Firms slow to upgrade SAP products in Brazil

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Brazilian firms have been slow to upgrade their SAP installations to S/4HANA or Business Suite on HANA and are waiting for incentives from the vendor as well as an extension to the support deadline for old products, according to a report. Local organizations have been dragging their heels to upgrade even though older installations will not be supported after 2025, according to a study on the countrys SAP HANA and Leonardo ecosystem carried out by technology analyst firm Information Services Group (ISG). Brazilian organizations are buying new HANA licenses to stay compliant with licensing terms but dont upgrade their old systems, the report notes, adding that local firms tend to go for the brownfield model when it comes to SAP products, whereby old software coexists with new platforms. While large organizations in Brazil tend to go for brownfield upgrades, medium-sized companies often adopt S/4HANA as a greenfield project, where the SAP platform is rolled out as a new product, replacing in-house or legacy systems. The company acquired a series of products including S/4HANA, C/4HANA, Ariba and Concur, to be rolled out across its brand The Body Shop.

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