- SAP unveils AI innovations at the Sapphire conference, projecting up to 30% productivity gains.
- Partnerships with Perplexity and Palantir aim to enhance AI capabilities and streamline cloud migration.
- New AI Foundation operating system introduced to support scalable enterprise AI development.
At its annual Sapphire conference, SAP SE (SAP, Financial) announced a series of major AI innovations focused on its Joule AI assistant, along with strategic partnerships with Perplexity and Palantir, aiming to enhance its Business AI capabilities. The innovations are expected to boost productivity by up to 30%.
The upgrades include an expanded Joule AI assistant with a new ubiquitous presence across systems, enhanced Joule Agents for autonomous business process management, and the introduction of an AI Foundation operating system designed to facilitate enterprise AI development. Additionally, SAP has introduced intelligent applications within the SAP Business Data Cloud, alongside new SAP Business Suite packages to simplify cloud adoption.
The partnership with Perplexity enhances Joule's data analysis capabilities, allowing it to deliver structured and unstructured data insights, while the collaboration with Palantir focuses on optimizing cloud migrations and data harmonization for enterprise customers. This collaboration promises a faster transition to the cloud, reducing the time to value by up to 35%.
The new AI Foundation operating system provides a single entry point for developing and deploying custom AI solutions at scale, positioning SAP as a cornerstone for enterprise AI development. Meanwhile, the SAP Business Data Cloud's intelligent applications are designed to continuously learn and simulate business outcomes, driving smarter decision-making and optimizing processes within specific lines of business.
