Don’t Wait for SAP S/4HANA – Innovate Now with SAP BTP

⇨ Innovation does not solely depend on moving to the cloud; businesses can leverage SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) to enhance existing on-premise systems and maintain agility.

⇨ cbs Corporate Business Solutions offers a sprint-based methodology, allowing organizations to drive innovation rapidly without having to completely migrate to S/4HANA, supporting ongoing value and efficiency.

⇨ Concerns such as migration complexities and resource costs are significant barriers for businesses considering cloud transitions, highlighting the need for flexible solutions that facilitate incremental innovation.

While innovation is a non-negotiable for businesses today, the premise that “innovation only happens in the cloud” is a misnomer. Many organizations are still evaluating the move to the cloud, and despite SAP systems and applications being the backbone for many enterprise functions and operations, companies are still assessing whether the costs and resources involved in a digital enterprise overhaul justifies the benefits accrued from such a transformation project. Additionally, concerns around the complexities involved in the migration process like data migration challenges, business disruption, downtime, and change management remain key considerations for most businesses.

However, to remain competitive, businesses cannot delay innovation. With SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) available for use with SAP ECC systems, businesses can innovate without fully transitioning to the cloud and gain the much-needed agility to operate in a dynamic business ecosystem. SAP BTP, a unified platform, is designed to integrate and extend both on-premise and cloud-based SAP systems, and enables organizations to enhance their existing infrastructures. It offers tools and applications for extending SAP ECC applications, enabling businesses to exchange data, integrate processes, add new functionalities without disrupting the core system, and support hybrid environments by allowing businesses to maintain on-premise systems but leveraging cloud for specific needs.

SAP BTP allows businesses to drive innovation without a complete cloud transformation and provides the flexibility and agility to integrate and implement cloud solutions at their own pace and also benefit from the SAP latest innovations.

Realize Fast Value with cbs

cbs (Corporate Business Solutions) can enable businesses to achieve agility without SAP S/4HANA by allowing them to adopt a sprint-based methodology, with rapid two-to-three-week cycles, that allow teams to build mock-ups, deploy solutions, and refine them. This not only enhances business agility by delivering value in frequent, short bursts and fosters open communication with leadership, providing deeper insights into the business’s unique needs and preferences. With cbs, businesses also get access to simplified user interfaces for SAP ECC in SAP BTP that provide simplified navigation between complex systems and an intuitive design that allows users to find essential tools quickly and ensure enhanced user experience.

Additionally, automation cuts down on repetitive tasks like data entry, freeing up teams to focus on bigger priorities. For example, with OCR and AI tools, you can scan documents, and the system will extract information automatically, turning once time-consuming tasks into quick, automated processes that fit right into a sprint. This agile approach brings speed and continuous improvement, showing that innovation doesn’t need to wait for an S/4HANA upgrade. By starting now with ECC and SAP BTP, organizations can drive steady progress and deliver ongoing value.

Case in Point

cbs enabled a healthcare customer to streamline the service and repair processes for medical devices, addressing inconsistent customer communication and complex, tool-heavy workflows that sometimes relied on manual data entries. The cbs solution, built on the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) with a SAPUI5 interface, provided a unified user experience across repair centers, standardizing core processes while accommodating specific shop needs. Connected in real-time to ERP systems, the apps enable seamless data access and updates, and are designed to remain functional even with future ERP migrations to SAP S/4HANA.

Conclusion

For enterprises operating on SAP ECC and considering moving to the cloud, innovating can be challenging. Solution experts like cbs Corporate Business Solutions can provide the expertise and support needed via an approach centered on speed, value, and scale.