21 – Evaluate SAP architecture patterns to improve environmental sustainability

How do you design your SAP workload to minimize its environmental impact? SAP architectures, as a rule, become more environmentally sustainable as underlying infrastructure footprints and energy utilization are reduced. For most cases where the SAP workload resides in AWS, this aligns with a more cost-optimized cloud infrastructure. For instance, running fewer instances with a higher utilization, as described in the Well-Architected Framework Sustainability Pillar, is a standard method of achieving a lower-cost footprint. Business stakeholders and SAP architecture teams must keep in mind that this can require changes in business objectives to prioritize sustainability over performance goals. In addition, stakeholders should encourage the adoption of iterative code development practices that optimize for energy efficiency over time.