Technology Magazine April 2023 | Page 206

PICK N PAY

How

retailer Pick n Pay mastered its migration to the cloud
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“ Much of our success around our cloud journey can be attributed to Lemongrass ’ skills and can-do attitude ”

ROBERT HENEKE HEAD OF CLOUD , SAP TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT , PICK N PAY
In the end , UK-based Lemongrass was the standout candidate and got the nod . “ They were one of the few contenders that had real experience migrating SAP systems to the cloud , especially on AWS ,” continues Heneke .
“ They didn ’ t only do the migration for us , but eventually became our cloud operators as well . Much of our success around our cloud journey can be attributed to their skills and can-do attitude . I always find them willing to assist and be part of a solution , even when the responsibility is not within their area .”
A challenging first trimester With a partner chosen in the form of Lemongrass , the project took around nine months for Pick n Pay . “ It was fairly
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