Integrating Cordant™ Asset Strategy services with SAP S/4HANA
Quickly transform maintenance planning into a strategic performance driver
The ability to manage and maintain equipment efficiently is not just a technical necessity; it’s a strategic imperative. As organizations modernize their enterprise systems with SAP S/4HANA, the quality and readiness of asset master data becomes critical to success. Recognizing this, Baker Hughes has introduced a powerful integration between its Cordant™ Asset Strategy service offering and SAP S/4HANA, designed to streamline master data optimization and accelerate value realization.
The Challenge: Clean Data and Strategic Maintenance at Scale
Transitioning to SAP S/4HANA is a significant milestone for any organization. However, the journey often reveals a common obstacle: inconsistent, outdated, or incomplete asset master data. Without a solid foundation of clean data, even the most advanced EAM systems struggle to deliver on their promise of operational efficiency and strategic insight.
To address this challenge head-on, Cordant™ Asset Strategy offers a centralized, connected platform that enables organizations to quickly build and deploy optimized maintenance strategies across their asset base. The solution is supported by a global team of experts who specialize in FMECA-based asset reliability, data governance, and maintenance optimization.
A Seamless Integration with SAP S/4HANA
What sets this offering apart is its seamless integration with SAP S/4HANA, powered by SAP Datasphere. This native integration capability allows organizations to quickly and securely transfer their asset master data (such as functional locations, equipment records, maintenance plans, and task lists) into the Cordant™ Asset Strategy environment.
Rather than relying on lengthy, custom-built integrations, customers can now use either their own SAP Datasphere instance or leverage Baker Hughes’ Datasphere environment to replicate data directly from S/4HANA. This includes all the core master data objects needed for asset strategy optimization.
Whether you're working with 10 records or 10 million, data replication is seamless, eliminating months of setup and enabling rapid deployment so you can be up and running in no time.
Once the data is replicated into Cordant’s Azure-based platform, the team can begin the process of cleansing, enriching, and optimizing the data. This includes improving the quality of maintenance plans, eliminating redundancies, and aligning strategies with asset criticality and operational goals.
How It Works: From S/4HANA to Strategic Insight
The integration process is designed for speed and scalability:
- Data extraction: Core asset management data is extracted from SAP S/4HANA using pre-configured replication flows in SAP Datasphere.
- Data replication: These flows move the data into Cordant’s Azure environment, where it is structured and stored for analysis.
- Data optimization: Cordant’s experts cleanse and enhance the data, applying best practices in maintenance strategy and reliability engineering.
- Strategy deployment: Optimized maintenance strategies are then ready to be deployed back into the ERP system, ensuring alignment with operational and financial objectives.
This process supports organizations whether they are preparing for an S/4HANA migration, are mid-transition, or have already completed their implementation.
Strategic Benefits for S/4HANA Users
Cordant™ Asset Strategy services enable organizations to extract, align, and enhance maintenance strategies by establishing and refining functional location hierarchies, conducting criticality assessments, and formulating targeted maintenance plans. This comprehensive approach delivers measurable value before, during, and after SAP S/4HANA implementation. By leveraging SAP’s Datasphere integration, organizations benefit from streamlined data transfer, expanded project capacity, and accelerated execution, to ensure that reliable, accurate asset data supports business objectives and maximizes the return on their SAP investment.
The Cordant™ and SAP S/4HANA integration delivers tangible benefits across several dimensions:
- Improved Asset Reliability: By establishing structured functional location hierarchies and performing criticality assessments, organizations can prioritize maintenance where it matters most to reduce unplanned downtime and extend asset life.
- Reduced Maintenance Costs: Smarter planning based on accurate data helps eliminate redundant tasks, optimize resource allocation, and lower total cost of ownership.
- Accelerated Digital Transformation: Clean, optimized data ensures that S/4HANA implementations proceed smoothly, reducing rework and accelerating time-to-value.
A Future-Ready Approach to Asset Management
As industries continue to digitize and modernize, the ability to manage asset data strategically will be a key differentiator. The partnership between Cordant™ Asset Strategy services and SAP S/4HANA represents a forward-looking approach that combines technical innovation with deep domain expertise.
By enabling faster, cleaner, and more intelligent integration of asset data, this solution empowers organizations to move beyond reactive maintenance and toward a proactive, performance-driven asset strategy.
To learn more about this integration visit our SAP partner solutions page.