The Deadline is Real: Urgent Action Required for SAP BPC End of Life

Badrish Shriniwas
1 day ago
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SAP BPC End of Life

SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (SAP BPC) has been a foundational tool for many finance departments. However, its approaching End of Maintenance (EOM) dates across various versions (e.g., BPC 10.1 MS/NW, BPC 11.1) signal a mandatory pivot. Continuing to operate an unsupported system means facing critical security risks, compliance gaps, and a crippling lack of innovation.

We shouldn't treat SAP BPC End of Life as just a forced upgrade; it's a strategic opportunity to modernize Finance with a platform designed for the cloud-first, data-rich world. This is where modern EPM solutions like Kepion, built deep within the Microsoft Ecosystem, offer a powerful, future-proof alternative.

The BPC Obsolescence Problem

Ignoring the BPC End of Life is a strategic blunder. Post-EOM, your organization will lose access to vital updates:

Security Patches: Exposing sensitive financial data to known vulnerabilities.
Regulatory Updates: Falling out of compliance with changing global accounting standards.
Performance Improvements: Sticking with aging, rigid architectures that struggle to handle the complexity and speed of modern data volumes.

With critical deadlines rapidly approaching - June 2026 for BPC for Microsoft and December 2027 for BPC for NetWeaver

BPC’s complex, fragmented architecture (multiple versions on different underlying platforms like MS, NetWeaver, or BW/4HANA) makes it expensive to maintain and difficult to adapt. The time for a strategic replacement is now.

Kepion: A Modern EPM Platform Deeply Integrated with Microsoft

Kepion is built on top of robust Microsoft technology, making it a natural and powerful successor for organizations already invested in the Microsoft stack. It provides a flexible, enterprise-grade platform for budgeting, forecasting, financial consolidation, and integrated business planning (IBP).

Kepion offers a no-code modeling environment that allows finance teams to quickly build and modify planning applications tailored to unique business processes (like operational or HR planning) without heavy IT involvement. This eliminates the rigid, cube-centric complexity that often defines BPC maintenance

The Power of the Microsoft Ecosystem Integration

The true advantage of Kepion lies in its seamless, native integration with the expansive Microsoft suite, providing unprecedented capabilities, especially in data handling and reporting:

1. Kepion and Microsoft Azure / SQL Server: Stability and Scalability

Kepion utilizes Microsoft SQL Server for its analytical engine, providing a highly scalable and reliable foundation that is familiar to most IT departments. For cloud deployments, leveraging Azure services ensures:

Massive Scalability: Easily handle petabytes of data and thousands of users.
Global Security: Benefit from Microsoft's world-class, cloud-native security protocols.
Reduced TCO: Eliminate the hardware and maintenance costs associated with older, on-premise BPC setups.

2. Game-Changing Reporting with Power BI

While BPC reporting often relies on dated Excel interfaces or complex third-party tools, Kepion is designed to work natively with Microsoft Power BI. This integration transforms how finance reports and analyzes data:

Self-Service Visualization: Finance and business users can leverage Power BI's intuitive interface to create stunning, dynamic dashboards instantly.
Drill-Back and Write-Back: Users can seamlessly drill-down from a Power BI report directly into the underlying Kepion data and even perform write-back for immediate adjustments, linking planning directly to analysis.
Unified Reporting: Combine actuals, budgets, forecasts, and external data sources into a single, comprehensive view, enabling truly integrated financial and operational reporting.

3. Future-Proofing with Microsoft Fabric

The recent launch of Microsoft Fabric—an all-in-one analytics platform—further enhances Kepion's future relevance. Kepion's native alignment means it is positioned to effortlessly integrate with Fabric's unified data platform and suite of analytical tools.

OneLake Integration: Store and manage all your EPM data within Fabric’s OneLake storage layer, eliminating data silos and simplifying data governance across the organization.
Advanced Analytics: Directly leverage Fabric components like Synapse for data warehousing and Machine Learning models for advanced forecasting scenarios, moving beyond simple trending to sophisticated predictive planning.

The Strategic Choice

Migrating from SAP BPC to Kepion is a deliberate move towards a more agile, integrated, and cost-effective finance function.

Aspect	SAP BPC (Legacy)	Kepion (Modern EPM on Microsoft)
Data Platform	Fragmented (MS, NW, HANA)	Unified on SQL Server/Azure
Reporting Tool	Primarily Excel Add-in, limited self-service	Power BI Native for dynamic reporting
Future Readiness	Approaching EOM, limited innovation	Aligned with Microsoft Fabric and Azure roadmap
Modeling	Rigid, dimension-constrained	Flexible, user-friendly, and adaptable

The time for deliberation is over. The risks of staying on an unsupported BPC platform are mounting, while the benefits of adopting a modern, Microsoft-integrated EPM like Kepion are clear and compelling.

Next Steps: Secure Your Free Assessment

Don't let the BPC EOM deadline catch you unprepared. The complexity of financial systems demands a structured migration strategy.

We are offering a Free, No-Obligation Consultation and Assessment to evaluate your current SAP BPC environment and define a clear, secure path forward:

BPC Model Analysis: Review your existing BPC logic, models, and data integrations.
Requirements Mapping: Define how your specific planning and consolidation needs will be met within the modern Kepion platform.
Microsoft Strategy Alignment: Discuss how a Kepion implementation will enhance your investment in Azure, Power BI, and Fabric.

Take control of your future forecasting and transition seamlessly to modern EPM. Contact us today to schedule your Free BPC Migration Assessment.

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