SAP has extended ECC support to 2033, giving enterprises more time before migrating to S/4HANA. But that extra time is not a delay; it is an opportunity. Forward-thinking organisations are using this runway to modernise their ECC systems now and drive measurable ROI before migration even begins.
enosix helps companies transform ECC from a maintenance burden into a real growth engine. By virtualising real-time SAP data into front-end systems like Salesforce, ServiceNow, and Microsoft, businesses can activate the value of what they already own, power AI with verified SAP truth, and fund their S/4HANA migration through operational gains.
Why modernising ECC now makes sense
Waiting for S/4HANA may feel safe, but it comes with hidden costs. Traditional migrations are expensive, disruptive, and often take years. Modernising ECC today flips the script by unlocking immediate value while reducing the complexity of tomorrow’s migration.
Organisations that move now can:
- Prove ROI in 30–90 days
- Reduce migration costs by up to 60%
- Enable AI-ready, real-time SAP data, processes, and logic within existing ECC environments.
By optimising ECC today, enterprises build a smarter, faster, fully-funded bridge to S/4HANA. Download the eBook to learn more about how ECC modernisation creates immediate business value.
Real results from enosix customers
Leading enterprises are already proving what m ECC modernisation can unlock:
- Stanley Black & Decker: Recovered $10M in annual losses from pricing errors by virtualising real-time ATP and pricing data between SAP and Salesforce.
- Sonny’s Enterprises: Cut quoting time from 5 hours to 10 minutes, freeing up the equivalent of 70 full-time employees to focus on new business.
- Mannington Mills: Avoided hiring 10 additional staff members by automating ECC order and delivery data in their portal, saving $400K and increasing adoption by 250%.
These examples prove that activating ECC data with enosix delivers results fast, without code changes, middleware, or expensive rebuilds.
The advantage of virtualisation over integration
Most tools rely on middleware, APIs, or custom development, introducing latency, duplication, and years of maintenance debt. enosix takes a different path: SAP-native virtualisation.
This means:
- No replication: Data stays in SAP but is accessed instantly.
- No downtime: Modernisation happens with systems live.
- No rework: Everything built in ECC carries forward into S/4HANA.
Virtualisation allows businesses to unlock SAP data across front-end systems while preserving accuracy and security. It also makes future migration easier by ensuring all activated logic transitions seamlessly into S/4HANA.
AI needs real-time SAP data
Generative and predictive AI get the clicks, but agentic AI is what drives real enterprise impact. And agentic AI only works if it can take action based on live, SAP-accurate data. Without real-time access to ECC truth, even the best AI models – genAI, predictive, or agentic – risk producing slow, incomplete, or risky decisions. Modernising ECC with enosix gives organisations the real-time SAP foundation required for true agentic-AI. AI that doesn’t just suggest, but acts.
With enosix virtualising SAP data into front-end systems, enterprises can power:
- Autonomous order processing and exception handling
- Real-time availability, pricing, and configuration decisions
- AI-driven quoting, renewals, and customer workflows
- Predictive maintenance and intelligent forecasting (model-agnostic)
ECC modernisation turns AI from an experiment into an operational engine – faster, safer, and materially more profitable – because it runs on verified SAP truth.
A 90-day modernisation roadmap
With the right strategy, enterprises unlock measurable ROI in as little as 90 days.
Phase 1: Quick Wins (30–90 Days)
Activate one high-value workflow – quoting, availability, pricing, service, or order tracking – and prove ROI fast. Phase 2: Scale (3–12 Months)
Expand virtualisations across the supply chain, planning, and customer portals to reduce ECC dependency.
Phase 3: Simplify S/4HANA (1–3 Years)
Carry all virtualised logic into S/4HANA and cut integration costs by up to 60%.
This roadmap ensures you do not have to choose between improving now and preparing for the future. You can do both.
The cost of waiting
The 2033 extension may feel comfortable, but every quarter of delay can cost enterprises $500K to $2M in inefficiencies, pricing errors, rework, and lost deals. Meanwhile, competitors are already activating their ECC to fund AI initiatives and future migrations.
The takeaway is clear: ECC is not legacy, it is leverage. The sooner you modernise, the more value you unlock from what you already own.
Unlock Your ECC Potential
Every SAP journey is unique, but one truth stands: waiting rarely saves money. The businesses that modernise ECC now will build momentum, generate ROI faster, and move into S/4HANA with confidence.
Download the eBook here to learn how ECC can become your growth engine, not a waiting game.