Nico Arboleda

The upcoming end-of-support deadline for SAP ECC in 2027 has been instrumental in getting more SAP customers to move to SAP S/4HANA, with both SAP and its partners offering as many migration pathways as possible.

SAP believes it is “the operating system of the global economy in the era of AI” and that business leaders must focus on delivering operational excellence in a world dealing with several disruptions, according to SAP ANZ President and Managing Director Angela Colantuono.

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An integrated solution like hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), which brings together compute, storage and networking in one package, would appeal to an SAP customer looking to simplify infrastructure management and to scale up as it grows.

The recent Mitre 10 digital transformation project was effectively 84 unique transformation projects – harmonising, centralising and boosting data quality from 84 environments with differing data and inventory systems.

Queensland government-owned transmission network service provider, Powerlink Queensland, has brought forward its move to RISE with SAP on Microsoft Azure as part of the upgrade to core systems.

SAP will be ending mainstream maintenance for SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (SAP BW) at the end of 2027, and it is urging customers to migrate to either SAP BW/4HANA or SAP Datasphere (formerly SAP Data Warehouse Cloud).

Automotive services and technology company Cox Automotive has adopted RISE with SAP to upgrade its Australian business's legacy SAP R/3 system directly to SAP S/4HANA.

SAP's shift to cloud-based solutions means standardised systems using best practices are favoured over more heavily customised solutions, as the reduced complexity allows for easier upgrades, improved performance and scalability.

Australian disability support provider HenderCare has boosted its SAP SuccessFactors with three new modules to improve how the company handles its employee data.