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Nicolas Chabrier - PeerSpot reviewer
Promotes clear, logical structures preventing impractical configurations and offers seamless integration
The only thing is regarding the management of multi-cloud environments. That's not really possible. So basically, it's wonderful if you manage Microsoft clearly and if you manage Microsoft Azure, but if you need to consume external services and have a global overview of all your consumption, it's not the case. Google, for instance, has tools that help you manage multiple environments, which makes sense because Google is really the cloud provider. So that's why they need to be compliant with the others. But for sure, Microsoft's approach is different, and it's wonderful when you're one hundred percent on Azure. But if you'd like to have something more of a multi-cloud strategy, that's a bit of a gap where they could improve.
AtifNajam - PeerSpot reviewer
Strong integration in manufacturing and enhances flexibility with useful workflow management
Installation is very straightforward, however, implementation takes years or months based on the project's size. In manufacturing, the requirement might go from ten to 12 people. If I'm a sales-oriented company, such as an FMCG or something else, then I might need around seven or eight people at the very minimum. It is not an easy task to migrate. If I'm moving from a different ERP to S/4HANA, I need a proper project that probably spans several months, with significant engagement from both the business side and the technical side. I need an opportunity partner on it. Processing to SCE S/4HANA takes a bit of effort.
Miguel Maloney Thompson - PeerSpot reviewer
A scalable and stable solution that has good scalability and is easy to setup
It is a scalable solution. I have yet to have a scenario regarding automatic scale and if there's an increase in resource requirement or need. We have yet to have that scenario. We have yet to test that. The scalability was more than manually adjusting and increasing whatever I had to do. I rate it eight out of ten.

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is easy to deploy."
"It is quick and easy to deploy. It is flexible, and we can deploy a resource anytime. We like and prefer the pay-as-you-go model."
"Microsoft Azure provides a valuable Data Factory, particularly for analytics."
"The Azure Portal has an advantage in terms of UX making buying resources or downgrading is really easier to understand. AWS has micro, smaller functionalities whereas Azure has more end-to-end focus which makes it easier saving you time and money."
"I like a lot of features. For example, the Windows virtual solution has helped in such a way that our client-based application was converted into a web-based version through the use of the Windows Virtual Desktop."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure is that it is easy to use."
"The product scales extremely well."
"The most valuable features of the solution are ease of use and the enhancements are continually being updated."
"We have approximately 1,000 people using the solution in my organization. The solution is scalable."
"The support is top-notch."
"Especially for manufacturing, it offers great integration with my costing."
"I appreciate the reliability and performance of SAP S/4HANA on AWS. It demonstrates high integration and stability, making it a widely used choice in various industries, including manufacturing, such as factories, carmakers, and battery production. It effectively covers a broad spectrum of business areas, which is beneficial."
"SAP has an auto-scaling feature, but Azure doesn't."
"Technical support is very good from SAP and AWS...Scalability is always available in the solution...With a stable environment, it should be running very nicely."
"I recommend SAP S4HANA if your team is well-prepared and your internal organization is educated before implementation."
"The most valuable feature of SAP S4HANA is Fiori. It allows users to access information quickly and easily, without having to navigate through unnecessary screens or transactions. Additionally, the ability to retrieve data more efficiently is helpful. Furthermore, the pre-delivered videos and functionalities within the solution allow for easier application building."
"Technical support from Jelastic is very good."
"The control is valuable. It's really easy to use and you have good control of your solutions."
"The advanced level of production-ready Docker hosting, one-click application deployment, and the truly flexible pricing."
"The solution is scalable, and that is what we are looking at. There is no learning curve as we have not done much research."
"The dynamic vertical scaling is a unique feature."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in the pricing structure, user interface design (UI/UX), clear navigation, and documentation support of Microsoft Azure."
"I would like to see better integration with other products."
"The solution could improve by providing a better user interface and more organized workflows."
"They can add more documentation about the solution."
"It would be nice to have faster support."
"The documentation can be outdated and is not as clear in Microsoft Azure as it is in AWS or Google."
"The support team is not responding to my emails."
"I would like to see improved migration tools. It is improving week by week. They just need to make sure that they keep up with the new functionality provided in other clouds."
"I would rate my experience with the initial setup a three out of ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy."
"We had some storage and legacy migrations problems with SAP S4HANA on AWS."
"The user-friendliness is questionable."
"The tool should undergo an overall improvement, including support. Data sharing should also be faster."
"The GUI is age-old, the pricing is too high for hardware and older customizations are not working consistently."
"SAP S4HANA could be improved by adding a click-to-deploy model."
"There are incidents where there are certain glitches, however, they are specifically because of the configuration that people have made and based on the decision I made during the implementation project."
"The product can be very complex."
"Lacks better integration into enterprise storage products."
"For now, some customers are requesting support of Docker containers for Windows."
"The backup features need improvement, or rather it should be added, as I could not find it."
"The backup functionality needs to be improved."
"The security layers also need to be improved because there is no clear layer or tier of security in the solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have approached our clients about using Kubernetes or Docker because it's cheaper when inflation is considered."
"The pricing is cheap."
"There is a license for the solution."
"The price of the solution can be expensive."
"Its price should be optimized so that we can use more features."
"It is not cheap. Its price could be a little bit less."
"Currently, we do not have anything reserved. There are no reservations that we have built into the Azure environment, so all of our licensing is on a consumption basis. As things spin up, those licenses spin up."
"Azure costing can be multi-layered."
"I rate the product price a six on a one to ten scale, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."
"There are additional modules-wise, it's needed for modules, and also for any new functions."
"On a scale of one to ten, where ten is the highest price, I rate the solution's pricing an eight."
"SAP S4HANA's pricing model should be more flexible and transparent - there's a lot of negotiation and internal factors, and some customers get better value and services for the same product."
"Licensing fees are on an annual basis."
"It is a significant investment, around six hundred thousand dollars, and it involves both a one-time on-premises installation on servers and a cloud subscription with different flavors for SAP S4HANA."
"The vendors have different pricing, ways of serving, security, and providing the service. You go and compare the offerings. Some might be better with smaller companies. For example, Microsoft Azure can handle small and medium-sized companies best but still can cover some large companies. Whereas Amazon AWS and IBM are going to cover sized companies. There's no clear advantage. Probably Amazon AWS may have been the first to be certified by SAP as a cloud-hosting partner. Then Microsoft Azure and IBM were certified at the same time. You have to partner up and be certified by the software."
"I would rate the pricing as a two and a half out of five."
"Pricing for providers is revenue-shared based. Providers should invest in hardware to set up the Jelastic cluster."
"I would rate the cost 3 out of 5. There are additional costs other than licensing fees."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
10%
University
6%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Educational Organization
8%
Retailer
7%
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