CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 23, 2023

Then there was the 2027 ultimatum. You told the whole world that after December 31, 2027, you would charge an additional 2 percentage points for sustaining support. Not only do you want me to migrate to HANA and S/4HANA, but you also want me to give up my perpetual licenses and replace them with subscriptions. An ultimatum?

SAP 87

SAP Software Software Programming 87

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 7, 2023

IDC forecasts the growth rate of enterprise applications software sales will pick up in 2024, and remain steady through 2027, despite a dip this year as a result of CIOs continuing to pull back on spending due to economic headwinds. through 2027. through 2027. Software sales grew 9.8% It expects that growth rate to dip to 8.5%

Applications 52

Applications Enterprise Enterprise Study 52

CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The biggest driver for the move to S/4HANA, cited by 70% of survey respondents, is SAP’s plan to end maintenance support for its ECC 6 and Business Suite 7 software in December 2027. Awareness and adoption of the Rise with SAP all-in-one package of licensing, hosting and application management is also on the up.

SAP 78

SAP Groups Survey Training 78

CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 14, 2023

SAP will hold firm on expiration of ECC support Though customers may be looking for an extension, we expect SAP will not extend the expiration of mainstream maintenance for SAP Business Suite 7 core applications beyond 2027. SAP has already extended the deadline once — in 2020, it extended support from 2025 to the end of 2027.

SAP 52

SAP Strategy Cloud Licensing 52