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Nice! SAP CEO Christian Klein shared a new partnership with Perplexity . this will augment SAP data with unstructured web data while providing trust. Aravind Srinivas Co-Founder & CEO, Perplexity said "Question first thinking will be the norm and the most successful people will be the ones that ask the best questions." He said the future is better decision-making from more intelligently connected data, especially unstructured data with the necessary trust because you can doublecheck the data. #SAPSapphire #Search #GenerativeAI #AI

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SAP recently announced an evolution of its Services and Support portfolio that shows the depth of its commitment to committing to its cloud-centric strategy, and using the capabilities offered by cloud-based applications to both enhance and simplify integration and troubleshooting, especially with AI enhancement. To learn more, be sure to check out the link below: https://lnkd.in/gnqEuXhS

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Sapphire 2025: Some Musings This year’s Sapphire was a more enriching and yet a little bit more tantalizing experience. Enriching because we at Mars could share minds with a lot of peers and also a vast portion of SAP vendor ecosystem. What we could learn was very much in line with our current model, methodology and set up. We in fact found ourselves at the frontier of a number of SAP integrated toolchain components especially for the size and complexity of our organization. SAP is looking to weave a future-ready (I won’t dare challenge the future by saying future proof 😜) tool chain to help their customers navigate the developing journey of intelligent enterprise transformations. Critical dev-ops tools such as Signavio, LeanIX, Cloud ALM, WalkMe along with a strong foundation of Business Technology Platform (BTP) have already proven to be a set of steps in the right direction. We have been fortunate to have access to wall-to-wall tools from SAP augmented by other vendor tools to create a clear framework for our transformation. These help bring focus on integration, automation while paving the foundation for adopting SAP Joule AI and its army of agents. More on Joule and AI later. We see a clear focus from SAP to bring together the TRUE Enterprise Architecture principles: Process (Signavio), Data (BDC and DataSphere), applications and technology (LeanIX, BTP) orchestrated by Cloud ALM. One of the biggest focus areas for SAP has been Clean Core commitment. While this is a long (and arduous) journey, we do see SAP working hard to enhance the scope of technical objects, tools, methods of development and capabilities of its applications. Effectively a Transformation mindset is by definition a Clean Core mindset. We also see a significant effort from the edge applications vendors to align with the Clean Core principles, practices and applications. Now for the tantalizing part. Surely a better coordination and collaboration between SAP and these edge vendors is needed but we see both the partners moving in the right direction. It’s just a matter of pace at which they can deliver. As many of our Keynote speakers said during Sapphire, there’s no time better time than now- so SAP, our edge systems partners and integration services provides, here’s a call for all of us to synergize our efforts to build a sustainable, clean core and future-ready SAP ecosystem!! Cheers!!

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SAP's Big AI Bet is In! 🚀 What Their Agentic AI Push Means For YOUR Business. Seeing industry titans like SAP go "all-in on agentic AI" at their recent Sapphire conference is a massive signal! 💡 They're building an "AI operating system" and a whole suite of AI agents designed to autonomously execute complex business processes – from sales and supply chain to finance. So, what does this mean for YOUR business, even if you're not running SAP's entire suite? It means the future of business operations is officially agentic. This is about AI moving beyond just providing data or chatting, to actively doing things on your behalf: 🔶 Automating Complex Tasks: SAP plans agents for everything from "Quote Creation" to "Dispute Resolution." Imagine similar AI power in your specific workflows. 🔶 Boosting Efficiency, Big Time: Their goal is "meaningful improvements in process efficiency." Wouldn't you love that for your team? 😉 🔶 Making Smarter Decisions, Faster: The aim is for AI to "autonomously make critical business decisions" with human oversight. This is where Qubiflow comes in to help you ride this powerful wave! 🌊 While SAP focuses on broad enterprise systems, Qubiflow specializes in bringing targeted Agentic AI solutions to transform key operations, particularly in industries like Real Estate and Hospitality. We believe AI should not only streamline your processes but also directly contribute to your bottom line. That's why we've focused on making AI agents transactional. 🤖➡️💸 ⏺️ For Real Estate: Imagine an AI agent not just qualifying a lead and scheduling a viewing, but also seamlessly and securely taking a holding deposit for a property. ✅ ⏺️ For Hospitality: Picture a digital concierge that not only answers guest queries but also processes a late check-out fee or an upsell for a spa package, right within the conversation. ✅ SAP's commitment validates that the era of AI doing is here. At Qubiflow, we provide the specialized tools, like our one-line PCI-secure checkout for AI flows, to ensure your AI agents can complete the job from start to finish – including the crucial financial transaction. Ready to see how Agentic AI can automate your workflows, enhance customer experiences, and drive real results for your business? Let's talk! Read more about SAP's major AI announcements here: https://lnkd.in/ejknG-Yj #AgenticAI #FutureOfBusiness #DigitalTransformation #AIautomation #Innovation #RealEstateTech #PropTech #HospitalityTech #Qubiflow #QBFlo #SoFlo #SAP

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When UX Meets Governance: Balancing User Freedom and Data Integrity in Enterprise Apps User experience and data integrity often collide in enterprise design. Take SAP Fiori’s nuanced approach—locking fields as read-only in overview tables while enabling edits on detailed pages. This pattern isn’t a UX luxury; it’s a governance necessity that reduces user errors and safeguards transactional quality. Yet, many transformation initiatives undervalue these subtle design controls, resulting in either frustrated users or compromised data. Leaders must elevate UX strategy to embed compliance seamlessly into daily workflows—empowering authorized agility without risking the ‘clean core.’ In an era where adoption drives ROI, can your interfaces deliver both operational flexibility and built-in discipline? ⚡ Tailored UX is no longer just a design choice—it’s a competitive necessity. #SAPFiori #UXDesign #DataGovernance #FinanceTransformation #EnterpriseApplications #SAPUI5

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AI Agents: Let’s look at where most generic AI agents fall short. They promise faster automation, smarter insights, and streamlined business processes… …but in reality, the tools are scattered across platforms, disconnected from enterprise data, and rarely understand the language of ERP. Each tool works in isolation with no shared business context or integration with core systems. That’s where the promise breaks: speed without structure, automation without alignment. This is where Joule Studio truly shines. It allows you to create AI agents and skills that can communicate across different lines of business using Agent Builder, bringing data, context, and intelligence together within SAP’s ecosystem. Join me at the ASUG Wisconsin Chapter Meeting on October 16th at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for a hands-on session on building these enterprise-ready agents. See you in Madison 👋

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