As SAP accelerates its cloud-first strategy, enterprise leaders are being asked to make long-term decisions that carry significant financial, operational and architectural consequences. Subscription pricing models, Clean Core constraints and multiyear transformation programs are colliding with flat budgets, rising accountability and growing pressure to deliver results now — not years from now.
In this Rimini Street Talk session, Krista Glantschnig (Product Marketing Director) sits down with Eric Kimberling, industry-trusted independent ERP advisor, and Luiz Mariotto (GVP & GM, SAP Services) to unpack what CIOs are actually doing in response including:
- Avoiding forced migrations and extending ECC and on-prem S/4HANA well into the 2030s and beyond.
- Regaining roadmap independence through a streamlined core, plus intelligent external layers.
- Applying AI and automation now without triggering disruptive rebuilds or vendor lock-in.
You’ll also hear a candid discussion of the economic and risk tradeoffs behind SAP’s strategy — and why many CIOs are prioritizing flexibility, leverage and optionality over irreversible commitments.
This session offers a grounded, experience-driven perspective for leaders who want to modernize on their own terms, align technology decisions with business reality and avoid being forced into timelines that don’t serve the enterprise.
