We need to fix the S/4HANA version names
S/4HANA carries the version of the year it was released
The problem is, new S/4HANA versions are always released in October/November and carry that year as the version
For example S/4HANA 2025 was released in October 2025
Even the fastest S/4HANA Customers would struggle to get this in to Production before 2026
And that's the problem
The Customer goes live in 2026 with the latest version of S/4HANA.... S/4HANA 2025
And cosmetically if just looks wrong and causes confusion 😞
It looks old before it's even been implemented in Production !
SAP should follow the lead of car manufacturers with the Model Year concept
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- Model year (MY): This refers to the model cycle and the specific set of features, trims, and updates for a particular vehicle. For example, a car manufactured in late 2024 could be designated as a 2025 model year (MY2025) because it features the new upgrades for that year
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Following this approach, S/4HANA 2025 would be called S/4HANA 2026
And all Customers deploying S/4HANA 2026 during the calendar year 2026 would be able to say to their "Business" that they are rolling out the latest version of S/4HANA which is called S/4HANA 2026
That's it
What do you think ?
Andy.
Bluesky
