In the rapidly evolving business technology landscape, SAP S/4HANA stands out as a transformative solution that helps optimize operations, enhance data visibility, and drive strategic decision-making. Yet, for many organizations, transitioning to SAP S/4HANA can feel like navigating uncharted waters.
However, it doesn’t have to be a challenge. Adopting a Hybrid implementation approach can offer a balanced pathway, combining the benefits of Cloud and on-premises solutions.
This blog explores how to leverage a Hybrid implementation of SAP S/4HANA to maximize your business transformation. I will discuss how Rev-Trac Platinum ensures that all your IT change governance, compliance, automation, and integration requirements are managed across your enterprise solution.
How does it work?
A Hybrid approach involves deploying the solution in a combination of Cloud and on-premise environments. This allows you to benefit from the strengths of both deployment models, adapting to their unique needs and constraints.
Here are some common Hybrid Cloud strategy examples:
Cloud Deployment: Offers scalability, flexibility, and reduced IT maintenance costs. It is ideal for organizations looking to innovate quickly and scale without the burden of managing infrastructure.
Rev-Trac is fully supported for systems deployed on the SAP private or public Cloud platform and alternate vendor Cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, GCP or IBM Cloud.
On-Premises Deployment: Provides greater control over the infrastructure and data, which can be crucial for organizations with stringent regulatory or security requirements. Rev-trac also supports your on-premises S/4HANA systems.
Choosing the right deployment models for your SAP S/4HANA Implementation:
- SAP S/4HANA On-Premises: SAP’s Bring Your Own License (BYOL) licensed software approach allows you to deploy a new system in your own data center.
- SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud: You can choose to host everything on SAP’s managed enterprise Cloud or use another Cloud service, such as Azure, AWS, Google Cloud or IBM Cloud.
- SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud (Multi-Tenant): a SaaS offering from SAP that lets you run an SAP S/4HANA On-Premises Edition in the public Cloud. Certain industry-specific functionalities that may not be available for your requirements.
- SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud (Single Tenant): This SaaS subscription option gives you access to the full spectrum of SAP S/4HANA and new SAP S/4HANA public Cloud functionality. Under this deployment model, SAP provides the implementation and management process.
How Rev-Trac can help
Whatever implementation platform you adopt, Rev-Trac supports all combinations to provide the best flexibility for your specific requirements. The ability to manage changes with a single comprehensive solution means all platforms are governed equally and your compliance requirements fall under one central environment.
Key benefits for Rev-Trac solution in a complex platform scenario are:
- All changes are managed under your core set of governing and compliance requirements
- Coordinating change across your N and N+1 landscapes are automated to ensure conflicting changes are known and managed appropriately
- Managing large sets of transports are easily organized and approved under a release
- Risk is mitigated using the Rev-Trac safety checks to avoid overwriting and missing object dependencies
- Critical objects can be managed by the proper process with special approvals
The Bottom Line
Adopting a Hybrid implementation enables organizations to build a custom ecosystem of SAP and third-party products to accelerate their shift to S/4HANA.
However, there is a trade-off. Meticulous planning and sufficient internal resources are required to manage the proposed technological changes. Rev-Trac provides the central change automation solution to manage these IT changes through a flexible approval workflow engine, integration functionality, and release management control.
Visit now to discover what you need to know about an S/4HANA migration and how Rev-Trac Platinum can help support your transition.
