Waldorf – today, SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) announces the next step in its long-standing partnership with Microsoft to harness the latest enterprise-ready generative AI innovations to help customers solve their most fundamental business challenges Did.
- Integration of SAP SuccessFactors solutions with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Viva Learning’s Copilot brings the power of AI to talent leaders to help recruit and develop teams
The two companies will collaborate on integrating SAP SuccessFactors solutions with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Viva Learning’s Copilot, and Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI service to access powerful language models that analyze and generate natural language. This integration enables new experiences designed to improve how organizations attract, retain, and upskill their employees.
Christian Klein, SAP SE CEO and Executive Officer, said: “Microsoft and SAP have a long history of working together to help our customers drive transformation.” We’re very excited about the opportunity, and today’s announcement is another example of how we’re bringing the power of generative AI to your business, building on 50 years of trusted innovation that we’ve delivered to businesses around the world. .”
Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, said: “We have an incredible opportunity to deliver next-generation AI that will enable greater productivity for every individual, organization, and industry, including HR departments.” It’s the foundation, combining the power of Microsoft 365 Copilot and SAP SuccessFactors solutions to transform the way organizations attract and develop their most important resource: their people.”
Addressing the Skills Challenge—One of Today’s Toughest Business Problems
Today, businesses around the world face an increasing challenge of managing the gap between the skills their employees have and the skills they will need in the future. Closing this gap requires optimizing how you recruit and hire new talent in today’s competitive marketplace, as well as how you deliver learning and development programs that support employee growth.
Currently, these features require a lot of manual iteration and often miss the mark. Companies are constantly reinventing the wheel with each new position they create, updating requirements based on the rapidly changing skills landscape, ensuring job descriptions are competitive in the market, and We are creating interview questions to unearth potential candidates for .
Another concern is bridging the gap between each employee’s unique career aspirations and the cross-skilling and upskilling opportunities offered by the organization. With today’s announcement, Microsoft and SAP are collaborating to help SAP customers benefit from the power of generative AI, attract the best candidates for key roles, and create personalized experiences to keep them engaged once they’re hired. Enable insight generation.
Streamline recruitment and employee learning
Through this collaboration and SAP’s use of the Azure OpenAI Service API, SAP and Microsoft will work together on new experiences that streamline the hiring and employee development process, including:
- Recruiting: SAP leverages data from the Azure OpenAI Service API and SAP SuccessFactors solutions to create compelling and targeted job descriptions. Integration of SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting solution with Microsoft 365 now enables HR leaders to use her Copilot in Microsoft Word to fine-tune job descriptions with additional content and checks to detect bias increase. Final job descriptions are published to the SAP SuccessFactors solution, allowing HR leaders to complete workflows without leaving their normal work flow. SAP also leverages the Azure OpenAI Service API to present interviewers with suggestions for questions based on candidates’ resumes, job descriptions, and similar job functions within Microsoft Teams.
- learn: The integration of SAP SuccessFactors solutions with Microsoft Viva Learning allows employees to use Viva Learning’s Copilot to perform natural language queries and access data and learning courses in SAP SuccessFactors solutions that align with employee career and development goals. You will be able to create personalized learning recommendations based on As learning is completed, the SAP SuccessFactors portfolio is automatically updated, giving companies an up-to-date view of the skills landscape within their organization. This enhancement builds on the content, quotas, permissions, and robust integration with SSO sync already delivered, available now, and with an automated admin setup experience available to customers later this year. .
Rich data foundation for effective AI
Given SAP’s global footprint, the company’s vast data assets offer the potential to significantly enhance the capabilities of large-scale language models across many industries. Today’s announcement is therefore also a model of how AI tools can work to enhance the power of data and systems in all areas.
A Responsible Approach to AI
SAP AI adheres to the highest industry standards for responsible AI. Transparency allows organizations to understand how it makes inferences and builds recommendations. It respects the privacy of sensitive data and helps avoid bias. As one of the first companies to define guidelines for using AI in software, SAP is part of the AI Ethics Advisory Board, working with leading ethics experts to understand the impact of AI adoption within the enterprise. are investigating.
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