RISE is a comprehensive suite of cloud solutions, infrastructure, and services specifically designed to facilitate the transition of legacy SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA on-premise users to the cloud. This initiative began in 2020 when SAP embarked on a mission to migrate its ERP clients to the cloud. Instead of leaving their clients to navigate this transition independently, SAP developed RISE, a bundled subscription offering that replaces traditional, perpetual licenses.

Launched in 2021, RISE with SAP for SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud is designed for large enterprises. (Small-to-mid-size enterprises can transition to SAP S/4HANA Cloud public edition via GROW with SAP.) RISE with SAP standardizes infrastructure processes, services, and service level agreements (SLAs) through negotiated contracts that may include a variety of cloud-centric innovations and technologies delivered “as a service.”