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SAP 2024 outlook: 5 predictions for customers

As SAP continues to position itself as a leader in generative AI and innovative technologies, customers must prepare to navigate new service offerings and an inevitable move to SAP RISE.

SAP has a new succession plan

SAP’s board wants to bring former Nokia chairman Pekka Ala-Pietilä on board to succeed founder Hasso Plattner as chairman.

Salesforce’s Einstein 1 platform to get new prompt-engineering features

The two new features, still in the research phase, are expected to help developers do prompt engineering faster, thereby speeding up the development of generative AI applications.

SharePoint Premium highlights the hard road CIOs face with generative AI

Microsoft’s newly transformed content and collaboration platform depends on more capable artificial intelligence capabilities. But it won’t be successful without more capable human beings.

SAP and IBM under scanner of Indian investigative agency for Air India deal

SAP and IBM under scanner of Indian investigative agency for Air India deal

Air India failed to adhere to the rules while awarding an ERP contract worth $27 million to SAP India and IBM India.

SAP offers big discount to lure on-prem S/4HANA customers to Rise

By making it cheaper to adopt its subscription-based Rise with SAP cloud offering, the company hopes to counter complaints about its cloud-only innovation strategy.

SAP announces $2.2B restructuring program that’ll impact 8,000 jobs

The restructuring program will focus on AI and impact about 7.4% of SAP's total workforce.

Software vendors offer AI sales boost for retail at NRF show

Retailers will be offered AI-powered tools for prediction and promotion at the National Retail Federation’s annual show.

SAP pays multi-million fine for bribery

With a $220 million fine, SAP is drawing a line under a long-standing investigation by US authorities. The company is alleged to have bribed officials.

SAP doubles down on cloud-first innovation with executive reshuffle

Product engineering head Thomas Saueressig will take on a new role to maximize potential for customers in the cloud, but that’s cold comfort for on-premises users.