Solution Study: SAP Licensing in S/4HANA & RISE with SAP – How to Avoid Costly Mistakes

Session

SAP Licensing in S/4HANA & RISE with SAP – How to Avoid Costly Mistakes

Solution Study

Thursday, June 12

03:20 PM - 03:45 PM

Live in Copenhagen

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One of the biggest challenges organisations running SAP face with their S/4HANA migration—particularly under RISE with SAP—is the shift in how SAP user licenses are measured. Many organisations fail to allocate sufficient time to review and optimise their SAP authorisations, often leading to significant overpayments on SAP licences. Early planning and preparation are critical, and we cannot stress this enough. If your organisation is considering an S/4HANA migration within the next three years, this is a must-attend—you’ll be surprised by how much preparation is required to avoid unnecessary licensing costs. SAP’s transition from ECC to S/4HANA—especially under RISE with SAP—introduces fundamental changes in licensing. The STAR Measurement model shifts how licenses are measured, moving towards a Full Use Equivalent (FUE) model. Without a clear understanding of FUEs, your organisation may significantly overpay for SAP user licenses. We’ll demonstrate how our latest functionality can accurately assess your SAP system, providing a data-driven approach to determine the actual number of FUEs required based on real system usage. In this session you will learn:

How to achieve significant license cost savings through effective authorisation management?
How to strengthen your position in S/4HANA contract negotiations?
How to identify the effort required to optimise FUEs—whether through a role clean-up or full role redesign?
How to align senior management and technical SAP teams around a data-driven licensing strategy?

Presentation

Speaker

Dudley Cartwright

Managing Director, Soterion

Co-Founder and Managing Director of Soterion. With 20 years of SAP Authorisation experience, Dudley’s strong technical understanding combined with his practical business knowledge has allowed him to implement security solutions of the highest quality for companies all around the world. Dudley has a passion for implementing “fit-for-purpose” value-added solutions – a philosophy that has become the cornerstone of Soterion’s mission.

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Company

Soterion

https://soterion.com/

Soterion is an international leading provider of SAP Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions. Soterion’s user-friendly GRC solutions provide SAP customers with in-depth access risk reporting to allow organisations to effectively manage their access risk exposure. Soterion is passionate about simplifying the GRC processes, with a focus on translating this complexity into a business-friendly language to enhance better decision making and business accountability. With SAP’s recent changes to user licensing in S/4HANA and SAP Cloud ERP Private (formerly RISE with SAP), where user classification is now based on assigned SAP authorisations, it is no longer feasible to separate access control from licensing. To manage your SAP licenses effectively, your access control solution must also incorporate robust licensing capabilities. Soterion’s powerful SAP License Manager analyses actual system usage to determine the optimal number of SAP user licenses (FUEs) required by your organisation. This helps you avoid unnecessary licensing costs resulting from poorly designed roles—ensuring you only pay for what you truly need.

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