Smart preparation for switching to SAP S/4HANA

How dataglobal CS is modernizing SAP archiving strategies, streamlining systems and making relevant information useful to business processes

Expedited, data-driven business decisions in real time – that is what SAP S/4HANA promises. In contrast to the earlier SAP solution Business Suite 7, the system is based on an in-memory database which accesses the main memory rather than the hard drive. This increases access speed by one hundred to one thousandfold and enables extremely large amounts of data to be processed.

SAP introduced the fourth generation of its ERP product in 2015. However, many companies are still working with old core products. You now need to decide whether to remain loyal to SAP and switch to SAP HANA or whether to look around for alternatives. This is important because the regular maintenance of the SAP Business Suite 7 will be phased out at the end of 2027, with extended maintenance being available until the end of 2030 at the latest for an additional charge. Six years for a changeover may seem a long time, but the effort involved should not be underestimated.

This is due in part to the fact that users – as recommended by SAP – should consistently standardize business processes before switching and unify heterogeneous IT landscapes that use different systems. Moreover, Gartner, the research and advisory company, advises archiving data with no bearing on day-to-day operations in the document management system prior to migration as this will save costs and improve the performance of SAP S/4HANA.

Customizing the Archiving Strategy Prior to Migration

The advantages of the SAP S/4HANA in-memory database only become apparent if companies sort out and archive outdated and redundant data prior to migration.

You should, however, integrate data and documents from SharePoint, Email or Office, for example.

The aim: to store precisely those data that are crucial for day-to-day activities in the main memory.

This requires two things. Firstly: an intelligent ILM strategy that smartly and automatically controls the deletion and archiving of data whilst ensuring that it is audit compliant. And secondly: a software that allows SAP data to be linked with data from other sources for shared use.

For this reason, finding the correct ILM strategy is not just important because it proactively controls continuous data growth, but also because sensitive data, particularly personal data, need to be handled properly for compliance reasons.

And now? What’s next?

Act now! Be optimally prepared for the switch to SAP HANA and integrate SAP seamlessly into your digital workplace …

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With Information Lifecycle Management and the seamless integration of your SAP data into the digital workplace, you can make more out of SAP S/4 HANA. Request your individual live demo now for free!

With Information Lifecycle Management and the seamless integration of your SAP data into the digital workplace, you can make more out of SAP S/4 HANA. Request your individual live demo now for free!

Alica Donner
Inside Sales Manager