Unlock business transformation with Microsoft AI and RISE with SAP
In this module, we explore the most recent developments from the Microsoft and SAP partnership and how they help customers accelerate their business transformation.
Joint AI integration between Microsoft 365 Copilot and SAP Joule
Microsoft and SAP are expanding our partnership by bringing Joule together with Microsoft Copilot into a unified experience. The combination allows employees to get more done in the flow of their work through seamless access to information from business applications in SAP and Microsoft 365.
Customers want AI assistants to carry out requests regardless of data location or the system that needs to be accessed. By integrating Joule and Microsoft 365 Copilot, the generative AI solutions interact intuitively so users can find information faster and execute tasks without leaving the platform they're already in.
A user in Microsoft 365 Copilot utilizes SAP Joule to access information stored in SAP for example S/4HANA Cloud, SAP SuccessFactors, or SAP Concur. Similarly, someone using SAP Joule in an SAP application is able to use Microsoft 365 Copilot capabilities without context switching.
Business transformation with Microsoft AI and RISE with SAP
SAP systems host mission-critical data powering core business processes and can greatly benefit from the insights, automation, and efficiencies unlocked by AI. Microsoft Cloud the most trusted, comprehensive, and integrated cloud is best positioned to help you achieve these benefits. You can extend RISE with SAP by using a broad set of Microsoft AI services to maximize business outcomes, catered to your business needs.
Unlocking joint AI innovation with SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and Microsoft Azure
SAP BTP is a platform offering from SAP that maximizes the value of the RISE with SAP offering. Microsoft recently partnered with SAP to announce the availability of SAP AI Core, an integral part of BTP. The integration includes Generative AI Hub and Joule on Microsoft Azure in West Europe, US East, and Sydney.
Customers that use BTP and want to embed more intelligence into their finance, supply chain, and order to cash business processes can now do so easily, on Azure. SAP customers can also take advantage of the most popular large language models like GPT-4o available in SAP Generative AI Hub offered only on Azure through the Azure OpenAI Service.
Unlocking end-user productivity with Microsoft Copilot
SAP customers can use Microsoft 365 Copilot, available in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Power BI for users to unlock insights, and perform tasks faster. You can go one step further by tailoring Copilot to work the way you need, with your data, processes and policies using the SAP plugin in Microsoft Copilot Studio. You can now customize Copilot to connect to your SAP systems and retrieve the information you need such as expense information, inventory, and so on. All is made possible with new Copilot connectors and new agent capabilities.
Enabling AI transformation using Azure AI services
SAP customers running their workloads on Azure can build their own AI capabilities using the Azure OpenAI Service with their SAP data to quickly develop generative AI applications. We offer over 1,600 frontier and open models in Azure AI, including the latest from OpenAI, Meta, and others providing you with the choice and flexibility to choose the model suited for your use case. More than 50,000 customers use Azure AI today, signaling the amazing momentum in this space.
A powerful productivity enhancement use case is the combination of OpenAI, along with business process automation tools. Tools like Microsoft Power Platform with SAP connectors to help users interact with SAP data easily and complete tasks faster.
RISE with SAP customers can also consume OpenAI services through Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP) and SAP BTP, AI Core.
Automatic attack disruption for SAP powered by AI
Microsoft Security Copilot empowers all security and IT roles to detect and address cyber threats at machine speed, including issues arising from SAP systems. For customers using Microsoft Sentinel for SAP, which is certified for RISE with SAP, attack disruption automatically detects financial fraud techniques. As a result, fraud is disabled the native SAP and connected Microsoft Entra account to prevent the cyberattacker from transferring any funds–with no other intervention.