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At SAP Sapphire 2025, the spotlight was firmly on Artificial Intelligence — not as a future ambition, but as the new operational core of enterprise software. SAP unveiled a suite of innovations designed to make AI tangible, scalable, and deeply integrated into business processes.
Here’s a quick rundown of the 7 most exciting AI announcements you need to know.
1. Joule Is Now Omnipresent
SAP’s AI copilot, Joule, has evolved. It’s now context-aware, ever-present, and embedded across both SAP and non-SAP tools. With its new Action Bar, Joule can proactively recommend actions and automate tasks based on user behavior. It’s your AI assistant — wherever you work.
The biggest upgrade? A Perplexity AI partnership, allowing Joule to bring in real-time, verified insights from the public web to enhance its enterprise answers.
2. Agentic AI Goes Mainstream
SAP is rolling out an ecosystem of pre-built AI agents. These aren’t just tools — they’re task-oriented mini AIs built to manage workflows across HR, supply chain, finance, and sales. Examples include:
Shop Floor Supervisor Agent
Expense Validation Agent
Quote Creation & Catalog Optimization Agents
They can now even collaborate across systems, thanks to the new Agent2Agent protocol developed with Google.
3. AI Agent Hub + LeanIX Integration
Managing AI agents just got easier with the new AI Agent Hub and its connection to SAP LeanIX. This lets enterprises map each agent to a specific business process or capability — bringing structure and governance to your AI operations.
4. SAP AI Foundation Becomes the OS for AI
The newly launched SAP AI Foundation is like an operating system for enterprise AI. It includes:
AI Agent Runtime
Prompt Optimizer (make your prompts smarter & model-agnostic)
Joule Studio for agent and skill building
AI Evaluation Services
Enterprise-wide Knowledge Graphs
This foundation gives developers and IT teams the infrastructure to build, deploy, and scale AI applications confidently.
5. Business Data Cloud Gets Smarter
SAP’s Business Data Cloud isn’t just for analytics anymore. It’s now fueling intelligent applications like:
People Intelligence (HR insights from SuccessFactors)
Spend Control Tower
Green Ledger for sustainability tracking
With connections to Google BigQuery, AWS, and Azure, your data is ready for intelligent automation at scale.
6. Developer-Centric AI Enhancements
If you’re building on SAP, you’re in for a treat:
Low-code AI agent development via Joule Studio
AI-powered ABAP tooling for ECC migration
Custom LLM integration in the Integration Suite
Marketplace availability via AWS and GCP
SAP’s message is clear: AI should be easy to build and run, not a black box.
7. Real-Time Intelligence with Perplexity AI
One of the most intriguing partnerships is with Perplexity AI, giving SAP users access to real-time, web-validated information — integrated directly into their business queries.
This means you’re no longer limited to internal data. Joule can now combine enterprise knowledge with trusted external content for complete, contextual answers.
Final Thoughts
SAP Sapphire 2025 marked a pivotal shift — from talking about AI to operationalizing it at scale. Whether you’re in tech, operations, or strategy, these announcements reflect one reality: AI is now core to SAP — and core to the future of enterprise transformation.
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