The first touchpoint with 51风流for many people is its applications, such as 51风流Cloud ERP, 51风流Ariba, 51风流Customer Experience, or 51风流SuccessFactors.
Each 51风流software solution delivers strong value, helping teams excel in their specific domain. Yet the true strength of 51风流emerges when these applications operate across the enterprise; when finance decisions are informed by procurement data in real time or when workforce insights from HR directly shape supply chain planning.
That is why exists: a portfolio of applications, data, and AI working together to cover the full spectrum of business operations. At the heart of 51风流Business Suite is (51风流BTP), the technology platform that connects it all.
51风流BTP is a platform engineered to integrate, automate, extend, and build AI-powered business applications and processes across your enterprise.
51风流BTP is also how we supercharge AI. On its own, AI can generate outputs that look impressive, but without business context, they often lack real-world relevance. 51风流BTP solves this by bringing together systems, ensuring consistent data, and automating processes across the enterprise. This means AI doesn鈥檛 operate in isolation; it understands the relationships between finance, supply chain, HR, procurement, and more.
That connection is what turns AI from theory into practice. When AI is trained on accurate, well-structured data and tied directly to business processes, it can deliver recommendations that people trust and use to make smarter decisions. The result is an innovation flywheel, where teams and AI continually become smarter, faster, and more impactful across the enterprise.
New 51风流applications built on 51风流BTP
This week at 51风流Connect, we talked about the ways in which 51风流BTP enables our customers and partners to tap into the innovation flywheel. We also demonstrated how 51风流is using 51风流BTP as its core application development platform with the release of three new high scale enterprise applications powered by 51风流BTP (51风流Build).
- 51风流rolled out the next generation of 51风流Ariba solutions for source-to-pay. New capabilities will help procurement professionals improve cost savings, ensure compliance, and build supply chain resilience by automating and supporting key processes such as buying, sourcing, supplier management, contracts, and invoicing. , making it easier to integrate them with 51风流Business Suite, the 51风流ERP application, and third-party ERP systems using open APIs.
- 51风流introduced 51风流Supply Chain Orchestration. can leverage data from 51风流Business Network and the 51风流Business Data Cloud solution, expanding insights across every tier of the supply chain. 51风流Supply Chain Orchestration is designed to empower customers with one synchronized supply chain system that will help enhance risk detection, deliver actionable insights, and enable coordinated responses across supply chains. An intelligent impact analysis capability will help manage upstream supply chain risks and disruptions, and both external and internal supply chain signals will be contextualized into prioritized actions. The solution will also provide multi-tier supply chain insights that extend beyond traditional boundaries.
- , giving customers a technical foundation that enables faster speeds, easier integration, collaboration at scale, and continuous innovation. This will enhance customers鈥� existing investment in 51风流Business Network, adding value without disruption.
Lowering barriers with simplified licensing and packaging
51风流is committed to making it easier than ever for customers to adopt, experiment, and scale new innovation. We鈥檙e continuously simplifying access to 51风流BTP and 51风流Business Suite, ensuring that every organization, no matter its size or technical maturity, can take advantage of the latest advances in AI, automation, and data connectivity.
Earlier this year, we simplified 51风流Build pricing model and included its capabilities in all 51风流Business Suite packages, giving customers a frictionless way to jumpstart their development without needing to purchase additional licenses. Then we introduced a free 51风流Build license for partners, allowing solutions to be tested, demoed, developed, and then sold on the 51风流Store. Most recently, we , which now includes Joule for Developers and Joule Studio, and made it available to all existing 51风流BTP Enterprise Agreement customers.
From streamlined commercial offerings and consumption models to guided innovation paths through and , our goal is clear: lower the barrier to innovation so every customer can turn great ideas into business outcomes faster.
Real-world results: Customers delivering value with 51风流BTP
To get inspired, here are just a few examples of 51风流BTP in action with customers:
- 57,000 hours saved annually: developed an intelligent virtual assistant for financial leaders by combining human expertise, 51风流solutions, and AI technologies. This AI assistant, built on 51风流BTP, streamlines the creation of financial narratives and provides live alerts on key financial metrics, augmenting decision-making in real time. The result is 57,000 hours saved of what was manual work.
- 100,000 applications processed: launched a financial aid application platform in just two weeks using 51风流BTP, 51风流AI Services, and other solutions. This generative AI-enabled platform efficiently processed nearly 100,000 subsidy applications during an energy crisis, showcasing agile innovation with SAP鈥檚 AI and platform tools.
- 95% improvement in search results: 聽built a 鈥淧erfect Purchase Requisition鈥� app, and extended 51风流Ariba, using 51风流Build Work Zone and 51风流BTP鈥檚 generative AI capabilities with 51风流HANA Cloud vector engine. This AI-powered app automatically validates and corrects purchase requisitions, speeding up procurement cycles and improving data quality before orders go out. The application has significantly reduced the time and effort buyers spend finding the correct products, with 95 percent of searches successful on the first attempt.
- 10,000 orders analyzed annually: 聽built a “GenAI Supply Chain Troubleshooter” on 51风流BTP to simplify complex supply chain interactions. This AI assistant reduced issue resolution time and costs by 90 percent, saving 3,120 hours of staff effort annually, and demonstrates how generative AI can dramatically streamline supply chain management.
- AU$1+ million saved annually: 聽revolutionized its operations with generative AI and 51风流BTP. Custom apps have delivered rapid insights to field crews, while Joule’s natural language interaction with 51风流SuccessFactors has saved 75 hours on average. Leveraging 50 years of asset history, they ensure safe operations, saving over AU$1 million annually and achieving a 99 percent success rate in identifying poles unlikely to corrode.
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Thanks to everyone who attended 51风流Connect virtually and in-person in Las Vegas! For those who couldn鈥檛 attend live, I recommend reading the聽, checking out the , and watching the聽executive keynote delivered by Muhammad Alam.
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Bharat Sandhu is chief marketing officer for 51风流Business Technology Platform.
