SAP Identity Management (IdM) has been a long-standing SAP product to manage access to critical SAP systems. SAP plans to sunset SAP IdM in 2027 and discontinue maintenance in 2030. To address the gap, SAP and Microsoft have teamed up leverage Microsoft Entra ID as a replacement for SAP IdM.
Accelerate Your IdM Transition
SAP Identity Management (IdM) has been a long-standing SAP product to manage access to critical SAP systems. SAP plans to sunset SAP IdM in 2027 and discontinue maintenance in 2030. To address the gap, SAP and Microsoft have teamed up leverage Microsoft Entra ID as a replacement for SAP IdM.
Assess & Design
SAP Identity Discovery
Uncover the full potential of your identity infrastructure with a structured assessment of your current SAP IdM architecture—gather key data, analyze functionality, and map capabilities to Microsoft Entra for a seamless modernization journey.
SAP Identity Strategy
Analyze SAP IdM use cases alongside key services like SuccessFactors, S/4HANA, SAP BTP, CIS, and NetWeaver to design a tailored migration model that aligns with business goals and maximizes platform value.
Seamless IAM Transformation
Leverage Protera’s deep expertise across SAP, Azure, and Security to architect an identity transformation plan that minimizes disruption and ensures a smooth, transparent rollout for end users.
Sample Architecture
Set Policies & Migrate
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Define access policies for SAP applicationsin Entra including prerequisites, access timeframes, separation of duties, constraints, and exception handling.
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Identify opportunities to streamline databases, align systems, and eliminate obsolete functions to ensure a smoother transition.
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Fully realized, wave-based sequencingfor onboarding your SAP applications to Entra using IAG best practices.
Modernize IAM
With integrations to SuccessFactors, ECC, and SAP Cloud Identity Services (CIS), Microsoft Entra enables enterprise-wide IAM modernization:
Identify current and planned IAM use cases in your IAM modernization strategy.
Analyze the requirements of those use cases and match those requirements to the capabilities of Microsoft Entra services.
Determine timeframes and stakeholders for implementation of new Microsoft Entra capabilities to support migration.
Determine the cutover process for your applications to move the single sign-on, identity lifecycle, and access lifecycle controls to Microsoft Entra.
Migration Scenarios
Integrate with Enterprise Modernization
Coordinate SAP IdM migration with ancillary IT initiatives. Develop an enterprise-wide IAG strategy and how Entra meets broad needs. Take advantage of the IAM refresh to clean up and remove outdated integrations, access rights or roles, and consolidate resources.
Phased Approach
Adopt a phased rollout such as first migrating an end-user self-service password reset scenario, then moving a provisioning scenario, etc. The order depends on IT priorities, impact on key applications, end user readiness, or application constraints.
SAP IdM Identity Store to Entra Tenant
An SAP IDM Identity Store is a repository of identity information, and a Microsoft Entra a tenant is an instance in which information about a single organization. Organizations that have Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, or other Microsoft services will already have a Microsoft Entra ID tenant that underlies those services to facilitate the IdM migration.
Microsoft Entra Management for SAP
Strengthen your identity governance and streamline access controls across Azure and SAP environments.
Integrate Entra with GRC to streamline SAP application access, enforce SAP segregation of duties and privileged access management, and automate user provisioning.
Propagate zero trust enforcement via adaptive access controls for SAP, incorporating policies for location, device compliance, and real-time risk scores.
Integrate Entra with GRC to streamline SAP application access, enforce SAP segregation of duties and privileged access management, and automate user provisioning.
Incorporate additional Microsoft toolsets including Microsoft Sentinel, Defender for Cloud, and Microsoft Purview for enhanced identity threat detection, auditing, and compliance reporting.
By addressing potential issues before migration, you minimize the risks associated with a move to the cloud, making the transition smoother and less disruptive to your operations.
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