Semarchy & Apgar unveil SAP Accelerators partnership

Semarchy and Apgar have announced a partnership to introduce SAP Accelerators aimed at assisting businesses in their transition to SAP S/4HANA.

The transition to SAP S/4HANA is recognised as a challenging process for businesses, often marked by issues such as data loss risks, data cleansing necessities, legal updates, and system compatibility challenges. The collaboration between Semarchy and Apgar seeks to address these significant obstacles by leveraging Semarchy's data management platform alongside Apgar's SAP expertise.

Hervé Chapron, Senior Vice President of Sales and General Manager for Europe, Middle East, and Africa at Semarchy, stated, "Our collaboration with Apgar represents a significant leap forward in simplifying SAP S/4HANA migrations. By combining our advanced data management capabilities with Apgar's SAP proficiency, we're equipping businesses with a powerful toolkit to navigate the complexities of these transitions efficiently and securely. Establishing a strong data foundation is essential not only for streamlining these migrations, but also for enabling the successful adoption of AI technologies in the long term."

The features of the SAP Accelerators include streamlined data migration processes to mitigate data loss and integrity issues, enhanced data cleansing, and governance capabilities to maintain high-quality data within new SAP S/4HANA environments. It aims to improve system compatibility and integration, considerably reducing business operation disruptions while accelerating the time-to-value for SAP S/4HANA implementations.

The partnership also brings advanced flexibility in data modelling, granting enterprises the ability to create tailor-made workflows and adapt data models to meet specific business requirements.

Jean-Yves Falque, Executive Chairman and co-founder of Apgar, commented, "For many years, we have accumulated unparalleled experience in managing SAP S/4 master data, allowing our customers to secure their SAP S/4 upgrade projects and achieve a new level of flexibility and trust in their master data. Today, we are thrilled to announce the availability of our solution on the powerful Semarchy data platform."

"This provides businesses with access to a cutting-edge solution for managing their SAP master data. This unique collaboration with Semarchy leverages our combined strengths to address the critical challenges of SAP S/4 upgrades, ensuring improved governance, seamless integration, and more efficient operations."

The Semarchy-Apgar solution offers a promising alternative to traditional MDM frameworks such as SAP MDG. While SAP MDG remains a strong option, some companies encounter limitations as data governance needs become more complex. The Semarchy-Apgar solution proposes a modern approach characterised by flexible data modelling, a lower cost of ownership, and smooth integration with both SAP and non-SAP systems. The focus is on executing successful data migrations and addressing critical business challenges during SAP S/4HANA upgrades.

An example illustrating the practical advantages of this approach is provided by Savencia, a global food group that successfully migrated to Semarchy's solution. In their transition, Savencia was able to identify 27,000 golden data records among 180,000 customers, significantly enhancing data quality and reducing redundancy.

Businesses embarking on SAP S/4HANA migrations are encouraged to utilise this joint solution to overcome common hurdles, ensure data integrity, and accelerate their digital transformation initiatives.