Digital technologies that enable modern work will continue to be essential. It is critical for customers to embrace the Intelligent Enterprise model now more than ever to ensure their success. Current customers of legacy systems like SAP R/3 or ERP Central Component (ECC) must prepare for S/4HANA, which is the future at SAP.
Why is SAP focusing on S/4HANA?
S/4HANA represents a technology shift for the industry 25 years in the making.
In the early ’90s, companies began moving from mainframe computing systems to client server environments — a transition fueled by the explosion of the internet and corresponding need for a “Y2K solution.” At SAP, this was represented by the conversion from mainframe application SAP R/2 to client server application SAP R/3.
In 2015, the company announced SAP S/4HANA, marking the next generation of SAP ERP software. S/4HANA is powered by a shift from in-house client-server technologies to digital technologies incorporating cloud and mobile enablement. While its core retains back-office functions, it now also enables far-reaching technologies and capabilities, including the following:
- Using the advanced in-memory platform/database of SAP HANA
- Serving as the “digital core” that enables the Intelligent Enterprise model
- Working as the backbone for business operations that use emerging technologies such as IoT, AI, robotic process automation, cloud integration, big data management and customer experience
Like SAP ECC, organizations can use S/4HANA as a modular application. This means a client can deploy the functionality in phases as needed.
S/4HANA is released in annual cycles, with a new version in late summer or early fall each year.
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