Self-Funded Modernization for U.S. Federal IT: Advancing Mission Outcomes without Expanding Budgets
Federal agencies face growing pressure to strengthen cybersecurity, improve citizen services and adopt new digital capabilities while operating under flat or declining budgets. At the same time, they must maintain strict compliance, ensure system availability and protect mission-critical platforms that can’t afford disruption. This tension creates a fundamental challenge: How can federal agencies advance IT […]
A Smart Alternative to RISE with SAP: A Point of View for CIOs Navigating What Comes Next
If you’re running SAP ECC, Business Suite or on‑premises S/4HANA, you’re not imagining the rising pressure. SAP’s own lifecycle policy brings mainstream maintenance for ECC and Business Suite products to an end between 2025 and 2027, with S/4HANA approaching similar deadlines shortly after — pushing many organizations toward the costly Customer‑Specific Maintenance program with reduced […]
SAP S/4HANA 2602 Decoded: What the Release Reveals about SAP Innovation
CIOs are no strangers to ambiguity, as constant technology shifts, evolving board expectations and unrelenting pressure to modernize are all part of the job. But few developments have triggered more confusion than SAP S/4HANA 2602 — the February 2026 update delivered exclusively to SAP Cloud ERP Public customers. What’s fueling the uncertainty isn’t the release […]
10 Things CIOs Must Know About RISE with SAP in 2026
This blog was originally published in December 2024 and updated in February 2026. For SAP ECC and S/4HANA on-premises customers, SAP’s push for RISE with SAP has only intensified in 2026 as the company seeks to convert billions in maintenance revenue into subscription-based cloud contracts. While this strategy may benefit SAP’s shareholders and financials, CIOs […]
Introducing Rimini Change™ for SAP: Modernize and Simplify SAP Change Management
For SAP-driven organizations, change management is a cornerstone of business agility — when it works. But customers using SAP’s Change Request Management (ChaRM) tool now face a critical inflection point. Mainstream support for ChaRM is slated to end in 2027, retiring the solution and replacing it with SAP Cloud ALM, which does not offer full […]
Why Maximizing the Value of VMware Perpetual Licenses is a Smart Strategic Move
As Broadcom continues to reshape VMware’s licensing and support model, many organizations are re-evaluating their IT virtualization strategies. VMware officially marked the end of general support (EoGS) for vSphere 7.x perpetual licenses on October 2, 2025. Additionally, the end of general support for vSphere 8.x perpetual licenses is currently scheduled for October 11, 2027. These […]
Great Scott! Two Oracle Database 19c RU Withdrawals — What Now?
On February 3rd, 2026, I was reminded of a scene from ‘Back to the Future’. Towards the end of the movie, a panicked Doc Brown steps out of his DeLorean with a warning that something in the future must be avoided at all costs. I felt that same sense of urgency when I found out […]
Agentic AI ERP: The Catalyst for Enterprise Innovation
We are standing at the threshold of a new era in enterprise technology—one that promises to redefine not just how we run our businesses, but how we imagine what’s possible. The rise of Agentic AI ERP is not another incremental step; it’s a paradigm shift that unleashes the full potential of our organizations. This is […]
Simplify, Streamline and Save More by Optimizing What You Already Own
Existing ERP infrastructures remain highly valuable for many organizations across the globe. Despite vendor pressure to discard these investments for full system overhauls, most core systems continue to support mission-critical processes and are deeply embedded in how businesses create value day-to-day. As one of the three foundational steps on the Rimini Smart Path™, Rimini Optimize™ […]