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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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Tips for Business Partner Adoption for SAP S/4HANAJun 13, 2017 — Looking to embrace SAP S/4HANA as the next leapfrog step in your IT strategy? Are you facing challenges in master data governance for your massive customer or supplier master data records, leading to high master data maintenance costs and a frequent need to reconcile and check duplicates? You might have heard of various mandatory functionalities […]
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Live from SAPinsider Studio: Erasing the Fear of SAP S/4HANAMay 12, 2017 — Michael Pytel of NIMBL sits down with SAPinsider at HANA 2017 to discuss the benefits and challenges of moving to SAP S/4HANA and give insight into how to demystify the migration. Topics of this discussion include: Advice for preparing for a move to SAP S/4HANA The most impactful benefits of SAP S/4HANA SAP S/4HANA adoption […]
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Make Your SAP S/4HANA Cloud Strategy As Unique As Your BusinessApr 24, 2017 —
Every business is unique, and every business needs an SAP S/4HANA strategy – and a cloud strategy – that precisely fits its unique needs. When you migrate, how you migrate, and whether you should migrate to SAP S/4HANA and the cloud at the same time are all decisions that require careful consideration. This article will help you make those considerations with a close look at developing a personalized SAP S/4HANA strategy, including whether and how that strategy should involve the cloud.
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SAP S/4HANA and the Public Cloud: A Powerful Combination That Brings Simplicity to BusinessApr 21, 2017 —
Simplification is essential to remaining competitive in the digital economy — simple landscapes are nimbler and easier to manage. Public cloud and SAP S/4HANA are two technologies that can help businesses simplify significantly, enabling access to deep functionality with minimal setup. Learn five factors you need to consider prior to deploying SAP S/4HANA Cloud, and what you need to do to address them and make simplification a reality.
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Meet the Intelligent ERP: Live Q&A with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Executives on Continuous Innovation, Intelligent Use Cases & Customer SuccessApr 1, 2017 — As more businesses than ever discover the benefits of the cloud, SAP delivers with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, a cloud ERP that combines unique industry expertise with unmatched technological innovation. Thanks to its cloud deployment, your organization can be up and running within a matter of weeks – and keep the pace moving forward. Built around […]
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Mapping your journey to SAP S/4HANA — Compare options, and get technical tips and tricks to succeedMar 22, 2017 — This conference session video is hosted by SAPinsider and sponsored by itelligence. Attend this session to understand the different paths to SAP S/4HANA, and the implications or expected impact of moving to the next stage — SAP Business Suite on SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA Finance, or SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management. Attend to: Explore […]
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Graybar Benefits from SAP UEM by Knoa During Its SAP S/4HANA MigrationMar 5, 2017 — Upgrades to your enterprise systems – especially upgrades to the ones that run your mission-critical applications – can bring dramatic benefits to the business. But often these benefits aren’t realized to their full extent. IT often has limited capabilities when it comes to determining how well and how easily users are adopting a new technology, […]
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Where Are Customers in Their SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA Cloud Platform Adoption?Jan 27, 2017 —
SAP HANA plays a central role in SAP’s product strategy — it serves as the foundation for two recent technologies, SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA Cloud Platform, that are set to serve as cornerstone SAP technologies. So where are SAP customers in their journey toward SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA Cloud Platform adoption journeys? This article looks at the results of ASUG’s SAP HANA adoption survey, and provides insight into just how quickly the adoption rate of SAP S/4HANA and SAP HANA Cloud Platform is growing.
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Take Control of Mergers and AcquisitionsJan 27, 2017 —
As businesses pursue growth in the digital age, there has been an uptick in the rate of mergers and acquisitions (M&As). While M&As help organizations expand their capabilities and extend new offerings to their customers, they also bring unique challenges — organizations must work hard to integrate IT systems and obtain a single source of truth throughout the expanded organization. Discover how SAP S/4HANA can make this integration process smoother with a Central Finance deployment that can serve as a dedicated M&A hub.
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Bringing a Digital Experience to the CustomerOct 10, 2016 —
Quite simply, customers now expect a digital experience, regardless of the industry, platform, or provider. These expectations are driving organizations — including SAP — to evolve on a large scale. The SAP Digital team helps SAP and partner product teams meet the demands of today’s customers by delivering holistic digital experiences. Learn how SAP Digital helped deliver a digital purchase and consumption experience for two SAP offerings: SAP HANA Cloud Platform and focused solutions for SAP Solution Manager.
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