(Newswire.net — April 16, 2021) — SAP implementation is done either with the objective of migrating legacy ERP system to SAP S/4 HANA (like the project for National Grid carried out by Wipro) or for a ‘greenfield’ global rollout of a new ERP system (like the project for a Healthtech major implemented by Wipro). Both these objectives are driven by multiple business cases of strategy, vision, and business longevity.
With rapidly evolving technologies, enterprises want to transform the way they operate in response to the demands of new-age digital consumers. They are looking for ways to upgrade from on-premise legacy ERP systems with cloud-based, sustainable, and intelligent business solutions that can:
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Improve businesses management from financials, invoices, time and expense reporting, travel desk to procurement, supply chains, and inventory. Eg. National Grid.
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Refine decision-making with easy access to business intelligence (BI) tools and advanced data analytics to promptly respond to current and future trends. Eg. Continental Engineering Corporation.
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Enhance customer engagement with features that respond to unique customer demands of personalized and meaningful experiences. Eg. Coca Cola.
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Empower employees by automating HR functions to manage HR data, drive recruitment, develop talent, and foster better collaboration and communication within the organization. Eg. BP Global.
All these are possible with SAP S/4 HANA – a future-ready enterprise resource planning (ERP) system powered by artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning ML), and advanced analytics that transforms business processes with intelligent automation. Running on a relational, in-memory database, it improves business performance with its high speed of transaction processing and reporting. With support for numerous ERP, CRM, and business intelligence applications, SAP S/4 HANA allows activities like planning, execution, report, and analysis and delivers real-time insights with a simplified and streamlined architecture.
Furthermore, with the global pandemic accelerating digital adoption across industries, businesses are forced to reinvent themselves to thrive in the digital economy. SAP S/4 HANA is a re-architected solution that modern business processes can leverage to cater to the ever-increasing digitization demands. SAP is enabling new operating models across lines of business like healthcare, supply chain, finance, manufacturing, sales, and more. From supporting utilities major National Grid keep the light and gas networks up and running to helping the German Foreign Ministry repatriate citizens stranded all over the world, SAP implementations have helped customers drive innovations for business continuity during these uncertain times.
Act on Tomorrow’s Needs, Today
As the economic recovery sets in, business leaders need to reset, pivot, and start thinking big if they want to drive business transformation initiatives that match the emerging digital expectations. They need to get rid of legacy platforms that do not support the extensibility and scalability required to match the pace of high-volume, 24X7 digital operations. Today’s CEOs need data-driven intelligence for realizing their top priorities focussed around reimagining the future:
- executing the digital transformation vision;
- blending physical and digital experiences to gain customer loyalty;
- using data/information for faster decision-making and competitive advantage;
- creating new revenue streams from connected systems; and
- leveraging technology to win the talent war
And that is why SAP S/4HANA is the key to unlock promising opportunities of the future. Its unique architecture differentiates it from the classic relational database. Built on in-memory database with well-structured data stored in columns, it allows faster, near real-time data analysis. It integrates analytics with business transactions to design a reimagined digital core for connecting applications and ecosystems across business functions. Deployable on premise and in the cloud, SAP S/4 HANA solutions are helping enterprises like Sephora, National Grid, Toyota, Zuellig Pharma, and more navigate the ‘new normal’ with resilient business strategies.
The future looks bright despite being ‘clouded’
Gartner estimates that 55% of large enterprises will successfully execute an all-in cloud SaaS strategy by 2025. A cloud-based SaaS strategy is attractive also from an implementation timeline perspective as migrating legacy applications is not a day’s job by any means. The timeline has to align with the requirements anticipated to be in demand in the near future, and the business processes, systems, and organization design have to evolve and adapt to the pace of change.
SAP S/4 HANA Cloud offers a highly agile and scalable cloud-based ERP business suite in the form of SaaS so that enterprises can utilize need-based S/4 HANA functionalities without heavy IT infrastructure investments. Highly recommended for enterprises starting new businesses or planning expansion of existing businesses to new geographies as they need not worry about fringe cases that might impact the business. They can realize business value faster due to shorter implementation cycles.
With its deep domain expertise and a rich partner network, including top players like Deloitte, EY, Wipro, and more, SAP is ready to support organizations across industries in their business transformation journeys. With successful case studies in every industry from electronics (ed. Whirlpool) to utilities (eg. National Grid) to automobiles (Mitsubishi Motors), and more, SAP is setting the bar high for future implementations with modernized IT infrastructure, smarter solutions, and hyper-personalized customer experiences, and accelerated digital transformation.