The ECC deadline is looming: Stay future ready with SAP S/4HANA

⇨ SAP has announced a 2027 deadline for ending mainstream maintenance for SAP Business Suite 7, SAP ECC, and SAP BW, urging businesses to transition to SAP S/4HANA to avoid risks associated with outdated systems.

⇨ Migrating to SAP S/4HANA offers significant advantages, including enhanced performance, real-time analytics, improved user experiences, and the ability to leverage automation and AI for better decision-making.

⇨ The migration process can be complex and risky, making it essential for businesses to partner with experienced service integrators, like Ameri100, to ensure a smooth transition and successful implementation of SAP S/4HANA.

SAP has set a 2027 deadline to end mainstream maintenance for several of its products which include SAP Business Suite 7, SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) and SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW) to encourage users to migrate to SAP S/4HANA. With the deadline drawing closer as 2024 ends, businesses must evolve and migrate their data to keep up with this change in technology.

SAP S/4HANA, first introduced to the world in 2015, offers organizations around the world enhanced performance, real-time analytics and improved user experiences through its in-memory database and modern architecture.

Migrating to SAP S/4HANA can provide many benefits to organizations looking to enhance their business operations and make better, informed-decisions by leveraging real-time data analytics, a low-code environment, automation and access to AI.

However, the move to SAP S/4HANA can be tricky for businesses to navigate. The process of transferring data from legacy systems to an entirely new platform can be complex and filled with risks such as data loss, data corruption and issues with data integrity. Thus, leveraging the expertise of services integrators and SAP partners like Ameri100 can help organizations navigate these difficulties with ease to ensure successful migration and implementation of SAP S/4HANA.

For instance, Ameri100 recently helped a manufacturing and distribution firm migrate from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA. The company was previously operating with obsolete SAP ECC processes in a shared instance, which hindered the firm’s ability to accommodate for future expansion. Ameri100 supported the manufacturer with an SAP S/4HANA 2020 Greenfield implementation which increased operational efficiency and scalability.

Moving to SAP S/4HANA provided the company with:

•   Real-time data analytics for operational management reporting, resulting in an increase in productivity and better business insights for efficient handling.
•   Warehouse consolidation, which helped to reduce inventory and freight costs.
•   A single source of truth for the company, with integrated business processes across supply chain logistics and finances.

In the new age of digital transformation, companies are staying up to date by moving to the cloud to make room for future business expansion, enhance operations and gain insight into key areas of the business. Ameri100 provides the support these organizations need to help get them over the finish line in their SAP S/4HANA implementation journey.