What is S/4HANA? SAP's latest ERP system explained

What is S/4HANA? S/4HANA is SAP's latest version of its flagship enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The successor to SAP ECC, S/4HANA is based on an in-memory database and is designed to enable real-time data processing and analysis for businesses. It is available in both a cloud-based SaaS version and an on-premise version. The abbreviation S/4HANA sounds cryptic, but it fits perfectly with its predecessors. In the 1970s, five former IB…