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 […]
A CIOs Guide to Agentic AI without RISE with SAP
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 […]
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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 […]
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