In simple words, RISE with SAP is a bundle of SAP solutions all in one single contract to accelerate a digital transformation. Launched in 2022, RISE with SAP helps companies to get started with cloud SAP solutions. It uses advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, no-code automation, and other process automation tools to help enterprises become intelligent by using the available data better. Moreover, it can be customized according to the specific user requirements and provide a level playing field to even small enterprises.
This article will explain what is included in RISE with SAP package and will also outline the benefits of this offering.
Benefits of RISE with SAP
It becomes easier to transition to new technologies when you know what makes them superior. The following section outlines the advantages RISE offers and makes a strong case in its favor.
Convenient
It provides a hassle-free user experience by eliminating the need to sign separate contracts for different products. It bundles all of them in a single offer at a cost-effective price. Moreover, since all the tools are part of a single package, time is not wasted in searching. Immediate onboarding is possible.In essence, RISE with SAP is presented as:
- One offer: bundled products for a single price
- One contract: the ability to manage SLA, operations, and issue management without signing contracts for each
Scalable
It has been developed to meet the needs of organizations of all sizes-small, medium, and large. As your company expands its operations, the volume of data will also increase, which can be easily managed by RISE.
Modern
RISE with SAP supports innovation and helps enterprises in their digital transformation journey, making them intelligent. It performs real-time analytics to enable businesses to make informed decisions. It also allows constant monitoring and improvement by studying business data to identify what is working and what is not.
Versatile
You can integrate RISE functionalities with all business activities, ranging from finance, operations, sales, and accounting to customer relationship management and much more.
Secure
RISE with SAP takes care of your security needs by protecting your data from unauthorized access. For resolving safety concerns, you also get access to support services from SAP.
Economical
No heavy initial investment is required to enjoy these services. Only periodic subscription charges are to be paid as it is based on a subscription model.
Components Included in RISE with SAP
RISE combines various SAP solutions to create an easy-to-use tool.
Mentioned below is a list of components that are part of RISE and what they entail for you:
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Suite
It helps you easily migrate the data and manage the S/4HANA cloud, which is characterized by high speed and superior processing power. Cloud facility is available in private as well as public editions. You can also automate and integrate cloud processes with other applications.
System Hosting Options
You can select the hyperscaler partner of your choice from Microsoft, Google Cloud, and AWS; you thus get to enjoy outcome-based services. In the future, SAP also plans to collaborate with other strategic players to give more cloud-hosting options to customers.
SAP Business Network Starter Pack
You can connect your cloud with Asset Intelligence Network (to exchange information about asset use), Ariba network (to cooperate with suppliers), and Logistics Business Network (to find the best freight partner). As a result, you end up optimizing the entire value chain of your business.
SAP BTP Consumption Credits
The Business Technology Platform (BTP) includes the SAP cloud platform plus other intelligent technologies focusing on analytics, application development, integration with non-SAP solutions, database, and data management. You can compare your practices with industry standards to stay ahead of the competition.
Business Process Intelligence
With this starter pack, you can identify issues with your business processes. You will get customized recommendations, which, if adopted, can lead to a culture of continuous improvement. With components like analyze, design and simulate, roll out and govern, etc., you can achieve better results.
Find out more about RISE with SAP in this video from SAP Press
How can RISE with SAP support migration to S/4HANA?
RISE with SAP comes with S/4HANA cloud suite and the other components seen above, that simplify the path to SAP S/4HANA migration by bundling up the whole journey into a single offering. To manage the expenses associated with storing extensive data in the cloud, businesses should optimize their database sizes through streamlining.
This is the perfect time to evaluate the data footprint and decide what data is to be moved to the cloud. SAP S/4HANA is using HANA memory, which comes at a high price. Therefore, to keep the costs down, effectively sizing the HANA database is a critical aspect of SAP S/4HANA implementation.
Set sail with RISE with SAP
SAP has tried to keep the procedure to get started with RISE as simple as possible. While the business solutions included in RISE with SAP are provided by SAP, most organisations will require a partner to support that implementation. Getting started with RISE with SAP will depend on the starting point of the organisations (existing SAP ECC / SAP S/4HANA / net new customers) as well as the chosen migration approach (Greenfield, Brownfield or Bluefield).
To set yourself up, you can contact consulting firms, system integrators, resellers, software partners, etc. While the specific business solutions included with RISE with SAP are provided by SAP, companies can partner with consulting firms such as Deloitte, Capgemini or Accenture to name a few. Also, SAP has a robust network of resellers that includes thousands of partners that have demonstrated SAP expertise.
At present, Microsoft, Google, AWS, and Alibaba are available as cloud hosts for RISE with SAP, but there is room for growth for other private cloud hosts to join the club.
How should businesses approach RISE with SAP?
At TJC Group, we support SAP customers by putting in place a proper Data Volume Management program to support your S/4HANA migration. A Data Volume Reduction program with the help of Data Archiving and SAP ILM should be a crucial phase in every data readiness strategy when preparing for S4/HANA Migration. It helps to reduce the data footprint and memory size of the SAP HANA database server. The final step will cover the decommissioning of SAP and non-SAP legacy systems to ensure legacy data can be re accessed, from one single point, at all times when needed.
Final Thoughts
Is RISE with SAP a good deal for your organisation? As with any packaged bundle, you have to first assess if the offered solutions are a good fit for your organisation infrastructure and fit within your overall business and IT strategy. Typically, RISE with SAP can be beneficial for companies with smaller IT footprints or technical expertise that want to adopt SAP Cloud options smoothly and simply. Through the consolidation of previously separate elements, such as licensing and maintenance, into a unified offering, it facilitates smoother transitions to cloud implementations.
