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There is a reason that organizations surveyed in ASUG's 2025 Pulse of the SAP Customer Research listed moving to SAP S/4HANA as their top focus this year. When SAP terminates support for SAP ECC in 2027, security updates, technical assistance, and stability assurances will cease. More than just a maintenance concern, this deadline has far-reaching competitive and operational implications.
Companies operating legacy ERP systems increasingly struggle against competitors who have embraced modern platforms. SAP S/4HANA’s underlying HANA database processes vast data volumes instantaneously — a fundamental capability that traditional SAP ECC systems cannot match.
The necessity of migration is indisputable, yet the process of migrating to SAP S/4HANA can be arduous. Longstanding customizations, accumulated data stores, and complex system integrations frequently undermine carefully structured migration plans.
That’s where the partnership between SEIDOR, an SAP Platinum Partner, and MIGNOW comes in. Together, they simplify SAP migrations using AI-powered tools that reduce implementation timelines by 40–60% over traditional methods.
Tackling Latin America’s Largest SAP Challenge
Votorantim Group is a global holding company with $2.7 billion in revenue and over 10,000 employees across 16 countries. The conglomerate maintains a global presence across diverse sectors, earning recognition for its responsible investment and sustainable business practices.
With an 18TB database, 170,000 custom code objects, and 3,000 testing scenarios, Votorantim’s SAP landscape constituted “the largest SAP challenge in Latin America.” Votorantim’s enormous data stores and extensive custom code elements presented significant challenges that required MIGNOW’s expertise to overcome.
Manual processes typically bog down migration attempts involving customizations of such magnitude. Teams face delays when individually examining, adjusting, and verifying each code element against SAP S/4HANA’s architecture.
Focused on establishing a modern foundation for ongoing digital transformation while maintaining business continuity, Votorantim identified two key objectives: preparing for future RISE with SAP adoption and enabling business process enhancements.
The migration followed a carefully structured two-phase strategy. Votorantim began with on-premise SAP S/4HANA Brownfield Conversion as an initial step, creating the necessary conditions for moving to RISE with SAP during a second phase. Breaking the journey into sequential stages helped manage overwhelming complexity while maintaining momentum toward ultimate cloud goals.
The project utilized SAP’s Near Zero Downtime (NZDT) technology as part of the implementation, along with SAP MaxAttention. SAP NZDT kept Votorantim’s systems operational during migration by replicating data in the background, reducing downtime to a brief cutover period. SAP MaxAttention provided dedicated technical managers and access to development expertise throughout this unprecedented project.
The extensive custom code base and testing scenarios posed a formidable challenge, but the team successfully navigated the scale and complexity of Votorantim’s implementation. MIGNOW’s AI solution, a key differentiator in their offerings, was particularly valuable in addressing such an extensive amount of custom code.
Despite initial doubts about feasibility, the team overcame barriers to show how even immense complexity can be overcome with proactive planning and expertise. By partnering with MIGNOW, Votorantim moved to SAP S/4HANA, fortified its data, strengthened cross-functional alignment, and established a launch pad for further transformation.
Starting on the Right Foot
Companies mapping their own SAP S/4HANA transition can gain advantages from packaged solutions like those SEIDOR created for migrations of all sizes. SEIDOR’s bundle approach wraps proven methodologies into straightforward packages rather than starting from scratch with each implementation.
These packages follow a T-shirt sizing model (S, M, L), with different categories to match business needs:
- Finance: Focused on FI/CO modules, supporting up to 20 Fiori apps with 10-week implementation timeframes
- Extended Finance: Includes FI/CO plus two additional modules, supporting up to 30 Fiori apps with 12-14 week timeframes
- Enterprise: Covers FI/CO plus four additional modules, supporting up to 40 Fiori apps with 14-16 week timeframes
- Extended Enterprise: Encompasses FI/CO plus six additional modules, supporting up to 50 Fiori apps with 16-20 week timeframes
Each bundle includes technical conversion to the latest SAP S/4HANA version, custom code conversion, Fiori activation and training, testing support, project management, hypercare, and extended AMS support. On top the customer is entitled to use the MIGNOW technology for SAP S/4HANA Upgrades for the time of the subscription duration. This packaged approach provides predictability in both timeline and budget — critical factors for enterprise-scale migrations.
Organizations weighing SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA migration options can draw valuable lessons from the Votorantim case.
Enterprises dealing with both massive complexity and more manageable environments benefit equally from core principles demonstrated in this case: proven methodologies produce predictable outcomes, AI-powered solutions accelerate progress, and aligned teams across business units ensure coherent implementation.
To learn how SEIDOR can help navigate your SAP S/4HANA migration journey, contact their team for a free migration assessment.