Grow with SAP AI
Grow with SAP - The value of SAP AI extends way past just ERP for the mid-tier.
This blog was triggered by the #Netsuit GenAI announcement, that the mid tier erp SaaS solution would now come with GenAI fully embedded, which sounds great and will add value. www.cio.com/article/655912/netsuite-adds-generative-ai-to-its-entire-erp-suite.html
And their will immediately be comparisons with SAP S/4HANA Public cloud, SAPs maturing mid-tier ERP SaaS offering. GROW with SAP | Cloud ERP Adoption
And there is no comparison other than SAPs composable AI architecture is unrivalled in terms of scope and business value proposition.
The value for mid-tier organisations embracing "Grow with SAP" is not simply a best of breed SaaS ERP solution, its actually their entry into the wider SAP ecosystem and access to the extensive SAP composable cloud product portfolio including composable PaaS (BTP).
So it goes without saying that the next release of SAP S/4HANA public cloud will have GenAI built in, enabling mid market organisations to automate and optimise.
I would recommend mid-tier CIOs take a look at the AI built into the wider SAP cloud product portfolio, essentially process and industry plug and play enablers (micro services, see below)
For those new to the SAP ecosystem, SAP are AI pioneers, what we are seeing today isn't SAPs first step into AI, SAP have actually been leading the way since 2017 and the launch of its "Leonardo" AI product range built into the BTP PaaS offering. SAP Leonardo IoT: Bringing Intelligence to the Enterprise. I myself completed SAP RPA (Robotic Process Automation), machine learning and AI with big data sets back in 2021, plus have dabbled with AI enabled microservices.
So SAP ERP and the wider SAP cloud product range already have AI / ML capabilities readily available for consumption, so the addition of GenAI simply enhances and accelerates the value organisations can derive from their SAP investment.
Take a look at: (its awesome)
SAP RPA Overview RPA: Automate Your Business Processes | SAP
SAP RPA Catalogue user guide
SAP Joule (UX) - GenAI Personal Assistant Artificial Intelligence | AI Assistant | SAP
SAP AI by lines of business Artificial Intelligence | SAP Business AI
SAP Build with built in AI, enabling plug and play microservices SAP Build Shaping the Future of AI-Driven Enterprise Automation | SAP Blogs
SAP Analytics Cloud, essentially SAP’s answer to PowerBI with augmented Machine Learning SAP Analytics Cloud augmented analytics and predictive analytics tools
And my favourite SAP product, SAP Data Intelligence Cloud | Machine Learning and Data Integration Services
an there lots more than what I have shown above…..
SAP last week published its 🤖AI roadmap / 🗺️ release strategy.
The ERP S/4 AI offering will continue to be drip fed into both Public and private cloud editions to enable sustainable adoption by customers as well as the continued controlled addition of AI capability across the wider cloud portfolio and built into the SAP Business Technology.
SAP AI Roadmap 2023/24
When to jump to SAP ?
This clear AI release strategy helps fix the problem of when the mid-tier should jump into SAP S/4HANA, basically whenever your ready, because SAP have over the last 50 years demonstrated that a consistent release strategy enables organisations to set the pace for change. With the SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud SaaS solution the tech pain of adoption is taken away enabling the customer to focus on constant digital kaizen, driving tangible rabid benefit realisation.
The S/4HANA Public cloud release due in Feb 24 will include more GenAI and we have been allowed access to some of the new innovation planned for next year which we know will further enable data and analytics for the mid-tier.
Dragon ERP helps CIOs and CFOs define the case for change, the why.
New to SAP, Where to start and how to Start ? — Dragon ERP
We help define organisations Future SAP and wider cloud first strategy.
Future SAP and Cloud First - SAP architecture as a service — Dragon ERP — Dragon ERP
We help mid-tier customers adopt SAP S/4HANA public cloud and lead them through the entire transformation lifecycle, helping identify and manage the customers obligations to success.
“Grow with SAP” Dragon ERP will Fire up your SAP Journey — Dragon ERP
And we help Assure and turnaround failing SAP programmes.
SAP Programme Assurance and Turnaround — Dragon ERP — Dragon ER
If you need help with any aspect of your SAP journey, then speak to a Dragon.
Dragon ERP, A SAP Target Operating model Innovation Integrator , changing the way organisations unlock the value of their SAP investment.
If you want to know more about how SAP is changing and how Dragon ERPs Plug and Play transformation methodology unlocks accelerated benefit realisation then contact a Dragon today.
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About the Author:
Alisdair Bach, Dragon ERP Co-founder is a SAP mentor and influencer with over
33 years’ experience in shaping the SAP journey for the
global 2,000.