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Introduction

The SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition is the full extensive ERP that will help you convert your existing SAP ERP On-Premise Systems, ECC or otherwise into an Intelligent Cloud ERP.

This single vendor offering is packed with a bundle of exciting features that converge all on-premise benefits under the Private Cloud umbrella. Make the most use of hyperscaler infrastructure and operational services.

Keeping operational costs low, this single vendor offering will provide all key cloud services under one ERP roof, including hyperscaler infrastructure and operations. Decide your pace towards a gradual transformation moving to a pure SaaS landscape while maintaining operations on your existing on-premise SAP ERP.

Ideal for Organizations that Desire

A rapid conversion of their existing ERP/ECC environments to a modern, Cloud-based architecture

The flexibility of a traditional on-premise application as well assubscription-based, cloud economics

Gradual transformation to a pure SaaS landscape at their own pace

Full, extensive, ERP functionality including partner add-ons with the ability to extend & enhance

What Makes SAP S/4HANA, Private Cloud Edition Unique

Innovation

You get the Flexibility of On-Premise

Full S/4HANA scope including LOB & industry processes, supporting 25 industries

Code enhancements & code modifications supported

Expert configuration via full IMG access

Operating Expense via subscription-based commercial model

Hyperscaler infrastructure to scale up or down quickly

Simplicity

One SLA, One hand to shake
Rapid conversion of your existing ERP/ECC environments to a modern, cloud-based architecture
Prior ECC and partner solution investments safeguarded

CapEX to OpEx with a subscription-based commercial model
Transformation to a pure SaaS-based landscape at your pace
Partner add-ons allowed to enhance competitive differentiation

The Digital Core

SAP S/4HANA in the Intelligent Enterprise: Solution Overview

S4HANA Private Cloud Edition - Digital Core

Modules

SAP S/4HANA modules are individual components of an SAP S/4HANA implementation. Each offers functionality for a specific business purpose like General Ledger, Logistics, Materials Management and so forth. They essentially break the relatively monolithic SAP suite into simpler, more manageable components.

Finance

Intelligent account reconciliation
Compliance with financial reporting standards
Currency rate monitoring
Centralized accounting transactions
Financial risk management

Sourcing & Procurement

Smart buying
Centralized purchasing
Integration with SAP Ariba solutions
Catalog-based reporting
Automated invoice document recognition
Cash discount optimization

Sales & Marketing

Sales order creation
Approval workflow
Billing & invoicing integration
Order & contract management
Logistics & order fulfillment optimization

Enterprise Portfolio & Project Management

Intelligent project cost forecasting
Efficient project monitoring
Better project timeline reporting

Production

Quality management
Intelligent inventory management
Advanced variant configuration
Integration with warehouse management
Demand-based supply chain management

Manufacturing

Product Master Optimization
Production Planning and Detailed
Scheduling
Materials Requirements Planning
Production Operations & Engineering
Complex, Discrete & Component
Assembly Manufacturing
Process Manufacturing
Supply Chain Analytics

Supply Chain

Data Model Simplification
Inventory Valuation & Advanced
Available to Promise
Extended Warehouse Management
Transportation Management
Catch Weight Management
Quality Management
Commodity Management

Service

Optimized Service & Service Master Data Management
Service Parts & Service Agreement Management

Asset Management

Allocate & Optimize Resources
Management of Environment, Health & Safety Data
Proactive Task Identification, Management & Execution

R & D / Engineering

Improve Product Development & Project Control
Manage Enterprise Projects in an Effective Manner
Streamline Entire Product Lifecycle Management
Hasten Product Engineering
Processes with Industry Standards

Human Resources

Core HR & time recording

Key Features

Full S/4HANA scope incl. LOB and industry processes, supporting 25 industries

Elasticity, resilience & TCO of cloud infrastructure

System conversions & brownfield migrations into the cloud

Access to S/4HANA Extensibility Framework

Side-by-side & In-App extensions

Code enhancement & code modifications

Expert configuration via full IMG access

SAP S/4HANA, Private Cloud Edition – Characteristics

SAP S/4HANA, Private Cloud Edition Table

Why We Recommend SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition

Business Benefits

Full scope of SAP S/4HANA scope incl. LOB & industry processes, supporting 25 industries
64 Country/Region versions in 39 languages
SAP concierge service to simplify move to the cloud

Strategic Benefits

Simplified system conversions & brownfield migrations into the cloud
Application and technical operations from one vendor
Safeguarded prior investments into new SAP systems

Technical Benefits

Access to S/4HANA Extensibility Framework
Side-by-side and In-App extensions
Code enhancement & code modifications allowed
Expert configuration(full IMG access) Scalable platform

Operational Benefits

Resilience and TCO of hyperscaler infrastructure
Technical operations done by SAP
Upgrade installation on customer request

SAP Provided Scope for SAP S/4HANA

Functional Scope

SAP Software + Enterprise Support based on SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management (On-premise)
Cloud Connectors: SAP Ariba, SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Concur, SAP IBP
SAP Adobe Document Services for printing
Available for Upsell: SAP S/4HANA LoB & Industry Add-Ons (optional)
SAP SOLEX solutions (SAP supported)
ABAP-only add-ons (customer supported)

Technical Managed Services

High Availability & Business Continuity
SLA: 99.5% for productive system, 95% for non-productive systems
Services described by Roles & Responsibilities matrix
Wide range of foundational technical service delivery
Technical System Operations
Technical Landscape Deployment
Technical Upgrade installation
Continuous Service planning & review
24×7 service delivery for PRD, 24×5 for non-PRD
Setup of RFC connections

Infrastructure Management

Low TCO

Best Scalability Option

Data Center Availability

Highest Flexibility

Move to SAP S/4HANA from ECC

SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition delivers considerable benefits in comparison to the existing ERP Central Component (ECC) environment

Benefits of Moving to SAP S/4HANA

SAP Activate methodology is a modular and agile framework for implementation or migration of SAP solutions that provides content and guidance for project teams. It offers pre-built implementation content, accelerators, tools, and best practices that help project teams deliver consistent and successful results across industries and customer environments.