Data Migration & Modernization

Move beyond legacy data platforms with a smarter path to SAP Business Data Cloud, reduce complexity and cost, and build a foundation for analytics and AI.

Modernize Your SAP Data Platform Before It Holds the Business Back

BW 7.5 and BusinessObjects both reach end of mainstream support in 2027. At the same time, data volumes continue to grow, cloud strategies are evolving, and AI initiatives demand faster access to trusted business data. Many organizations find that legacy data platforms can no longer support the speed, flexibility, or innovation the business requires.

Lemongrass helps organizations modernize their SAP data landscape with a structured path to SAP Business Data Cloud, hybrid architectures, and modern cloud data platforms. The objective is not simply to migrate technology. It is to create a data foundation that reduces cost, simplifies operations, and enables AI-driven innovation.

The challenge with traditional migration programs

Most migration initiatives focus on moving reports, data, and technical assets from one platform to another. As a result, organizations often migrate years of technical debt, redundant reporting, and unused data into their new environment. The platform changes, but the complexity remains.

Before migration begins, BW Insights analyzes lineage, dependencies, complexity, and business value. We identify what should be retained, retired, consolidated, or redesigned before a single object is migrated.

The result is a leaner, lower-cost, and easier-to-manage environment that arrives with less technical debt than the platform it replaced.

Modernize BW to SAP Business Data Cloud

Move from SAP BW to Business Data Cloud or hybrid architectures with end-to-end delivery across architecture design, migration, testing, and operational handover. Supported targets include SAP Business Data Cloud, Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, and hybrid environments.

Modernize BusinessObjects Reporting

Migrate Web Intelligence and Crystal Reports to BI 2025 using tooling-assisted delivery. Rationalize the reporting landscape before migration to reduce technical debt and simplify future support.

Extend the Life of Existing Platforms

For organizations not yet ready for full modernization, structured BW and BusinessObjects upgrade programs help maintain support coverage while future-state strategies are developed.

Consolidate Legacy Data Warehouses

Reduce operational complexity by rationalizing multiple data platforms, including SQL Server, Hadoop, Teradata, and BW, into a more manageable architecture.

Build New Data Products

Design and implement greenfield Business Data Cloud environments, bespoke data products, and modern data pipelines that support analytics, AI, and business innovation.

  • Lower infrastructure and operational costs
  • Reduced reporting and data estate complexity
  • Faster access to trusted business information
  • A modern foundation for AI and analytics
  • Clear migration priorities and reduced risk
  • Less technical debt than the legacy platform being replaced

Start with a Data Modernization Assessment

A focused assessment that evaluates your current BW and BusinessObjects landscape, identifies modernization priorities, and creates a roadmap aligned to business value and future data strategy. Hyperscaler funding may be available through AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

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Start with a  Data Modernization Assessment

A focused assessment that evaluates your current BW and BusinessObjects landscape, identifies modernization priorities, and creates a roadmap aligned to business value and future data strategy. Hyperscaler funding may be available through AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.

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