Ashapura: Boosting ROI by 40% with Datamatics Cloud Migration

Ashapura’s journey began with a vision to become a global leader in multi-mineral solutions. Over the years, it has built an extensive presence, operating across multiple states in India and seven other countries. With a commitment to innovation and sustainability, Ashapura has continually evolved to meet the ever-growing demands of diverse industries. By delivering high-quality industrial minerals and specialty chemicals, the company plays a pivotal role in shaping modern infrastructure, manufacturing, and technology-driven sectors worldwide.

The Challenge: Legacy Infrastructure Hurdles

For decades, Ashapura Group, a global leader in industrial minerals and specialty chemicals, had been driving business growth with an expansive operational footprint. However, as the company expanded across multiple geographies, its legacy IT infrastructure struggled to keep pace with the increasing complexity of business processes.

Ashapura had in-house experts to manage SAP functionally and technically, which was used by thousands of users across India. However, there was a lack of infrastructure as the data was on-premise and had to be moved to the cloud. The on-premise systems that once seemed robust were now roadblocks to efficiency. They led to fragmented data management, performance bottlenecks, and high operational costs.

Additionally, Ashapura was dissatisfied with the support services and could not utilize the infrastructure efficiently. This resulted in delays for them to start their projects. The lack of a centralized and scalable system made real-time decision-making cumbersome. Moreover, escalating maintenance expenses and system downtimes were hampering productivity, directly impacting revenue streams. Ashapura realized that their current IT infrastructure was not just an inconvenience—it was a barrier to their growth ambitions. The leadership team knew that embracing a cloud-first approach was imperative to achieving scalability, agility, and cost efficiency.

The Solution: Stepping Up Cloud Game with Datamatics

Ashapura selected Datamatics as its System Integrator and IaaS cloud provider to host data for all its group companies on the cloud. SAP’s entire suite of application modules, powered by the HANA database, was successfully implemented in a short period by Datamatics.

The transformation was executed in phases to ensure minimal disruption to ongoing operations. Datamatics seamlessly migrated mission-critical applications, databases, and workflows to the cloud, implementing robust security measures and optimizing cloud resources to maximize cost efficiency.

To further streamline costs and prevent overruns, Datamatics ensured timely demotion from existing colocation providers, aligning with the end of Ashapura’s contract periods. This move helped Ashapura avoid cost overflows while transitioning to a more flexible and reliable cloud infrastructure.

With cloud-enabled automation, Ashapura saw a significant improvement in operational agility, reduced system downtimes, and a consolidated data environment that facilitated real-time analytics and informed decision-making. The move also ensured compliance with industry best practices, reinforcing IT governance and security. Ultimately, Ashapura met its objectives for flexibility, agility, and reliability on the AWS cloud platform.