Key Takeaway
SAP has announced new innovations, including the SAP Business Data Cloud Connect for bidirectional data sharing with platforms like Databricks and Google Cloud, and SAP Supply Chain Orchestration, which utilizes live knowledge graphs to identify risks in supplier networks. These offerings are part of the integrated SAP Business Suite, combining AI, data, and applications. Central to the announcement is Joule, SAP’s AI platform featuring role-aware assistants that interact with users based on their business roles, leveraging a library of specialized Joule Agents to streamline workflows across various functions.
The announcements go beyond AI to encompass SAP Business Data Cloud Connect, which facilitates bidirectional data sharing with partner platforms—such as Databricks and Google Cloud—and SAP Supply Chain Orchestration, which utilizes live knowledge graphs to identify risks across multi-tier supplier networks. These offerings are part of SAP Business Suite, which the company presents as an integrated platform that combines AI, data, and applications.
Muhammad Alam, a member of the Executive Board of SAP SE, SAP Product & Engineering, states: “To succeed in an era where volatility is the new normal, businesses require more than a collection of disparate best-of-breed applications.”
Joule assistants coordinate agents across business functions
The highlight of the announcement is the introduction of Joule, SAP’s AI platform, which now features role-aware assistants. These assistants are designed to collaborate with users in specific business roles, leveraging applications and data from across SAP Business Suite. Each assistant links to a library of specialized Joule Agents that carry out workflows within specific functions.
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