Bertrandt: Smoothing a migration to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition through the RISE with SAP journey
“We chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition because
it supports the customizations we need in our business
and provides standardization for the future. And we
chose the RISE with SAP journey to guide the way.”
Christian Berger, Head of Group IT, Bertrandt AG
Bertrandt AG
Ehningen. Germany
www.bertrandt.com
Industry
Professional services
Employees
~14,000
Revenue
€1.2 billion
Products and services
Engineering consulting
and production support
Featured solutions and services
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private
Edition and SAP Services and
Support
<5
Months needed from
project kickoff to
successful go-live
4
Separate business units
went live at the same
time
Before: Challenges and opportunities
• Strategic SAP customer for 25 years with on-premises environment supporting core systems
• Lack of future scale in legacy environment, triggering a strategic move to the cloud
• Complex migration project scope involving four separate business units
Why SAP
• Accelerated migration to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition through the RISE with SAP journey
• Strategic approach to divide the project into a lift-and-shift migration of the on-premises infrastructure
followed by the transition to advanced cloud ERP
• Strong collaboration with consulting and other offerings from SAP Services and Support, successfully
coordinating the project across four business units
• Centralized support and transparency for SAP-related activities through the SAP for ME portal
After: Value-driven results
• Migrated from the existing on-premises infrastructure, meeting the planned go-live schedule
• Improved IT processes, automation, and security
• Enabled enhanced performance and scalability in the Microsoft Azure environment
• Readied the business for a future built on SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition for further process
optimizations and technological advancements
Smoothing a migration to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition
through the RISE with SAP journey
97177enUS (25/05) © 2025 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. sap.com/terms-of-use
it supports the customizations we need in our business
and provides standardization for the future. And we
chose the RISE with SAP journey to guide the way.”
Christian Berger, Head of Group IT, Bertrandt AG
Bertrandt AG
Ehningen. Germany
www.bertrandt.com
Industry
Professional services
Employees
~14,000
Revenue
€1.2 billion
Products and services
Engineering consulting
and production support
Featured solutions and services
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private
Edition and SAP Services and
Support
<5
Months needed from
project kickoff to
successful go-live
4
Separate business units
went live at the same
time
Before: Challenges and opportunities
• Strategic SAP customer for 25 years with on-premises environment supporting core systems
• Lack of future scale in legacy environment, triggering a strategic move to the cloud
• Complex migration project scope involving four separate business units
Why SAP
• Accelerated migration to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition through the RISE with SAP journey
• Strategic approach to divide the project into a lift-and-shift migration of the on-premises infrastructure
followed by the transition to advanced cloud ERP
• Strong collaboration with consulting and other offerings from SAP Services and Support, successfully
coordinating the project across four business units
• Centralized support and transparency for SAP-related activities through the SAP for ME portal
After: Value-driven results
• Migrated from the existing on-premises infrastructure, meeting the planned go-live schedule
• Improved IT processes, automation, and security
• Enabled enhanced performance and scalability in the Microsoft Azure environment
• Readied the business for a future built on SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition for further process
optimizations and technological advancements
Smoothing a migration to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition
through the RISE with SAP journey
97177enUS (25/05) © 2025 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. sap.com/terms-of-use