Kyndryl and Nova Intelligence collaboration powers new Clean Field approach to support customers’ more efficient and effective SAP transformation efforts
new york, January 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, today announced an agent-based, AI-enabled modernization approach designed to accelerate customers’ SAP transformations faster and more cost-effectively. Kyndryl’s new Clean Field approach focuses on building a solid digital foundation for customers migrating from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA that is adaptable, versatile, and able to support future business and operational requirements.
Kyndryl’s Clean Field approach leverages the company’s collaboration with Nova Intelligence to apply agent AI to the process of customizing and remediating SAP software code during the SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA migration process. As a result, customers can achieve a clean core migration of data, processes, and systems, making SAP ERP upgrades simpler and more streamlined while implementing a more modular and adaptable system architecture and environment.
“Enterprises can no longer afford SAP transformations that are slow, rigorous, and weighed down by legacy complexity.” Michael Bradshaw, Global Practice Leader for Applications, Data and AI at Kyndryl. “By combining a clean field approach and deep SAP expertise with agent AI, we offer our customers a faster, more disciplined path to SAP S/4HANA that reduces technical debt, reduces manual effort, accelerates outcomes, and creates a digital foundation built for long-term innovation.”
Kyndryl’s Clean Field approach enables customers to take advantage of a faster, more cost-effective, and data-driven approach to SAP modernization. When combined with Kyndryl’s IT modernization services, this approach can be modified and customized to support a customer’s unique business goals.
By combining deep mission-critical experience and AI expertise, Kyndryl and SAP are committed to supporting customers through:
- SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC): Kyndryl leverages SAP BDC to harmonize SAP and non-SAP data with SAP Databricks integration, trains AI models, and uses SAP Joule to build a trusted digital foundation for generative AI and predictive insights. We leverage SAP BDC’s semantic data layer and Kyndryl’s data and platform modernization expertise to help customers implement responsible AI use cases and quickly drive business impact.
- SAP Cloud ERP: Kyndryl incorporates agent AI into customers’ SAP Cloud ERP transformation efforts, from fit-gap analysis and data migration to post-go-live optimization. This real-time intelligence enables finance, IT, and business teams to collaborate effectively, accelerate time to value, and scale with confidence.
- SAP Signavio: Kyndryl leverages the AI capabilities of SAP Signavio to gain deep visibility into how processes are executed and quickly identify inefficiencies and deviations to accelerate SAP transformation and reduce risk. Kyndryl streamlines process discovery, modeling, and optimization to move quickly from exploration to design, ultimately delivering more impactful transformations tailored to each customer’s unique digital environment.
- SAP LeanIX: Kyndryl accelerates time to value by automating manual tasks and enabling data-driven transformation planning and governance using AI-powered services within SAP LeanIX. Kyndryl combines deep domain expertise with SAP LeanIX AI-assisted documentation and discovery capabilities to reduce risk and disruption while enabling more agile, insight-driven transformation.
Kyndryl and SAP have a long-standing strategic alliance, and Kyndryl was recently recognized as a Global RISE for SAP Delivery Partners. In addition to leveraging AI in its Clean Field approach, Kyndryl is applying AI-driven services to several SAP solutions to accelerate the adoption and optimization of SAP transformation initiatives by customers.
For more information, please visit the Kyndryl and SAP Global Alliance page.
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Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) is a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, providing advisory, implementation, and managed services capabilities to thousands of customers in more than 60 countries. As the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, we design, build, manage and modernize the complex information systems the world depends on every day. For more information, please visit www.kyndryl.com.
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