4 Dec 2025
https://idc.zoom.us/j/95430561322
IDC & Kyndryl Webinar
Moving to SAP on cloud is not the challenge you think it is. So, why haven’t you?
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Independent analysts IDC estimate that over 50% of the SAP install base is still being run on physical infrastructure owned directly or indirectly by the SAP end license owner. This despite the trend in the non-SAP install base towards some form of cloud deployment, as well as SAP’s own long-standing direction for moving to cloud-based solutions and the end of life of some of its older platforms.
Why is it that, despite a significant portion of the SAP install base having moved to the cloud—a transition many strongly advocate—the majority still remain on-premises?
We hear the following reasons:
– We’re happy with what we have so why change?
– SAP is not suited to the cloud.
– The financials simply do not stack up.
– I want to move to cloud but can’t build a business case.
– What about security and data sovereignty?
In this webinar we’ll explore:
- The reasons why modernisation is critical both in-terms of maintenance and access to innovation.
- The cloud options that are available to SAP users – RISE with SAP, native deployments, or other options.
- The reasons why SAP is absolutely suitable to cloud and the improvements and benefits you should expect to see.
- Practical ways to simply move to cloud – and some of the pitfalls.
- How FinOps can help you build a business case and make the most of your cloud migration.
- Why now might be the time to do it?
General Information
Time
10:00 – 11:00 CET
Date
4 December 2025
Location
Virtual
Speakers
Ashok Patel
Research Manager
IDC
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Ashok Patel
Ashok Patel is a research manager in IDC’s European enterprise applications team. Prior to joining IDC, he led the Market Trends programme at Source Global Research, providing insights into the latest trends and developments across the professional services market, and has previous experience exploring clients’ perceptions of consulting firms. Prior to working in professional services, Ashok was an editor and consultant in the commodities market, as well as working in the automotive industry.
Based in London, he examines the developments and trends in the European enterprise applications market, bringing the enterprise buyer perspective to IDC’s analysis and reporting. He has a BA honors degree in history from University of Essex as well as a master’s degree from the same university.
Mark Hirst
EVP EMEA – SAP Practice lead
Kyndryl
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Mark Hirst
Mark is Kyndryl’s EMEA SAP practice lead. He has been focused on the Large Enterprise SAP Services market-place for over 30-years, both as a consultant and predominantly in practice management – initially with Accenture, then with Axon and more recently Lemongrass.
Mark has developed an enviable track-record in solutioning and delivering high complexity technology and business led transformation throughout EMEA and beyond for clients such as Ericsson, Teva, and Philips and in both public and private sectors.
For the last 7-years Mark has helped some of the most demanding users of SAP complete their journey to the cloud, either native cloud hyper-scale cloud such as Azure or with SAP Rise. As a result, he’s developed major experience in developing the business case for such migrations as well as identifying and living through the challenges and issues this projects can pose – either in the migration or operational phases.
Jaisson Mailloux
Director, Global Alliance Technical Evangelist, Microsoft
Kyndryl
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Jaisson Mailloux
Jaisson is a dynamic public speaker with an enthusiasm for Microsoft cloud technologies and has spent over 25 years in the Microsoft industry with 13 of those years working directly at Microsoft.
He started his career as an escalation engineer on the Windows Server team, then he assisted Original Equipment Manufacturers and System Builders in evolving their practices by securing their adoption, and readiness, of Microsoft’s bleeding edge technologies. At a leading Global Services Integrator, he was an industry expert in Microsoft Licensing and Cloud Services, owning multiple business units and developed the Direction & Strategy for North America.
At Kyndryl, Jaisson seizes every opportunity to utilize his passion and enthusiasm for technology to help develop and shift our customer’s mindset towards continuous development and transformation with a heavy focus on FinOps. In addition to his role as a Kyndryl Director on the Microsoft Global Alliance team, he also served on the FinOps.Org Board of Governors for 2 years and is heavily involved in both the FinOps.org Technical Advisory Committee and the Sustainability working groups.
Jaisson is also currently active on the Microsoft Marketplace Customer Advisory Board (CAB). Adding to his bachelor’s degree from University of North Texas in Applied Technology and Performance Improvement, and his recent MBA with a concentration in Data Analytics from Texas A&M Corpus Christi, he attended MIT where he received his certification in Cloud & DevOps: Continuous Transformation.
Johan Åsberg
Strategic SAP Partnership Lead, Europe North Region
Microsoft
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Johan Åsberg
I am an entrepreneurial sales and marketing leader engaged in pushing the AI SaaSification of both customers and partners, focused on generating recurring revenue streams with our local/global SaaS software development partners. I have a proven ability to deliver positive impact, leading teams working in highly complex environments with multiple KPIs and business stakeholders.
As the ISV Partner Sales Lead, I lead a team of partner development managers focusing on growing revenue for our ISV partners thru joint GTM and continuous technical AI collaboration! Together with our ISV partners we aim to drive AI innovation and AI adoption/usage at our customers by offering ”ready to use” AI SaaS solutions!
Overview
Nearly 60% of European companies acknowledge that their legacy core business applications are no longer fit for purpose—yet only half of SAP users have migrated to S/4HANA. With vendor support for ECC ending in 2027, extended support incurring additional costs and risks, and AI innovation being focused first and foremost on cloud-based S/4HANA, the pressure to modernize has never been greater. Despite this modernization imperative, IDC data shows that only 14% of SAP customers plan to migrate to S/4HANA through RISE with SAP—the vendor’s preferred route for all SAP Cloud ERP Private customers—raising serious questions about what the best modernization route really is and how to deliver on it successfully.
In this webinar, IDC joins Kyndryl and Microsoft to explore the modernization imperative facing SAP customers—especially those still on legacy on-premises systems or in the early stages of their S/4HANA journey. We’ll unpack the key drivers behind ERP modernization, from high-risk legacy implementation to a modern AI-enabled ERP on Azure.
You’ll hear expert insights on building a compelling business case, navigating the different pathways (from lift-and-shift to greenfield), and overcoming common challenges, including hyperscaler contracts and uncertainty around RISE with SAP.
From IDC’s market trends and data to expert guidance from Kyndryl and Microsoft, this session will challenge you to rethink your ERP strategy and ask where your organization is really ready for what’s next.
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Kyndryl works at the core of businesses that move the world. With a global network of experts serving customers in over 60 countries, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. With our partners and thousands of customers, we co-create solutions to help enterprises reach their peak digital performance.
