
Global EPC (Oilfield) Organization Undergoes Divestiture in SAP Using Selective Data Migration
Overview New Era Technology has been an SAP services partner for a leading oilfield services company in the Middle East and delivered SAP On-Premise to Azure Cloud Migration, SAP S/4HANA Application Version Upgrade, Implementation of SAP IFRS16 Lease Management, and SAP Application Maintenance Services for this client This client was undergoing a divestiture, resulting in one of their two business units getting acquired by another global oilfield services company. The client needed SAP Carve-Out strategy and execution services to create two SAP landscapes, one each for the respective business divisions, along with IT infrastructure enablement to host one completely new SAP landscape resulting from this carve-out. New Era Technology successfully delivered the complete scope of SAP Carve-Out services for the client in a record time of five months. Challenges & Considerations Complex SAP Landscape Other Considerations SAP S/4HANA integrated with SAP DMS, SAP BW, SAP BPC, SAP EP & Microsoft Power BI 3rd Party Integrations using SAP PI/PO 2,000+ Custom ABAP Objects 4,000+ SAP Users including SAP ESS & MSS 40 Legal Entities in SAP (across the Middle East, Africa & Asia) System Sizing for all SAP Applications Hosting Azure Cloud license & Environment Provisioning Splitting of SAP system & user Licenses Splitting of Documents Repository Single-Sign-On Enablement Impact to integrated Non-SAP systems Delivery of outcomes within a limited timeframe as per Client’s legal obligations from the acquiring company Limited availability of bandwidth from in-house IT & Business team Multiple other in-flight projects Complex testing process given the broad environmental & organizational scope Process New Era Technology’s Strategy and Advisory consulting services determined that the best course of action was the “Selective Data Copy with Dual SAP System Carve-Out” approach. This solution ensured minimal disruption to business operations while guaranteeing maximum process optimization and data integrity. By honing our skills to evaluate partners, New Era chose the next generation tool that would be used to sequence data from our large clients. In addition to focusing on high-sensitivity and accuracy, New Era also used a unique imputation engine to efficiently produce genotype data, which is extremely accurate. New Era provided the planning and provisioning of interim-systems in Azure Cloud, required through the carve-out program. An essential component for the completion of this project included blueprinting workshops to analyze the functional impact and to define Carve-Out rules. The SAP team developed a custom SAP DMS Files Separation solution, which segregates the document files for each business unit and process. Lastly, New Era Technology provided on-demand SAP Carve-out related Hyper-care services to the Client till the end of the ongoing fiscal year