SAP glossary · Cloud ERP, RISE and GROW

Greenfield

What it is

Starting on a new system landscape instead of converting the old one. SAP describes it as the easiest way into SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, particularly for customers whose landscapes are heterogeneous and poorly standardised.

Why it matters for executives

Greenfield buys a clean start at the price of re-implementing processes and migrating data. It is a business redesign decision as much as a technical one.

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