Microsoft con­duct­ed research with ASUG to bet­ter under­stand SAP cus­tomers’ cloud expe­ri­ences, evolv­ing cloud needs, and AI’s impact on SAP land­scapes. The find­ings show wide­spread cloud ser­vice usage, with most orga­ni­za­tions deploy­ing a mix of hybrid, pri­vate, and pub­lic envi­ron­ments. Enter­prise cloud strate­gies vary based on busi­ness func­tion, cloud expe­ri­ence, and invest­ment levels.

Key Take­aways:

• SAP S/4HANA and Busi­ness Needs Dri­ve Cloud Adop­tion and Deploy­ment Models

• Time and Spend Shape Cloud Strategy

• Com­peti­tor Bench­mark­ing and Provider Selec­tion — Microsoft Comes Out on Top

• Gaps in Cloud Ben­e­fits and Provider Chal­lenges Cre­ate Opportunities

• Automa­tion and Ana­lyt­ics Lead AI Use Cas­es as Orga­ni­za­tions Nav­i­gate Non­lin­ear Adoption

• RISE with SAP Accel­er­ates Future SAP S/4HANA Adop­tion, While AI Use in SAP S/4HANA Remains Ear­ly but Set to Grow

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