Item: SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

SAP S/4HANA Cloud is used for the internal finance and human resource systems for the entire Accenture company. We execute all of our production on one SAP instance. Using SAP S/4HANA Cloud we close our monthly, quarterly and yearly business processes in 3 days. Without SAP S/4HANA Cloud this would be much longer. The other business problem addressed is managing all our human resources needs.

Pros and Cons

SAP S/4HANA Cloud is much faster database then previous SQL. This is due to the speed of the in-process memory.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud in process memory requires very powerful and expensive machines.

Return on Investment

It's had a positive impact by reducing our close time from 5 days down to 2 or 3.

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle Database

The SAP S/4HANA Cloud in-memory feature makes SAP S/4HANA Cloud much faster than previous storage based databases. Also, with storage based databases there is frequently a need to expand drives or add SAN drives which leads to extra expense. We selected SAP S/4HANA Cloud because it was the next generation upgrade from SAP and we aim to keep current.

Other Software Used

Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database

Likelihood to Recommend

SAP S/4HANA Cloud is suited for businesses looking to optimize performance when executing financial close processes. It may not be appropriate for smaller businesses with less budget. Regarding human resource management, SAP S/4HANA Cloud, in general, is good a simplifying the process with the out of the box solution. This helps customers who do not want to have to maintain complex codebase.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Review

Overall Satisfaction with SAP S/4HANA Cloud