The Customer:

A leading technology solutions provider with operations in México, Colombia, Perú, and Puerto Rico embarked on a transformative journey to enhance interface compatibility during their cloud migration. The company focused on tailored solutions across Cloud, Data, and Analytics to drive innovation and optimize operations. Partnering with KTern.AI, they sought to automate system analysis and ensure smooth integration during the migration process.

Business Situation and Challenges:

• Ensuring compatibility of interfaces during migration to HPE Greenlake was a primary challenge.
• The company needed to optimize business processes for the new landscape and identify business cases.
• A thorough assessment was necessary to ensure seamless post-migration operation in IBM Cloud.
• There was uncertainty about the customizations needed in the existing IT landscape.
• Scalability to adapt to future needs and trends was a critical requirement.

How Did KTern.AI Help?

KTern.AI implemented a comprehensive solution to address these challenges: - KTern.AI provided seamless SAP connectivity for fully automated discovery of interface connections, gathering crucial data on usage and dependencies. - Automated assessments generated recommendations for Fiori app usage and provided training suggestions for S/4HANA end-user adoption. - KTern.AI evaluated interface connection types, optimizing SAP transformation by generating IDOCs and BW extractors information. - Performed fit gap analysis in existing landscapes, presenting insights through intuitive dashboards to aid strategic decisions. - The solution was available on SAP Store, enhancing accessibility and ease of implementation.

KTern-Driven Benefits:

• Addressed compatibility issues upfront, reducing risks.
• Accelerated the analysis process, saving time and reducing manual effort.
• Provided clear insights for interface updates and system enhancements.
• Removed unused interfaces, optimizing resources and enhancing efficiency.
• Achieved up to 30% effort reduction in SAP Business Technology Platform implementations through automation.
• Reduced technical debt in the S/4HANA core by 65%.
• Enabled SAP upgrade cycles to be 7x faster.
• Realized 35% cost savings in SAP landscape maintenance.
• Ensured risk-free go-lives with autonomous enterprise release impact and data-driven change impact analysis.
• Reduced time and effort on regression testing through insights on test fits and gaps.

Values Delivered:

• Ensured 63% compatibility analysis through identification of incompatible interfaces, necessitating updates.
• Process Model Suggestions: Leveraged built-in process model suggestions to streamline flow design, reducing manual efforts by 75%.
• Automated System Analysis: Enabled seamless discovery of interface connections.
• Enhanced Decision-Making: Provided clear insights for interface updates and system enhancements.
• Effort and Cost Reduction: Achieved significant savings in time, effort, and cost.
• Accelerated Upgrades: Enabled faster SAP upgrade cycles.
• Comprehensive Compatibility Analysis: Delivered detailed analysis to ensure smooth integration.
• Operational Efficiency: Optimized resources and enhanced overall efficiency.

Outcomes:

Through the integration of KTern.AI's innovative solutions, the technology solutions provider in México, Colombia, Perú, and Puerto Rico successfully ensured smooth interface compatibility during their cloud transformation. This enabled the company to focus on strategic initiatives, optimize operations, and maintain a competitive edge in the rapidly evolving business landscape.