Most SAP programmes that disappoint were delivered on scope and on schedule. What they missed was adoption, and adoption is designed in from the beginning or not at all.
Most SAP customers do not have a data shortage. They have a trust problem, where three reports give three answers and nobody can say which is right.
Mainstream maintenance for SAP ECC 6.0 runs out in 2027, with paid extended support available to 2030. The date is fixed, but what it should trigger in your organisation is a planning decision, not a panic.
RISE with SAP bundles software, infrastructure and services into a single subscription. The real decision underneath it is how much standardisation your business is prepared to accept.
SAP Business Technology Platform is where the clean core principle becomes practical. It is the place your differentiating logic can live without compromising your upgrade path.
Clean core is not a ban on customisation. It is a discipline about where customisation lives, and it is the single biggest lever on what your next upgrade costs.