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201c3.13.1\u201d]<\/p>\n<p>The Finnish fam\u00adi\u00adly busi\u00adness <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transmeri.fi\/en\/transmeri-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Trans\u00admeri Group<\/strong><\/a>, spe\u00adcial\u00adiz\u00ading in man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtur\u00ading, import\u00ading and whole\u00adsal\u00ading and the fam\u00adi\u00adly-owned com\u00adpa\u00adny ISLET Group spe\u00adcial\u00adiz\u00ading in tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy con\u00adsult\u00ading have start\u00aded the S\/4HANA inno\u00adva\u00adtion project at the begin\u00adning of May 2019. In the \u201cProof of Con\u00adcept\u201d (POC) \u2011project Transmeri\u2019s cur\u00adrent SAP ERP sys\u00adtem will be con\u00advert\u00aded to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sap.com\/finland\/products\/s4hana-erp.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SAP S\/4HANA<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sap.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SAP<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s&nbsp;lat\u00adest ERP tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy. The project is of par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar inter\u00adest since S\/4HANA con\u00adver\u00adsion is done on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Microsoft<\/strong><\/a> cloud plat\u00adform <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Azure<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Trans\u00admeri and Islet do the inno\u00adva\u00adtion project among the first com\u00adpa\u00adnies in Europe. In the POC project, Transmeri\u2019s test envi\u00adron\u00adment is copied to Microsoft Azure, the sys\u00adtem is con\u00advert\u00aded accord\u00ading to the Uni\u00adver\u00adsal Char\u00adac\u00adter Set (Uni\u00adcode), after which the sys\u00adtem is updat\u00aded to S\/4HANA.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWe want\u00aded to pro\u00advide our busi\u00adness with the expe\u00adri\u00adence of S\/4HANA using our own process\u00ades and data and the oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to get to know S\/4HANA in the fore\u00adfront. In addi\u00adtion, I&nbsp;want to get a&nbsp;real\u00adis\u00adtic under\u00adstand\u00ading of Azure\u2019s per\u00adfor\u00admance as a&nbsp;plat\u00adform for SAP S\/4HANA, there\u00adby con\u00adfirm\u00ading that Azure could be one of our plat\u00adform alter\u00adna\u00adtives when con\u00advert\u00ading to S\/4HANA. Since S\/4HANA requires more capac\u00adi\u00adty from its plat\u00adform than pre\u00advi\u00adous SAP ERP, the sim\u00adu\u00adla\u00adtion of future main\u00adte\u00adnance costs and their opti\u00admiza\u00adtion pos\u00adsi\u00adbil\u00adi\u00adties in the long run are also of inter\u00adest in this project,\u201d says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kimmokoho\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Kim\u00admo Koho<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>CIO at Trans\u00admeri&nbsp;Group.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<h1>PROJECT EXE\u00adCU\u00adTION<\/h1>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Total of six weeks has been allo\u00adcat\u00aded to project exe\u00adcu\u00adtion, after which Trans\u00admeri will be able to access its pro\u00adduc\u00adtion-like SAP S\/4HANA envi\u00adron\u00adment. Transmeri\u2019s project has start\u00aded off fast.&nbsp;SAP HANA plat\u00adform ser\u00advices pro\u00advi\u00adsion\u00ading to Microsoft Azure has been swift. Azure envi\u00adron\u00adment set-up, cur\u00adrent test envi\u00adron\u00adment copy to Azure as well as uni\u00adcode con\u00adver\u00adsion and tech\u00adni\u00adcal test\u00ading of the source envi\u00adron\u00adment were car\u00adried out with\u00adin two weeks. Usu\u00adal\u00adly, some months may be required sole\u00adly to pro\u00advi\u00adsion the plat\u00adform environment.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cISLET\u2019s POC approach is a&nbsp;quick and cost-effec\u00adtive start\u00ading point for S\/4HANA. It enables a&nbsp;prag\u00admat\u00adic way of test\u00ading S\/4HANA con\u00adver\u00adsion and pro\u00advides a&nbsp;good basis for real\u00adis\u00adtic sched\u00adule, cost and resource plans for a&nbsp;suc\u00adcess\u00adful project. We at ISLET make sure that the imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion of S\/4HANA and Azure takes place with\u00adout sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcant work\u00adload on the cus\u00adtomer\u2019s own resources. At the moment prepara\u00adto\u00adry mea\u00adsures for finance and logis\u00adtics are under\u00adway and the sys\u00adtem con\u00adver\u00adsion will take place in the com\u00ading days,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/2018\/10\/18\/jukka-penttinen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Juk\u00adka Pent\u00adti\u00adnen<\/strong><\/a> Chief Busi\u00adness Offi\u00adcer at ISLET and Project Lead of Trans\u00admer\u00adi\u2019s POC project.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>SAP and Microsoft are also sup\u00adport\u00ading the project. Com\u00adpa\u00adnies have been work\u00ading close\u00adly togeth\u00ader in recent years to pro\u00advide Microsoft Azure plat\u00adform ser\u00advices for SAP S\/4HANA. The POC project of Trans\u00admeri and ISLET is among the first in Europe to con\u00advert S\/4HANA to Microsoft Azure.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h1>NEW ENVI\u00adRON\u00adMENT CRE\u00adATES NEW OPPORTUNITIES<\/h1>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cISLET\u2019s S\/4HANA migra\u00adtion path offer\u00ading pro\u00advides a&nbsp;good oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty to dis\u00adpel any fears relat\u00aded to heavy S\/4HANA upgrades. It allows SAP cus\u00adtomers to see what S\/4HANA looks like with their own process\u00ades and data. In addi\u00adtion, the top\u00adic is impor\u00adtant and time\u00adly, as the offi\u00adcial sup\u00adport for the cur\u00adrent SAP ERP ver\u00adsion ends at the end of 2025. With S\/4HANA con\u00adver\u00adsion, cus\u00adtomers can move to the lat\u00adest tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy with a&nbsp;faster sched\u00adule and more agile project imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/arto-saarinen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Arto Saari\u00adnen<\/strong><\/a>, Head of Chan\u00adnel from SAP Finland.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oper\u00adat\u00ading SAP S\/4HANA envi\u00adron\u00adment from Microsoft Azure in the form of a&nbsp;POC project enables orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtions to do var\u00adi\u00adous things, such as test\u00ading the per\u00adfor\u00admance of Microsoft Azure as a&nbsp;plat\u00adform for S\/4HANA, uti\u00adliz\u00ading a&nbsp;scal\u00adable pub\u00adlic cloud ser\u00advice and enabling a&nbsp;rapid project launch. In addi\u00adtion, the num\u00adber of test con\u00adver\u00adsion cycles in the con\u00adver\u00adsion of the pro\u00adduc\u00adtion sys\u00adtem to S\/4HANA is reduced, so the POC project is also a&nbsp;step clos\u00ader to the imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adtion project itself.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMicrosoft is a&nbsp;com\u00adpet\u00adi\u00adtive and flex\u00adi\u00adbly scal\u00adable option for S\/4HANA plat\u00adform ser\u00advices. I&nbsp;rec\u00adom\u00admend that orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtions plan\u00adning to migrate to S\/4HANA include Microsoft Azure as one of the plat\u00adform alter\u00adna\u00adtives. If the plat\u00adform for SAP ERP is now in the so-called pri\u00advate cloud or in the clien\u00adt\u2019s own dat\u00ada\u00adcen\u00adters, Azure brings con\u00adsid\u00ader\u00adable agili\u00adty to the chang\u00ading plat\u00adform needs and enables var\u00adi\u00adous quick exper\u00adi\u00adments on the SAP HANA data\u00adbase. Azure\u2019s offer\u00ading is out\u00adstand\u00ading\u00adly wide rang\u00ading from small vir\u00adtu\u00adal machines to the largest HANA large instance machines in the mar\u00adket offer\u00ading also the most com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsive SAP cer\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adtion for dif\u00adfer\u00adent vir\u00adtu\u00adal machine con\u00adfig\u00adu\u00adra\u00adtions. It has been a&nbsp;plea\u00adsure to col\u00adlab\u00ado\u00adrate with Islet in the Trans\u00admeri POC project,\u201d says <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jarkkolainio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jarkko Lainio<\/a><\/strong>, respon\u00adsi\u00adble for part\u00adner busi\u00adness devel\u00adop\u00adment at Microsoft.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em><\/em>Trans\u00admeri is a&nbsp;Finnish fam\u00adi\u00adly-owned com\u00adpa\u00adny with a&nbsp;long tra\u00addi\u00adtion of import\u00ading, mar\u00adket\u00ading and man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtur\u00ading dai\u00adly con\u00adsumer goods and cos\u00admet\u00adics. Total turnover of Trans\u00admeri Group was 187.1 MEUR in 2016 and the com\u00adpa\u00adny employs 534 peo\u00adple in total. The cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adtion includes importer and mar\u00adketer Oy Trans\u00admeri Ab, con\u00adtract man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtur\u00ader Trans\u00admeri Logis\u00adtics as well as Ban\u00admark, Sul\u00adtra\u00adde, Mirac\u00adu\u00adlous and Kaupmees.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201c3.13.1\u201d disabled_on=\u201con|on|on\u201d disabled=\u201con\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201c3_4\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201c3.13.1\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||80px|\u201d \/][et_pb_button _builder_version=\u201c3.13.1\u201d button_text=\u201cGet in touch to hear more\u201d button_url=\u201chttps:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/contact-islet\/\u201d url_new_window=\u201con\u201d button_alignment=\u201ccenter\u201d module_class=\u201cCTA_box_bedrock\u201d \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u201c1_4\u201d][et_pb_image _builder_version=\u201c3.13.1\u201d src=\u201chttps:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/islet_kk_janina-luoto-v1\u20112.jpg\u201d url_new_window=\u201con\u201d max_width=\u201c70%\u201d \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201c3.13.1\u201d]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/2018\/09\/05\/janina-luoto-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jan\u00adi\u00adna&nbsp;Luoto<\/strong><\/a><br> CEO, Isletter<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:Janina.luoto@isletgroup.fi\">janina.\u200bluoto@\u200bisletgroup.\u200bfi<\/a><br> +358 40 574&nbsp;1266<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201c3.13.1\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201c3_5\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201c3.13.1\u201d custom_padding=\u201d||80px|\u201d \/][et_pb_button _builder_version=\u201c3.13.1\u201d button_text=\u201cGet in touch to hear more\u201d button_url=\u201chttps:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/contact-islet\/\u201d url_new_window=\u201con\u201d button_alignment=\u201ccenter\u201d module_class=\u201cCTA_box_bedrock\u201d \/][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u201c2_5\u201d][et_pb_image _builder_version=\u201c3.13.1\u201d src=\u201chttps:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/islet_kk_janina-luoto-v1\u20112.jpg\u201d url_new_window=\u201con\u201d max_width=\u201c50%\u201d \/][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201c3.13.1\u201d]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/2018\/09\/05\/janina-luoto-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jan\u00adi\u00adna&nbsp;Luoto<\/strong><\/a><br> CEO, Isletter<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:Janina.luoto@isletgroup.fi\">janina.\u200bluoto@\u200bisletgroup.\u200bfi<\/a><br> +358 40 574&nbsp;1266<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=\u201c4_4\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201c3.13.1\u201d]<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>#Trans\u00admeri #Islet\u00adGroup #SAP #S4HANA #Proofof\u00adCon\u00adcept #Microsoft #Azure #ERP #Enter\u00adpris\u00adeRe\u00adsour\u00adce\u00adPlan\u00adning<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> The Finnish fam\u00adi\u00adly busi\u00adness Trans\u00admeri Group, spe\u00adcial\u00adiz\u00ading in man\u00adu\u00adfac\u00adtur\u00ading, import\u00ading and whole\u00adsal\u00ading and the fam\u00adi\u00adly-owned com\u00adpa\u00adny ISLET Group spe\u00adcial\u00adiz\u00ading in tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy con\u00adsult\u00ading have start\u00aded the S\/4HANA inno\u00adva\u00adtion project at the begin\u00adning of May 2019. In the \u201cProof of Con\u00adcept\u201d (POC) \u2011project Transmeri\u2019s cur\u00adrent SAP ERP sys\u00adtem will be con\u00advert\u00aded to SAP S\/4HANA, SAP\u2019s&nbsp;lat\u00adest&nbsp;ERP&nbsp;[\u2026]\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":7744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[886,449,415,880,885,441,481,422,488],"tags":[575,615,678,160,577,359,637],"class_list":["post-7729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assessment-services","category-breaking-news","category-customers","category-erp-s4hana-finance","category-integrations","category-all-news","category-references","category-references-transmeri","category-customers-transmeri","tag-islet-group-en","tag-jukka-penttinen-en","tag-proofofconcept-en","tag-sap","tag-sap-en","tag-sap-s-4hana-en","tag-transmeri-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7729"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":227671,"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7729\/revisions\/227671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}