On 30.01.2024, SAP presented the "RISE with SAP Migration and Modernization" programme, which is designed to support SAP customers moving to the cloud. The offer is aimed at both ECC and S/4HANA customers who operate their systems on-premises and want to move to the private or public cloud. According to DSAG, the offer covers the following aspects:
- S/4HANA on-premises customers receive up to 60 percent of the average annual contract value when they move to the private cloud.
- S/4HANA on-premises customers receive up to 100 percent of the average annual contract value when they move to the public cloud
- ECC customers receive up to 45% of the average annual contract value when moving to the private cloud
- ECC customers receive up to 100 percent of the average annual contract value when moving to the public cloud.
- In addition, SAP will provide an Enterprise Architect for customers above a contract volume threshold to be determined. The Enterprise Architect will advise customers as a trusted advisor without sales pressure. Customers below the threshold will be supported as usual by Enterprise Architects from their implementation partners.
The costs saved are to be deposited as a credit with SAP and can be used for maintenance, cloud services or further cloud subscriptions within two years. In order to take advantage of the offer, a RISE-with-SAP contract must be concluded by the end of 2024. The migration can begin at a later date.
For RISE-with-SAP customers who are using older S/4HANA releases and will not be able to fully migrate before the end of maintenance, SAP has also launched the S/4HANA Cloud Safekeeper program, which is subject to a fee.
The offer includes in detail:
- SAP will continue to provide security updates, bug fixes and legal patches for the S/4HANA on-premises releases that will be phased out of maintenance in 2025 (releases 1909 and 2020) for another 27 months.
- SAP will also provide a sandbox system for migrating to a new release. The prerequisite for subscribing to the SAP Safekeeper service is a valid RISE-with-SAP contract. According to DSAG, customers who do not conclude a Safekeeper contract will continue to receive customer-specific maintenance under the familiar SAP terms and conditions.
With the new program, SAP is responding to the DSAG's demand to develop a strategy for on-premises customers and the dissatisfaction of customers who are excluded from innovations without using the cloud.
Also relevant for GROW customers
The naming and scope of the RISE offering has changed quite a bit since its inception. Although the new "RISE with SAP Migration and Modernization" program does not explicitly name GROW-with-SAP customers, they are certainly included in the offering, even with higher cost savings than RISE customers in the private cloud. To provide some clarity regarding the RISE package, you will find an overview of the RISE packages below.
SAP S/4HANA Variations
The naming and scope of the RISE offering has changed quite a bit since its inception. Although the new "RISE with SAP Migration and Modernization" program does not explicitly name GROW-with-SAP customers, they are certainly included in the offering, even with higher cost savings than RISE customers in the private cloud. To provide some clarity regarding the RISE package, you will find an overview of the RISE packages below.
The heart of the RISE with SAP package is the cloud in two versions: Private or Public Edition. Both editions were originally advertised under the name RISE with SAP, but the public cloud is now referred to as "GROW with SAP" or "RISE with SAP - Public Cloud Edition".
Public Cloud has a predefined scope of services with exclusively best-practice processes that are discussed and defined in a Digital Discovery Assessment (DDA) carried out at the start of the project - the scope of services is limited compared to the Private Cloud or On-Premises version.
The private cloud currently corresponds to the on-premises version 2023, but will already include further new developments and functionalities with the upcoming feature package stacks that go beyond the scope of the on-premises version.
RISE with SAP is S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition
The Private Cloud is available in three versions, depending on the range of functions: Base, Premium or Premium Plus. While only the Core ERP and Group Reporting can be used in the Base Edition, Premium users benefit from the BTP, Signavio and SAP Build Process Automation functions. On the SAP Business Technology Platform, companies can expand and automate their processes with artificial intelligence. Signavio can be used to model processes and optimize inefficient process steps. If SAP Build is also used, end-to-end processes can be modeled and automated.
Premium Plus customers also have access to Sustainability Management, which allows data such as CO2 consumption to be embedded in core business processes and tracked along the entire value chain.
GROW with SAP is S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition
The Public Cloud is available in two versions: Base or Premium Edition. In addition to the different functions, the scope of the respective function makes the difference. For example, the number of documents is relevant for one or the other version.
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Summary
With the new "RISE with SAP Migration and Modernization" programme, SAP is meeting the needs of both customers already on S/4HANA and those still on ECC who have felt neglected by SAP's current cloud strategy to date. The announced program definitely makes sense to take a closer look at the topic of the cloud now at the latest.
