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The case for Cloud ERP has been settled for a while. The case for this year has not. The transformation gap in the numbers Gartner's estimate is that over 60% of SAP customers remain on ECC with no decision yet to move, and by 2030 four in ten of today's ECC customers...
The case for Cloud ERP has been settled for a while. The case for this year has not. The transformation gap in the numbers Gartner's estimate is that over 60% of SAP customers remain on ECC with no decision yet to move, and by 2030 four in ten of today's ECC customers...
SAP customers with complex SAP know the challenges of managing multiple landscapes well. While classic tools like SAP Landscape Management (LaMa) and Focused Run served us well for years, they were built for a static, on-premises world. Now, with the 2027...
There’s a crackle and spark in the air at Avantra lately, and I’m so pleased to be writing this bit on what we’ve accomplished with the Avantra 26 release. Automated root cause analysis, multi-tenant management support for Cloud ALM, enhanced security operations and...
An SAP system is an installed instance of SAP's business software that runs an organization's core processes, like finance, supply chain, and HR, on a single, shared database. If you're new to a company that runs on SAP, this guide explains what that actually means:...
A system refresh in SAP is the process of copying data, most often from Production, into a QA or test system so that testing happens against realistic, current data. Manually, it's one of the most time-consuming recurring tasks a Basis team owns. Before automating the...
Automating root cause analysis is often regarded as the holy grail of IT operations. A solution capable of automatically identifying issues, resolutions and even prevention. Performed correctly, automated root cause analysis accelerates MTTI (Mean Time to Identify)...
Enterprises use SAP well beyond simple back-office only accounting software. Today’s SAP systems are highly integrated and used by thousands of people daily across dozens of departments, and that’s just for a single large enterprise! As a central part of business...
The cloud is the cheapest processing you can buy… until you get the bill! Unfortunately, Cloud service costs are notoriously opaque when it comes to transactional and operations costs. The results can be unexpected bills and even damage to the ROI of cloud programs....
In mid-2024, SAP announced the discontinuation of SAP Landscape Management (“LaMa”). This wasn’t a huge surprise, as the 2027 end-of-support date aligns neatly with Solution Manager, Focused Run and standard support for ECC. SAP also terminated work on SAP Landscape...
SAP on Azure means running SAP software, most commonly SAP Cloud ERP Private, S/4HANA, or an existing ECC estate, on Microsoft's Azure cloud infrastructure using SAP-certified virtual machines, storage, and networking instead of on-premises hardware. This guide covers...
SAP Solution Manager's mainstream maintenance ends December 31, 2027, with extended maintenance available through 2030 for an additional fee, though not covering every function, per SAP Note 3255311. For Basis engineers and IT operations leaders who've run change...
SAP operations teams are drowning. Every day is a battle against alert fatigue, complex root causes, and repetitive firefighting. And while vendor spin will tell you that moving to the cloud or adopting SAP RISE magically simplifies everything, the reality on the...
During the summer of 2024, SAP quietly announced the end of the Landscape Manager product. You can find out more from SAP directly here, including linked SAP Notes. Unlike the news for Solution Manager or Focused Run, where the 2027 date signals a transition to...