Security and Compliance Considerations for Running SAP Systems on AWS

Abstract

This research work focuses on Amazon Web Services’ security and compliance requirements while hosting SAP environments. It reviews aspects of security particularly on data, encryption, identity and access control and security of networks. Emerging compliance issues regarding GDPR, HIPAA, and SOX are explained to cover data location and control. The paper also outlines how best to approach security control management and how to use AWS tools to overcome these challenges. Identifying the critical measures to ensure compliance and security is made; these are strongly encouraged to be managed as well as applied actively and with the help of key features of AWS.