On premise | This landscape has core SAP modules (e.g., HR, Payroll, and so on) on SAP ERP HCM on premise. Companies also have the option to have one or more on-premise SAP talent modules in use (e.g., E-Recruitment and E-Learning). |
Core hybrid | This landscape has SAP ERP HCM on-premise Payroll (and or Time), and the core HR has been oved to SuccessFactors Employee Central. |
Talent hybrid | This landscape has core SAP HCM modules (e.g., HR, Payroll, and so on) on SAP ERP HCM on premise, and have one or more SuccessFactors talent modules in use (Recruitment, Learning and so on). |
Full cloud, no payroll | This landscape has SuccessFactors cloud HR (Employee Central) and any of the SuccessFactors talent modules (Recruitment, Performance Management, Learning, and Succession Planning) in the cloud, and no SAP ERP HCM on-premise solutions (including Payroll). |
Full cloud with SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll | This landscape is the same as full cloud; however, they also include an SAP-hosted payroll option called SAP Employee Central Payroll. (Employee Central Payroll is essentially SAP ERP HCM on-premise Payroll hosted in the cloud by SuccessFactors.) |
Side by side | These landscapes include any scenario in which you have both SAP on-premise and cloud in use. This is popular for large companies whose main payroll remains on SAP Payroll and smaller country specific payrolls are deployed in Employee Central Payroll. |