After all, if something worked well, why change it? If someone didn’t want to maintain the infrastructure on their own, they could always use the cloud offerings of specialized providers such as All for One or global vendors. I’m also not particularly convinced by the claim that business is now more OPEX-oriented than CAPEX-oriented. Some are so oriented, others are not. Not to mention that it sounds more like a pursuit of fashion than a serious business assumption.
However, the fact is that the RISE with SAP S/4HANA offering identifies several phenomena that have recently materialized in the business environment. The first one is the increasing volatility of an organization’s environment, which forces an acceleration of changes in the organizations themselves. Changes in the environment are accelerating and are not expected to slow down anytime soon. Another factor is the spike in instability, first as a result of the pandemic and now as a result of the war in Ukraine. This significantly greater uncertainty is calling into question a large part of the supply chains, sources of supply and methods of cooperation or business financing terms that have been established for years. And it seems that this is only the beginning. You should add to this the need for flexible and rapid changes in an organization’s business processes to respond to all these events. Seemingly, we have always thought about this, but now it takes on a special significance.
Therefore, it does not seem a good solution to stick to a “heavy" and static infrastructure for many years. What business needs now is the selection of à la carte services according to changing needs and with short delivery times. So, why not try something from the set of RISE with SAP S/4HANA services?