This makes automated decision making effective for real-time data. This can enable processing speeds up to 10,000 times as fast as with more traditional magnetic hard drives.

SAP Hana (including S/4 Hana) offers the latest in in-memory computing: In addition to the advantages of using software running on SAP’s own optimized cloud servers, SAP’s Hana platform uses in-memory computing to process data in the server’s RAM buffer.

You also get the other common benefits of SaaS – fully up-to-date security patches,

Cloud and SaaS-based vs on-prem: SAP ECC, SAP SRM, and their cohorts are on-prem installs with all the extra resources and management that maintaining software on your own server entails.

There are several other benefits to be had from switching to the latest supply chain management software: However, it’s about more than just “keeping up with the times” or making sure your updates match your competitors.

If your organisation is currently using an older SAP ERP solution like SAP ECC or an SAP solution like SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) that’s been rolled into the latest SAP Ariba Cloud build it’s time to think about migrating to the latest SaaS-based SAP services yourself. Who should plan on migration to SAP’s cloud procurement solutions?

Let’s take a look at some of the driving factors for this type of migration, and why you should be planning on moving to a Cloud-based SaaS model for your procurement and sourcing software sooner rather than later. If your company has been using SAP and/or Ariba for procurement and supply chain management for some time, you may well be wondering if it’s worthwhile migrating to S/4 Hana Sourcing and Procurement and/or SAP Ariba Cloud.

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