RISE & Resist Copenhagen: Real-world SAP experiences from Denmark’s leading enterprises
Hosted at the Residence of the Belgian Ambassador in Copenhagen, this edition of RISE & Resist brought together a carefully selected group of IT and procurement leaders from some of Denmark’s largest SAP-driven organisations for an open, peer-to-peer exchange.
The format focused on creating a trusted setting where participants could share their real-life experiences across different SAP landscapes. As highlighted throughout the sessions, organisations today are following very different paths: some remain on ECC, others are mid-transition to S/4HANA, while a growing group is actively evaluating or already working with SAP’s Cloud ERP offering (RISE).
During the afternoon, three core themes structured the discussions:
ECC reality today
Participants exchanged views on why certain organisations deliberately remain on ECC, balancing stability, cost control, and contractual flexibility against increasing external pressure to migrate.S/4HANA and RISE journeys
Real-life experiences confirmed that migration paths (greenfield, brownfield, hybrid) often differ significantly from initial expectations — both technically and contractually. A recurring topic was the gap between commercial positioning and operational reality, especially in Cloud ERP (RISE) trajectories.The growing role of SAP AI and APIs
Discussions also explored how SAP AI capabilities (including API-driven innovation such as Joule) are starting to influence roadmap decisions, even for organisations that have not yet migrated.
In addition, the introduction of VOQUZ Labs’ FinOps Manager provided a practical perspective on how organisations can improve cost transparency and control within their SAP environments.
Across all discussions, one key insight emerged consistently:
cost transparency, contract structure, and usage governance are becoming just as critical as the technical migration itself.
The event concluded with a networking dinner, allowing conversations to continue informally and strengthening connections between peers facing similar challenges.
As confirmed through the evaluation framework used during the event, the combination of a small-group setting, highly relevant peer profiles, and open knowledge sharing remains a key success factor for this format.
