Your transition to S/4HANA – 2 hours to understand and prepare your roadmap to S/4HANA

As an SAP ECC6 customer, the transition to S/4HANA is probably on your mind. With around ten migration projects (Greenfield and Brownfield) from SAP ECC6 to S/4HANA, including several on S/4HANA Private Cloud (RISE), we have today acquired solid experience and strong convictions.

Although essentially focused on the SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud (RISE) solution, during this webinar, we’ll be discussing the alternatives possible: S/4HANA On Premise, ECC6 RISE and S/4HANA Public Cloud. Regarding migration to S/4HANA, we will focus on Brownfield (conversion) projects.

Webinar agenda:  

• Introduction and challenges of the SAP S/4HANA transformation
  • ECC6 end-of-life (reminder of dates), the publisher’s strategy, end of On Premise investments
  • Update on SAP’s latest announcement concerning the extension of ECC6 maintenance to 2033
  • SAP’s Clean Core strategy
  • The advent of AI
• The different SAP transformation paths: S/4HANA Private Cloud (RISE), S/4HANA Public Cloud (GROW), S/4HANA On Premise and ECC6 RISE
  • Main differences between Private Cloud (RISE) and Public Cloud (GROW), focus on On Premise, possibility of migrating from a RISE contract to ECC6
  • Overview of GROW
  • Presentation of the RISE offer: commercial packages, sizing metrics (FUE users, infrastructure, etc.), contractual migration terms and cost optimization (ramp-up, SAP and hosting partner financing, etc.).
  • Services included in the RISE offer
  • IT security provided by RISE
  • Choice of hosting partner: Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google…
  • What happens to RISE peripheral applications?
  • What are the Managed Services (Outsourcing/TME) in a RISE context?
  • Strengths/weaknesses of the RISE offering
  • Impact of choosing RISE on customer organizations (IT, Infrastructure, business teams, etc.)
  • RISE adoption in France and initial customer feedback
• Migrating to SAP S/4HANA
  • How to choose between Greenfield/Bluefield/Brownfield?
  • Brownfield project approach, principles and stages (conversion)
  • Choosing between SAP Mistletoe and Fiori : advantages and disadvantages
  • Should we plan a return to standard?
  • Planning and budget for an ECC6 to S/4HANA conversion project
  • Customer requirements
  • Feedback and best practices
  • Points to watch
  • How to prepare and anticipate the conversion to S/4HANA;
• Q&A and closing

The APPLIUM team