SAP Sapphire

Where Does AI Adoption Really Start? SAP Discovery Center Has the Answer

The SAP Discovery Center serves as a crucial self-service portal for enterprises like Agilent and Sutherland, providing essential resources and reusable architectures to streamline AI adoption and minimize risks, ultimately helping organizations select strategic starting points for their AI initiatives.

Data and Data Management

‘AI Is a Business Challenge, Not an IT One; Data Is the IT Problem,’ Q&A with Armstrong World Industries

Armstrong World Industries is proactively developing a strong data foundation to effectively scale AI across the enterprise, driven by the complexity of their data environment due to mergers and acquisitions, emphasizing that AI is a business challenge requiring strategic integration rather than merely an IT fix.

ERP Strategy and Planning

SAP NS2’s FedRAMP+ IL5 Authorization Opens a New Cloud ERP Path for Defense Programs

The recent FedRAMP+ IL5 authorization by SAP NS2 enables US Department of War organizations to deploy SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP BTP in a secure cloud environment, simplifying compliance for defense ERP modernization and addressing the complexities of operating within stringent regulatory frameworks.

Analytics and AI

SAP Moves Agent Orchestration into Joule Studio with n8n Deal

SAP has acquired a minority stake in the Berlin-based automation platform n8n at a $5.2 billion valuation, integrating it into Joule Studio to enhance AI workflows in its Business AI Platform while targeting broader developer adoption and improved orchestration strategies for enterprise systems.

Analytics and AI

The Next Enterprise AI Wave Will Reach Beyond Agents, Says SAP Labs US Managing Director

At SAP Sapphire, Global Head of Research & Innovation Yaad Oren discussed SAP's forward-looking exploration of emerging technologies like AI, data, user experience, robotics, quantum computing, and cloud architecture, urging customers to embrace current AI capabilities while also preparing for future innovations.

Analytics and AI

Sapphire’s Post-Keynote Q&A Unpacks The Hard Part of the Autonomous Enterprise: Delivery, Governance, Trust

The post-keynote Q&A at SAP Sapphire 2026 put SAP's Autonomous Enterprise strategy under the closest scrutiny yet, with executives pressed on what's actually ready for production, how hybrid and on-premise customers participate, and why enterprises should trust AI agents inside live business processes. This ERP Today analysis unpacks SAP's answers on AI governance, the Knowledge Graph differentiator, cloud migration strategy, and API compliance controls.

Analytics and AI

‘Will SAP Be a Software Company in the Future?’ Sapphire 2026 Keynote Maps SAP’s New ERP Stack

At SAP Sapphire 2026, CEO Christian Klein declared that SAP is becoming a business AI company, introducing the Autonomous Suite, Joule Studio 2.0, a company memory layer, and centralized agent governance as the pillars of SAP's reimagined ERP stack.

Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, where SAP Sapphire may clarify SAP AI access for ECC and cloud ERP customers.

Analytics and AI

Will SAP Open AI Access to Customers That Haven’t Moved to the Cloud?

SAP is reportedly preparing to open more AI access to some customers that have not moved fully to the cloud, including some SAP ECC users. The details could determine whether the move becomes a narrow transition offer or a broader shift in SAP’s cloud-first AI strategy.