Baba Products, a Malaysian manufacturer of curry mixes, spice powders, and flour items, has successfully deployed its on-premise systems from SAP to the cloud on Amazon Web Services (AWS) as part of its ongoing digital transformation.
The first phase of the migration managed by Singapore-based cloud computing specialist Cloud Comrade involved the implementation of SAP’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) system SAP S/4HANA on AWS, as well as SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications.
Ilaventhan Vijaya, Head of Finance at Baba’s Group of Companies, explained that the company considered moving to the cloud as a “strategic imperative” to support the enterprise’s future growth and customer-centricity objectives. He remarked:
“Not only did we recognise the enormous savings in IT infrastructure and manpower costs, but also the great impact of speed, scale and security on almost every aspect of our business that the cloud offered.”
Expounding on Baba Products’ decision to tap AWS Premier Consulting Partner Cloud Comrade to lead the selection, planning, and execution of the migration, Vijaya further shared:
“In Cloud Comrade, AWS and the foundation of SUSE Linux Enterprise, we found the right collaboration and platform to help us make this pivotal transition and transformation. The cutting-edge features, expertise and support during every step of this process contributed to the ROI (Return on Investment) immediately; well-positioning us to capitalise on new business opportunities.”
According to Baba Products, implementing SAP S/4HANA has helped them reduce processing time, ensure the business spends its resources on strategic growth efforts, and provide real-time decision support to end-users. Using Cloud Comrade’s Well Architected Framework solution, Baba Products was able to deploy this mission-critical application on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications.
Additionally, Baba Products also employs Amazon Elastic Block Storage (Amazon EBS) to keep up with the performance demands of modern SAP workloads.
Delivering Greater Efficiencies by Moving SAP to the Cloud
Cloud Comrade, which also goes to market as an SAP specialist, moved Baba Products’ SAP Direct Store Delivery mobile app from an on-premises SAP S/4HANA ERP installation to the cloud through AWS. Commenting on the project, Andy Waroma, Co-Founder and Co-Managing Director at Cloud Comrade, said:
“Based on our experience in migration and managed services and a thorough understanding of Baba’s vision and business needs for the future, we were confident that the bespoke cloud-based framework we have developed was the right choice for the company.”
In operating as an AWS Partner Network specialist supported by SAP expertise, Cloud Comrade prioritises cloud migration at the enterprise level through technical and advanced workload capabilities. Waroma further shared:
“It is heartening and immensely fulfilling to make a significant positive impact on an already large and fast-growing organization like BABA’S within a short period of implementation. We will always be driven by and committed to enabling our clients to get the best ROI on their IT deployments.”
Additionally, Baba Products stated that adopting SAP S/4HANA on the AWS cloud has helped the business to reduce its order processing and delivery times by 50{aa282f308afcc222aaa21b0478c79e01a8fedd01972e2180867097bd93930f22}, as well as shorten its order-to-cash cycles by more than 40{aa282f308afcc222aaa21b0478c79e01a8fedd01972e2180867097bd93930f22}.
Moreover, the Malaysian enterprise — with products found in North America, Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia, and most of Southeast Asia — also selected the end-to-end human capital management and payroll solutions offered by SAP SuccessFactors and SAP Payroll to further comply with local and regional HR regulations.
The automation capabilities of the organisation’s SAP SuccessFactors solution enabled Baba Products’ to ensure security and compliance while increasing operational efficiencies and, at the same time, saving HR staff costs and time.
