The True State of SAP S/4HANA in 2022

"By my estimate, more than 89% of the S/4 transformation is still to be done."

As I was preparing for a recent webinar, I was looking for data on the current state of S/4HANA adoption from ECC customers, and what I found was quite interesting.

Deciphering the World of SAP S/4HANA

Update

I published this blog about a year ago after realizing that while lots of the people I was speaking to had started to think about S/4HANA, many of them didn’t have a clear view of the latest versions on offer. (I could count myself as one of that group before writing the piece if I’m really honest.)

Judging by the number of views the page received over the next few months (to be clear: a lot) we can safely say plenty of people felt the same way.

Understanding SAP Landscape SetUp and Associated Challenges – Part 2

In part one of this blog, I provided a high-level introduction to SAP Systems, Clients, Landscapes, and Transports and how they might fit together in a ‘standard’ configuration. But like life, SAP tends to be a bit more complicated than that. The reality of marrying architectural constraints with complex business needs means that the kind of simple landscapes I described in my last piece often will not do the job. Something more complex is required.

In this article - part two of three - I will look at some of the more advanced concepts associated with SAP Landscape Design and how to manage the increased complexity that comes with them.