Migrating to RISE with SAP at a near-zero cost with minimized risks

⇨ The transition from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA by 2027 presents both challenges and opportunities, with RISE with SAP offering a comprehensive suite to facilitate cloud migration and lower total ownership costs.

⇨ RISE with SAP standardizes processes, provides a streamlined cloud ERP management approach, and emphasizes a 'Clean Core' strategy, allowing businesses to implement standard features quickly while having the option for customizations through SAP's Business Technology Platform.

⇨ Wipro offers a seamless pathway for organizations transitioning to RISE with SAP, leveraging digital transformation expertise and financial incentives to reduce migration costs to near-zero.

As the 2027 deadline for transitioning from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA approaches, organizations are beginning to assess the impact of this change amidst their ongoing cloud transformations. The path forward presents various challenges and opportunities, especially concerning SAP’s cloud-based solutions. One key option is RISE with SAP, a comprehensive suite designed to facilitate the move to the cloud by offering bundled services and infrastructure, simplifying the transition for both SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA on-premise users.

RISE with SAP standardizes processes and provides a streamlined approach to managing cloud ERP systems. It includes innovations delivered “as a service” and helps lower total cost of ownership while maintaining flexibility and innovation capabilities. SAP’s “Clean Core” strategy emphasized on keeping systems manageable and costs low. This approach supports swift implementation of standard features and allows for customizations through SAP’s Business Technology Platform (BTP). For businesses, choosing RISE with SAP means simpler, scalable cloud transitions with integrated governance and support. It also ensures a lower, predictable cost compared to on-premise setups, making it an attractive option for those looking to enhance and innovate their IT infrastructure. 

Transitioning from an on-premise SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud with a RISE with SAP contract offers significant business advantages. These include simplified governance, scalable solutions, and streamlined support through a chosen hyperscaler. The platform enables IT-driven innovation and provides a managed cloud environment that can lower and stabilize total ownership costs more quickly than on-premise setups. 

However, navigating this transition can be challenging due to architectural and commercial constraints. Wipro addresses these challenges by collaborating with SAP and Microsoft to provide a smooth and cost-efficient pathway from on-premises SAP deployments to RISE with SAP. This partnership leverages Wipro’s digital transformation expertise, SAP’s industry-leading solutions, and Microsoft Azure’s scalable cloud infrastructure, ensuring a secure, efficient, and high-performance deployment. Additionally, the partnership offers financial incentives to reduce the cost of migration to near-zero . Through a factory-based approach, Wipro streamlines processes with pre-configured templates aligned with SAP’s best practices, making the transition to RISE with SAP seamless. 

Case in Point

Domtar Inc., a Canada-based manufacturer of paper, pulp, and packaging products needed HR transformation to streamline its internal processes and reduce the number of systems integrated to its HRIS. The objective was to centralize all HR functions using a modern and cohesive human experience management solution using a step-by-step approach. This required transitioning a non-supported on-premise version of a system to a modern version in the cloud with secure, seamless and transparent data migration.

Wipro facilitated Domtar’s first SAP S/4HANA integration, bringing their payroll systems to the cloud to risk-proof their HR function. Wipro’s eSymphony framework tailored well with Domtar’s internal delivery processes and allowed them to successfully manage their SAP transformation. Click here to watch the video.