Choosing the Right SAP S/4HANA Cloud Provider
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Key Takeaways
⇨ SAP leadership has indicated that it will have a cloud-first innovation strategy, emphasizing the agility and scalability it offers to users
⇨ It is vital that SAP organizations find the right cloud providers to run mission-critical operations.
⇨ Companies should leverage a cloud provider that can keep up with their demands, with scalability to keep pace with changes in technology.
With the 2027 end of maintenance deadline looming, companies are searching for the best strategies to ensure their move to SAP S/4HANA is a success. SAPinsider’s recent CIO’s Agenda for 2024 found that more organizations plan to make investments with solution and service partners for their migration to SAP S/4HANA than any other potential area of investment. However, many organizations are still behind when it comes to implementing their migration approaches.
The same SAPinsider survey discovered that just 19% of SAP organizations have SAP S/4HANA in production as of April 2024 and 20% are in the process of implementing it. Otherwise, organizations are either evaluating or performing pilot programs for the new ERP, if they have any plans to migrate at all.
Choosing the Right Path to SAP S/4HANA
Migrating to SAP S/4HANA is an in-depth process with seemingly infinite options for deployment and customization. SAP companies have consistently reported that their key criteria for implementations are minimizing disruptions during the move to SAP S/4HANA and maximizing innovation capabilities once SAP S/4HANA is in place.
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SAP leadership has indicated that it will have a cloud-first innovation strategy, emphasizing the agility and scalability it offers to users. Many SAP organizations are turning to cloud providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS) to ensure they can run mission-critical operations throughout the transition, while also planning for scalability and innovation into the future.
To bolster innovation, AWS features nearly 200 services for users to extend their SAP systems. AWS has also worked with SAP to develop purpose-built hardware with 48TB of memory in scale-out architectures using cloud-native instances that are certified for SAP S/4HANA.
AWS also offers its Launch Wizard solution to simplify the configuration of SAP environments, as well as the AWS Migration Acceleration Program. In concert, these solutions aim to simplify SAP S/4HANA deployments, then ensure that companies can maximize the value of their investment through continuing support and training following transformation initiatives.
When moving to SAP S/4HANA, organizations want to be able to leverage capabilities like AI, industry-specific workflows, and real-time analytics. They need a cloud provider that can keep up with their demands, with scalability to keep pace with changes in technology. Options like AWS feature experience with running SAP workloads, as well as the customizability and memory needed to drive innovation.
