{"id":109511,"date":"2026-08-13T12:49:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T10:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/?post_type=doc&#038;p=109511"},"modified":"2026-08-14T12:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:24:17","slug":"practical-guide-to-your-journey-to-sap-s-4hana-cloud-public-edition","status":"publish","type":"doc","link":"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/en\/doc\/practical-guide-to-your-journey-to-sap-s-4hana-cloud-public-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical Guide to Your Journey to SAP S\/4HANA Cloud Public Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"109511\" class=\"elementor elementor-109511 elementor-108278\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">WHITEPAPER | SAP S\/4HANA PUBLIC CLOUD EDITION<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efe5174 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efe5174\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Practical Guide to Your Journey to SAP S\/4HANA Cloud Public Edition <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0bcfa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0bcfa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Opportunities and challenges, strategic considerations for the target architecture and an implementation guide<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5c75b9\" data-id=\"b5c75b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1f6f59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1f6f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Deckblatt-White-Paper-Public-Cloud-EN-212x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-110128\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Deckblatt-White-Paper-Public-Cloud-EN-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Deckblatt-White-Paper-Public-Cloud-EN-600x850.png 600w, https:\/\/www.pikon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Deckblatt-White-Paper-Public-Cloud-EN.png 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c281937 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c281937\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cfb511\" data-id=\"9cfb511\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ab70f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58ab70f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">HOW TO IMPLEMENT THE PUBLIC CLOUD EFFICIENTLY AND FUTURE-PROOF IT<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f77b147 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f77b147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\" lang=\"DE-DE\" xml:lang=\"DE-DE\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">The\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">requirements<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">placed<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\"> on modern ERP <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">systems<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">are<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">undergoing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 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Companies\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">today<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">\u00a0face the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">challenge<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">managing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">increasingly<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">complex<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">business<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">processes<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">serving<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">\u00a0international\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">markets<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">, and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">rapidly<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">integrating<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">innovations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">\u00a0such as\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">artificial<\/span><span 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SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">organisations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">Is<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">\u00a0SAP S\/4HANA Cloud Public Edition the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW107594163 BCX8\">solution<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW107594163 BCX8\">?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW107594163 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201438270 BCX8\">This\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201438270 BCX8\">whitepaper<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201438270 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201438270 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class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201438270 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201438270 BCX8\">considerations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201438270 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201438270 BCX8\">involved<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201438270 BCX8\">\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201438270 BCX8\">selecting<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201438270 BCX8\">\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201438270 BCX8\">target<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201438270 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201438270 BCX8\">architecture<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201438270 BCX8\">, and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201438270 BCX8\">how<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201438270 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201438270 BCX8\">companies<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201438270 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201438270 BCX8\">can<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201438270 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201438270 BCX8\">successfully<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201438270 BCX8\">\u00a0manage the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201438270 BCX8\">transition<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201438270 BCX8\">\u00a0to the\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201438270 BCX8\">public<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201438270 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW201438270 BCX8\">cloud<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201438270 BCX8\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c04a263 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c04a263\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">CONTENT<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5835f4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5835f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This whitepaper helps you to strategically position the implementation of SAP S\/4HANA Cloud ERP and outlines the specific steps involved in the implementation process in accordance with SAP Activate.<\/p><p>Excerpts from the contents:<\/p><ul><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW209689482 BCX8\" lang=\"DE-DE\" xml:lang=\"DE-DE\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209689482 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Decision<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209689482 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW209689482 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">Factors<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209689482 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"heading 2\">\u00a0for the Target Architecture<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW209689482 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li>Public Cloud vs. Private Cloud<\/li><li>Grow with SAP<\/li><li><span class=\"TOCLinkOverrideThemed BCX8 SCXW226756320\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined BCX8 SCXW226756320\" lang=\"DE-DE\" xml:lang=\"DE-DE\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW226756320\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">S\/4HANA Public Cloud: Which Industries is it Suitable for?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li>AI in the Public Cloud<\/li><li>Implementation Guide according to SAP Activate<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb13663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb13663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">TARGET GROUP<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dcc82d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dcc82d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>CEO, CIO, CFO, CDO, CTO<\/li><li>IT Director<\/li><li>SAP Manager<span class=\"EOP SCXP123744436 BCX9\">\u200b<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c3eff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42c3eff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">INSIGHTS<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-69e0908 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69e0908\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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