What is the "digital core" of SAP S/4HANA?
The digital core is the heart of SAP S/4HANA. "To consistently implement a digitization-friendly IT environment" - this is exactly what the digital core means, according to SAP.
The digital core is the heart of SAP S/4HANA. "To consistently implement adigitization-friendly IT environment" - this is exactly what the digital coremeans, according to SAP. The core networks all applications with each other
and thus enables the use of data "without loss of information throughout theentire company" - in real time.
The reason for this lies in the architecture: Unlike SAP ERP 6.0 (OLTP and OLAPas separate systems, programmed indices, aggregates, etc.), the informationis no longer based on rows, but in columns. The advantage of thisarchitecture is that a column-based database can perform analyses andprocesses much faster (in real time) because it eliminates the need forindexes and aggregates.
The central functions for companies are at the core; all other functions arelocated outside the core as separate business unit solutions. These solutionscan be integrated as required.

Meinolf Schäfer, Senior Director Sales & Marketing
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