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5 Reasons why GROW with SAP is a Good Solution for Mid-Market Businesses
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Mukund Shinde
Sr. Vice President (Enterprise Solutions – SAP Practice)
July 18, 2024
Market dynamics, rising customer expectations, and the evolution of modern technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and Predictive Analytics have necessitated a shift from conventional legacy ERP systems.
Businesses, especially the emerging and mid-market segments, need an integrated solution that caters to every single aspect of their operations. Otherwise, they stand to lose out in the competitive race, as optimal digital maturity is now a necessity rather than an option.
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Our blog “5 reasons why GROW with SAP is a good solution for mid-market companies”, gives a comprehensive understanding of how GROW with SAP is suited for mid-market companies new to SAP, or planning to migrate from an existing ERP solution to SAP S/4HANA cloud.
Common Questions that Business Owners have for a S/4 HANA Migration exercise
The following questions will help you understand how SAP support services can address key concerns and ensure a successful S/4 HANA migration.
What will happen to my data and operational processes if I migrate to S/4HANA?
You have the option to migrate existing data and processes, either in part or whole, to the S/4HANA platform. The platform also identifies areas of optimization in your processes and enables re-engineering them for better performance, utility, and ease of usage.
Can I start by discarding legacy data, and start afresh?
SAP S/4HANA cloud in GROW with SAP supports a Greenfield SAP implementation, where you start afresh without your existing data, processes, and systems.
How secure is Cloud deployment, when compared to on-prem deployments?
On-prem deployments are cost-intensive with heavy upfront investment. You also need to have a dedicated team that monitors the performance and security. In the case of SAP public cloud-based deployment with GROW with SAP, you get the advantage of scalability, along with the extensive security that SAP cloud offers.
What is the support that I will receive if needed?
While GROW with SAP has 24/7 support, the extent depends on your subscription. Rest assured, managing security incidents and getting comprehensive on-time support will cost you much lesser than an on-prem deployment.
What are the subscription charges, and is it a pay-as-you-go approach?
GROW with SAP works on a pay-as-you-go pricing model with no upfront costs. You pay for the SAP storage and services you use, with on-demand access to additional computing power, bandwidth, and storage capacity. This does away with the heavy costs incurred for setting up an on-prem deployment facility.
Will my remote employees and field staff be able to access the deployment anytime, anywhere, and with any device?
With a cloud-based deployment, access is ensured anytime, anywhere, and from any supported device. The cloud gives the much-needed secure mobility advantage to provide faster access to your remote staff.
GROW with SAP for Small and Medium-sized Businesses
SAP has a new bundled offering in its GROW with SAP solution, meant for net-new customers and migrations from an existing ERP platform. The solution provides an agile, scalable, unified, and secure platform with ease of planning, deployment, adaptability, and usage of SAP implementation best practices. It includes the below-mentioned business functions and provides easy optimization and process automation with built-in Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML) capabilities.
GROW with SAP empowers enterprises with a vast number of pre-configured processes and guided tools and methodologies along with the SAP Activate methodology which provides a fast and seamless SAP implementation.
Solve unique challenges with Activate Methodology
Even for a million-dollar SAP projects company, the Activate Methodology will assist the organization with deliverables, resources, and deadlines as a part of SAP solutions. This project implementation methodology will help you to ease the solutions for complex projects with a proper roadmap.
Importance of GROW with SAP for mid-market business
The GROW with SAP offers the most essential products and services for SAP S/4 HANA could, public edition and to grow their business too. The GROW with SAP offers packaged activation services, to make the processes a ready-to-run for all businesses.
With the above features, let’s look at the top 5 reasons to choose GROW with SAP and the accrued benefits.
1. Unified SAP Solution-Simplifying Everyday Work
For businesses planning to use SAP as a cloud-based ERP platform, GROW with SAP offers a unified platform that includes all lines of core business operations. This does away with having disparate and siloed applications for each business function, and gives a single suite that is easily extensible, with scalability and flexibility for ramping up as required.
You get the advantage of built-in collaboration features and AI-driven capabilities that give way for faster innovation. S/4HANA Cloud provides an easy to use and intuitive interface that simplifies its usage. Accelerate for GROW with SAP provides guided tools and methodologies for an expedited rollout, with predictable scope and timelines.
2. Nurturing Capabilities
New SAP implementations require a robust support system and access to low-code tools and techniques that enhance the change management process and ensure optimal adaptability. SAP has a vast set of support resources that are easily accessible to users of GROW with SAP, helping customers easily understand the suite, and identify areas of improvement, apart from easy customization on top of the pre-configured processes.
Users get the advantage of easily building the required skills to ensure faster adoptability. This makes the learning curve simpler, and with a third-party SAP solution provider such as Korcomptenz, you get the advantage of faster implementations that suit your diverse needs. S/4HANA Cloud in GROW with SAP includes sustainable scaling and ESG reporting features.
3. SAP Business Technology Platform
SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) is a part of the GROW with SAP solution and offers easy process automation, innovation, and easy adaption to rapidly changing business needs. It’s designed to work on a low-code platform with intuitive tools, pre-built integrations, and best-practice implementations that ensure seamless operations-both for current sustainability and future growth.
Get the advantage of insightful analytics across vast data sources and drive efficient and productive decision-making that makes you future ready.
4.Cost and Value-driven Advantage
With GROW with SAP, you get to move from a CapEx to OpEx pricing model, as you pay-as-you-go, without any upfront costs. GROW with SAP leverages the immense potential of AI, ML, and Robotic Process Automation to provide a comprehensive platform that transforms your business operations and gives the right impetus for achieving the optimal level of digital maturity required to stay ahead in the competitive race.
5. Security
Security is of paramount importance for cloud-based deployments, as your business data and applications need to be secured from security incidents that compromise your operations and hamper your business continuity. With SAP S/4HANA, you get the advantage of a robust security system that: ensures data integrity, confidentiality, risk identification, and mitigation capabilities, meeting statutory compliance requirements such as with legal, tax and industry-specific norms.
You get to leverage the industry-standard security features provided by SAP, with the option to build your security posture on top of them.
Korcomptenz has vast experience in ERP implementations over the past two decades, and has successfully helped businesses get the best ROI from their ERP investments. As an SAP Solutions Partner accredited with GROW with SAP and RISE with SAP offerings, we aim to deliver SAP solutions that surcharge your business operations and catalyze your growth. For more information on how GROW with SAP can benefit you, do contact us , and our SAP experts will be glad to help.
