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description: Staying on ECC does not mean staying behind. Neptune DXP and SAP BTP front-ends put a modern UX over existing ECC transactions without touching the core.
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- [Approach](https://vmglabs.com/services/ecc-modernization#sec-approach)
- [Who we've helped](https://vmglabs.com/services/ecc-modernization#sec-who-we-ve-helped)
- [Outcomes](https://vmglabs.com/services/ecc-modernization#sec-outcomes)
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On Your Terms

# Staying on ECC does not mean staying *behind*

Where a full S/4HANA program is not this year’s call, real value can still be released inside ECC — on your timeline.

The Reality

## Complexity, constraints and *deadlines*

60%

of SAP ECC customers still haven’t fully transitioned to S/4HANA

[Source: The Register, 2025](https://www.theregister.com/software/2025/03/20/legacy-sap-erp-customers-still-foot-dragging-move-to-s/4hana/1352379)

64%

agree that their top business priority is process efficiency and visibility

[Source: SAPinsider, 2025](https://sapinsider.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SAPinsider-Benchmark-Research-The-Technology-Leaders-2025-Agenda-05.25.pdf)

13,000

ECC customers will remain on the legacy ERP in 2030

[Source: CIO, 2025](https://www.cio.com/article/4000543/nearly-half-of-sap-ecc-customers-may-stick-with-legacy-erp-beyond-2027.html)

Approach

## Modernize without the *big-bang*

01

### Fiori-grade user experience

Neptune DXP and BTP front-ends put a modern, mobile-capable UX over existing ECC transactions without touching the core.

02

### Selective process uplift

Target the two or three processes carrying the most manual effort and automate those first, rather than re-implementing the estate.

03

### Data lifecycle cleanup

Archiving and decommissioning shrink the database, cut HANA cost, and make the eventual conversion materially cheaper.

04

### A conversion-ready roadmap

Every step is chosen so it is reusable in a later greenfield or brownfield S/4 move — no throwaway work.

05

### Experienced AMS team

An AMS team that still believes in the power of the core ECC system, and evolves with you.

06

### Extend with BTP

You don’t need to be on S/4HANA to extend your systems with BTP. We help you use the best of BTP without getting caught up in complexity.

Who We’ve Helped

## ECC customers we *work with*

### National retailer

Wanting to automate finance processes and use AI.

### Discrete manufacturer

Wanting to manage production on the shop floor more efficiently.

### Healthcare provider

Wanting to build modern Fiori apps.

### Compliance company

Wanting to modernize recruitment processes.

Outcomes

## What this *buys you*

▲

### Runway

Deferring a conversion by 18–24 months without accumulating further risk or user frustration.

▲

### A cheaper conversion later

A smaller, cleaner, better-documented system converts faster and for less.

▲

### Users who stop working around SAP

A modern front-end removes the spreadsheets and shadow processes that grow around a dated UI.

Next Step

## Pressure-test the decision *with us*

We will model the honest numbers on both paths — modernize in place, or convert now — and tell you which we would choose in your position.

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