Should You Fix Your SAP S/4HANA Security Risks Before, During, or After Going Live?
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Key Takeaways
⇨ Never postpone or delay security planning during upgrades.
⇨ Moving to SAP S/4HANA adds additional challenges to upgrade cycle.
⇨ Companies should start updating security roles before SAP S/4HANA project begins.
Every organization using SAP must upgrade to SAP S/4HANA eventually. However, "upgrade" is too mild of a word. SAP has stated that SAP S/4HANA is a new product incorporating modern design principles and numerous simplifications and innovations. These changes have a significant impact on security. One of the decision points during planning is to decide what to do with security. Do you fix the underlying security issues and process changes and undertake a thorough role redesign project? Or do you do the bare minimum and complete the SAP S/4HANA implementation as quickly as possible? Fixing the underlying security issues is traditionally a daunting task that many organizations put off until it becomes a crisis.
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