Identity & Access Governance as a Cost Lever: SAP Cloud-Transformation

RISE with SAP is usually viewed as an IT migration project—yet one factor has a disproportionately large impact on costs, compliance risk, and speed: Identity & Access Governance. This is because SAP does not bill for actual usage in the cloud, but rather based on assigned authorization profiles. Those who migrate profiles that have evolved over time without careful consideration end up paying the bill before any real value has been created.

According to SAPinsider, 64% of SAP users end up with artificial over-licensing during cloud migrations. DSAG estimates that up to 35% of licensing costs stem solely from inactive accounts and the lack of single sign-on.

Our white paper uses the “Clean Architecture” blueprint to show how companies can build automated identity governance across the three phases—Start Clean, Get Clean, and Stay Clean—as the foundation for a secure, compliant, and cost-effective SAP cloud transformation.