SAP S/4 HANA

SAP S/4HANA is one of the largest enterprise solution suite brands globally.  Delivered as a SaaS solution, S/4HANA Cloud aims to create this modern digital core that incorporates the benefits of Cloud along with the strength of the SAP S/4HANA Cloud in-memory platform. As organizations we prepare to address competitive landscape, we assist in reimagining and re-engineering the business.

S/4HANA was designed to make ERP more modern, faster and easier to use through a simplified data model, lean architecture and a new user experience built on the tile-based SAP Fiori UX. S/4HANA includes or is integrated with a number of advanced technologies, including AI, machine learning, IoT and advanced analytics. The SAP HANA in-memory database architecture and the integration of advanced technologies allow S/4HANA to help solve complex problems in real time and analyze more information faster than previous SAP ERP products.

S/4HANA is a complex ERP system that is best suited for large, complex organizations, enabling them to standardize business processes across multiple geographic locations and corporate entities. It includes a broad package of capabilities that are focused on the complex business requirements of industries such as manufacturing, procurement, supply chain, distribution, retail and financial services.

SAP is the largest ERP vendor in global market share and revenue, so it invests heavily in research and development for S/4HANA. This means S/4HANA is at the leading edge of ERP functionality, integrating advanced technologies, such as AI, machine learning, industrial IoT,  blockchain and advanced analytics.

Another advantage of S/4HANA is that it's built on the HANA in-memory database. This greatly improves processing speed and enables real-time analytics and transactions, which can be hugely important for organizations that require immediate financial reporting.

There are multiple avenues through which SAP S/4HANA can be deployed. Here’s a brief overview of each.

An SAP S/4HANA on-premise deployment encompasses traditional in-house IT infrastructure models. This deployment model describes an instance of SAP S/4HANA that is physically hosted on customer property. Customers can choose from a system conversion (brownfield) implementation, which takes an existing SAP environment and transforms it into SAP S/4HANA; a new (greenfield) implementation, which migrates existing business data into a brand-new SAP S/4HANA system; or selective data transition, which uses shell conversion to reuse existing ERP processes in the new system.

• An SAP  S/4HANA Cloud deployment provides SAP S/4HANA     functionality by placing a customer’s instance of the solution on a   partitioned cloud server alongside other customers. The functional scope  is limited due to its standardized setup.
• A private cloud deployment provides SAP S/4HANA functionality without the need for the customer to   maintain the technical backend. It is great for companies running SAP ERP  who already have some cloud experience and infrastructure; with this,      they’re able to host the solution on their own cloud without having to  share space with other tenants, as the standard SAP S/4HANA Cloud  deployment provides.
• The RISE with SAP license provides access to either an SAP S/4HANA Cloud or SAP S/4HANA hosted on a private cloud.

 A hybrid SAP S/4HANA instance provides a combination of both on-premise and cloud deployments. This may be done for a number of reasons, including testing the feasibility of both instances or hosting an on-premise deployment at headquarters while utilizing a cloud deployment in a satellite office.