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RISE with SAP

As SAP terminates support for its older SAP ERP applications – such as SAP ECC or early versions of SAP Cloud ERP Private (formerly SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition) – companies still running these systems urgently need to move to a more recent version of SAP Cloud ERP Private, or face costly extended maintenance charges.

If you’re in this situation, the RISE with SAP transformation journey is the right fit. It helps you transition smoothly and modernise your processes, so you can innovate at your own pace. Ultimately, it helps you work towards SAP Autonomous Suite, which brings together SAP’s core ERP applications, data and AI capabilities, including:

  • SAP Business Data Cloud, which provides a central place for all enterprise data – structured and unstructured, SAP and non-SAP – to deliver greater visibility and a robust foundation for AI
  • SAP Business AI Platform – an enterprise AI foundation that brings together AI, data, process context and governance, so you can build, integrate and run AI to deliver real business impact
  • Joule, SAP’s AI solution that serves two important purposes:
    • Managing the AI assistants and agents that run end-to-end business processes
    • Acting as a powerful AI copilot – letting employees interact with business processes and data using natural language and get instant answers to drive better business decisions
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In conversation with Marc Bourdé, EMEA SAP Alliance Leader

In this video, hear from EMEA SAP Alliance Leader Marc Bourdé where he discusses several FY26/27 priorities, including Cloud Express, AI and PwC's approach to brownfield.

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Fact check: How much AI is available on private cloud?

SAP’s vision for the future of business is the Autonomous Enterprise, where AI and humans work in harmony to drive real business results. Working towards this vision, SAP is launching numerous AI assistants and agents that automate core business processes in SAP Autonomous Suite.

However, SAP has released more AI capabilities for its public cloud solution. This makes it harder for companies using SAP on private cloud to drive value from AI – especially those using an older software version.

If you’re in this situation, we are your trusted adviser, helping you:

  • Distinguish the marketing from the reality
  • Determine what’s possible
  • Define your path forward

As you RISE with SAP, Transcend with PwC

We help you get the best value from your investment in SAP Cloud ERP Private – addressing your immediate need to migrate off the older applications, while laying the foundations for long-term success.

We help you RISE with SAP and Transcend with PwC:

  • Accelerating your transformation using our solutions and assets
  • Reducing manual work
  • Elevating you into the autonomous world, where AI automates core business processes while humans steer, oversee, and enforce governance and compliance at every step
  • Defining your data strategy across SAP and non-SAP applications, helping you get more value from AI

The result? You can strengthen your competitive position, create sustainable value and build a stable foundation for future innovation. And start your journey towards becoming an autonomous enterprise.

We recognise that each business is unique, and we’ll help you overcome specific challenges.

The following are just some of the areas where we provide support:

Our focus goes far beyond ERP. We’ll design and deliver whatever you need to achieve value – including business transformation, business model reinvention, tax services and more.

Build a trusted data foundation using SAP Business Data Cloud, which combines structured and unstructured data from SAP and non-SAP systems.

Refine your AI strategy across SAP Business AI Platform, Joule and our proprietary AI solutions, to help automate business processes.

Reduce legacy complexity and increase efficiency across your business processes and your broader value chain. We help your business become more nimble and more resilient to manage volatility.

We provide integrated solutions built on SAP Industry Edge systems to support sector-specific use cases.

Our portfolio of tools, assets and automations uses autonomous capabilities to drive quick wins. Our application management and application evolution services (AMS and AES) advance your SAP landscape to meet your changing business needs.

We help you take advantage of new SAP functionality as it’s released by retaining a “clean core” ERP and using standard functionality as far as possible. To meet bespoke requirements, we build custom functionality in SAP Business AI Platform.

Our “Show home” demonstrates the art of the possible and informs early decision-making.

We help you build a more sustainable business by transforming master data, managing climate risk and supporting regulatory compliance.
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PwC is a Validated Partner for RISE with SAP

PwC’s approach to deliver value to RISE with SAP customers has been evaluated and recognised by SAP as aligned with the RISE with SAP Methodology.

The Validated Partner status also recognises PwC’s investment in SAP talents and SAP certifications and the adoption of the SAP Integrated Toolchain (combined with PwC’s own Toolchain).

Whatever your starting point, we’re here to help

We support customers in many different scenarios, including:

  • Organisations eager to migrate off an old SAP system
  • Companies taking a so-called “two tier” approach – keeping their core businesses on private cloud, while moving decentral, smaller subsidiaries or entities to public cloud
  • Companies aiming to get an implementation back on track
  • Organisations that have already moved to SAP Cloud ERP Private but are looking to unlock more value

If you’d like to discuss how PwC can support your organisation’s SAP journey, please get in touch.

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Marc Bourdé

EMEA SAP Alliance Leader, PwC United Kingdom

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