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SAP S/4HANA: An Overview and Key Considerations
What Is SAP S/4HANA?
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has been the cornerstone of SAP solutions since the company was founded in 1972. SAP’s first packaged mainframe software application, SAP R/2, was released in 1979, and was followed by SAP R/3, SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) 5.0, and SAP ECC 6.0. SAP’s current flagship enterprise ERP solution, SAP S/4HANA, was released in 2015, and was a significant shift for the organization as it ran exclusively on the SAP HANA database.
Modules included in an SAP S/4HANA system include: Asset Management, Finance, Human Resources, Manufacturing, R&D/Engineering, Sales, Service, Sourcing and Procurement, and Supply Chain. Each of these modules consist of multiple applications that offer specific features and functionality, as well as industry-specific and enhanced line-of-business functions.
SAP S/4HANA: An Overview and Key Considerations
What Is SAP S/4HANA?
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) has been the cornerstone of SAP solutions since the company was founded in 1972. SAP’s first packaged mainframe software application, SAP R/2, was released in 1979, and was followed by SAP R/3, SAP ERP Central Component (ECC) 5.0, and SAP ECC 6.0. SAP’s current flagship enterprise ERP solution, SAP S/4HANA, was released in 2015, and was a significant shift for the organization as it ran exclusively on the SAP HANA database.
Modules included in an SAP S/4HANA system include: Asset Management, Finance, Human Resources, Manufacturing, R&D/Engineering, Sales, Service, Sourcing and Procurement, and Supply Chain. Each of these modules consist of multiple applications that offer specific features and functionality, as well as industry-specific and enhanced line-of-business functions.
Key Considerations for SAPinsiders
- SAP S/4HANA is the solution that SAP wants enterprise ERP customers to be running, but it is about more than simply adopting technology. According to Tom Janoshalmi, the former Global Head of SAP Digital Core Move, organizations need to look at their move to SAP S/4HANA to being about a connected story not just a technology upgrade. While SAPinsider research has shown that many organizations look at SAP S/4HANA largely because of the upcoming end of maintenance for core SAP ERP releases, more see a move to SAP S/4HANA as the opportunity to re-engineer and update processes and configurations. Janoshalmi agrees. He wants organizations to focus on the value they can derive from SAP S/4HANA and what they can achieve moving forward. You can hear more about why the move to SAP S/4HANA is important by reading SAPinsider’s interview with Janoshalmi.
- SAP S/4HANA is the core around which organizations can build their transformed landscape. When Eczacıbaşı Building Products needed to update their existing systems and processes, they looked at SAP S/4HANA as the central part of their update. The overall process involved a complete evaluation of all their current processes and implementing technologies that would increase agility while boosting customer brand experience. SAP S/4HANA was used to connect all the different parts of the business in that process. This article covers more about the Eczacıbaşı project, as does this event session where they discuss their results.
- SAP continues to enhance SAP S/4HANA by including it in RISE with SAP. RISE with SAP is not a new product, but an offering that includes assets that help organizations achieve transformation. The central part of this is SAP S/4HANA Cloud, the software-as-a-service version of SAP’s flagship ERP solution. Damien Johnson from SAP explains in this session what RISE with SAP is, and how it impacts organizations’ existing SAP S/4HANA projects.
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RISE with SAP Security: Execution Within the Shared Responsibility Model Defines RiskFeb 23 — As RISE with SAP migration accelerates, security accountability remains with the customer. Execution within the shared responsibility model—not documentation alone—defines governance risk in SAP S/4HANA Cloud environments.
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IBM Rapid Move for SAP S/4HANAFeb 21 — IBM Rapid Move for SAP S/4HANA provides organizations with a streamlined, accelerated, and de-risked approach to migrate from SAP ECC to S/4HANA, leveraging advanced automation, selective data migration, and extensive expertise to minimize costs, downtime, and business disruption while maximizing innovation potential.
3 minute read
IBM Intelligent Mapping for Finance: The Proactive Approach to Finance TransformationFeb 21 — IBM Intelligent Mapping for Finance (IMF) enhances SAP S/4HANA Central Finance implementations by enabling teams to proactively address chart of accounts mappings and master data errors, significantly reducing error rates and improving implementation efficiency.
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SAP & Data Integrity in Life SciencesFeb 20 — The article emphasizes the critical importance of data integrity in life sciences, highlighting how SAP's integrated solutions streamline workflows, improve compliance, and enhance supplier oversight to ensure accurate data management, thereby fostering trust and safety in patient care.
3 minute read
How Saviynt Supports SAP S/4HANA Identity Modernization Ahead of 2027Feb 20 — As SAP Identity Management approaches end-of-life in 2027, SAP S/4HANA modernization programs must reassess identity governance, cross-system segregation-of-duties risk, and third-party access control across distributed cloud environments.
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Accelerating SAP Cloud ERP Adoption in the Midmarket with Process OrchestrationFeb 20 — Camunda's composable architecture optimizes SAP Cloud ERP for midmarket manufacturers by enhancing automation, reducing development time by 45%, and facilitating integration with SAP and non-SAP systems.
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Q&A: Why Weyerhauser Chose a Hybrid Architecture for their SAP S/4HANA ImplementationFeb 20 — Weyerhaeuser's implementation of SAP S/4HANA using a hybrid model highlighted challenges in legacy system integration and master data governance while enabling flexibility and scalability through cloud-centric strategies.
3 minute read
AI, SAP, and 2027: Why Identity Architecture Is Now a Program-Level DecisionFeb 18 — AI agents are already operating inside SAP systems, yet most organizations lack visibility and effective control over their privileges. As S/4HANA migration and SAP Identity Management retirement approach, identity architecture is no longer an operational afterthought. It is becoming a structural decision that shapes automation risk, segregation-of-duties integrity, and audit resilience.
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