S/4HANA Migration Accelerates as 2027 ECC Deadline Looms for 25,000 Customers

SAP estimates that approximately 25,000 customers are still running ECC 6.0 with less than 18 months remaining before mainstream maintenance ends. The company has introduced enhanced RISE with SAP migration credits and extended the Business Transformation Services programme to help partners accelerate customer transitions. Industry analysts warn that organisations that have not begun planning risk being caught in a costly extended maintenance window. Partners with pre-built migration accelerators are seeing a significant uptick in pipeline activity.