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Transformation, migration and conversion

Yes, there are many paths to Hana and S/4. The range of buzzwords is almost limitless: greenfield, brownfield and bluefield - on-prem or in the cloud, perhaps hybrid between multiple clouds or in combination with your own data center and multiple hyperscalers.
Peter M. Färbinger, E3 Magazine
October 15, 2020
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Each consultant goes out of their way and positions themselves as a Trusted Advisor. SAP listens and helps. Despite all the forward striving and all the efforts to achieve digital transformation, concrete answers are still lacking. In many cases, SAP's existing customers are offered numerous options, but there are no clear instructions for action.

Does anyone know the licensing and organizational answer to AnyDB migration for an S/4 conversion? As is often the case in IT: Many things are possible. But what makes sense? What are the business, organizational, technical and licensing implications of what I do? The E-3 platform tries to prepare answers to this again and again.

Ultimately, however, SAP and the partner community have a responsibility. We asked SAP board member Juergen Mueller two weeks ago about the conversion status of AnyDB and have not yet received an answer. The transformation, migration and conversion to S/4 will come - with a few concrete answers, it would be easier for SAP's existing customers.

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Peter M. Färbinger, E3 Magazine

Peter M. Färbinger, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief E3 Magazine DE, US and ES (e3mag.com), B4Bmedia.net AG, Freilassing (DE), E-Mail: pmf@b4bmedia.net and Tel. +49(0)8654/77130-21


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