No Extension to SAP ECC 6 and Business Suite 7 Mainstream Maintenance End Dates in 2025 and 2027
This blog was originally published in February 2023 and was updated in August 2025 The end of mainstream maintenance for SAP ECC 6 and Business Suite 7 is coming soon. Organizations are being pressured by SAP to migrate to S/4HANA, while many are considering sticking with ECC 6, as noted by several SAP analysts. Allow […]
How Japan’s Titans of Industry are Following Their Own Path to AI
At Street Smart Tokyo 2025, a panel of Japanese visionaries gathered to discuss a powerful windfall that comes from outsourcing ERP maintenance: more space to plan for AI. The event offered a rare window into how some of Japan’s most established companies are navigating the high-stakes challenge of modernizing IT while balancing risk and cost […]
Rimini Street + ServiceNow®: Turning AI-Enabled Insights into Real Business Value
I speak with IT leaders often about Rimini Street’s partnership with ServiceNow, Inc.®, and one of the most common questions received is, “What’s the value to the customer?” My answer — that depends on you. My colleague, Marc Thames, Senior. Principal Domain Architect, ServiceNow Platform, and I go in-depth on the Rimini Street and ServiceNow […]
Accelerating Out of the Turn
This summer, the roar of Formula One engines will echo not just from the big screen with the release of the new F1 movie, but also in boardrooms and IT strategy sessions around the world. Why? Because the principles that guide elite F1 drivers through hairpin turns are the same ones that can guide IT […]
Facing VMware vSphere 7 End of Support? Here’s What It Means — and How Rimini Street Can Help
Broadcom has confirmed that support for VMware vSphere 7.x and vSAN 7.x will officially end on October 2, 2025. After this date, customers still running vSphere 7.x or vSAN 7.x will lose access to critical updates, security patches, and official Broadcom support – but they still have a choice when it comes to supporting and […]
Resilience in Action: How strategic manufacturers are finding opportunity in market volatility
The manufacturing industry is experiencing the pain of shifting trade policies and economic uncertainty. During a time when global systems are deeply intertwined, sudden tariff hikes are disrupting supply chains, increasing production costs and forcing companies to rethink sourcing strategies. Supplier delivery times have hit a two-year low due to companies reducing or halting shipments. […]
Strategic Solutions for VMware: Helping License Holders Navigate Change
Having a background in the technology sector with a focus on software, I’m passionate about sharing my learnings with fellow executives. Lately, I’ve been receiving a lot of questions from peers about VMware — specifically, how to decipher the many changes in offerings and understand what options are available. This is no surprise, as recent […]
SAP Renaming Strategy Brings Added Confusion and Costs
The parade of new names announced at SAP Sapphire 2025 had attendees tilting their heads and furrowing their brows. “Wait, what?” “But I thought ….” “What does ‘RISE’ mean now?” What’s clear is that SAP has once again moved the goalposts for its customers. At first glance, the recent rebranding of “RISE with SAP” to […]
Broadcom Says, You’re Using VMware Wrong— Rimini Street Says, You Deserve Better Options
Broadcom’s recent defense of skyrocketing VMware costs— claiming customers are simply using it wrong”—has sparked more frustration than reassurance. As enterprises react to forced subscription bundles and sharp price hikes, we’re stepping in with a proven alternative: Continue using your current VMware infrastructure, avoid vendor lock-in, reduce costs and regain control of your tech roadmap […]