Selecting the right partner for SAP Business One cloud delivery is essential to ensure your system is secure, scalable, and runs smoothly. SAP Business One is a powerful tool that can revolutionise your business, but its success hinges on how well it’s delivered and supported. Codestone stands out for its expertise in cloud delivery for SAP Business One, combining top-tier infrastructure with unmatched service.
Top 9 Reasons Why Codestone is Your Best Choice for SAP Business One
Codestone is uniquely placed to offer SAP Business One and its delivery via Public Cloud (using Microsoft Azure) or Private Cloud (with Business One as a Service BOaaS). Here’s why:
1. Unrivaled Industry Leadership and Expertise
Codestone stands out as the leading SAP Business One partner in the EMEA region, bringing unmatched knowledge and experience to the table. Driven by decades of deep expertise both in SAP and Microsoft ecosystems, Codestone delivers seamlessly integrated experiences. As a leading partner in Microsoft Azure Cloud and 365 Security, Codestone ensures your data and operations receive the highest standards of security.
What really sets Codestone apart is its 24/7 UK-based helpdesk CloudCare, supporting both SAP and Microsoft environments. This single point of contact removes the complexity of multiple teams when it comes to finding support and means issues are dealt with more quickly, minimising business downtime and providing a much smoother service for your users.
2. Comprehensive Support for SAP Add-Ons
Codestone’s team is highly knowledgeable not only about SAP Business One but also about the critical add-ons that maximise its capabilities. Their proficiency covers:
- BPA/TaskCentre for automation
- Code scan for quality control
- B1 Mobile and B1if for mobile access
- Microsoft Power BI for advanced analytics
- MyHeight for height management
- BEAS for manufacturing processes
- B1UP for enhanced user experience
Whether you need BPA/TaskCentre for automation, Codescan for quality control, or Power BI for advanced analytics, Codestone’s team knows how to integrate and support these tools to get the most value from your SAP system. By integrating and supporting these add-ons, Codestone can tailor your SAP environment to meet your specific business needs, ensuring that your system delivers maximum value.
3. Expertise in SAP HANA on Azure
SAP HANA isn’t like traditional SQL servers; it requires SAP-certified hardware and expert configuration to function optimally. Codestone has years of experience deploying SAP HANA on certified hardware, ensuring that your system is built and configured specifically to your needs.
Codestone’s support also includes managing the SUSE Linux Enterprise operating system, which is required for SAP HANA applications and requires advanced expertise to configure. They provide 24/7 monitoring and support for SAP HANA as part of their CloudCare Premium Support. This service covers patch management, system monitoring, and troubleshooting, ensuring that your SAP HANA environment is always running at peak performance. Without this level of support from a provider, you could find yourself stranded when issues arise. With Codestone, you can rest easy knowing you’re always backed by reliable assistance.
4. Simplified Future Upgrades
Managing SAP upgrades can be complex, but Codestone simplifies the process by handling both the SAP platform and its cloud delivery. This integrated approach minimises the need for third-party involvement, reduces scheduling conflicts, and ensures a faster, more efficient upgrade process. By streamlining the test and production phases, Codestone helps reduce costs and improve the success rates of your SAP upgrades.
5. Tailored Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions
Every business has different backup and disaster recovery needs. Codestone takes these into consideration in designing your SAP Business One environment. Backups can be housed in different locations and updated daily with a retention period of 31 days. Should anything go wrong, their disaster recovery procedures will ensure that recovery is swift and effective, minimising the interruptions to your business. Codestone goes beyond the basics to offer a backup and recovery plan that gives you peace of mind, knowing your data is safe and your systems can be restored quickly.
6. Comprehensive SAP HANA Support
Codestone’s UK-based helpdesk CloudCare offers round-the-clock support for HANA, as well as the underlying Microsoft Azure platform. By providing support for both SAP and cloud delivery from a single team, Codestone reduces the complexity of dealing with multiple vendors. Their expertise also extends to other systems like BPA, Power BI, and Codescan, eliminating gaps in accountability and making sure all areas of your IT infrastructure are supported.
Additionally, Codestone’s 24/7 helpdesk can manage other aspects of your IT operations, from Microsoft 365 and Azure to end-user support and cybersecurity. This consolidated approach helps you lower your overall IT spend while ensuring you receive top-tier support across your entire technology stack.
7. Seamless Azure Integration for Existing Users
If your business already uses Microsoft Azure for other systems, such as Office 365 or Azure Active Directory, Codestone can integrate SAP into your existing infrastructure. They create a SAP-specific subscription within your current Azure tenant, streamlining billing, monitoring, and management. This also enables you to connect SAP with other Azure systems, like PowerBI for reporting or BPA for process automation.
Codestone’s in-house expertise in Power BI and BPA ensures smooth integration and allows you to maximise the efficiency of your existing Azure setup.
8. Enhanced Security for SAP Business One
Security is a key factor in today’s business world. Codestone can apply existing security policies, such as MFA, SSO, and data exfiltration controls, to your SAP Business One environment. If your security policies aren’t fully defined, Codestone can help design and implement them, giving you greater control over your data and enhancing your compliance with standards like Cyber Essentials.
Codestone also offers SAP HANA delivery through Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), allowing users to access SAP as a standalone application via a browser. This allows users to securely access SAP as if it were an application that sits on their local machine, launched from a browser. AVD offers this solution as a flexible option, ensuring your corporate security policies are maintained and the users have the ease of use of browser-based access. AVD can even be extended to include other systems, like Office 365 apps, SaaS applications, and telephony, creating a true virtual desktop environment.
9. Cloud Benefits Over Local Hardware
When comparing SAP HANA or SQL on Azure to traditional on-premise or hosted hardware, Azure stands out. Azure cloud delivery is easier to maintain, upgrade, and support. Using Azure Virtual Desktop, businesses can eliminate the need for expensive setups like RDS or Citrix environments, and in many cases, VPNs are no longer necessary.
Azure also removes the need for hardware refreshes and platform migrations, offering a cost-effective, scalable solution that leverages existing Microsoft 365 licenses. Codestone’s expertise in both SAP and Azure makes them the ideal partner for delivering SAP Business One in the cloud.
Maximise Your SAP System With Codestone
Codestone combines deep SAP expertise with seamless Azure integration and round-the-clock CloudCare IT support to optimise the performance of your SAP Business One system. From deploying HANA to streamlining upgrades and customising disaster recovery plans, we’re here to help you get the most out of your SAP investment. Contact us today to discover how we can elevate your operations, boost efficiency, and drive growth.
