Euronics Hungary Transitions SAP Workloads to AWS
The full migration of Euronics Hungary’s SAP systems was completed in just nine months.
THE CHALLENGE
“I see great potential in utilizing AWS’s data warehouse and AI capabilities for our SAP systems. We’re eager to launch new initiatives, and my team has already begun exploring additional systems to move to AWS,” says Balázs Kiss, Chief Information Officer at Euronics Hungary.
Euronics Hungary, a leading electronics retailer with an online store and over 60 brick-and-mortar locations, sought to enhance the performance of its SAP systems to better meet customer expectations. To achieve this, the company transitioned its essential SAP workloads to Amazon Web Services (AWS), gaining improved infrastructure reliability, scalability, and security in the process.
THE SOLUTION
Partnering with TC2 to Run SAP Systems on AWS
Euronics Hungary relies on SAP—an enterprise resource planning solution—to oversee its logistics and supply chain operations, including managing its expansive 300,000-square-foot warehouse. These workloads were originally hosted on local servers, which occasionally suffered from unexpected downtime, negatively impacting order fulfillment and revenue—especially during peak periods.
To address these challenges and boost service dependability, the company decided to migrate its SAP systems to AWS. “AWS provides us with a flexible, secure infrastructure that requires minimal maintenance,” says CIO Balázs Kiss. To enhance its cloud capabilities, Euronics Hungary partnered with TC2 Ltd. (TC2), an AWS Advanced Solution Provider.
Speeding Up the Migration with AWS Services
Working together, Euronics Hungary and TC2 executed a “lift-and-shift” migration to the cloud. The project began with a proof-of-concept phase to identify the most suitable AWS services. The company selected AWS-certified Amazon EC2 instance types for SAP workloads, such as m6a.xlarge and r6i.24xlarge. “With TC2’s support, we could scale resources up or down rapidly during testing, ensuring optimal system sizing and on-demand disk performance,” Kiss explains.
In the following phases, the company successfully moved its test and development environments to AWS. To fulfill stringent security standards, Euronics Hungary implemented AWS Security Hub to automate checks and consolidate security alerts.
Additionally, Amazon GuardDuty was introduced to provide intelligent threat detection across accounts, systems, and data. The company also uses AWS Backup for centralized, automated data protection, with backup schedules ranging from continuous for high-priority databases to weekly for less critical systems. For monitoring, Amazon CloudWatch was adopted to track and observe both AWS and on-premises resources.
Fueling Future Innovation Through the Cloud
The full migration of Euronics Hungary’s SAP systems was completed in just nine months. Since the transition, the company has reported significant improvements in system reliability, security, and scalability—ensuring uninterrupted business operations. “We’ve experienced zero downtime and no decline in performance,” says Kiss.
Ongoing support from TC2, available 24/7, helps Euronics Hungary continue modernizing its IT landscape, expanding team skills, and optimizing cloud spending. “I’m excited to tap into AWS’s AI and data warehouse features with SAP,” adds Kiss. “We’re already exploring other systems to move to the cloud.”
