For years, SAP customers have been told that S/4HANA is the future. Today, for many organizations, it’s no longer a future conversation—it’s an active business decision. And at the center of that decision is RISE with SAP.
Top 6 Questions when Migrating to SAP S/4HANA with SAP RISE
On paper, RISE sounds simple: move to S/4HANA, modernize your ERP, reduce infrastructure burden, and let SAP handle the heavy lifting. In reality, RISE changes far more than most technical and IT leaders realize—and the gaps between marketing promises and operational reality can create serious risk if they’re not understood upfront.
This is especially true for SAP Security, Basis, and IT leadership teams who are being asked to approve migration strategies without clear answers to foundational questions:
- What technical control are we actually giving up?
- Which responsibilities stay with us—even in a “managed cloud” model?
- How does security, compliance, and audit ownership change?
- What happens to integrations, performance, and custom code?
- Who is responsible for what when something breaks?
- And how do new licensing models affect long-term cost and staffing?
Too often, organizations are pressed to move forward before those questions are fully answered.
The Truth About RISE with SAP and SAP S/4HANA
RISE with SAP is not simply a hosting decision. It fundamentally alters how SAP systems are secured, operated, monitored, extended, and supported. Yet many teams only discover the operational implications after contracts are signed.
Leadership assumes “SAP has it covered.” Technical teams assume “someone else owns that now.” And security teams are often brought in too late.
The result?
Misaligned expectations, security blind spots, integration challenges, unexpected costs, and staffing gaps that surface only after migration begins.
Once you commit to a RISE path, reversing course isn’t easy—and fixing mistakes mid‑migration is expensive.
What to Expect When Migrating to SAP S/4HANA with SAP RISE
Join us for a free, technical‑focused webcast hosted by ASUG: The Truth About RISE with SAP and SAP S/4HANA: What’s Included, What’s Not, and How to Build a Roadmap That Won’t Fail
Joe Markgraf, Principal Consultant at Markgraf Consulting, will walk through how RISE impacts:
- Security and access control models
- Basis and system operations
- Monitoring, patching, and incident response
- Integrations and data flows
- Custom code and extension strategy
- Compliance, auditing, and shared responsibility
- Staffing, skills, and long‑term support models
This will be a practical discussion grounded in real‑world SAP delivery experience—focused on what changes, what doesn’t, and what SAP customers are still expected to own.
Most importantly: the session helps you understand how to build a migration roadmap that aligns with your organization’s operational reality—not assumptions.
Roadmap for Migrating to SAP S/4HANA with SAP RISE
Participants can expect three high‑impact outcomes:
- A clear understanding of what RISE truly covers—and where the gaps are across security, Basis, and operations
- Practical insight into how S/4HANA and RISE affect architecture, integrations, custom code, and licensing strategy
- A roadmap framework to help leadership plan S/4HANA migrations that are realistic, defensible, and aligned to risk tolerance
If you’re preparing for S/4HANA—or already under pressure to commit to RISE—you won’t want to miss this webcast.
Who Should Attend
This session is specifically designed for professionals who are accountable for SAP’s stability, security, and long‑term success:
Primary Audience:
- SAP Basis Leaders & Architects responsible for system operations, performance, transports, and integrations
- SAP Security Architects, CISOs, and Security Directors managing access, auditability, compliance, and risk
- IT Directors, VPs of IT, and SAP Technical Managers who must approve migration strategies
- Enterprise and SAP Solution Architects designing future‑state landscapes across SAP, cloud, and third‑party platforms
Secondary Audience:
- CIOs, CTOs, and IT Executives seeking clarity on cost, risk, and staffing implications
- SAP Program Managers and PMO leaders building migration timelines and dependencies
- Cloud and Infrastructure Architects navigating their evolving role under RISE
In short:
This session is for SAP technical, security, and IT leaders who need real clarity (not marketing slides) before committing to decisions they’ll own for years.
RISE with SAP Migration to S/4HANA Webcast
RISE decisions made without technical clarity don’t just create inconvenience. They create long‑term operational and security risk.
If you want to understand what SAP won’t spell out—and build an S/4HANA roadmap that actually works—this is a session you can’t afford to miss.
Register now for this free webcast and get the unfiltered truth about RISE with SAP.