The foundation for business AI, data products and intelligent business processes
The SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) is evolving into the SAP Business AI Platform (SAP BAIP). Organisations use it to bring together data, business context, extensions and AI on a single platform, thereby laying the foundations for business AI, automation and intelligent agents.
The evolution of SAP BTP into a Business AI Platform is far more than just a change of name – it marks a strategic shift by SAP towards the vision of an AI-powered enterprise.
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Flexible modernisation – Clean Core remains
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Efficient processes through integration
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Automating complex processes with Business AI
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High flexibility in infrastructure and systems
The benefits of the SAP Business AI Platform at a glance
Data, processes, and AI on a common foundation
Many companies already have valuable data and digital processes. The challenge is to make this information usable for automation, Business AI, and intelligent decisions. The SAP Business AI Platform connects data, business context, and applications on a shared architecture and thereby creates the foundation for scalable AI initiatives.
Put Business AI to productive use
Companies today need more than isolated AI use cases. The platform supports integrating AI services, generative AI, Joule, and future agent scenarios into existing business processes and continuously evolving them.
Innovation without compromising the Clean Core
Custom business applications of any type and complexity can be developed as side-by-side extensions without placing a lasting burden on the SAP core. Because even though the SAP standard already provides a powerful framework, key competitive advantages often lie precisely in the requirements beyond the standard – in individual processes, unique business models, or targeted process accelerators. This allows differentiating features and innovations to be implemented flexibly, while the system landscape remains updateable and future-proof.
Scalable architecture for the Agentic Enterprise
The combination of Business Data Cloud, Business AI Platform, Joule Studio, and Agent Hub creates the technological foundation for intelligent automation and agent-based business processes. Companies thereby create the prerequisites for the next evolutionary stage of their enterprise architecture.
Open, integrated, and flexible
The platform’s outstanding integration capabilities enable the seamless networking of SAP and non-SAP systems, applications, and data – across hybrid architectures and different cloud infrastructures. This allows existing system landscapes and investments to be intelligently integrated while simultaneously realizing new data, AI, and automation scenarios.
The three pillars of the SAP Business AI Platform
The SAP Business AI Platform brings together the technologies companies need to combine data, applications, AI, and intelligent agents such as SAP Joule on a common foundation. At the center are three tightly interlinked platform layers.
1. Build
Develop AI applications, agents, and extensions
With the SAP Business AI Platform, companies develop modern applications, AI agents, extensions, and automated workflows for SAP and non-SAP landscapes.
Key components include:
- Joule Studio as an AI-first development environment
- SAP Integration Suite for integrating applications, data, and agents
- Side-by-side extensions for a Clean Core architecture
- Use of state-of-the-art web technologies such as React, Angular, or Nest.js
This results in scalable solutions that enable innovation without leaving the SAP standard.
2. Contextualize & Reason
Turn data into business knowledge
The success of Business AI does not depend on language models alone. What matters is the business context.
The SAP Business AI Platform combines enterprise data with decades of SAP process knowledge and thereby creates the foundation for well-informed decisions and intelligent automation.
Key building blocks are:
- SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC)
The data layer for Business AI. It unifies SAP and non-SAP data in a shared, contextualized data model and creates the foundation for trustworthy data products, analytics, and intelligent decisions. Applications, AI, and agents can thus build on consistent data and a common understanding of the enterprise. - SAP Knowledge Graph
Enables business data to be linked with its domain context and makes the relationships between objects, processes, and business logic visible. This allows AI applications and agents to better understand connections and make more informed decisions. - Generative AI Hub
Central access to AI models from various providers, for optimized selection per business case. In addition, SAP’s own models such as SAP RPT-1.5 are available for structured business data. Integration of SAP and non-SAP data
The true added value of the SAP BAIP – the ability to make SAP and non-SAP data usable in a shared business context.
As a result, AI agents can not only read data, but understand business processes in the respective enterprise context.
3. Govern
Scale enterprise AI securely and under control
As the number of AI applications grows, so do the requirements for governance, security, and compliance.
The SAP Business AI Platform ensures that AI agents, applications, and data can be operated within defined guardrails.
Key components are:
- SAP AI Agent Hub
Serves as the central governance and operations platform for AI agents. It enables the orchestrated provisioning, monitoring, and control of SAP and non-SAP agents, LLMs, and MCP servers across the entire lifecycle and creates transparency, control, and compliance for enterprise-wide AI use. - Joule Runtime
Execution environment for AI agents and AI applications developed with Joule Studio. It provides the technical runtime in which agents, workflows, tools, and generative AI functions are operated securely and scalably within the SAP landscape. - SAP Integration Suite for controlled API and agent connectivity
- Identity and security services
Control and protection of access to data, models, and agents by mapping authorizations and enterprise-wide security standards
In this way, companies create the prerequisites for a scalable and controlled AI strategy.
How companies are successfully using the SAP Business AI Platform
Technology alone does not create added value. The key question is how companies use the SAP Business AI Platform to achieve specific business objectives.
In our view, the greatest potential lies where data, processes and AI come together.
Integrating business AI into existing processes
Many companies start with individual AI use cases in service, sales, or commerce. The SAP Business AI Platform provides the foundation to operate these initiatives not in isolation, but to embed them directly into existing business processes and applications.
Typical use cases include:
- AI-supported service processes
- Intelligent sales support
- Automated customer interactions
- Knowledge management with generative AI
- Process automation with AI agents
Using data as the basis for better decisions
The value of AI depends directly on the quality and context of the underlying data.
With SAP Business Data Cloud and the capabilities of the SAP Business AI Platform, organisations can bring together SAP and non-SAP data, establish data products and create a common foundation for analytics, forecasting and intelligent automation.
Making clean-core architectures AI-ready
Many companies face the challenge of combining innovation with standardisation.
Side-by-side extensions on the SAP Business AI Platform enable the creation of new digital services, portals, applications or agents without burdening SAP’s standard solutions with technical debt. This results in future-proof architectures that support both AI innovations and future SAP updates.
Paving the way for Agentic Enterprise
In the coming years, AI agents will increasingly take on tasks, prepare decisions and support processes.
The SAP Business AI Platform provides the technological foundation for securely integrating and managing agents, and connecting them to corporate data and business processes.
For many organisations, the key question is therefore not whether they will use AI, but how they can establish the right architecture today for future AI and agent scenarios.
Every business starts from a different point.
Whether first AI initiatives, a data platform, a Clean Core strategy, or agent-based processes: Together we identify the use cases with the greatest business value and develop the right path to the SAP Business AI Platform.
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about the SAP Business AI Platform (SAP BAIP)
What is the SAP Business AI Platform (SAP BAIP)?
The SAP Business AI Platform is the next evolution of the SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP). It brings together data, business context, applications and artificial intelligence on a single platform, laying the foundations for intelligent automation, business AI and AI agents.
Will the SAP Business AI Platform replace SAP BTP?
In principle, yes. However, the technological capabilities and services of SAP BTP remain unchanged. SAP is, however, expanding the platform to include new features relating to Business AI, Joule, AI Agents and the SAP Business Data Cloud. The term ‘SAP Business AI Platform’ reflects this strategic evolution.
Why is the SAP Business AI Platform important for business AI?
For AI initiatives to be successful, organisations need more than just high-performance models. High-quality data, business processes, security mechanisms and governance are crucial. The SAP Business AI Platform brings these building blocks together and lays the foundation for scalable and productive AI solutions.
What role does the SAP Business Data Cloud play?
The SAP Business Data Cloud forms the data foundation of the SAP Business AI Platform. It brings together SAP and non-SAP data, provides business context and enables AI applications to access consistent and trustworthy information.
Combined with the domain and industry models of the SAP Business AI Platform, this creates a unified understanding of the organisation, on the basis of which agents, applications and decisions can operate effectively.
The SAP BDC comprises, amongst other things, the following components: SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Business Warehouse, SAP Master Data Governance and SAP Databricks.
What are AI agents, and what role does the SAP Business AI Platform play?
AI agents are intelligent software components that can perform tasks autonomously, support decision-making and interact with other systems. The SAP Business AI Platform provides the infrastructure, business context and governance required for the secure and productive deployment of AI agents.
Can the SAP Business AI Platform also be used with non-SAP systems?
Yes. The platform is designed to connect SAP and non-SAP systems. This enables organisations to integrate existing applications, data sources and cloud platforms into their business AI strategy.
What use cases can be implemented using the SAP Business AI Platform?
Typical use cases include:
- Smart customer portals
- AI-powered sales processes
- Service automation
- Complex integrations of SAP and non-SAP systems, apps and data
- Business applications and side-by-side extensions
- Data products and analytics solutions
- AI agents for business departments
- Process automation across complete end-to-end processes
How does the SAP Business AI Platform support a ‘clean core’ strategy?
Extensions are developed and operated outside the standard SAP solution. This ensures that the SAP core remains updatable, whilst at the same time enabling companies to implement their specific requirements and roll out innovations more quickly.
Is the SAP Business AI Platform only suitable for large companies?
No. The platform can be used for both individual use cases and company-wide business AI strategies. Many companies start with a specific use case and expand their architecture step by step.
How does SYBIT support companies in implementing the SAP Business AI Platform?
SYBIT supports companies every step of the way, from strategy through architecture and use cases to technical implementation. We assist with the development of a future-proof business AI architecture, the integration of data and applications, and the roll-out of AI solutions and intelligent agents.
How do you get started with the SAP Business AI Platform?
Whether it’s initial AI initiatives, a data platform, Clean Core or agent-based processes: together, we’ll identify the use cases with the greatest business value and the right path to the platform. Get in touch with us – we’ll support you every step of the way, from architecture through to implementation.
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