Modernizing SAP landscapes is a priority for many companies – but the journey isn’t always straightforward. Organizations need to reduce costs, improve scalability, and future-proof their operations, all while ensuring business continuity.

RISE with SAP is designed for businesses looking to migrate to SAP S/4HANA Cloud with minimal complexity. It offers a flexible cloud infrastructure, process automation, and built-in analytics, helping companies accelerate transformation while keeping operations running smoothly.

But is it the right fit for your organization? In this blog, we explore how leading companies have successfully leveraged RISE with SAP with SNP’s expertise – and what made their transformations successful.

What RISE with SAP is and why it matters

When you’re steering large-scale digital transformation, you need certainty. RISE with SAP delivers exactly that – a flexible contract package designed to accelerate your journey to SAP S/4HANA while reducing complexity and risk. Unlike a traditional software product, RISE with SAP is a bundled offering that includes all the essential components businesses need to modernize their SAP landscape.

It’s a highly versatile solution – organizations can use RISE to migrate to SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition, move to a public cloud, or even remain on SAP ECC while leveraging modernization benefits.

At its core, RISE with SAP provides:

• Cloud infrastructure flexibility: Choose between public and private cloud deployments, with hyperscaler options like AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Business process intelligence: Use AI-driven insights and automation tools to optimize workflows and decision-making.
• Seamless technical migration: Minimize risk with built-in automation, standardized migration frameworks, and SAP’s proven best practices.

By bundling cloud infrastructure, software, and migration services into a single contract, RISE with SAP helps businesses navigate IT modernization without the complexity of managing multiple vendors. It creates a predictable and structured path to SAP S/4HANA, ensuring organizations gain the agility and efficiency needed for long-term growth.

For you and your team, this means:

• A clear path to cloud migration that protects your current operations
• Direct access to S/4HANA capabilities for faster, data-driven decisions
• The freedom to choose cloud options that align with your business strategy

Understanding the challenges of a RISE with SAP migration 

While RISE with SAP offers a comprehensive, flexible solution for cloud migration, it’s important to recognize that such a transformation still requires significant effort. Migrating to SAP S/4HANA, even with a bundled offering, is a high-stakes project that demands careful planning, time, and resources. Organizations may face challenges such as managing internal workloads, aligning business processes with new technologies, and ensuring data integrity across various systems. 

This is why organizations often hire external experts for the project, like SNP. With our extensive experience in guiding businesses through complex SAP transformations, we help navigate these challenges efficiently. Using our proven methodologies and tools, we ensure that your migration stays on track, within budget, and with minimal disruption. 

Why SNP is the right partner for RISE with SAP

Even the most sophisticated tools need expert handling. That’s where SNP’s decades of SAP transformation experience comes in, offering:

• Minimal disruption: Safeguard business continuity with near-zero downtime before going live
• Kyano: Our proprietary platform that makes even complex migrations predictable
• Faster time to value: Combine multiple projects into one to reduce time and budget

With global partnerships and certifications from SAP, Microsoft Azure, and AWS, we bring the expertise and tools to handle even the most complex transformations. Our approach to RISE with SAP pairs deep technical knowledge with practical business understanding – because successful transformation requires both.

What does this mean for your organization?

Predictable timelines, protected operations, and the confidence that comes from working with a partner who’s successfully guided hundreds of businesses through similar journeys. But don’t just take our word for it – see how businesses across industries have leveraged SNP’s expertise to achieve measurable results with RISE with SAP.

Real results: How organizations like yours succeed with SNP

Every transformation story shares familiar challenges: tight deadlines, complex systems, and the pressure to deliver value quickly. Here’s how three leading organizations achieved their goals with SNP’s expertise.

1.      Cibra: First BLUEFIELD™ project in Brazil

Cibra, a leading fertilizer company in Brazil, set out to modernize its operations but faced a complex challenge: separating four affiliated companies from their SAP system while upgrading to S/4HANA – all without disrupting daily business.

Their goal? Reduce the number of databases and company codes, streamline processes, enable real-time analytics, and build a foundation for market expansion. To achieve this, Cibra chose RISE with SAP and partnered with delaware and SNP to implement SAP S/4HANA Cloud. SNP’s BLUEFIELD approach played a key role, enabling a fast and secure data migration unlike any other solution available. Notably, this was the first-ever BLUEFIELD project in Brazil.

But Cibra gained more than just a modernized system. Here’s what we helped them achieve:

• Automated operations for enhanced accuracy and efficiency
• Real-time data analytics for faster decision-making
• A scalable cloud infrastructure ready for future growth
• Reduced costs by eliminating legacy systems

2.      Coop: Transforming complex retail operations

When Switzerland’s retail giant Coop needed to upgrade and migrate their SAP systems to the cloud, the stakes were massive: these systems handled CHF 16 billion in annual revenue – 50% of Coop’s total revenue.

The challenge? Moving two critical SAP S/4HANA systems (9 TB total) to SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud within a strict 18-hour downtime window.

Using CrystalBridge Transformation and SNP Validate, we delivered:

• Migration of both systems completed in just 10 hours – 8 hours ahead of schedule
• Zero errors during the transition
• Comprehensive data validation throughout the process
• Seamless upgrade from SAP S/4HANA 2020 FP1 to 2022 FP2

3.      Indumotora: Building for future growth

Based in Chile, Indumotora, a leading automotive company, was the first in Latin America to undergo a RISE with SAP conversion. Their challenge was to modernize a decade-old ERP system while preserving critical business processes and custom developments.

Their key requirement? Migrate only active business data while maintaining seamless integration with all satellite systems.

Using our selective data migration approach, we helped them achieve:

• Precise migration of three years of critical business data
• Complete vehicle warranty history preserved since 2012
• Auto purchase order processing reduced from 3 hours to 15 minutes
• Streamlined margin and cost-of-sale processes
• Simplified data extraction through ODS management

Over to you: Transform with confidence

You’ve seen how Cibra, Coop, and Indumotora modernized their landscapes while keeping their operations running smoothly. Their success started with a conversation about possibilities.

Let’s discuss your organization’s transformation goals. Our SAP migration experts will help you map out a clear, predictable path forward.

Reach out today to discuss how we can help achieve your objectives with minimal risk and maximum value.