In today’s digital era, businesses need to redesign their processes and adopt new technologies to unlock new ways of running a business efficiently. SAP, the ERP German giant, released the “RISE with SAP” offering in 2021 with a view to help companies “seize the advantages of cloud computing in their mission-critical, core systems.” This article will provide you with a detailed overview of RISE with SAP components and benefits.
What is RISE with SAP?
SAP describes RISE with SAP as a holistic Business Transformation-as-a-Service (BtaaS). Essentially RISE with SAP is a bundle of products and services for moving SAP applications to the cloud aimed at spearheading digital transformation and driving adoption of the SAP Business Technology Platform. RISE with SAP is a one-stop shop that includes software, services, and infrastructure, all in one single contract.
By leveraging the power of the SAP HANA platform, RISE with SAP enables companies to rapidly develop and deploy tailored applications, to deploy innovative solutions, and to quickly scale their businesses. In addition, it provides comprehensive consulting and training services to ensure that organizations have the expertise needed to maximize the potential of their digital transformation journey.
What is included in RISE with SAP?
The bundled offering includes 5 components:
1 – SAP S/4HANA CLOUD, private cloud or public cloud edition licenses
S/4HANA Cloud licensing that comes with RISE is available in two editions-private and public. With the private cloud edition, services are maintained within businesses’ own data centers that are protected by a firewall. Businesses can customize their SAP source code. On the other hand, the public cloud capabilities are maintained in a shared environment which offers efficiency and affordability to the users. Under this, customizations are done through SAP Fiori apps.
2 – Business Process Intelligence Reports
This component helps enterprises to study the key business metrics and identify opportunities for process improvement. This includes a discovery report and tailored recommendations on the ways to use S/4HANA intelligent capabilities like advanced analytics, AI, machine learning, IoT, and much more.
3 – Business Technology Platform (BTP) Starter Pack
It is a comprehensive platform as a service that provides data, analytics, and integration services. Using RISE with the SAP BTP platform, flexibility is offered to the users to customize the solution as per their needs. This offering includes credits to use in any of the services included in SAP BTP, either for a public or private cloud on SAP BTP.
4 – Business Network Starter Packs
The starter pack helps businesses to establish consolidated and resilient supply chains, along with other stakeholders. It includes the following items:
- Ariba Network (2000 documents)
- Asset Intelligence Network (200 equipment, two connections, and ten partner portal invites)
- Logistics Business Network (1,000 documents and two service providers)
5 – Business Intelligence Tools & Services
The RISE with SAP tools provides businesses with technical guidance on migrating to SAP S/4HANA. Also, these tools and services help in identifying the sizing, infrastructure, and software prerequisites for efficient working. An SAP S/4HANA readiness check and an SAP S/4HANA custom code migration app are included. Access to SAP Learning Hub is also offered as optional.
Benefits of RISE with SAP
There are various benefits that you can avail to ease out the complexities of IT operations with SAP:
- Cost savings: Leveraging the RISE with SAP portfolio can help organizations reduce their IT costs by streamlining operations and automating processes. It can save time and money by eliminating manual tasks and reducing the need for additional personnel.
- Increased efficiency: By automating processes, organizations can increase efficiency and productivity. It can result in faster time to market and improved customer service.
- Improved scalability: The portfolio can help organizations scale their IT operations depending on their business needs. It can help organizations quickly adjust their IT infrastructure to accommodate changing customer demands.
- Enhanced security: It can help organizations strengthen their security and protect their data. It can help them ensure their data is secure and protect them from cyber-attacks.
- Improved visibility: It can also help organizations gain better visibility into their IT operations. It can help organizations identify potential problems and address them before they become more significant issues.
How RISE with SAP Accelerates Digital Transformation While Minimizing Risk
RISE with SAP is an integrated program to help organizations accelerate their digital transformation journey. This program provides access to SAP’s industry-leading technology, tools, and services, enabling organizations to quickly adopt digital transformation initiatives.
RISE with SAP accelerates digital transformation while minimizing risk through the following:
- Preconfigured solutions: RISE with SAP offers preconfigured solutions tailored to specific industries, helping organizations to quickly and efficiently adopt digital transformation initiatives.
- Advisory services: SAP provides expert advice, best practices, and guidance to organizations to help them identify, prioritize, and execute digital transformation initiatives.
- Training and enablement: Organizations can quickly access various learning resources and programs to build digital transformation capabilities.
- Support services: SAP provides ongoing support services to help organizations maximize the value of their digital transformation investments.
- Platforms and tools: Organizations can access a range of platforms and tools, including SAP’s intelligent enterprise platform and its suite of analytics and AI solutions.
- Security and compliance: SAP provides a range of security and compliance features to ensure that organizations can securely and compliantly adopt and execute digital transformation initiatives.
RISE with SAP: who is it for?
RISE with SAP is a comprehensive solution that is best suited for the businesses planning to migrate to cloud ERP and willing to optimize their business processes. Also, it suits best the businesses that are willing to customize their experience.
How to use SAP BTP credits included in the RISE with SAP bundle?
Sometimes SAP Customers end up having unused credits from the RISE with the SAP bundle.
A good way of making the most of RISE with the SAP package is to use those credits to access legacy data through SAP BTP. After the move to S/4HANA, the company will still need to ensure legacy data can be re-access for compliance requirements to meet tax and audit requests of simply for day-to-day business needs. Enterprise Legacy System application (ELSA) is an SAP-certified application built on SAP BTP that connects legacy systems to live systems, ensuring all legacy data is stored and can be re-accessed before and after SAP S/4HANA migration. ELSA can be used to consume RISE with SAP credits, making the most of your investment.
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