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release date: May 25, 2023
At SAP Sapphire, vendors emphasized AI technology and introduced green ledgers for carbon emissions tracking. For partners and independent software vendors, AI has also played a central role, similar to initiatives SAP has highlighted at past user conferences such as Rise with SAP, Grow with SAP, and cloud migration.
SAP partners have introduced new or updated products and services that add functionality to SAP systems or help customers implement and manage cloud systems. These include applications that integrate AI into SAP systems, automate common business processes, and provide security for Rise with SAP implementations.
Managed cloud providers have announced products and services that provide visibility across cloud environments, support for application and data migration, and support for multi-cloud SAP environments.
SAP’s partner ecosystem includes companies that help customers run SAP systems, as well as companies that provide SAP-related applications through consulting and system integration services. We also develop and sell applications that extend SAP applications or provide functionality not natively included in the system.
SAP encourages its partner ecosystem to develop cloud applications through the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). This development environment includes tools for application development and integration, database design and management, analytics, automation, and AI.
A round-up of some of the products and services from SAP partners showcased at SAP Sapphire 2023.
New apps for automation, security and intelligence
- Icertis Contract Intelligence (ICI) for SAP S/4HANA applications from Icertis of Seattle is now available in the SAP store as an SAP-approved app. This means that it has been technically tested and validated by SAP. ICI is an AI-based tool that enables procurement teams using S/4HANA to streamline procurement, provide negotiation recommendations, comply with regulations and corporate policies, and find savings and revenue-generating opportunities. is.
- RunMyJobs, an application from Redwood Software, an automation software provider in Dallas, is now available in the SAP Store. RunMyJobs is his SaaS application that automates business and IT processes and allows customers to tune and monitor some of his cloud-based SAP systems.
- XM Cyber, a cloud and hybrid security provider in Herzliya, Israel, is now making the XM Cyber Exposure Management platform available in the SAP store. Exposure Management Platform can now be used in conjunction with Rise with SAP and SAP Commerce Cloud to provide security as customers move their data and processes to the cloud.
- XSuite, an invoice automation vendor in Ahrensburg, Germany, has announced a new component of the XSuite Invoice Accounts Payable Automation application. Invoice now runs on SAP BTP and can be included as part of Grow with SAP, an initiative aimed at encouraging midsize businesses to adopt SAP S/4HANA Cloud (Public Cloud Edition) .
cloud migration service
- Richmond, UK-based automation platform vendor Avantra has updated its AIOps platform for SAP systems with the Avantra Cloud edition for Rise with SAP. Avantra Cloud is integrated into Rise with SAP cloud hyperscalers to provide visibility across cloud environments, intelligent process automation, and continuous system monitoring capabilities.
- New York City IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl is expanding its partnership with SAP to help with cloud migration projects. Kyndryl works with the SAP Business Transformation Center to provide data and application migration and modernization services to customers migrating from legacy SAP ERP systems to SAP S/4HANA.
- Atlanta cloud managed service provider Lemongrass has updated its Lemongrass Cloud Platform with new multi-cloud, data management and DevOps capabilities. Lemongrass provides migration and managed services for his S/4HANA on hyperscalers.
Jim O’Donnell is a senior news writer for ERP and other enterprise applications at TechTarget Editorial.
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