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Explore core technologies such as Joule, unraveling the impact of AI in commercial strategies, and critical security considerations. Bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, focusing on how to leverage AI to drive innovation and efficiency within the business context. Enhance strategic decision-making and contribute meaningfully to your organization's digital transformation efforts.

When: Prepare phase

Key outcomes

  • Gain understanding of Business AI technologies and their impact on commercial strategies.
  • Develop the ability to bridge the gap between theory and practice, applying AI to drive innovation and efficiency in business operations.
  • Improve decision-making skills by leveraging AI insights to contribute effectively to organizational goals.

SAP’s strategy focuses on integrating AI into every business process, transforming how people work and enhancing the productivity, profitability, and growth ambitions of our customers. We focus on delivering Business AI that- drives relevant outcomes, activates reliable insights and scales responsibly.

In line with SAP’s AI-first, Suite-first product strategy, we will re-think entire end-to-end processes and applications around AI.

SAP’s AI strategy also supports our customers’ cloud transformation efforts by accelerating migrations through AI-powered capabilities–such as custom code and process analysis, intelligent automation, and consulting capabilities in Joule.

AI Ethics: For years, SAP has built AI with security, privacy, compliance, ethics, and accuracy in mind. Our Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence(opens in new tab) were introduced in 2018, and our Global AI Ethics Policy(opens in new tab) followed in 2022.

Resources:  

1. Why SAP’s Updated AI Ethics Policy Is Based on the Human Rights-Oriented UNESCO Recommendation?(opens in new tab)

2. Responsible AI at SAP(opens in new tab)

1. About Joule Copilot

Joule is an AI copilot that’s grounded in your business data and infused with AI agents to proactively assist your employees in every cloud application they use while automating complex processes.

Explore the new Joule Agents with the strongest business process expertise. With full understanding of your business and the most comprehensive data, Joule Agents connect and work seamlessly together to accomplish any task more effectively than other AI agents, and supercharge your people.

Resource: Learn more

2. Joule for Consultants

SAP Joule for Consultants is a conversational, AI-powered assistant designed to help SAP consultants by providing expert guidance, real-time answers, and access to SAP's comprehensive knowledge base, thereby accelerating project delivery, improving decision-making, and increasing productivity in SAP cloud transformations. It offers tailored, context-aware support for tasks ranging from solution design to code interpretation, acting as a valuable resource for both junior and expert consultants.

Check out our Recording(opens in new tab) to understand how Joule for Consultants works.

Key Outcomes:

  • Accelerated Project Delivery: J4C helps consultants reduce time spent searching for information by providing quick, reliable answers based on exclusive content.
  • Increased Productivity and Efficiency: By providing expert-level guidance and ensuring projects align with best practices, J4C helps consultants minimize rework and improve design decisions. This also boosts project margins and increases firm capacity.

The Solution (How it Works):

  • Activation: An SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) administrator can activate the service for their organization's consultants.
  • Functionality: J4C uses SAP's knowledge base to provide accurate, concise answers with source references. It also features a fine-tuned model trained on millions of lines of ABAP and CDS code to explain code purpose, logic, and structure. Users can ask interactive questions and receive direct answers from Joule.

SAP AI Units is consumption-based virtual currency that can be used to access SAP Business AI services across SAP solutions. Per User Per Month(PUPM) AI Packages simplifies managing costs and tracking consumption of these AI services. Most Premium AI features available as PUPM packages, where AI units are deducted monthly based on user quantity. Package-based pricing brings together related features so customers don’t have to manage each feature independently and can predict their costs for each month with full control over how and when users can leverage them. 

Explore our recording(opens in new tab) to learn how to leverage Business AI features effectively and how to monitor their utilization.

Resource: SAP AI Consumption Simplified(opens in new tab)

 

Take a look at this list(opens in new tab) of SAP AI Services which customers can access and utilize.

ResourcesDescription
Business AI Catalog(opens in new tab)Explore AI offerings to optimize productivity, drive innovation, and personalize experiences and generate estimates for SAP Business AI with the AI Estimator.
AI Services List(opens in new tab)AI foundation services in BTP provide essential tools and frameworks for developing, deploying, and managing AI applications, leveraging cloud infrastructure to enhance scalability and efficiency.

The Cloud Identity Services play a crucial role by serving as a trusted source for SAP applications. They help ensure security by handling login credentials, managing access permissions, and even connecting with other outside services securely.

To gain a deeper understanding of SAP Cloud Identity Services in the context of SAP Business AI, please utilize the following LINK(opens in new tab) to schedule a 1:1 session.

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Plan your implementation

Start by defining clear business goals and identifying processes suitable for AI automation to align with your strategic objectives. Evaluate your existing IT landscape, integration points, and dependencies to understand infrastructure capabilities. Establish governance frameworks to oversee implementation effectively. Prepare change management to support workforce adaptation to new AI-enabled workflows.

When: Prepare phase

Key outcomes

  • Clearly defined business goals will ensure that AI automation initiatives are closely aligned with the organization's strategic objectives, resulting in targeted and meaningful improvements.
  • Stakeholders can evaluate infrastructure assessment and optimize successful AI implementation.
  • Establishment of governance frameworks will facilitate effective oversight and management of AI initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals and regulatory compliance.
ResourceDescriptionWhy it matters
SAP BTP AI Best Practices Guide(opens in new tab)SAP BTP AI Best Practices is a curated collection of guides and patterns for implementing AI solutions on SAP Business Technology Platform.This guide provides you the best practices to implement AI capabilities across your organization functionally and technically.
S(opens in new tab)AP Business AI Use Cases(opens in new tab)Explore real-world AI use cases tailored to your line of business and see how AI capabilities help solve specific challenges and deliver measurable outcomes.SAP currently supports over 200 use cases and continues to add more to meet evolving business needs and new opportunities.
AI Architecture CenterDiscover AI-powered SAP reference architectures designed to reinvent business processes and automate tasks. Optimize efficiency, drive innovation, and transform your enterprise operations effortlessly.Reference architectures provide a frame of reference that helps one get an overview of a domain while they provide a starting point for your own enterprise architecture effort.
SAP Business Accelerator Hub(opens in new tab)SAP Business Accelerator Hub is a web application hosted by SAP that contains lot of prebuilt content across integrations & extension needs, APIs, AI and various other products.To accelerate integration and extension, and to help you in digital transformation, you can discover, explore, and test the different types of content available on SAP Business Accelerator Hub.
AI Misssion Catalog(opens in new tab)Implement your use cases on SAP Business AI, with step-by-step guidance and a well-established support from topic experts and SAP Community.It serves as a central hub for exploring and understanding SAP Business AI and its various capabilities.

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SAP offers free courses designed to deepen understanding of AI at SAP and Business AI, providing insights into how these technologies can be strategically implemented within organizational frameworks. These courses help individuals grasp the fundamental principles and applications of AI in business contexts. Additionally, we have curated AI- guides that are valuable resources for exploring AI features available across various solution areas.

When: Explore phase

Key outcomes

  • Participants will gain a deeper understanding of AI at SAP and Business AI, enabling them to comprehend fundamental principles and applications within business contexts.
  • Learners will acquire insights on how to strategically implement AI technologies within organizational frameworks, contributing to effective and goal-oriented AI adoption.
  • Access to curated AI guides will allow participants to explore AI features across various solution areas, broadening their knowledge of available tools and capabilities.