SAP S/4HANA Migration

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Secure the optimal license strategy for your migration to SAP S/4HANA

Companies are faced with the obligation to migrate to SAP S/4HANA by 2027 (can be extended to 2030 only with migration to RISE). One of the biggest challenges here is SAP’s new measurement logic. Instead of actual usage, licensing is now based on assigned authorizations. This can result in S/4HANA licenses being 35% more expensive on average.

Questions companies should ask themselves:
  • What licenses do we currently have?
  • What will we need in the future?
  • Which migration alternative best suits our business model?
SAP offers various ways to migrate to S/4HANA:
  • Product Conversion – Migration to S/4HANA with existing licenses
  • Contract Conversion – New licensing based on current requirements
  • RISE with SAP – S/4HANA in the private cloud
  • GROW with SAP – S/4HANA in the public cloud

Dynamic License Control - The solution for your license management

Real-time analysis of license allocation
Cost savings thanks to authorization control
Optimization of the authorization concept

License analysis for a strategic decision

There are several factors for an optimal migration strategy:
  • Current license inventory: Which licenses do you have?
  • Future requirements: Which products and functions do you need?
  • Strategic orientation: on-premise, cloud or hybrid?
  • Digital document access: What impact does this have on your licensing?
  • Hosting options: Which platforms are compatible?
  • Authorization concept: Minimize risks through authorization-based licensing

What you should definitely bear in mind when switching to RISE with SAP

Advantages of RISE with SAP

  • Financial incentives: SAP offers migration credits and discounts for companies that switch to RISE.
  • Standardized implementation methods: Uniform processes ensure transparency and predictability.
  • Focus on core business: SAP takes care of infrastructure, maintenance and operation, allowing companies to focus on their core processes.

Licensing Challenges

  • Complex license models: Different metrics for SaaS and on-premise use make cost calculation difficult.
  • Unclear license transparency: Indirect usage or hidden fees can lead to unexpected additional costs.
  • Dependence on SAP: Switch to a fully managed cloud model with a long-term contract commitment.

Potential Licensing Optimization

  • Efficient license management: Strategic planning helps to reduce costs and ensure compliance.
  • Flexibility in IT strategy: companies can combine cloud and on-premise models in a meaningful way.
  • Better scalability: RISE with SAP offers a modern, future-proof platform with flexible expansion options.

Cost traps and compliance risks

  • Rising long-term costs: Despite initial discounts, ongoing SaaS fees add up over the years.
  • License and audit risks: Incorrect license assignments or breaches of contract can result in expensive back payments.
  • Limited negotiating power: Fewer individual customization options in the SaaS model lead to less control.
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What role does SAP's STAR rule set play?

SAP provides its customers with the STAR (S/4HANA Trusted Authorization Review) set of rules, which is intended to support the customer in migrating to the new world. For example, with regard to the new measurement logic. However, this set of rules is often inconsistent and incorrect. We simulate your license distribution under S/4HANA based on actual usage and assigned authorizations. By analyzing these results, we determine necessary changes to your role concept.

Review and correction of the STAR results

Our team of experienced SAP licensing experts will help you to complete the results of the STAR set of rules. Using heatmapping in Dynamic License Control, we can ‘stick a price tag’ on each of your roles and show which authorization objects are not being used. In this way, we point out necessary adjustments to your current role concept in order to avoid an explosion of the HB Professional Use type of your license portfolio under S/4HANA.

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Heatmapping in Dynamic License Control

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    Support with S/4HANA conversion

    Are you facing the challenges of a migration to S/4HANA and need structure and recommendations for an orderly transition to S/4HANA? Our SAP license management team will be happy to support you in this step into the new world, for example with:

    • Simulation of your license distribution based on actual usage
    • Comparison with license distribution based on entitlement-based licensing
    • Suggested changes to the role concept
    • Identification of which role/profile combinations could cause problems
    • Highlighting the opportunities and risks of a RISE with SAP contract
    • Minimal effort when reviewing roles & assignments
    • Identification of unused roles or objects