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SAP S/4HANA Conversion

Benefit on the impressive features of the cutting-edge solution with no interruption to your business processes
SAP S/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA is a new-generation ERP system built on an in-memory database, SAP HANA. Thanks to the HANA capabilities, this cutting-edge software provides real-time data processing capabilities, enhanced analytics, streamlined business processes, and a simplified user interface. With S/4HANA, you can make decisions faster, base them on real-time data, and optimize your operations across various business functions.

Why S/4HANA?

SAP ECC will no longer be supported after 2027 – but that's not the only reason to switch to the new ERP. Simple and innovative, based on modern design principles and optimized for both desktop and mobile, SAP S/4HANA leverages SAP's 40+ years of experience and best practices across industries. You will be impressed by its speed and possibilities!

Benefits conversion to S/4HANA:
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Simplification
SAP S/4HANA allows you to restructure your IT landscape to simplify its management and administration. The system ensures the centralization of hardware, services, and network resources, resulting in more efficient workflow and business processes.
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Improved performance
With S/4HANA, you can plan, execute, and generate reports in real-time and get faster access to your data. For example, it took hours for SAP ECC to create an accounting report, and a massive load on the whole system resulted in a significant slowdown in all applications' performance. With S/4HANA, the same report is available in less than a minute. Big data analysis is no longer an issue: S/4HANA empowers data-driven decisions and allows you to perform complex transactions in no time.
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Friendly user-experience
Unlike SAP ECC, S/4HANA supports SAP Fiori for all its applications. This provides an intuitive yet customizable and highly responsive user interface. Prompting questions and accessing required details has never been easier—no matter the device or deployment.
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Flexible deployment options
You can host S/4HANA on-premise – or choose a public, private, or hybrid cloud solution.
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Innovation support
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotic process automation, or the Internet of Things (no matter device or OS) – you can smoothly integrate all these technologies with S/4HANA.
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Rely on best practices
With S/4HANA, you can easily implement your industry's best practices: integrate any of the specific modules that provide functionalities tailored to your line of business or customize them to your business processes.
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When SAP HANA was invented, we knew the day would come for SAP Business Suite to be reinvented for the digital age. At a moment when businesses around the world need to enter new markets and engage with their consumers in any channel, there’s now an innovation platform designed to drive their growth. This is a historic day, and we believe it marks the beginning of the end for the 20th-century IT stack and all the complexity that came with it."
Bill McDermottSAP CEO in 2014-2019, at S/4HANA launching event
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Do not hesitate to contact us for more details on how S/4HANA helps you increase performance and transform your business – we'll provide you with real-life examples (from your line of business) and estimates about terms and conditions.
SAP S/4HANA Conversion — without changing your processes

We perform S/4HANA Conversion service based on the Brownfield approach that allows us to prevent changes or major interrupts in your business flow.

Technically, Brownfield Conversion is migrating your business processes and historical data to the SAP HANA database. The methodology also allows us to adapt the custom code created for legacy ERP solutions to S/4HANA. The same goes for integrations: in S/4HANA, you retain all apps you worked with in your legacy ERP system. At the same time, while migrating to S/4HANA, you can switch from on-premise to the cloud solution.

To avoid interruptions of the business flow, our team will copy the existing solution and historical data, migrate these to S/4HANA, and thoroughly check if everything works correctly. All tests are performed in a so-called sandbox to avoid interactions with your actual solution before making sure everything works exactly as required.

When we are satisfied with the results of the tests, we update the prod version. Data migration takes about 3-5 hours and can be performed on weekdays or at night. If needed, the downtime can be reduced to 5-20 minutes – with SAP Near-Zero Downtime technology.

Data migration takes about 3-5 hours and can be performed on weekdays or at night. If needed, the downtime can be reduced to 5-20 minutes – with SAP Near-Zero Downtime technology.
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Benefits of Brownfield Conversion
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Reduce risk
The migration process has a shallow impact on your day-to-day business processes, and the downtime is near zero.
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Save resources
You retain your existing business processes (while gaining all the benefits of S/4HANA!) – so there's no need for complicated onboarding training and management changes. The UI is simple and user-friendly, and the same operations take less time – you save your team's time and, eventually – the company's money!
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Control the process
With all tests performed in the sandbox, you gain complete control over the conversion process.
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Why choose ACBaltica S/4HANA Conversion Services
For 20+ years, we've been working with SAP products – and we have practical experience with all major SAP modules and best practices for dozens of industries. We can either become your SAP-dedicated partner or cooperate with the one you already have, complementing their experience and competencies with our expertise. And there's even more: we have a delivery center in Eastern Europe which allows us to offer competitive rates along with a high level of expertise.
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20+ years of experience with SAP products
Our team has been working with SAP products for over 20+ years—we know all product versions from the early 2000s.
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In-depth expertise
We've implemented hundreds of SAP solutions for dozens of industries – and we know the best practices for all of them.
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Different models of cooperation
You can hire our developers to work exclusively on your project or a team of developers engaged in your project along with some others. With the second approach, ACBaltica will keep working on your project no matter vacations, sick leaves, etc.
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A full range of SAP-related services
We have a diverse team of professionals: in addition to our consultants' perfect knowledge of SAP products, our developers can help migrate the custom code you had with the legacy solution or even create new modifications if needed.
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Flexible and agile team
Regardless of what services you buy from ACBaltica, we have a unique approach for every business we work with, no matter how big or small.
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Competitive price-quality ratio
With the delivery center in Eastern Europe, we can guarantee the price-quality ratio that will fit your needs.
Cooperation models
No matter if you are an SAP customer looking for a partner or an SAP partner looking to improve the team with additional expertise and resources, we offer two cooperation models:
Fixed Price
Fixed Price
We define the scope of work for which we are fully responsible and perform it for a fixed price and terms
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Time and Material
For your project, we allocate qualified resources for the required hours at differentiated rates depending on the level of expertise
Frequently asked questions about SAP Conversion

S/4HANA definitely is faster than ECC – all thanks to the in-memory database SAP HANA. For example, it took hours for SAP ECC to create an accounting report – and a massive load to the whole system, resulting in a significant slowdown in all applications' performance. With S/4HANA, the same report is available in less than a minute. In general, S/4HANA allows for real-time data processing and analytics, enabling organizations to gain instant access to accurate and up-to-date information and faster and data-driven decision-making.

But S/4HANA has a lot of other benefits: it's user-friendly (thanks to SAP Fiori interface), has tools for advanced analytics and forecasting, automation tools, has best practices for various industries already integrated into the solution – and many more. In simple words, S/4HANA gives companies valuable tools for transformation and scale and for bringing their business to a new level.

It is not mandatory to engage an SAP partner for a S/4HANA conversion; it is highly recommended, though – and here's why:

  • Expertise and experience. SAP partners have specialized knowledge and experience in SAP systems and migrations. Not only do they know SAP products – they probably have experience with many versions of these products, and they have already dealt with different kinds of challenges while performing S/4HANA conversions.
  • Knowledge of best practices and methodology. SAP partners follow proven methodologies and best practices for S/4HANA conversions and have access to resources, tools, and templates that can accelerate the conversion process, minimize risks, and ensure a successful outcome.
  • Technical guidance and support. An SAP partner can provide technical guidance throughout the conversion process. They can assist with system assessments, data migration strategies, system configuration, and testing. Their expertise can help address any technical issues or challenges during the conversion.
  • Process optimization and business value. Thanks to their expertise with SAP products, SAP partners can guide you in leveraging the new functionalities and capabilities of S/4HANA to drive business value and maximize ROI.
  • Support and post-conversion services. After the conversion, an SAP partner can provide ongoing support, training, and maintenance services. They can help you adapt to the new system, address user concerns, and ensure a smooth transition for your organization.

Ideally, S/4HANA conversion is a process where an SAP partner and an internal client's team collaborate: the SAP partner brings their knowledge of SAP products and methodologies, and the client's team – their deep understanding of the business processes and company goals.

There's no difference; these are two different names for the same process.

Unfortunately, answering this question without deep knowledge of your project is impossible. These are the factors that influence the cost and terms of S/4HANA conversion for your company:

  • Conversion Readiness Check results
  • Compatibility of custom code with S/4HANA
  • Availability of ABAP developers in your team (if you don't have them, we'll cover that)
  • System landscape (including 3rd party apps)
  • Exchange interfaces you currently use
  • Versions of system components (Logistics and Accounting, SAP Solution Tools Plug-In, SAP Finance)
  • Number of clients in every system to be converted
  • Number of users and Z-roles in every system and client
  • Scope of FIORI implementation

When we know the answers to these questions, we can estimate the duration and price of your project.

Yes, they are!

SAP HANA is an in-memory database that enables rapid data processing and analysis. It allows organizations to store and retrieve data from memory instead of traditional disk-based storage, resulting in faster data access and processing speeds.

SAP S/4HANA is the new-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP) software suite built on the SAP HANA platform. S/4HANA leverages the capabilities of SAP HANA to deliver real-time insights, streamlined processes, and enhanced user experience.

S/4HANA Conversion projects usually take 6 – 18 months. Unfortunately, giving a more precise answer is impossible without deep knowledge of your project. These are the factors that influence the duration (and price!) S/4HANA conversion for your company:

  • Conversion Readiness Check results
  • Compatibility of custom code with S/4HANA
  • Availability of ABAP developers in your team (if you don't have them, we'll cover that)
  • System landscape (including 3rd party apps)
  • Exchange interfaces you currently use
  • Versions of system components (Logistics and Accounting, SAP Solution Tools Plug-In, SAP Finance)
  • Number of clients in every system to be converted
  • Number of users and Z-roles in every system and client
  • Scope of FIORI implementation

Sure, you can. In this case, a dedicated SAP partner or SAP consultant can assist you throughout the migration process and provide the necessary support. But anyway, note that there has to be a dedicated project manager from your side to control the project and manage some processes (e.g., internal system testing).

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