SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Private Edition

A tailored-to-fit cloud ERP that adapts to your organization's unique transformation
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What is SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition?

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition safeguards your existing investment in SAP ERP while benefiting from the latest capabilities and greater flexibility.

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Running on your standard

  • Maximize your differentiation by tailoring business processes to your unique requirements​​

  • Protect your investment and move to the cloud at your pace

Modernizing your business

  • Achieve bottom-line growth with proven business processes for your industry

  • Deliver green-line growth by building sustainability directly into your business

Keeping control

  • Manage the speed of change by rolling out innovations on your timeline

  • Choose the cloud infrastructure based on your landscape and preferences

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition earns the 2024 "Top Rated" award

Check out what users think about SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, giving the cloud ERP the 2024 "Top Rated" award in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) category.

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Why migrate to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition?

It's an opportunity to tailor ERP software to meet specific needs while retaining company-specific configurations and customizations and accessing capabilities that offer a competitive edge.

Key benefits of moving from on premises to a tailored-to-fit cloud ERP

  • Streamlined operations and support, enabling the handover of technical operations for your mission-critical system to SAP

  • Innovation at your pace with a minimum upgrade cycle of five years, releases on a yearly basis, and support packages

  • High availability of your mission-critical systems based on a standard service level agreement (SLA) of 99.7% for your cloud ERP

  • Lower total cost of ownership (TCO) through a subscription-based model and the increased cost efficiency of shifting upfront capital expenses to operating expenses

Key features that differentiate our cloud ERP from SAP ERP

  • Real-time insights with transaction and analytical data in one system

  • Newly embedded functionality, including central procurement, customer management, and production planning and scheduling

  • Up-to-date business processes that support the latest industry requirements

  • Artificial intelligence that optimizes and automates your mission-critical processes

  • Predefined integration with a cohesive user experience, SAP best practices, and extensions to connect processes across your business

Key features of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition

Explore features of the cloud ERP that's helping mature enterprises worldwide run effectively.

Finance and procurement

Modernize finance—from payables and receivables to expense and tax compliance—while enhancing procurement efficiency.

Product lifecycle

Define, develop, deliver, and manage innovative and sustainable products.

Supply chain

Gain a foundation for a risk-resilient and sustainable supply chain operation.

Manufacturing

Plan and control production processes, including engineering and operations.

Sales

Improve sales outcomes across every channel and function—from quote to cash.

Service

Improve revenue recognition while excelling in service lifecycle management.

Assets

Modernize asset management processes—from allocation to maintenance.

Cross-functional features

Bridge gaps across varying business lines with AI-powered features.

See how customers are succeeding with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition

Accelerating ERP migration to the cloud

Learn about BMW Group's ambitious IT transformation to future-proof its ERP systems by moving them to the cloud.

Becoming future-ready through cloud ERP migration

Read how Bertrandt migrated to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition through the RISE with SAP journey to enhance performance and optimize processes.

Streamlining clients’ cloud migration journeys

See how IT company HCL Technologies prepares for growth by giving clients a smooth digital transformation experience.

Leaping ahead in the cloud during disruption

Explore how live entertainment leader Cirque du Soleil reimagined itself to bounce back and bounce forward with cloud ERP.

Latest innovations

Learn what's new in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition.

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Check out the new and enhanced features in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, including​​:

  • Automated mission-critical processes using SAP Business AI to upgrade finance and service capabilities

  • Predictive labor demand planning to optimize labor allocation in warehouses

  • AI-based explanations of the detailed scheduling optimizer to improved exception handling in manufacturing

Stay agile and innovative by upgrading your cloud ERP

Learn how to gain the full value of your SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition investment by running on the latest release

  • AI innovations and automation
  • The latest features and scenarios for increased productivity and improved business processes
  • Optimized UX and collaboration capabilities
  • Enhanced security and compliance
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Technical and security information

Protect your enterprise with the built-in security features and add-on solutions from SAP.
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition is our answer to enabling a cloud experience with the same functional scope and upgrade flexibility that SAP S/4HANA Cloud offers.

SAP Help Portal

Visit SAP Help Portal to find detailed documentation, guides, and articles to help you implement, configure, and optimize SAP products.

Resources

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Run cloud ERP in your own data center

A fully managed cloud service similar to an SAP data center or hyperscaler enables you to run secure, high-performing, and reliable cloud operations in your own data center.

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Mapping your journey to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition

Get the expert guidance you need to successfully plan your migration to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition.

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Introducing SAP Business AI for SAP S/4HANA Cloud

This course covers strategic foundations, embedded AI use cases, and tools such as SAP Road Map Explorer and the feature catalog to support planning and innovation.

Get started

Take the next steps toward cloud ERP. Jump-start your implementation and drive ROI by collaborating with industry experts, consultants, and support engineers throughout your journey.

RISE with SAP

Make the move to cloud ERP at your own pace with a comprehensive transformation journey.

Product tour

Explore key features of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition and how you can apply them to different business scenarios.

Demo

Experience a live demo of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition and explore the advantages of cloud ERP.​

Services

Transform your business quickly and effectively by taking advantage of our holistic service and support plans, expert consulting services, custom application development, proven best practices, and deep industry and technical knowledge.

Support

Help keep your SAP solutions running at peak performance with our IT experts and support services, including long-term plans, embedded teams, remote technology support, self-service portal, and innovation strategies.

Localization capabilities

Scale your business confidently, both locally and globally, with more than 1,000 local versions of SAP products. Integrated regional processes enable you to comply with regulations worldwide.

Frequently asked questions

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition is a tailored-to-fit cloud ERP that adapts to your organization's unique transformation while enabling the migration of your on-premises ERP investment from SAP, such as SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC), SAP S/4HANA, and SAP ERP.

Visit our innovations page to learn about the innovations available in the latest release.

The solution has a two-year release cycle, with new innovations and enhancements rolled out every six months. Every release receives maintenance for seven years.​

There are two SAP S/4HANA Cloud solutions to choose from:

  • SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition: Our ready-to-run cloud ERP managed by SAP.

  • SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition: Our tailored-to-fit cloud ERP that adapts to your unique business needs while enabling the migration of your on-premises ERP investment from SAP.

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