Onsite Health's Lightning Speed SAP ECC Cloud Migration: Success in Six Weeks

A healthcare company that - Provides targeted healthcare services to corporate worksites, military bases, outpatient clinics and homeless shelters

Business Needs

Replace Quick books accounting system with a financial system in cloud that can provide foundation for future implementations of Asset Management, Sales, Procurement, Fleet Management, CRM and HR solutions

Environment

Rackspace private cloud IT Support-Skelton IT support staff available, Data Security-Being defense contractor, needed data security DCAA Compliance-accounting & reporting

Business Challenges

  • Build a private cloud based solution with aggressive timelines: 6 weeks from Purchase Order issue to Go Live
  • Specific requirements on accounting and reporting practices - DCAA compliance
  • Lack of IT support staff
  • Low appetite for Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) with optimization of Operating Expenses (OPEX) onsite health
  • Solution

  • SAP ECC FICO module was implemented on Private cloud-hosted with Rackspace, through SAP's Best Practices platform
  • Time saving techniques used included
  • Use of Public cloud as interim arrangement, Partial Development of ABAP objects ahead of full requirement gathering, Using SAP standard reports/forms
  • Result

  • Successful Go Live was achieved within 6 weeks of issuance of PO
  • Subsequent implementation of Project Systems, Procurement, Sales, Plant Maintenance and DMS (Document Management System) carried out
  • Private cloud solution
  • hardware upgraded after 1 year for additional solutions with significant savings in IT budget
  • Outcome

  • Successful Go Live was achieved within 6 weeks of issuance of PO
  • Subsequent implementation of Project Systems, Procurement, Sales, Plant Maintenance and DMS (Document Management System) carried out
  • Private cloud solution
  • hardware upgraded after 1 year for additional solutions with significant savings in IT budget
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