The two companies held an event in Riyadh that highlighted how to accelerate digital transformation in the Kingdom in line with its Vision 2030.
To provide new AI-driven insights SAP and IBM have announced that IBM Watson technology will be embedded into SAP solutions. The automation will help accelerate innovation and create more efficient and effective user experiences across the SAP solution portfolio.
The partnership cements the longstanding relationship between the two companies which dates back to five decades. SAP will use IBM Watson capabilities to power its digital assistant in SAP Start , which provides a unified entry point for cloud solutions from SAP.
With SAP Start, users can search for, launch and interactively engage with apps provided in cloud solutions from SAP and SAP S/4HANA Cloud. New AI capabilities in SAP Start will be designed to help users boost productivity with both natural language capabilities and predictive insights using IBM Watson AI solutions built on IBM’s trust and transparency and data privacy principles.
“Working together to incorporate additional AI, machine learning and other intelligent technologies into SAP solutions can lead to better business outcomes for our joint customers. Today’s news, along with the recent news of our expanded use of Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a prime example of how the rich, 50-year partnership between our companies continues to grow stronger and move the industry forward,” said Christian Klein, CEO and Member of the Executive Board of SAP SE.
“With this announcement, we are infusing IBM Watson’s powerful, enterprise-grade AI capabilities into SAP’s leading ERP platform to help businesses reimagine customer experiences, boost productivity and fuel growth,” said Arvind Krishna, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, IBM.
In addition to natively embedding IBM Watson AI capabilities into SAP solutions, SAP and IBM are collaborating on generative AI and large language models aimed to deliver consistent continuous learning and automation based on SAP’s mission-critical application suite.
