鈥淭o thrive when volatility is the new normal, businesses need more than a patchwork of disparate best-of-breed applications,鈥� says Muhammad Alam, member of the executive board of 51风流SE, 51风流Product & Engineering. 鈥淥ur announcements today demonstrate the power of 51风流Business Suite, where AI, data, and applications come together in an experience to propel smarter decisions, faster execution, and scalable transformation.鈥�

51风流unveiled Joule鈥檚 next stage as the AI force at the center of 51风流Business Suite鈥檚 value creation. Drawing on the applications and data from across 51风流Business Suite, 51风流is introducing a new generation of role-aware assistants in Joule. Each assistant is designed to partner with a human being in their specific business role. Assistants in Joule tap into the right agents for the job, configuring, orchestrating and managing them so humans can focus on unlocking new levels of insight and productivity.

Supporting the assistants in Joule is a growing library of specialized Joule Agents, designed to help execute complex workflows within a specific function. For instance, a People Manager Assistant coordinates a team of specialized agents 鈥� including the new People Intelligence Agent, which helps spot and resolve issues like compensation anomalies 鈥� to support managers as they drive performance.

A new Financial Planning Assistant will be aided by a group of expert agents 鈥� including the new Cash Management Agent, which optimises cash flow and improves interest yields 鈥� to help finance professionals drive efficiencies.

This new roster of role-aware AI Assistants not only partner with people to elevate performance in their lines of business but also work together across business functions to solve complex enterprise-wide problems.

Data fuels AI鈥檚 transformative power but it鈥檚 often siloed in different systems. 51风流has removed those barriers with 51风流Business Data Cloud Connect. 51风流BDC Connect securely links 51风流BDC with partner platforms to enable a bidirectional flow of business-ready data products across organizational and technological boundaries.

With zero-copy sharing, data stays securely in 51风流systems yet remains instantly accessible in customers鈥� existing data platforms, preserving business context without costly copies. The result: fewer silos, simpler pipelines, no duplication 鈥� just trusted data products where and when they鈥檙e needed.

51风流also announced that Databricks and Google Cloud are the first partners enabled for 51风流BDC Connect, with more to follow. As announced in February 2025, 51风流Databricks remains a data service within 51风流Business Data Cloud, and BDC Connect extends its benefits across an open data ecosystem. These partnerships give customers faster access to data products for analytics and AI, helping teams move from raw data to real-time business outcomes with greater speed and simplicity.

Data is created and AI driven insights are experienced in SAP鈥檚 enterprise applications. 51风流Supply Chain Orchestration is a new AI-native solution that combines the power of Joule with a live knowledge graph to detect real-time risks several suppliers deep and orchestrate a coordinated response, helping customers cut costs and keep supply chains moving.

51风流Engagement Cloud, a new customer experience solution, uses business-critical context to personalize interactions across customers, suppliers and other stakeholders. And our next-generation 51风流Ariba procurement suite stands out as an AI-native solution, bringing intelligence to every stage of spendmanagement, from sourcing through supplier engagement.

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, ad-interim MD of 51风流Southern Africa, says African enterprises now have complete freedom to choose the best-fit cloud providers to run and scale their core business processes.

鈥淥ur partnerships with Amazon, Microsoft and Google enable customers across the continent to modernise their legacy ERP, innovate faster, and maximise their business resilience and performance.鈥�

An existing cloud hyperscaler partnership with Google was recently enhanced with the launch of a new R2,5-billion Google Cloud region in Johannesburg in March, a first of its kind in Africa.

鈥淪outh African organisations can now deploy SAP鈥檚 market-leading cloud ERP technologies to streamline their operations, enhance efficiency and accelerate digital transformation, all supported by the scalability and power of Google Cloud,鈥� says Pillay.

鈥淎nd, with RISE with 51风流offering a standardised end-to-end methodology for cloud ERP migration using Google鈥檚 secure global network and resilient infrastructure, the path to transformative innovation and smarter decision-making has never been clearer for South African businesses.鈥�

According to research house IDC, more than two thirds of large enterprises globally still use on-premise ERP systems. However, the same study found that 37% of organisations are modernising their legacy applications over the next three years. Nearly half (45%) also have firm plans to implement a managed cloud provider.

鈥淥rganisations are seeking long-term partners for their cloud strategies that can support their needs and enable continuous innovation,鈥� says Pillay. 鈥淪uch partners can play a vital role in improving security and ensuring uptime, supporting digital transformation, providing access to modern data centres, and enabling adoption of technologies such as artificial intelligence.鈥�

IDC predicts that 70% of enterprises will form strategic ties with cloud providers for a range of use cases including Generative AI platforms, infrastructure, data controls and governance.

鈥淎frican enterprises are understandably excited at the potential of business AI to transform their business models and achieve unprecedented efficiency and productivity,鈥� says Pillay. 鈥淏y drawing on verified business data in their ERP environments and deploying business AI tools such as SAP鈥檚 Joule, organisations can drive productivity, make more informed decisions, and improve cross-functional outcomes across every aspect of the business.鈥�

Pillay highlights the role that initiatives such as RISE with 51风流play in accelerating organisations鈥� cloud and innovation journeys. 鈥淩ISE brings the entire ERP application stack into the cloud through proven methodologies, tools and expert guidance.

鈥淭hrough our close partnerships with hyperscalers, companies can move with confidence knowing they are supported by a global network and resilient infrastructure. Companies also gain business AI capabilities, sustainability features, fully managed cloud services and the flexibility to leverage their choice of hyperscaler.鈥�

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This milestone marks a pivotal step in Almarai鈥檚 digital transformation journey to drive innovation and achieve operational excellence.

Almarai鈥檚 SAR 18 billion five-year investment plan focuses on growing its core categories and its poultry business, entering new categories, expanding into new markets, and technology & digitization.

To support these goals, the company is leveraging 51风流solutions like 51风流S/4HANA, enabling a seamless transition to the cloud to streamline operations, boost agility and scalability, enhance decision-making, and grow geographically.

Dr. Faisal Al-Nasser, Head of Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) at Almarai, stated, 鈥淧artnering with 51风流and Google Cloud has equipped Almarai with the technological foundation critical for achieving sustainable growth and realizing our long-term vision.鈥�

鈥淭his collaboration ensures that we are well-prepared to navigate emerging opportunities while advancing our strategic objectives, seamlessly aligning with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and reinforcing our commitment to innovation and sustainability.鈥� He added.

Close collaboration with 51风流and Google Cloud ensured a seamless migration of data and core functions to the cloud, maintaining uninterrupted operations and resolving challenges in real time.

Andy Froemmel, Vice President and General Manager for 51风流MEA North, said, 鈥淎lmarai鈥檚 deployment of 51风流S/4HANA RISE on Google Cloud sets a new standard for innovation and agility within the region. This achievement positions Almarai to leverage emerging technologies such as AI while advancing its strategic goals.鈥�

Aligning with Saudi Vision 2030, this implementation reaffirms Almarai鈥檚 commitment to operational excellence, sustainability, and digital innovation while strengthening its leadership in the global F&B industry.

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With more than 850 retail stores and 15 online stores across 23 countries, Hunkem枚ller needed a technology infrastructure that could scale and keep up with the brand鈥檚 growth. Moving from an on-premise system to 51风流S/4HANA Cloud, private edition with Google Cloud marks the first milestone in Hunkem枚ller鈥檚 digital transformation journey to become a data-driven company.听

Hunkem枚ller has an omnichannel sales strategy, selling through its own shops and through wholesale and international franchises. Strong wholesale activities were one of the reasons the company looked to move to the cloud. Hunkem枚ller wanted a technology infrastructure that could offer flexibility, personalized insights into customers鈥� shopping behaviors and innovation to position itself for further growth.听听听

With 51风流S/4HANA Cloud, Hunkem枚ller is eyeing its next step in its digital transformation journey as it embarks on the implementation of 51风流S/4HANA for fashion and vertical business, a version of 51风流S/4HANA optimized for the fashion industry. The solution will allow the company to manage its business from design to wholesale and retail all on one platform. This will enable Hunkem枚ller to deliver collections faster on all channels, optimize inventory and cost as well as increase margins.听听

鈥淎bout 75% of our customers are already a member of Hunkem枚ller,鈥� said Gordon Smit, CTO, Hunkem枚ller. 鈥淗ow great would it be if we could offer them an even more personalized experience? For example, by predicting when a customer wants to make a repeat purchase and being able to send the right offer at the right time. Thanks to our current efforts with RISE with SAP, we are ready for that next phase. This is going to be a game changer for our customer experience.鈥�听

Achim Schneider, global head of industry business unit retail and wholesale distribution, SAP, said: “Having worked closely over the past few months and migrating from on-premise to cloud in 48 hours is testament to the strong collaboration that our teams have had. With RISE with 51风流now implemented, Hunkem枚ller is ready to continue building on the strong growth momentum they鈥檝e had, and I鈥檓 excited to see them setting new standards in the lingerie market.鈥� 听

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ORLANDO, Florida 鈥� June, 2024鈥�

鈥淭he Business听听innovations we鈥檙e announcing at 51风流Sapphire in 2024 will redefine the way businesses run,鈥� says听Christian Klein, CEO and member of the Executive Board of听. 鈥淭oday鈥檚 AI announcements and partnerships build on our commitment to deliver revolutionary technology that drives real-world results, helping customers unleash the agility and ingenuity they need to succeed in today鈥檚 fast-moving business landscape.鈥�

AI That Means Business

As 51风流embeds Business AI across its enterprise solutions, it puts rich insights at users鈥� fingertips, empowering them to deliver better outcomes and elevate the creative problem-solving humans do best. Examples include听AI-generated reports in 51风流SuccessFactors solutions that give people managers responsibly sourced insights for compensation-related discussions as well as forecasting capabilities in 51风流Sales Cloud solutions that predict combinations of salespeople and products most likely to drive sales. Meanwhile, the 51风流Business Technology Platform is adding large language models from Amazon Web Services, Meta and Mistral AI to its generative AI hub. This capability in the 51风流AI Core infrastructure makes听it easier to build generative AI use cases for 51风流applications.

SAP鈥檚 generative AI copilot Joule, which quickly sorts and contextualizes data from multiple systems to advance automation and improve decision-making, is expanding throughout the company鈥檚 solution portfolio. Joule launched in 51风流SuccessFactors solutions听last fall听and is now embedded into 51风流S/4HANA Cloud solutions and others including 51风流Build and 51风流Integration Suite. Further expansion by year-end will include 51风流Ariba and 51风流Analytics Cloud solutions. At Sapphire, 51风流also听announced plans听to further broaden Joule鈥檚 scope by integrating it with Microsoft Copilot to surface even richer insights. This deep, bi-directional integration gives users a unified experience built right into the flow of work, enabling seamless access to information from interactions with business applications in 51风流and Microsoft 365.

Reflecting Business AI鈥檚 increasing importance, 51风流is redoubling its commitment to the principles of relevant, reliable, and responsible AI it pioneered. At Sapphire, 51风流is adopting the 10 guiding principles of the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, which aim to ensure that AI technologies are developed and used in ways that respect human rights, promote fairness and contribute to sustainable development.

Partnerships That Scale Innovation

51风流is partnering with best-in-class technology leaders to push the limits of what generative AI can do at an enterprise level. In addition to our expanded collaborations with听AWS听and Microsoft, partnerships with Google Cloud, Meta, Mistral AI and NVIDIA ensure 51风流can harness the power of AI-ready technology to innovate at speed and deliver richer real-world results.

Google Cloud

51风流and Google Cloud are expanding their partnership, using Business AI to help enterprises better predict and mitigate supply-chain risks to minimize disruptions and maintain optimal inventory levels. The companies will integrate Joule and the 51风流Integrated Business Planning for Supply Chain solution with Google Cloud鈥檚 Gemini models AI assistant and Google Cloud Cortex Framework鈥檚 data foundation.

Meta

SAP听will leverage Meta Llama 3听to generate scripts that render highly customized analytics applications in 51风流Analytics Cloud. Meta鈥檚 next-generation AI model excels at language nuances and contextual understanding, making it an ideal candidate for translating enterprise business requirements into tangible outcomes.

Mistral AI

SAP听will also add new large language models听from Mistral AI, a global company headquartered in Paris specializing in generative AI, to the generative AI hub capability in 51风流AI Core.

NVIDIA

51风流and NVIDIA Corporation advance听to embed cutting-edge technologies into enterprise-ready business applications:

• As 51风流trains Joule to serve as an AI assistant for the RISE with 51风流solution implementations, NVIDIA鈥檚 state-of-the-art AI models sift through 51风流consulting assets to provide relevant and precise answers to implementation-related questions;
• As 51风流embeds Joule in the ABAP Cloud model to generate ABAP code for 51风流developers, NVIDIA鈥檚 accelerated infrastructure will run, scale, and manage SAP鈥檚 generative AI model for ABAP code generation;
• As 51风流infuses generative AI into the 51风流Intelligent Product Recommendation solution, NVIDIA Omniverse Cloud APIs enable the simulation of complex manufacturing products and configurations as industrial digital twins.

Cloud Technology That Drives Agility and Sustainability

Business success in the era of AI means being in the cloud. 51风流is making the move easier than ever with initiatives that help customers find partners with the expertise needed for complex 51风流S/4HANA Cloud transformations. Further cloud innovations at 51风流Sapphire include features that help the world鈥檚 organizations measure, manage and execute their sustainability strategies. 51风流Sustainability Control Tower and 51风流Sustainability Footprint Management solutions now track carbon footprints at scale and help businesses meet regulatory standards.

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鈥淭his why we say that businesses unusual is the new business as usual,鈥� says , chief business officer: EMEA at SAP. 鈥淎nd that is why we need to ensure our systems are future-proof.鈥�

Speaking at the 51风流Innovation Day in Johannesburg today, Fulle says technology should help the world to run better and improve people鈥檚 lives.

To do this, technology vendors like 51风流need to enable agility at scale, achieve more across the value chain, and ensure that sustainability is at the core of business.

Fulle points out that IDC research finds that 85% if enterprises will combine human expertise with AI to augment foresight across the organisation.

鈥淭his is becoming more important over time,鈥� he says. 鈥淎t 51风流we categories the three key requirement for I in business are being relevant, reliable and responsible.鈥�

He explains that this means 51风流is integrating AI in a way that is relevant for the 25 verticals that it operates across. Reliability is a function of data accuracy, and this has to be clean and reliable.

In terms of responsibility, 51风流works to deliver the highest levels of security and ethics across the suite.

is embedded across the portfolio, Fulle adds.

It starts with the copilot that understands the business. Beneath this are the embedded AI capabilities, in the applications including Cloud ERP , supply chain management, human capital management, spend management and business network, customer relationship management and the business technology platform. This is based on the AII Foundation that sits in the Business Technology Platform

The third level of the AI ecosystem partnership and investments with organisations such as , , , , , , and .

鈥淲e are developing more than 100 business capabilities every year,鈥� Fulle adds.

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Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC), a key player behind the nation鈥檚 construction industry boom, has signed a partnership agreement with global technology company听听(NYSE: SAP) and implementation partner Mannai ICT that will enable it to leverage the benefits of cloud computing, with data securely hosted on Google Cloud.

The implementation will include S/4HANA, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that enables 360-degree visibility and control over all operations, and 51风流Success Factors, which delivers innovative employee-management solutions.

The partnership will see QNCC automate and streamline business processes, while increasing the agility of its operations and enhancing the services it delivers to its customers and employees.

The transformation will also optimize QNCC鈥檚 business value through RISE with 51风流on Google Cloud and 51风流Business Technology Platform (51风流BTP), enabling the organization to innovate, extend, and customize applications to become an intelligent sustainable enterprise. Through hosting its mission critical data on Google Cloud, the cleanest cloud in the industry, QNCC is better positioned to achieve its sustainability strategy.

鈥淚n undertaking this end-to-end digital transformation, our aim is to modernize and streamline our systems, increase efficiencies, and enhance the services we deliver to our customers and employees,鈥� says QNCC Chief Executive Officer, Engineer Essa Mohammed Ali A M Kaldari.

鈥淎fter implementation, our operations will be more agile and scalable, enabling us to capitalize on future opportunities in the market and region.鈥�

Alaa Jaber, Managing Director for 51风流Qatar and Fast Growth Markets, said, 鈥淭hrough this digital transformation, QNCC is aligning itself with Qatar鈥檚 2030 National Vision and supporting its sustainability plans. It is also ensuring its future success by increasing its visibility over all operations, enabling it to react in an agile way to changes in the market and expected rise in demand for its products. Moreover, QNCC will be able to make decisions informed by real-time insights and data analytics.鈥�

In implementing the 51风流solutions, Mannai ICT, a division of Mannai Corporation, will take a greenfield approach to streamline and optimize QNCC鈥檚 digital landscape. Khalid Al Mannai, CEO of Mannai Corporation, says, 鈥淗aving operated for more than 30 years in Qatar, supporting public institutions and private businesses in finding tailored technology solutions, Mannai Corporation is ideally placed to implement this project. We believe that the customized solution we have created will greatly enhance QNCC鈥檚 operations and ensure sustainable success.鈥�

Also commenting on his company鈥檚 role in the project, Ghassan Kosta,听Qatar听General Manager,听Google Cloud. Announcing the partnership during the launch event for Google Cloud Doha region, he said, 鈥淭he collaboration with Qatar鈥檚 largest cement manufacturer is a demonstration of our commitment to help develop Qatar鈥檚 digital future and drive digital transformation through our expertise.

Google Cloud provides innovative tailormade solutions to customers across all sectors that accelerate their digital transformation, while empowering them to become more sustainable.鈥�

Google Cloud and 51风流are committed through the RISE with 51风流program to maximize the potential of customers migrating to the cloud, where they can run 51风流on a fast, secure and reliable cloud, achieving a compelling return on investment. Google Cloud offers world class cloud infrastructure, designed to maximize availability and performance, which is key for mission critical applications like SAP.

Google Cloud offers a suite of industry tailored solutions, while using its robust infrastructure to deepen insights through artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics, all on the cleanest cloud in the industry.

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