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What Path Should You Take to SAP S/4HANA?

Transitioning to SAP S/4HANA is crucial for SAP users as maintaining ECC will become more expensive. This guide outlines migration options:

  • Greenfield: Starts anew with SAP S/4HANA, enabling process redesign but costly and time-consuming.
  • Selective Data Transfer: Migrates only necessary data, cutting costs and boosting performance.
  • Brownfield: Adapts the current system to SAP S/4HANA, reducing disruption but possibly hindering new features.

This eGuide helps organizations select the most suitable migration path. Lemongrass offers support with assessments, migrations, and managed services.

Download this eGuide and discover what path is the best fit for your organization!

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