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Door 8Draft

Get third-party support, fund AI with the savings

What this road promises

“Keep ECC as it is, add AI and a new front end on top.”Source: Rimini Street

Ask yourself:

1Assess the riskAsk yourself:Can I defend leaving SAP support to auditors and the board?

Check what leaving SAP support means.

2Choose a provider and signAsk yourself:What does it cost to come back to SAP if we need to?

Compare providers and sign.

3Transition supportAsk yourself:Tax, legal and security updates now come from the provider, not SAP.

Move support to the new provider.

4Pick the AI approach on topAsk yourself:The savings are real, but I still need to choose an AI road.

Choose one of the AI doors.

5When we migrate laterAsk yourself:If we migrate anyway, did we save money or just delay?

Plan for a possible move to S/4HANA.

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Where this road lands

AI you get
Depends on the AI road you add.
Time to production
Depends on the AI road you add.
Cost
Provider fee instead of SAP maintenance.
Team load
Low to switch. Then depends.
New systems
New support contract.
Survives migration
Coming back to SAP may cost.
Security and licensing
Updates from the provider, not SAP.
Adoption risk
Depends on the AI road.

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