Optimization Techniques for Running SAP workloads on AWS: A Cost-Savings Guide

This article provides optimization techniques and strategies to reduce the cost of running SAP workloads on AWS.

Specifically, the article covers:

• Amazon EC2 optimization techniques like right-sizing, leveraging Savings Plans, instance family standardization, automating start/stop of non-production instances, migrating to newer instance generations, canceling unused capacity reservations, optimizing DR architecture with AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery, and leveraging cloud flexibility to build temporary systems.
• Amazon EBS optimization techniques like using the latest volume generation types, using GP3 over IO2 where applicable, deleting unattached volumes, optimizing backups, and optimizing snapshots for non-database volumes.
• Amazon S3 optimization techniques like refining backup schedules and retention periods, enabling lifecycle policies, disabling versioning for backups, using lower-tier storage in DR regions, leveraging S3 for storing interface/archive files, using AWS Private Link, and regular cleanup.
• Amazon EFS optimization techniques like checking for and deleting unattached file systems, enabling lifecycle policies, and regular cleanup after projects.
• The conclusion emphasizes the importance of cost optimization, leveraging AWS tools and services, establishing processes and governance, and regularly reviewing the cost optimization pillar of the SAP Lens.