Pick n Pay Details the Largest Cloud Migration ever carried out on the African Continent
When we started to crunch the numbers, it seemed like we cloud reduce our costs quite drastically. That was very appealing to us. Much of our success around our Cloud journey can be attributed to Lemongrass’ skills and can-do attitude. At a SAP conference I said we intended to go to the Cloud with our whole environment – and I was made out to be mad. The flexibility the Cloud has given us has been phenomenal.
Robert Heneke, Head of Cloud, SAP Technology and Development, Pick n Pay
How Retailer Pick n Pay Mastered its Migration to the Cloud
The process of migrating an Enterprise’s mission-critical SAP systems to the Cloud can be laborious, complicated and very time intensive. And, when it came to the Pick n Pay Group – one of South Africa’s biggest retailers – there was the added pressure of this being the largest transition of its kind ever carried out on the African continent.
To ensure success, Pick n Pay enlisted the services of Lemongrass based on the company’s proven track record with migrating large complex SAP estates to the Cloud with minimal complications and downtime.
Responsible for overseeing the architecture and design of this crucial project was Robert Heneke, Head of Cloud, SAP Technology and Development at Pick n Pay. In this report, he details the trials and tribulations of the project and process, while calling out the crucial contributions of the team at Lemongrass. Heneke also gives his insight into the technological trends he believes will be crucial to the retail industry over the coming months. Read the full report ‘How Retailer Pick n Pay Mastered its Migration to the Cloud’ from Technology Magazine here.
Lemongrass was a Perfect Fit for Pick n Pay Cloud Migration
Pick n Pay’s Cloud Migration had the potential to be intense and lengthy due to the complexity and size of its SAP systems. But, thanks to the expertise of Lemongrass, the project ran “like clockwork” according to Mark Hirst, Managing Director for Lemongrass’s EMEA and APAC region.like clockwork“.
Press Release: Pick n Pay Selects AWS as its Strategic Cloud Provider
Retailer chooses AWS partner Lemongrass to migrate its on-premises SAP environment and becomes the first sub-Saharan African retailer to complete an all-in migration to AWS. Read the full press release here.
“Leveraging the Cloud to achieve greater operational efficiency and improved customer experiences is a game-changing strategy for Pick n Pay and the South African retail sector. The cloud will help us stay relevant and accessible in a high-volume, low-margin marketplace that demands efficiency above all else,” said Chris Shortt, Chief Information & Technology Officer at Pick n Pay. “In addition, the new cloud-based business intelligence platform enables us to make even more data-driven decisions that can help us deliver lower prices and more value to our customers.”
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