Information System Upgrade Recommendation: SAP S/4 HANA Cloud Analysis

This report provides a recommendation for upgrading an organization's existing information systems. The core suggestion is to implement SAP S/4 HANA Cloud, a private cloud hosting service. The report emphasizes the significance of cloud technology in modern enterprise systems, highlighting its benefits such as secure data storage, easy access via browsers, flexibility, and reliability compared to traditional on-premises systems. The justification for SAP S/4 HANA Cloud includes its fast deployment, innovative approach, low risk, and robust support, making it suitable for organizations seeking to enhance their business operations, customer management, and overall efficiency. The report underscores the cost-effectiveness and future-proof nature of cloud-based solutions like SAP HANA, which aligns with the essential needs of organizations for secure data storage and efficient business activity management. References to relevant sources support the recommendations and analysis presented in the report.

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Table of Contents
Most Relevant and Important Development in ES.......................................................................................2
Recommendation about ES to Organization................................................................................................2
Justification of Recommended Technology and Software Solution to Organization...................................4
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Most Relevant and Important Development in ES
In case of Enterprise Systems, the development of cloud technology is most significant and
crucial. There are some essential reasons that enhance relevancy of cloud framework for business
enterprises and other workplaces. Cloud has provided a central approach to all enterprises to
store their data in online databases and these companies no need to make their own data centers.
Moreover, cloud platform is secured and reliable to use and enterprise systems can be easily
accessed just by using browsers on internet without any complex configuration of systems. The
key needs of every business organization are direct and secure access to its databases for doing
different business operations and to provide best online service to its potential customers. Here,
cloud platform is helpful enough to achieve this. Besides this, as compare to traditional
approaches of ES such as on-premises enterprise systems, cloud approach is easier, flexible,
reliable and secured. Cloud technology is not only beneficial for large business organizations but
small and medium sized organizations also prefer to use it for getting better outcomes from its
business operations. Due to these reasons, I opine that cloud is latest development in ES
(Software Advice, 2017).
Recommendation about ES to Organization
In my opinion, to upgrade existing systems of organization SAP S/4 HANA Cloud ES will be a
suitable option. The main reason to recommend this technology is that it is a private cloud
hosting service. Moreover, its other benefits also enhance its importance among business
organizations (SAP Data Center, 2017). Those benefits include fast deployment of software
solutions, innovative approach, risk level is low and appropriate support. It is one of the secure
type of cloud platform. Nowadays, low risk level and innovative approach of software solutions
are highly preferred by business organizations. Besides this, SAP HANA Cloud reduces the
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complexity of IT, its costs and operational risks. Eventually, it can be said that SAP Hana is a
way to move to the cloud at own pace with reliability and flexibility. Therefore, if organization
wants to upgrade existing systems then SAP HANA will be an effective approach to implement
(Abd Elmonem, Nasr and Geith, 2017).
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Justification of Recommended Technology and Software Solution to Organization
Today cloud technology is considered so advanced for storing hefty amount of information into
online databases and for quick and secure access of information. These both are fundamental
requirements of every organization and it can be fulfilled only with the help of cloud technology.
On other side, if I talk about recommended SAP HANA solution then I can say that this software
is cloud based itself and can be easily run on cloud framework. Moreover, cost of this software
solution is in budget of organization. According to key needs of organization such as better
storage, online access of information from anywhere and appropriate management of business
activities by using Enterprise Systems and proper management of customers, all these can be
satisfied with the help of cloud, its applications and software solutions. Cloud based framework
is emerged technology and in future it will be more beneficial for its users (SAP, 2017).
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References
Software Advice. (2017). Top Benefits of Cloud ERP vs. On-Premise ERP. [online] Available
at: https://www.softwareadvice.com/resources/cloud-erp-vs-on-premise/ [Accessed 3 Oct. 2017].
SAP. (2017). SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud | In-Memory Cloud Solutions | SAP. [online]
Available at: https://www.sap.com/india/products/hana-enterprise-cloud.html [Accessed 3 Oct.
2017].
SAP Data Center. (2017). The Value of SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud - SAP Data Center.
[online] Available at: http://www.sapdatacenter.com/article/the-value-of-sap-hana-enterprise-
cloud/ [Accessed 3 Oct. 2017].
Abd Elmonem, M., Nasr, E. and Geith, M. (2017). Benefits and challenges of cloud ERP
systems – A systematic literature review.
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