RISE with SAP is SAP's most ambitious commercial play — bundling infrastructure, licensing, services, and migration into a single subscription. It can deliver genuine value, or it can be a very expensive way to restructure costs in SAP's favor. The difference is independent evaluation and expert negotiation.
RISE proposals are complex — combining S/4HANA licensing, cloud infrastructure, Business Technology Platform, and migration services. Without independent analysis, it's nearly impossible to evaluate whether the proposal delivers genuine value.
RISE isn't the only path to S/4HANA. Running S/4HANA on AWS, Azure, or GCP — or staying on-premise — may be significantly more cost-effective. We model every scenario with real numbers.
Even after agreeing to RISE in principle, significant negotiation remains — infrastructure sizing, SLA terms, migration scope, BTP credits, and pricing. We ensure every element is optimized.
We deconstruct SAP's RISE proposal element by element — infrastructure costs, licensing conversion, BTP allocation, migration services, and ongoing fees. We benchmark every component against market rates.
We model RISE against realistic alternatives — on-premise S/4HANA, hyperscaler-hosted S/4HANA, and hybrid approaches. Total cost of ownership over 5-10 years, including hidden costs SAP doesn't highlight.
We negotiate RISE-specific terms — infrastructure right-sizing, SLA guarantees, BTP credit structures, migration milestone payments, and flexibility provisions for changing business requirements.
After RISE commitment, we help you establish governance for ongoing cost management — monitoring consumption, managing credits, validating SLAs, and preparing for your first RISE renewal.
SAP's RISE proposal was $55M over five years. Redress Compliance's analysis showed the same outcome was achievable on Azure for $38M. We used that data to renegotiate RISE to $41M with significantly better SLAs and flexibility. Their independent perspective saved us $14M.
We don't partner with SAP, sell licenses, or take vendor incentives. Our advice is built entirely around your interests.
Our team includes former SAP licensing specialists who know the tactics, tools, and technicalities from the inside.
500+ enterprise clients across 50+ countries trust us to protect their interests in the most complex licensing environments.
Our engagements typically deliver 10-30x return on investment. We save you more — significantly more — than we cost.
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