SAP S4 Hana

SAP S4 Hana

SAP S4 Hana

SAP S/4HANA On Premise

SAP S/4HANA on-premise edi tion is suited for any industry enterprises which require a full range of features consolidated with highly flexible customization. This edition is perfect for large enterprises with very well-proven business processes, which they are not interested to change.

For large, well-known enterprises, the on-premise platform fits the most. The system located on the company’s own server provides opportunities for more effective monitoring and configuration than cloud edition.

SAP S/4HANA on-premise edition is an internal platform, located on the customer’s own servers, maintained by customers. SAP upgrades are released annually but have to be implemented and tested by the customer’s own team.

Features of SAP S/4HANA On-Premise:

  • On-premise edition has a traditional licensing, which means a preliminary purchase with annual maintenance. The license fee allows the company to own the software and reduces the current maintenance fee.
  • Provides high cost of entry and IT operations compared to SaaS because of infrastructure needs and staff support.
  • With S/4HANA on-premise, the customer’s team has to plan, test, and control all system upgrades which happen yearly. All changes are under the organization’s control.
  • On-premise edition offers a full range of functions that can be extended for an extra payment.

Cloud Essentials Edition (ES):

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Essentials Edition (ES) can be deployed for net new customers that want to embrace the cloud as their core strategy. Regular features such as quarterly upgrades that include new configurations and new software come with this version. The best-used case for this deployment is for associated companies of large organizations that are on-prem or even the ES.

Salient features of this version:

  • Infrastructure: only SAP can host this while the cloud space is shared with other customers.
  • License: SaaS model
  • Upgrades: mandatory and prescribed quarterly patches/upgrades
  • Scope: limited ERP (a subset of full ERP), limited industry solutions and available for only operations in only 42 countries
  • Extensibility: achieved through SAP Cloud Platform (whitelisted APIs.)
  • Configuration: restricted (unlike full ERP) using SSCUIs. IMG and SPRO, which are available and can be used in full ERP, is not available for configuration.
  • Implementation: New only. Upgrade or brownfield is not allowed
  • Access – only FIORI. SAP-GUI access is not allowed.

Useful links:

  • SAP Activate roadmap: SAP Activate Methodology for SAP S/4HANA Cloud
  • SAP Best Practices: https://rapid.sap.com/bp/#/BP_CLD_ENTPR