Syniti Software Purchase Set To Streamline SAP S/4HANA Transitions

A significant software acquisition by Syniti, a global leader in enterprise data management, looks set to significantly streamline many firms’ first steps in their migration to SAP S/4HANA.

The purchase of data management and archiving tool Rightsizer from the Proceed Group is designed to build on Syniti’s ‘Data First’ strategy to SAP implementations and transitions, and will be incorporated into a suite of solutions that prioritises data work as the first port of call in any such transformation project.

Syniti says the opportunity to efficiently extract and assess data held in legacy SAP environments at the outset of a transformation project, is key to setting the process on a path to success.

“I’ve never had a customer tell us they started their data work too early or that their data is too clean,” says Syniti CEO Kevin Campbell. “This is particularly true for any business transformation project, as we have seen in the thousands of SAP migration projects that we’ve delivered on for our customers.”

Key features of Rightsizer include secure extraction and importation of data and documents stored within SAP environments; decommissioning of redundant SAP and non-SAP legacy data; and the identification and retention of data required for regulatory or business reasons.

This functionality accords well with Syniti’s ‘Data First’ mission, which asserts that early assessment and optimisation of data helps its clients to better understand their existing data and infrastructure and realise its full value.

“We continue to see the Data First strategy proving to drive better business benefits than antiquated lift-and-shift approaches,” Campbell says.

Rightsizer was developed by the Proceed Group, a long-time Syniti collaborator with a similar focus on SAP data and document management.

“Both companies believe that maximising the value of your SAP S/4HANA transformation means getting your data in shape prior to the move,” says Proceed Group founder Nick Parkin.

“Rightsizer is a natural fit for Syniti’s innovative solutions and its Data First mission, which is critical towards ensuring every client is thinking about their data as a first step to delivering faster business benefits from their system implementations.”