SAP is doubling the time between major releases of S/4HANA Cloud private edition from one year to two — at the same time promising to release new feature packs every six months or so to keep up the pace of innovation. It is also extending maintenance to seven years, from five today.
The changes will take effect with the 2023 release of software, which is now generally available.
The good news for SAP is that many of the customers adopting its cloud-based S/4HANA offering are net-new, meaning more market share.
