6 Challenges That Stall Every SAP S/4HANA Migration | Kinetic Data | Kinetic Data
Summary
SAP has set a 2027 deadline for ECC mainstream maintenance ending, forcing customers to migrate to S/4HANA and exposing major migration risks. The article highlights six common blockers: massive custom ABAP remediation, business process disruption, integration breakage, a recurring re-customization cycle, user adoption friction with Fiori, and scarcity of ABAP talent. It recommends moving customizations outside the SAP core into an external orchestration layer that connects via standard APIs so SAP can remain vanilla. This approach aims to reduce cutover risk, preserve business continuity, make upgrades routine, and prevent repeating the cycle of costly internal customizations.
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