Leaders Roundtable: Time’s Running Out: Future-Proof Your SAP Transformation with On-Premises Resilience

To operate effectively, agencies need infrastructure that consistently supports mission-critical services. With mainstream SAP ERP support ending in 2027, the deadline is more than a software update; it requires a deliberate shift in infrastructure strategy.

Do you have time to wait? SAP migrations typically take 12–18 months. Factor in government procurement cycles and inter-agency integration testing, and an agency starting in 2025 is already on a tight timeline to meet the 2027 deadline.

Key considerations for a successful SAP migration:

Infrastructure readiness. Ensuring systems can scale and perform reliably under mission-critical workloads.
Hybrid strategy. Balancing cloud flexibility with data sovereignty requirements.
Customisation audits. Reviewing decades of existing workflows and integrations to streamline transition.
Resource planning. Securing the specialised skills and capacity needed before global migration demand peaks.

Join an exclusive, invitation-only roundtable with peers from Singapore’s public sector to find out the immediate steps needed to secure the right expertise, infrastructure capacity, and compliance safeguards before the 2027 deadline.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a company that provides enterprise-focused IT products and services like servers, storage, networking, and software.

Intel Corporation is an American multinational technology company that creates world-changing technology that improves the life of every person on the planet. The company is a global leader in semiconductor design and manufacturing, providing the technological building blocks for an increasingly smart and connected world.

Sash Mukherjee

VP Industry Insights, Ecosystm

jim Loiacono

Worldwide Private Cloud for SAP Sales Leader, HPE

Christophe Maisonnave

Asia Pacific Hybrid Solutions Sales Director, HPE

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Please see below some images and key takeaways.

Key Takeaways include:

⮞ Complexity, urgency, and cost are escalating. Organisations face talent shortages, legacy custom code, data quality issues, expiring compatibility packs, and change management hurdles. Rising consulting rates and infrastructure costs make proactive planning, remediation, and budget management essential to minimise risk and meet the tight timeline.

⮞ Evolving AI adds strategic complexity. The expanding AI landscape introduces new requirements for SAP transformations. Organisations must proactively address data quality, latency, sovereign control, and AI-readiness to ensure systems are future-proof, reliable, compliant, and cost-effective.

⮞ Control and sovereignty matter. On-site and hybrid SAP deployments provide superior control, enhancing data sovereignty, security, performance, and availability, while reducing disruption, risk, and hidden costs from transfers, cloud dependencies, or regulatory compliance failures.

⮞ Skills and change management are decisive. Organisations must upskill teams across cloud, SAP, data, and AI, embedding structured change management to ensure smooth adoption and minimise resistance.

⮞ Flexibility drives transformation. Successful SAP modernisation isn’t cloud vs on-prem; it’s hybrid deployment that balances regulatory, risk, legacy, and cost considerations while enabling phased adoption without forced migrations.