--- title: What Happens When Mainstream Maintenance for GTS 11.0 Ends? description: Discover how upgrading your SAP GTS is a strategic move to safeguard your business when navigating international trade. image: https://trillionconsulting.io/hubfs/pexels-anna-hinckel-3008225-18083647.jpg --- - [Capabilities](https://trillionconsulting.io/capabilities) - [About us](https://trillionconsulting.io/about-us) - [Join us](https://trillionconsulting.io/join-us) - [Our SAP Solutions](https://trillionconsulting.io/sap-solutions/#solutions) - [Case Studies](https://trillionconsulting.io/case-studies) - [Insights](https://trillionconsulting.io/articles) [Contact Us](https://trillionconsulting.io/contact-us) Login [Contact Us](https://trillionconsulting.io/contact-us) Login #### [Capabilities](https://trillionconsulting.io/capabilities) Trillion provides SAP experts, comprehensive SAP teams and SAP solutions tailored to your organisations' needs. 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You would receive similar services in CSM to MM, but there will be some restrictions in the scope of service due to the fact that GTS 11.0 will no longer be adjusted to new requirements. ### The restriction of scope To elaborate on the restriction of scope, the following will apply: - No delivery of Support Packages - No delivery of legal changes - No guarantee of technological upgrades - No support for new interfaces - Payments required to solve problems unknown to SAP (with no guarantee they will be solved) ![img_article-hero-keep](https://trillionconsulting.io/hs-fs/hubfs/img_article-hero-keep.webp?width=650&height=542&name=img_article-hero-keep.webp) ### The Trillion Advantage SAP will also not be able to support software from third-party providers which are no longer maintained by the manufacturer, whilst in CSM. Therefore, you would have to upgrade to more current versions of this software, but these current versions might not even be supported by GTS 11.0 at that point. In conclusion, if you do not switch to E4H before the end of 2025 you will be switched to CSM, which will add a large amount of risk to business operations (with particular emphasis on the legal changes no longer being provided for GTS 11.0 past the end of 2025). 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