Dec 22, 2025
•3 minute read
SAP Workloads
SAP workloads encompass every application, process, and dataset running on SAP infrastructure, from high-volume batch jobs and EDI integrations to real-time HANA analytics and ERP transaction processing. As organizations migrate to SAP S/4HANA and hybrid cloud environments, the ability to place, schedule, automate, and monitor those workloads with precision has become a defining factor in operational resilience and cost control. SAPinsider tracks how enterprises across industries are rearchitecting workload strategies to meet both performance and business continuity demands.
What are SAP Workloads?
In IT terms, a workload is any program or application running on a computing system. For SAP environments, that definition expands to include ABAP processes, batch job chains, data replication pipelines, business intelligence queries, and core ERP transactions, all of which compete for CPU, memory, and I/O resources. SAP provides native tools, including workload classes in HANA and the Workload Monitor in NetWeaver ABAP, to analyze and prioritize these demands. Increasingly, third-party platforms for workload automation and hyperscaler compute services are reshaping how organizations manage SAP workloads at scale.
SAP workloads encompass every application, process, and dataset running on SAP infrastructure, from high-volume batch jobs and EDI integrations to real-time HANA analytics and ERP transaction processing. As organizations migrate to SAP S/4HANA and hybrid cloud environments, the ability to place, schedule, automate, and monitor those workloads with precision has become a defining factor in operational resilience and cost control. SAPinsider tracks how enterprises across industries are rearchitecting workload strategies to meet both performance and business continuity demands.
What are SAP Workloads?
In IT terms, a workload is any program or application running on a computing system. For SAP environments, that definition expands to include ABAP processes, batch job chains, data replication pipelines, business intelligence queries, and core ERP transactions, all of which compete for CPU, memory, and I/O resources. SAP provides native tools, including workload classes in HANA and the Workload Monitor in NetWeaver ABAP, to analyze and prioritize these demands. Increasingly, third-party platforms for workload automation and hyperscaler compute services are reshaping how organizations manage SAP workloads at scale.
What Use Cases Are Referenced?
Keurig Dr Pepper Migrates 450+ Workloads to Google Cloud
After merging with Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Keurig Dr. Pepper migrated more than 450 SAP workloads from on-premises and colocation facilities to Google Cloud. Working with HCLTech and Google Cloud PSO, the company achieved a 99.99% SLA for SAP HANA through a high-availability architecture, SAPinsider published.
Centric Brands Automates SAP Workloads with Redwood RunMyJobs
Centric Brands replaced SAP Build Process Automation ahead of its 2024 end-of-support date with Redwood’s RunMyJobs. Key workloads included EDI, batch invoicing, report downloads, and data replication across SAP ECC, BW/HANA, and non-SAP systems. The cutover finished before the holiday season and came in under budget, SAPinsider reported.
AWS and Intel R8i Instances Set SAP S/4HANA Benchmarks
Amazon EC2 R8i instances achieved 142,100 aSAPS, the highest benchmark for Intel-based SAP systems. Compared to R7i, R8i delivers up to 20% better performance, 2.5x higher memory throughput, and 15% better price-performance. An R8i-flex option targets workloads that do not require sustained peak CPU performance. SAPinsider reported on these findings.
Atos and Alsea Advance RISE with SAP on AWS
Alsea, with 4,000+ locations in 11 countries, partnered with Atos to migrate its ERP to RISE with SAP on AWS. The project covered 1,200+ processes, 5,000 ABAP programs, and 72 critical interfaces. Comparable migrations have delivered 30% performance gains in HANA and 25%+ operational efficiency gains, SAPinsider reported.
Univar Solutions Gains Enterprise Workload Visibility with Automation
Chemical distributor Univar Solutions deployed Redwood’s RunMyJobs SaaS-based workload automation platform to simplify complex task orchestration across SAP and third-party systems. The implementation delivered greater control, reduced manual intervention, and improved oversight across a distributed enterprise landscape. Details on scope and outcomes were presented in a webinar featured by SAPinsider.
What SAPinsider Research Supports This Topic?
Technology Leaders: Strategic Agenda for 2026
SAPinsider benchmark research finds that 70% of technology leaders cite cost reduction and operational efficiency as their top priority for 2026, directly informing decisions on workload placement, cloud provider selection, and automation investment as organizations rationalize SAP infrastructure ahead of the 2027 SAP S/4HANA deadline.
ERP Migration and Transformation 2026
With 55% of organizations having deployed S/4HANA and 34% fully transitioned, SAPinsider benchmark data shows the 2027 deadline is creating urgency around workload migration strategies, including decisions on RISE with SAP, hyperscaler partnerships, and workload automation tooling required to support cutover and go-live execution.
Deployment Approaches to SAP S/4HANA 2025
SAPinsider research shows Azure leads planned SAP S/4HANA cloud deployments at 31%, with AWS at 29% and growing from 22% in 2024. This hyperscaler competition is directly shaping workload infrastructure decisions, as organizations evaluate compute performance, pricing, and managed service capabilities when selecting their SAP cloud environment.
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•1 minute read
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