What is SAP RISE? A Comprehensive Cloud ERP Solution
RISE with SAP is more than just a cloud platform—it is a fully managed service that combines SAP S/4HANA Cloud, infrastructure, and transformation services under a single umbrella. This solution aims to simplify the journey for businesses transitioning from legacy ERP systems to a cloud environment, offering scalability, flexibility, and access to advanced technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).
Despite its numerous advantages in terms of scalability and business agility, it’s important to understand that the responsibility for securing your cloud environment does not rest entirely on SAP. SAP RISE follows a shared responsibility model that requires both SAP and the customer to take an active role in maintaining a secure environment.
The Shared Responsibility Model: Clarifying Security Boundaries
In cloud computing, security is a shared responsibility, and understanding how this applies to RISE with SAP is crucial for businesses looking to safeguard their cloud ERP systems. SAP and its hyperscaler partners (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) are responsible for the underlying infrastructure—physical security, network controls, and the hypervisor layer. However, when it comes to the SAP environment itself, much of the responsibility falls to the customer.
Organizations are required to:
- Implement proper user access controls and ensure authentication mechanisms are robust.
- Secure application configurations and ensure that sensitive data is adequately protected.
- Maintain compliance with relevant regulatory frameworks and internal security policies.
SAP’s security offerings provide foundational protection, but to fully secure your SAP environment, it is essential that businesses take responsibility for managing their own configurations, monitoring user access, and ensuring compliance with regulations.
In the next post, we’ll dive deeper into the security gaps that organizations face within SAP RISE and how relying on SAP’s native security features alone is not enough. We’ll also discuss how Vicxer’s solutions help bridge these gaps and enhance overall protection.