{"id":4237,"date":"2025-05-20T08:20:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T02:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.infosys.com\/infosys-cobalt\/?p=4237"},"modified":"2025-05-20T08:20:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T02:50:59","slug":"optimizing-peoplesoft-fscm-9-2-with-aws-a-cloud-transformation-for-resilience-and-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.infosys.com\/infosys-cobalt\/cloud-applications\/optimizing-peoplesoft-fscm-9-2-with-aws-a-cloud-transformation-for-resilience-and-efficiency.html","title":{"rendered":"Optimizing PeopleSoft FSCM 9.2 with AWS: A Cloud Transformation for Resilience and Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our client, a global leader in enhancing hotel guest experience, faced significant challenges with their legacy IT infrastructure. With operations spanning nearly 25,000 hotels across 88 countries, they needed a robust, scalable, and secure solution. This write-up explores how Infosys successfully migrated their core enterprise systems to Cloud, addressing immediate challenges and positioning them for future success with a modern, cloud-native platform. They have built a strong reputation over three decades through:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Industry Expertise<\/li>\n<li>Service Excellence<\/li>\n<li>Manufacturing Strength<\/li>\n<li>Global Sourcing and Distribution<\/li>\n<li>Continuous Product Innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cloud Migration Advisory:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Choosing AWS as your migration provider after comparing it with Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a strategic decision that can offer numerous benefits. Here are some thought leadership points to consider:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comprehensive Service Offering<\/li>\n<li>Market Leadership and Innovation<\/li>\n<li>Cost Efficiency<\/li>\n<li>Security and Compliance<\/li>\n<li>Migration Tools and Support<\/li>\n<li>High Availability and Disaster Recovery<\/li>\n<li>Current Market Trends in AWS Cloud Migration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The client\u2019s legacy IT infrastructure was no longer aligned with their fast-evolving business demands. Infosys was selected as a strategic transformation partner to lead the migration of core enterprise systems\u2014PeopleSoft Financials, HighJump Inventory Management, e-commerce, and data warehouse platforms\u2014to a secure and scalable AWS Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).<\/p>\n<p>Migrating to AWS can be a game-changer for your organization, offering a blend of reliability, innovation, and cost-efficiency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why We Chose AWS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The client faced several critical challenges with their on-premises IT infrastructure:<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Inability to Scale with Business Growth<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Provisioning new infrastructure for projects took\u00a0months, delaying time-to-market.<br \/>\nAWS offers\u00a0on-demand provisioning\u00a0of resources, enabling rapid deployment and scalability aligned with business needs.<br \/>\n2. <strong>High Infrastructure Costs with Poor Visibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The client incurred\u00a0high capital and operational expenses\u00a0without clear insights into resource utilization.<br \/>\nAWS provides\u00a0pay-as-you-go pricing,\u00a0cost optimization tools, and\u00a0detailed usage analytics, helping reduce waste and improve financial governance.<br \/>\n3. <strong>Lack of Elasticity for Seasonal Demand<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The existing infrastructure couldn\u2019t handle\u00a0seasonal traffic spikes, leading to performance issues or overprovisioning.<br \/>\nAWS enables\u00a0auto-scaling\u00a0and\u00a0elastic load balancing, ensuring performance and cost-efficiency during fluctuating demand.<br \/>\n4. <strong>Limited Control and Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The client lacked centralized control, leading to inefficiencies and compliance risks.<br \/>\nAWS offers\u00a0robust governance tools, including\u00a0AWS Organizations,\u00a0IAM, and\u00a0CloudTrail, to enforce policies, monitor activity, and ensure compliance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Challenges Addressed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4314 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.infosys.com\/infosys-cobalt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Customer-Challenges-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"986\" height=\"516\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Infosys Solution Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Infosys designed, implemented, and supported a highly available, scalable, and secure PeopleSoft FSCM 9.2 environment on AWS. Additionally, Infosys developed a roadmap for transitioning the in-house datacenter, which includes PeopleSoft Financials, High Jump Inventory Management System, and its related e-commerce and Data Warehouse systems, to a highly secure Amazon AWS Virtual Private Cloud.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solution Components<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AWS VPC Peering:<\/strong> Enabled secure and direct communication between two virtual private clouds (VPCs) within AWS.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Barracuda Web Application Firewall (WAF):<\/strong> Implemented and configured for enhanced security.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Barracuda ELB (Load Balancer):<\/strong> Implemented and configured to distribute incoming traffic automatically and efficiently.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Network Address Translation Gateway (NAT):<\/strong> Used to enable instances in a private subnet to connect to the internet or AWS services securely.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Multiple AWS Availability Zones (AZs):<\/strong> Leveraged for failover to ensure high availability and disaster recovery.<\/li>\n<li><strong>PeopleSoft 9.2 Infrastructure AWS Conceptual Design:<\/strong> Developed a future state design on AWS infrastructure to support scalability and performance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>High-Level Design (HLD) \/ Low-Level Design (LLD):<\/strong>\u00a0Developed HLD and LLD to ensure scalability and performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>AWS Migration Approach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Infosys adopted a phased migration strategy to ensure business continuity and system integrity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>1. Foundation Setup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Created the AWS VPC<br \/>\nProvisioned Infrastructure for PeopleSoft 9.2 (Web, App, Process Scheduler, DB Servers)<br \/>\n<strong>2. Data &amp; Customization Migration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Migrated Configuration and Master Data Across All Modules<br \/>\nMigrated Existing Customizations and Implemented Gap-Based Enhancements<br \/>\nConverted Transactional Data into AWS-Hosted PeopleSoft Instances<br \/>\n<strong>3. Integration Enablement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Reconnected and Validated All Third-Party System Integrations on AWS<br \/>\n<strong>4. Batch Process Configuration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recreated and Optimized All Batch Jobs in the New AWS Environment<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4317 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.infosys.com\/infosys-cobalt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Architect.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"802\" height=\"496\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Infosys Tools\/Accelerators Leveraged<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>iClone:<\/strong> Environment Cloning and Configuration Replication<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>End-to-End Database Refresh\/Cloning Tool<\/li>\n<li>Single Node to RAC and Vice Versa Cloning<\/li>\n<li>Elimination of Human Intervention During Off-Hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Health Check Dashboard:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Detailed daily health check report and Dashboard<\/li>\n<li>Server health \u2013 CPU, RAM, IO details<\/li>\n<li>Job status, long running sessions<\/li>\n<li>Dashboard view of critical DB and Server components<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Business Value Delivered<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Enhanced Quality of Service<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Upgraded to PeopleSoft 9.2 and People Tools 8.55<\/li>\n<li>Enabled Modern UX Features: Dashboards, Workcenter, Pivot Grids<\/li>\n<li>Reduced Customizations Improved Maintainability and Upgrade Cycles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2. Cost Optimization<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eliminated On-Prem Hardware and Associated Costs<\/li>\n<li>Reduced Infrastructure and Support Overheads Significantly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3. Performance Improvements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Achieved Up to 75% Performance Improvement Over the Legacy Environment<\/li>\n<li>Realized 20% TCO Reduction and 30% SLA Improvement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4. Next-Gen Infrastructure<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introducing Cloud-Native Agility and Flexibility<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced Reliability and Scalability to Meet Future Business Needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefits of Migrating to AWS Cloud<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Easy to Use: Simplified Enterprise Workload Hosting<\/li>\n<li>Highly Flexible: Supports Varied OS, Databases, and App Stacks<\/li>\n<li>Secure: End-to-End Security for Network, Physical, and Data Layers<\/li>\n<li>Cost-Effective: Pay-As-You-Go Model, No Upfront Investments<\/li>\n<li>Reliable: Global Infrastructure with High Availability and Redundancy<\/li>\n<li>Scalable &amp; High-Performance: Elastic Load Balancing and Auto Scaling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Referenced used for future AWS migration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the migration was successful, several technical and operational insights were gained:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum disk IOPS required for Oracle Database running PeopleSoft is 6000.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid deploying App Servers and Web Servers across multiple AZs\u2014this caused latency issues. Use multi-AZ setups only for failover.<\/li>\n<li>SoftNAS Cloud Storage had issues with AD authentication\u2014consider alternatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through this successful AWS migration of PeopleSoft FSCM 9.2, the client moved from a constrained, legacy ERP system to a modern, cloud-native platform. The transformation not only improved performance and reduced costs but also achieved up to 75% performance improvement over the legacy environment and realized a 20% TCO reduction and a 30% SLA improvement. 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