Inside SAP's AI Strategy After Sapphire

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What happens when one of the world's largest enterprise software companies declares that it is no longer a software company, but an AI company? At SAP Sapphire, I caught up with James Bates, Head of Customer Advisory at SAP UK & Ireland, to discuss the company's vision for what it calls the Autonomous Enterprise and why this year's event felt different from any SAP conference before it. From standing-room-only AI sessions to bold declarations from SAP leadership, there was a clear sense that the conversation around AI has moved beyond experimentation and into the world of measurable business outcomes. In our conversation, James explained why so many organizations remain stuck in what he described as the experimentation phase of AI, despite years of investment and countless pilot projects. We explored why successful AI initiatives begin with business outcomes rather than technology choices and why data, governance, and process context have become the foundations of enterprise AI success.

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