SAP Business Data Cloud is a powerful solution – developed in partnership with Databricks – that unifies and govern all SAP data and connects seamlessly with third-party sources, providing the trusted data foundation organizations need to make more impactful decisions and foster reliable AI.
With the harmonized data foundation of SAP Business Data Cloud, organizations gain access to high-quality data that maintains its original business context and semantics.
As a result, SAP Business Data Cloud offers two key advantages: First, Data-as-a-Service allows businesses to make smarter decisions through out-of-the-box intelligent insights and recommendations across all lines of business. Secondly, it lays the foundation for Business AI, enabling organizations to unlock the full potential of artificial intelligence in their operations.
SAP Business Data Cloud is also a key driver in fostering the growth of a data product economy. It provides fully-managed SAP data products across all business processes, ranging from finance, spend, and supply chain data in SAP S/4HANA and SAP Ariba to learning and talent data in SAP SuccessFactors. These data products are designed to retain their original business context and semantics, ensuring that users can access high-quality data instantly, without the need for costly and time-consuming extraction processes. By delivering this seamless access, SAP Business Data Cloud empowers organizations to make more informed decisions and unlock new opportunities for innovation and efficiency.
For example, if a CFO wants to assess the impact of rising inflation on profitability, SAP Business Data Cloud integrates real-time external data such as the consumer price index with financial data products such as general ledger accounts or cost centers to create a comprehensive financial snapshot.
SAP Business Data Cloud also offers new capabilities called “insight apps” that use data products and AI models connected to real-time data to deliver advanced analytics and planning across all lines of business, including core enterprise analytics, finance and human resources.
SAP Business Data Cloud will improve how Joule, SAP’s generative AI copilot, accelerates cross-functional workflows and improves business decision-making with AI agents. Powered by the highest-quality enterprise dataset in the industry – and the SAP Knowledge Graph solution, which provides a business-friendly model of data – Joule agents deeply understand end-to-end processes and can collaborate across functions to solve complex business challenges, something no other agent builder technology can do out of the box.
Recognizing the importance of SAP Business Data Cloud for driving AI innovation, SAP also introduced a series of ready-to-use Joule agents across various areas, including finance, service, sales, and more, within the SAP Business Suite. In finance, these agents will collaborate on a range of tasks to streamline claims processing and improve cash flow. In the sales domain, Joule agents will enhance multi-step business processes, helping to resolve disputes and process customer inquiries more efficiently, ultimately accelerating overall operations.
SAP also announced a powerful new agent builder capability, empowering companies to create and deploy their own AI agents alongside SAP’s library of ready-to-deploy Joule agents. With SAP’s decades of business process expertise embedded into the guided workflow, users can design custom agents that are grounded in the most relevant data and business context, ensuring that these agents align perfectly with their unique needs and processes.
For those looking to unlock the full potential of their business data, the message is clear: In today’s fast-evolving world, a strong data foundation isn’t just an option – it’s essential. Only SAP offers the unique combination of powerful applications, mission-critical data, and AI seamlessly embedded into your business processes .
