How Red Hat can ease the migration over to SAP S/4HANA

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⇨ Anxiety about digital transformation, particularly with advanced platforms like SAP S/4HANA, is common as companies prepare for comprehensive system upgrades ahead of the 2027 SAP legacy software deadline.

⇨ Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions offers a flexible and cost-effective infrastructure that enables businesses to leverage open source software while ensuring compliance, security, and access to SAP-specific resources.

⇨ The Update Services provided by Red Hat allows clients to maintain a specific minor release for an extended period, giving them the flexibility to decide when to upgrade their systems while supporting robust, automated environments.

It’s perfectly normal to feel anxiety about a digital transformation, especially if the migration is to advanced enterprise platforms like SAP S/4HANA systems and involves robust operating systems like Linux. Implementing new enterprise tech can typically involve a top-to-bottom digital overhaul, with new systems replacing old and new processes to get used to.

With the SAP legacy software deadline established for 2027, the anxiety can potentially get compounded as firms reach out to find the right software, tool or support to upgrade to the latest enterprise software platform. With SAP systems being as widespread and encompassing as they are, there exists plenty of options to help clients comfortably migrate.

Red Hat, open source enterprise software specialists, has Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions as a means to help firms create an intelligent, automated infrastructure that can prepare organizations for any potential future innovation within the SAP environment.

For some SAP users, business benefits could be gained from using an operating system that can allow organizations to leverage the flexibility of open source software to help support a business strategy, while also being able to execute it. A potentially complex collection of software and solutions also needs security and stability to help stick to compliance requirements while also protecting valuable client data.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions can provide the tools needed to create a scalable, flexible and cost effective infrastructure while running on a Linux OS. With access to SAP-specific repositories that can contain extra packages to help firms gain more value out of SAP software. Red Hat’s Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions can utilize Red Hat Insights, ensuring that compliance and security needs are met through proactive monitoring and intelligent analytics.

If supported by Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions, clients won’t have to feel the obligation to upgrade to the latest and greatest the moment it releases – Red Hat’s SAP solution includes Update Services, which can allow customers to standardize on a specific, minor release for an extended period. Update Services for SAP Solutions can give clients the flexibility to decide exactly when they want to leverage the latest hardware through Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Ultimately, for users looking for a robust, automated enterprise environment that adheres to compliance and security standards, while also interacting and integrating with SAP systems and solutions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux for SAP Solutions could be the tool you need.

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