If you are migrating from a legacy, non-SAP ERP system or an older version of SAP like ECC, you can implement a fresh start using the Greenfield approach. In some cases, greenfield deployment helps implement an organization’s very first ERP. This type of wholesale move is the best way to leverage all of S/4HANA’s advantages, such as predictive analytics, AI modeling, process automation, and real-time reporting.

Here are additional benefits of the Greenfield approach:

1. Lower TCO and Faster Speed-to-Innovation: A Greenfield deployment can reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) by eliminating outdated infrastructure and allowing for rapid adoption of innovative technologies.
2. Elimination of Infrastructure Constraints and Software Dependencies: Starting from scratch removes legacy constraints and dependencies, enabling a more streamlined and efficient system architecture.
3. Customizable, Scalable, and Compatible Migration Approach: The Greenfield method allows for a tailored migration that meets specific organizational needs, providing scalability and compatibility with future growth and technological advancements.
4. Optimization of Infrastructure and Processes: This approach enables the design and implementation of optimized processes and infrastructure, ensuring the organization fully benefits from S/4HANA’s capabilities.

By choosing the Greenfield approach, organizations can maximize the potential of SAP S/4HANA, driving innovation, efficiency, and strategic growth.

If you are currently using an older version of SAP and want to migrate to SAP S/4HANA while retaining some legacy components, the Brownfield migration approach is the best choice. This method takes a gradual, cost-effective, less disruptive, and risk-averse path to leveraging S/4HANA capabilities.

Here are the key benefits of the Brownfield approach:

1. More Affordability with Selective Migration: Brownfield migration allows for a phased, selective transition, which can be more budget-friendly by focusing on critical areas first.
2. Freedom to Use Existing On-Premise Infrastructure: This approach enables organizations to continue utilizing their existing on-premise infrastructure, reducing the need for immediate, extensive hardware changes.
3. Eliminates Re-Implementation and Disruption to Business Processes: By upgrading the current system, Brownfield migration avoids the need for complete re-implementation, minimizing disruptions and maintaining business continuity.
4. Improves Existing Technology and Reuses Code to Add New Features: This method allows organizations to enhance their current technology stack and reuse existing custom code, adding new features without starting from scratch.

By choosing the Brownfield approach, organizations can achieve a smoother transition to SAP S/4HANA, preserving their existing investments while unlocking new capabilities and efficiencies.

RISE with SAP is a subscription-based, single offering that bundles the top SAP assets to provide customers with Business-Transformation-as-a-Service. RISE with SAP can transition your current ERP data and processes to the cloud with less risk and without compromise. This approach enables you to quickly get up and running on S/4HANA Cloud and its broader ecosystem.

Here are the key benefits of RISE with SAP:

1. Sustainable, Innovative, and Value-Driven Migration: RISE with SAP offers a sustainable and innovative pathway for enterprises to migrate to the cloud, focusing on delivering maximum value.
2. Maximizes Value, Reduces Transformation Risks, and Saves Migration Costs: This approach ensures that the migration process is cost-effective and minimizes risks associated with transformation, ultimately maximizing the value derived from the new system.
3. Long-Term Sustainability with Purpose and Operational Resilience: RISE with SAP provides long-term sustainability by ensuring that business operations are resilient and aligned with organizational purposes.

By opting for RISE with SAP, organizations can benefit from a comprehensive, value-driven migration strategy that emphasizes sustainability, innovation, and operational resilience, ensuring a smooth and efficient transition to SAP S/4HANA Cloud.

Landscape Transformation allows you to integrate various SAP ERP systems into a shared SAP S/4HANA system and migrate selective parts of your business process to S/4HANA. This approach simplifies and harmonizes your business processes. Unified master data lowers operational costs. If you have many SAP and non-SAP ERP systems and want to consolidate everything into one global SAP S/4HANA system, Landscape Transformation is the most suited approach.

Here are the key benefits of Landscape Transformation:

1. Performance Optimization, Secure and Practical Implementation: Landscape Transformation ensures optimized performance by consolidating systems, and its practical implementation enhances overall system security and efficiency.
2. Improved Functionality and Agility, Competent and Compliant Infrastructure: This approach enhances functionality and agility by creating a competent and compliant infrastructure that supports streamlined and effective business processes.
3. Supervised Implementation Reduces Downtimes, Risks, and Costs: With closely monitored implementation, Landscape Transformation minimizes downtimes, mitigates risks, and controls costs, ensuring a smooth transition.
4. Uninterrupted Data Transfer and Modernization of IT Processes: The approach ensures uninterrupted data transfer, maintaining business continuity while modernizing IT processes to align with contemporary standards and capabilities.

By choosing Landscape Transformation, organizations can effectively consolidate multiple systems into a unified SAP S/4HANA environment, enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and modernizing their IT landscape.