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SAP S/4HANA

System Requirements

Effective identity and access management is the basis for secure and compliant system operation.
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Find the technical information you need

Get details on availability dates, maintenance end dates, and upgrade paths, as well as supported databases, operating systems, browsers, and languages.

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Identity and Access Management

Use effective identity and access management as a basis for secure and compliant system operation.

Security

SAP S/4HANA meets the highest security standards to help keep your data safe.
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Data Protection

As well as complying with general data privacy acts, SAP S/4HANA complies with industry-specific data protection legislation in different countries. 

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Virus Scanning

SAP S/4HANA calls a VSI 2.0-compliant virus scanner using a dedicated interface during different processing stages.

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User Administration and Authentication

SAP S/4HANA relies on the user management and authentication mechanisms provided with the SAP NetWeaver technology platform and the SAP HANA platform. 

Deployment Options

Deploy SAP S/4HANA on-premise or through a private cloud option.
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Private Cloud

Experience many of the advantages offered by the public cloud and meet your industry-specific needs or custom requirements in a dedicated, privately-managed cloud environment. 

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On-premise

Use your own infrastructure or an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) provider. Customize and extend SAP S/4HANA with complete control of your environment.

Technology

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In-Memory Computing

With analytical and transactional data combined in the same in-memory computing solution, SAP S/4HANA Cloud provides immediate insights based on real-time data.

Embedded Analytics

Define, manage, and leverage consistent KPIs across all your business functions, create and manage reports, run analytical queries, and build predictive models.

Ease of Use

SAP Fiori and embedded analytics deliver an easy to use, responsive, and consistent consumer-grade experience. 

Machine Learning

In-memory computing and the openness of platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provides rapid access to data to support machine learning. This intelligence is available to business users at the point of consumption. 

Extend SAP S/4HANA

The SAP S/4HANA Software Development Toolkit (SDK) provides all the necessary libraries and project templates you need to develop an extension for SAP S/4HANA.

Two-Tier Deployment

SAP S/4HANA offers a best in class two-tier ERP landscape. This greatly simplifies consolidations and integrations between headquarters and subsidiaries, both during set-up and operations.

Integration

SAP S/4HANA allows for native integration to the SAP solutions listed below and provides an open interface for integrations and extensions to other solutions, via the SAP Cloud Platform.
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SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

Support end-to-end business process integration for core HR and payroll.

Ariba Network

Streamline procure-to-pay processes with integrated workflows and purchase order and invoice automation.

SAP Financial Services Network

Support end-to-end business process integration for payment processing.

SAP Fieldglass

Support end-to-end business process integration for contingent labor and invoice-to-pay.

SAP Cloud for Customer

Support end-to-end business process integration for opportunity-to-order management.

Extensibility

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Side-by-Side and In-App extensibility

Extensibility in the SAP S/4HANA suite can be categorized into two main parts: side-by-side extensibility through SAP Cloud Platform and in-app extensibility through built-in capabilities.

Software Developer Kit (SDK)

Partners and customers can efficiently create custom applications, vertical solutions, and extensions by leveraging the SAP S/4HANA software developer kit (SDK). 

SAP API Business Hub

Build sample apps, extensions, and integrate with SAP solutions using our central catalog of all SAP and partner application programming interfaces (APIs).

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