Streamlining Sap S/4hana Data Exchange with Aws Transfer Family: A Secure Bridge to the Cloud

Ramesh Mani

doi:10.63530/IJCSITR_2023_04_01_008

Authors

Ramesh Mani Service Delivery Manager, Oxya, USA. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63530/IJCSITR_2023_04_01_008

Keywords:

SAP S/4HANA Integration, AWS Transfer Family, Secure Data Exchange, Hybrid Cloud Governance, Cloud Automation Framework

Abstract

The growing sophistication of business data transfer between SAP S/4HANA and cloud environments has magnified the demand to have protective, scalable and automated integration paradigms. Conventional transfer models, like manual Secure File transfer protocol (SFTP) and in-premises middleware tend to cause delays, lack central control and poor uniformity in the security measures. This paper discusses the structural and operational design of an end-to-end data exchange platform based on the AWS Transfer Family as a safe mediator between the SAP S/4HANA systems and the AWS Cloud environments to mitigate those limitations. The study uses a design-based approach based on enterprise cloud governance and data integration theories to measure the security, scalability and performance measures. Based on the current development in the hybrid cloud deployment and secure data exchange solutions, the paper will suggest a multi-layered architecture that combines the ability of SAP S/4HANA to export data and connect it to the AWS Transfer Family endpoints, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), CloudTrail, and CloudWatch to monitor compliance continuously. Findings show that the suggested framework is much more efficient in terms of reducing transfer latency and operational risk and improving encryption and policy-based access control. This combination guarantees compliance with the enterprise-level security standards, including the ISO/IEC 27001 and GDPR compliance, as well as the steady throughput with the fluctuating workloads. The findings of the study add to the existing body of research on the topic of SAP-to-AWS interoperability by presenting a validated governance-oriented model of safe and high-performance data transfer. Finally, the study provides a replicable blueprint to the organizations with a hybrid approach to digital transformation by focusing on safe automation, centralized governance, and high-performance data transfer in the contexts of SAP-to-AWS migrations (Nguyen and Hoffmann, 2023; Keller and Rahman, 2023)

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