Cloud-Based Disaster Recovery Solution for SAP Applications

This case study outlines the implementation of a cloud-based disaster recovery solution for ArcelorMittal Temirtau's business-critical SAP applications running on AIX on IBM hardware. The company, headquartered in Luxembourg, sought to enhance operational efficiency and reduce reliance on physical data centers by migrating to a cloud environment. The document details the challenges faced prior to 2018, including the evaluation of whether to continue managing local data centers or transition to the cloud. It describes the collaboration with Skytap and Microsoft to develop a structured migration approach, which successfully transitioned the existing SAP environment to Skytap on Azure. The migration process involved testing and switchover, resulting in improved disaster recovery readiness and reduced physical infrastructure dependency. Additionally, the case study highlights the benefits of scalability, cost-efficiency, and flexibility achieved through the cloud-based solution, ensuring rapid recovery in case of system failures.