• SAP S/4 HANA’s unique architecture where the database runs in-memory, with data stored in columns allowing for faster, near to real time analytics and compute capabilities.

• SAP S/4 Hana also gives customers the option to fully leverage the new HANA multi tenancy functionality provided by the SAP Hana platform for the cloud.

• SAP S/4 HANA’s focuses on providing end users active decision support in real time, that is data driven and takes into consideration both internal and external sources of data.

• SAP announced a maintenance commitment for SAP S/4HANA until the end of 2040. At the same time, SAP will provide mainstream maintenance for core applications of SAP Business Suite 7 software* until the end of 2027 followed by optional extended maintenance until the end of 2030.

https://news.sap.com/2020/02/sap-s4hana-maintenance-2040-clarity-choice-sap-business-suite-7/