Artificial Intelligence (AI) and analytics play a key role in digital transformation initiatives. As advances in technology and computing power accelerate the digitalization journey, companies across industries are generating gigantic volumes of data daily. The value of this data lies in leveraging it to draw actionable insights, planning and innovation. This is where AI and analytics come into picture, acting as key tools to harness the value from data being generated and collected across the enterprise. Analytics is generally classified into categories like descriptive, prescriptive, diagnostic, and predictive. AI algorithms help in predictive and prescriptive analytics, but they also enable companies to build innovative capabilities like Industry 4.0.

SAP and Partner Technologies in Analytics and AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and analytics play a key role in digital transformation initiatives. As advances in technology and computing power accelerate the digitalization journey, companies across industries are generating gigantic volumes of data daily. The value of this data lies in leveraging it to draw actionable insights, planning and innovation. This is where AI and analytics come into picture, acting as key tools to harness the value from data being generated and collected across the enterprise. Analytics is generally classified into categories like descriptive, prescriptive, diagnostic, and predictive. AI algorithms help in predictive and prescriptive analytics, but they also enable companies to build innovative capabilities like Industry 4.0.

SAP and Partner Technologies in Analytics and AI

SAP and their partner ecosystem have rich portfolio of tools and technologies in AI and analytics domain.  SAP BTP platform has AI and analytics capabilities embedded to help organizations build intelligent enterprise capabilities. SAP S/4HANA puts AI in the ERP, whereas SAP Intelligent Automation uses AI to help organizations build smart automation capabilities. Digital supply chain tools from SAP leverage AI and analytics with emerging technologies to help organizations build smart supply chains. AP Analytics Cloud is the leading enterprise analytics tool in the market and is seen as the future of SAP Business Objects. The partner technology ecosystem is not behind. In every function, SAP partners offer AI-enabled tools like Phenom AI for HR processes, iCertis for contract lifecycle management, Prospecta for intelligent data management. Then there are overarching analytics solutions from partners like Pyramid Analytics that help build enterprise-wide decision intelligence capabilities.

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Key Insights Using SAP Analytics Cloud: In today’s world, data is becoming more valuable every. For any organization, it is necessary to analyze their data before making any critical decisions regarding business operations such as finance, sales, supply chain operations and more. For enterprises with large amounts of critical,, but under-analyzed, data, SAP Analytics Cloud has simplified and expedited data analysis. This article discusses how organizations can draw critical insights using SAP Analytics Cloud.

Three-Step Gameplan to Deploy AI in the Office of CFO: While the world witnessed the emergence of self-driving cars with advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), the world of finance has also done everything to keep up. A/R operations are now getting more autonomous and intelligent while the workforce is focusing more on ‘strategic’ business decision making. 65% of finance executives reported that they increased their technology investments and are now focusing on growing their digital business in 2021. This webinar shares a roadmap to leverage AI in finance executive planning.

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  1. SAP Boosts AI Growth Throughout Asia Pacific with New Business Wins

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    SAP has reported notable AI-driven growth in the Asia Pacific region, with significant new customer acquisitions and successful AI and cloud ERP implementations, highlighting the increasing adoption of integrated solutions that enhance operational resilience and accelerate digital transformation.

  2. SAP Grounds AI in a Data-First Reality At Seoul Event

    Published: 16/July/2025

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    At SAP’s ‘Unleash Your Future with Business AI’ event in Seoul, experts emphasised that effective AI implementation relies heavily on a strong data strategy, with the SAP Business Data Cloud serving as a critical foundation for integrating and leveraging data to drive AI insights.

  3. Enterprise Efficiency and AI

    Unlocking Real Enterprise Efficiency with AI

    Published: 09/July/2025

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    Despite widespread interest in AI among enterprises, only 4% have effectively scaled it to generate significant returns, with key challenges including treating AI as a supplementary tool rather than an integral part of operations. This highlights the importance of integrating AI with existing SAP systems to enhance process automation and efficiency.

  4. Examining AI’s Role in Thailand’s Manufacturing Transformation

    Published: 29/May/2025

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    A whitepaper from TDRI, ETDA, and SAP highlights AI’s pivotal role in advancing Thailand 4.0 by identifying 300 potential manufacturing use cases and estimating a 60% adoption increase by 2025, while addressing challenges such as data quality and infrastructure to unlock significant productivity and safety benefits.

  5. INTLOOP Strengthens SAP Consulting Prowess with Internal GROW with SAP Adoption | Appian

    A Tangible Impact for SAP Professionals with Appian’s AI Leap in Asia Pacific

    Published: 21/May/2025

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    Appian’s recent platform enhancements, featuring AI-driven tools like Agent Studio and AI Document Center, are set to significantly benefit SAP professionals in the Asia Pacific and Japan market by enabling intelligent process automation, improving data accessibility, and optimising business operations.

  6. Enterprise Efficiency and AI

    SAP Brings AI to Everything, Everywhere at Sapphire

    Published: 21/May/2025

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    The Day 1 keynote of Sapphire highlighted SAP’s focus on AI integration within its Business Suite and partnerships aimed at simplifying migrations to cloud solutions.

  7. Boost your Cloud Transformation Journey with SAP Business AI: Transforming Work and Decision-Making with SAP’s AI Copilot

    Unleash the potential of SAP Business AI and Generative AI to transform how your enterprise works and innovates in the cloud. This session showcased Joule, SAP's intelligent AI copilot, and its role in streamlining tasks, accelerating decision-making, and delivering actionable insights across business processes. Mastering SAP Premium Access Membership Required You must be a Mastering…

  8. The Future of AI Depends on You: How Leaders Drive Innovation with AI

    In this keynote, Dr. Kim Oosthuizen explored how we can collectively harness AI into a competitive advantage while maintaining a 'humans-first, AI-second' approach. Drawing on real-world examples, she provided actionable insights for driving innovation, navigating change, and shaping an AI-enabled future. Mastering SAP Premium Access Membership Required You must be a Mastering SAP Premium Access…

  9. From Data to Decisions: Contact Energy’s Finance Journey with SAP Analytics Cloud

    Contact Energy shared their experience with SAP Analytics Cloud for both Planning and Reporting, focusing on key milestones along the way, including the conversion to S/4 HANA. They discuss what worked well, challenges faced, lessons learned, and their future direction. Mastering SAP Premium Access Membership Required You must be a Mastering SAP Premium Access member…

  10. SAP Labs Singapore Fuels AI Innovation Through Talent and Strategic Partnerships

    SAP Labs Singapore Fuels AI Innovation Through Strategic Partnerships

    Published: 28/March/2025

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    SAP Labs Singapore has partnered with the National University of Singapore to train nine researchers by 2030, significantly expanding its AI team to accelerate innovation and develop advanced AI solutions that enhance business processes and deliver measurable ROI.