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Migrating SAP to the Cloud | How to transform your enterprise backbone into a competitive advantage
Cloud providers give you granular control over the placement of data and
applications throughout their global footprint, enabling you to more easily
meet compliance and data residency requirements. Additionally, assurance
programs are available natively, designed to help you meet regulatory
requirements, assess whether you are remaining continually compliant,
and stay audit ready. Moderna Therapeutics realized these benefits as they
leaned on the expertise of partners to ensure compliance with necessary
regulations in the biopharma industry.⁶
Perception
By leveraging the cloud,
you place sensitive data on
shared hardware, inhibiting
your ability to meet security
requirements.
Reality
You can operate more
securely in the cloud than
on-premises
Perception
The cloud will inhibit visibility
and control, and make it
difficult to comply with
regulatory requirements
Reality
Control and assurance
programs simplify compliance
initiatives
Overcoming misconceptions about the cloud
Cloud providers use redundant and layered controls, continuous validation
and testing, and a substantial amount of automation to enable the
underlying infrastructure to be monitored and protected 24x7. To further
strengthen your security posture, you can leverage a wide variety of
native and third-party tools and features. One example of an enterprise
strengthening the security posture of their SAP applications on the cloud is
Seaco, the world's largest sea-container leading company. They used cloud-
native services to virtually isolate and granularly control access to resources,
monitor their network more closely, and deliver virtual desktops securely.⁸
⁶ https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/moderna-therapeutics/
⁷ https://youtu.be/0E90-ExySb8
⁸ https://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/seaco/
