ERP

SAP S/4HANA Cloud: making the right choice

An intelligent ERP, always up to date: two major upgrades a year (February and August).
All that remains is to choose the right model.

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SAP S/4HANA Cloud

What S/4HANA Cloud changes

Intelligent ERP

SAP HANA, AI and machine learning for faster decisions.

Rapid deployment

No resources tied up in hardware, databases or IT operations.

Continuous innovation

SAP hosts and maintains, with two major upgrades a year (February and August).

Every business function

FinanceSalesSupply ChainManufacturingHuman resourcesServices

SAP ecosystem

Connected products

SAP SignavioSAP FioriSAP JouleSAP Document and Reporting ComplianceSAP Analytics Cloud

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Public Cloud, Private Cloud or On-Premise?

Three deployment models, three balances between standardisation, control and pace of innovation.

Public cloud01

Public Edition

Multi-tenant SaaS operated by SAP, standard processes, two major updates a year.
Available through GROW with SAP or RISE with SAP.

Conversion approachesGreenfield only
Private cloud02

Private Edition

Dedicated environment operated by SAP, full scope and custom code possible, upgrades at your own pace.
The core of the RISE with SAP offer.

Conversion approachesGreenfieldBrownfieldBluefield
Self-hosted03

On-Premise

In your data centre or with your hosting provider: maximum control and customisation, infrastructure and updates are your responsibility.

Conversion approachesGreenfieldBrownfieldBluefield

SAP S/4HANA Cloud

End of SAP ECC maintenance

  1. 31 Dec 2027

    End of mainstream maintenance for SAP ECC 6.0.

  2. End of 2030

    End of extended maintenance, optional and at additional cost.

  3. 2031 to 2033

    Private Edition transition option, reserved for large customers who moved before the end of 2030.

Source: SAP announcement of 4 February 2025.

Use cases

What the solution changes for your teams

01

Conversion from SAP ECC

Brownfield, Greenfield or Bluefield depending on your landscape.

02

A modernised ERP core

Finance, procurement, supply chain and manufacturing in real time.

03

RISE with SAP

Move to the SAP cloud with costs and risks under control.

In an S/4HANA conversion, technical success is a prerequisite and performance an expected outcome.
What makes it an economic success is what it leaves behind.
At InTenz, we move forward with flexibility and close to our clients, to build systems that perform better, are simpler to maintain and are built to last.

Romain MerxRomain MerxSAP expert, Associate Director, InTenz

FAQ

FAQ

Public or private cloud?

Public Edition: standardised SaaS, updated twice a year.
Private Edition: full scope and custom code retained, upgrades at your own pace.
RISE with SAP covers both editions.

Brownfield, Greenfield or Bluefield?

Conversion of the existing system, new installation or selective transition: the choice depends on technical debt, the volume of custom code and the ECC deadline.

How long does an S/4HANA conversion take?

From six months for a simple scope to more than eighteen months for multi-country programmes.
A four- to eight-week scoping phase, backed by process mining, makes the schedule reliable.

What is RISE with SAP?

A single subscription: S/4HANA Cloud (Private or Public Edition), infrastructure and technical operations, and tools such as SAP Signavio.
GROW with SAP targets new Public Edition implementations.

Read the S/4HANA Cloud FAQ