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Analyst Insights are written by SAPinsider’s research team. Based on information gleaned from surveys of the SAPinsider Community, conversations with experts, SAP employees, vendors, and SAPinsiders, Analyst Insights provide a thoughtful analysis of critical topics, technologies, and challenges that SAP customers face today.
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Cloud Revenue and AI Powers SAP to Strong Q2
SAP continued their strong performance in the first quarter with an equally robust performance in the second quarter of 2024. The current cloud backlog increased by 28% to €14.8 billion at constant currencies. Currently cloud backlog is defined as the contractually committed cloud revenue that SAP expects to recognize over the upcoming 12 months based…
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Business AI Drives the Cloud ERP Future at Sapphire
Over the past year, SAP has focused on integrating artificial intelligence (AI) to unify data from solutions across the enterprise. This started with generative AI assistant Joule’s announcement and was further developed through the AI Foundation in the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). This year, part of SAP restructuring has been to focus on bringing…
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RISE with SAP: Research And Trends
When it was announced in 2021, many were confused about RISE with SAP. RISE with SAP was initially presented as a Business-Transformation-as-a-Service offering that aimed to provide capabilities to transform organizations both from an infrastructure, as they moved to SAP S/4HANA Cloud, and process perspective, utilizing capabilities from newly acquired SAP Signavio.
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Insights from Anurag Barua on SAP AI’s New Direction Following Walter Sun Appointment as Global Head of AI
SAP recently announced that Dr. Walter Sun will take over as SAP's Global Head of Artificial Intelligence. Sun's experience includes Microsoft, Apple, and leading financial institutions such as BlackRock Financial Management. His expertise encompasses areas like machine learning, deep learning, and operations research. In this article, SAPinsider spoke with Anurag Barua to gain insights into…
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LeanIX and Signavio Help SAP Manage Business Transformation
Initially announced in September, SAP has successfully completed the acquisition of LeanIX, bringing a comprehensive enterprise architecture management (EAM) solution into the SAP ecosystem. The acquisition allows SAP to bring together a suite of business transformation products that will provide significant capabilities for business process and architecture transformation when combined with existing SAP Signavio offerings.…
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RISE with SAP Now Has Multiple Packaging Options
When SAP first announced RISE with SAP in 2021, the package only included SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Business Network Starter Pack, consumption credits for SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Signavio's business process transformation tools, infrastructure solutions, and embedded tools, which included SAP Readiness Check, custom code migration tools, and SAP Enable Now. However, as of…
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Insights from Serrala’s Rob Jackson on Overcoming Data Readiness Hurdles in SAP S/4HANA Finance Migration
This article highlights the critical importance of data archiving and readiness in the context of migrating to SAP S/4HANA, as explained by expert Rob Jackson. It emphasizes that preserving historical data while enhancing system performance is vital for finance leaders. Additionally, the article underscores the dual challenge of technical upgrades and business process transformation during…
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Enabling Efficient Finance and Accounting Operations via AI with SAP’s Latest Updates
SAP's latest AI updates aim to revolutionize finance operations, offering tools for custom app development, agile management, and efficient document processing. These innovations address key challenges faced by finance leaders and are essential for those looking to enhance efficiency and decision-making in their multinational companies. This content is for SAPinsider Monthly Subscription, SAPinsider Annual Subscription,…
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The Emerging Role of AI in Enterprise Asset Management
Much has been written about the potential impact of AI across all aspects of the enterprise, including Enterprise Asset Management (EAM). EAM includes the management, support, and maintenance of a company’s physical assets throughout their lifecycle. This lifecycle encompasses capital planning, procurement, installation, performance, maintenance, repair, regulatory compliance, risk management, and asset decommissioning and disposal.…
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SAP Announces Multiple New AI Capabilities at TechEd
Following the recent announcement of generative AI assistant Joule, SAP announced multiple new AI-related capabilities at SAP TechEd in Bangalore. Many of these new AI capabilities are part of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) including AI-powered application development, accelerated enterprise automation, the ability to host models from DataRobot in SAP AI Core, and AI Foundation…
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