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<p>IBM has grown its cooperation with SAP to incorporate the Granite model series into SAP's selection of cloud solutions and applications. This growth is part of the Value Generation partnership initiative.</p>
 <p>This partnership will also enable IBM's Consulting to create extensions with the model via the GenAI hub for selected customers.</p>
 <p>The intention of the Value Generation partnership initiative is to implement AI within various industry-specific cloud solutions and functional applications. This will be accomplished through collaborations with emerging communities to attract fresh talent, enhance the SAP solution experience, and establish social impact programs.</p>

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IBM partners with SAP to make Granite model series accessible across SAP portfolio

Empowering efficiency, visibility and collaboration throughout supply networks

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 <p>SAP, a global enterprise applications leader, announced new AI upgrades to its supply chain solutions aimed to improve the manufacturing sector's productivity, efficiency, and precision. </p>
 <p>The key features of these solutions include AI-powered insights for optimizing supply chain decisions, simplified product development through natural language queries, detection of equipment anomalies via smart device sensor data, and improved field response using real-time traffic data and machine-learning models.</p>
 <p>According to SAP, these enhancements will result in improved supply chain labor productivity, decreased supply chain planning costs, and reductions in inventory carrying costs and stock turnover rates. Further, these solutions will enhance business agility and intelligence, boosting operational efficiency and making supply chains more resilient.</p>
 
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 </b> Earlier, in January 2024, SAP <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/25552"> launched AI-driven </a> predictive demand planning capabilities tailored to the retail Industry. The goal was to provide businesses with an all-encompassing view of their customers and data analysis, which, in turn, can lead to informed decision-making.</p>

SAP enhances AI capabilities in supply chain solutions to transform manufacturing sector

Travel Tech

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 <p>SAP Concur recently announced multiple updates to its Concur Travel and Concur Expense platforms. There is also a new partnership with Mastercard that has been touted as a move to enhance expense report compliance through real-time authorization.</p>
 <p>The upgrades to Concur Travel incorporate a Microsoft Teams integration, as well as a "Request Integration" tool designed to streamline the approval process. On top of this, the updates to Concur Expense have been developed to boost automation capabilities.</p>
 <p>Concur has suggested that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will play a pivotal role in implementing these updates. The goal is to balance control, compliance, and user experience while simultaneously reducing significant trade-offs. </p>
 
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SAP Concur updates platform; partners with MasterCard for improved expense report compliance

Empowering Tomorrow's Innovations with Generative AI Infrastructure

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 <p>SAP and NVIDIA have publicised an expanded collaboration, aimed at integrating GenAI within SAP's cloud services and applications. The endeavor, named SAP Business AI, will apply NVIDIA's GenAI foundry service to optimize large language models (LLMs) for domain-specific conditions and launch applications with new NVIDIA NIM microservices. These augmented capabilities are projected to be operational by the end of 2024.</p>
 <p>The partnership plans to utilize NVIDIA’s GenAI foundry service, which features NVIDIA DGX Cloud AI supercomputing, NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, and NVIDIA AI Foundation models. The goal is to improve the Joule copilot with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) capabilities, scrutinize over 20 GenAI use cases across various SAP platforms including SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP SuccessFactors, and SAP Signavio, and consolidate AI data sources with SAP Datasphere for swifter decision-making.</p>
 
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SAP and NVIDIA expand partnership to integrate GenAI in cloud solutions

Artificial intelligence is helping sales teams manage relationships and optimize the customer lifecycle.

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 <p>SAP unveils AI capabilities customized for retailers, offering detailed customer insights and data analysis. The AI solutions include predictive demand planning, predictive replenishment, SAP order management, with integration into platforms like TikTok and LinkedIn for precise digital advertising.</p>
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SAP unveils AI-powered solutions to improve business processes and customer engagement

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<p>SAP has launched new AI capabilities geared to help retailers improve their business processes. Notable features include predictive demand planning for accurate demand forecasts. Although pricing has not been disclosed, SAP claims these AI-based tools are essential for navigating rapid market changes, offering a comprehensive view of customers and data analysis which supports informed decision-making. The features can be customized to individual business needs, enabling quick response to market demands and fostering profitable growth.</p> 
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SAP announces launch of AI-driven predictive demand planning capabilities for retail Industry

The on-demand economy has finally reached white collar work.

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 <p>Upwork has collaborated with SAP Fieldglass and Flextrack, pioneers in vendor management systems (VMS) and managed service provider (MSP), for its Enterprise Suite offering. This partnership will allow Upwork to easily amalgamate with VMS platforms, providing a complete solution for sourcing and recruiting skilled independent professionals.</p>
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Upwork partners with SAP Fieldglass and Flextrack to enhance its offerings

Exploring the limitless possibilities of AI

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  <li><p>SAP has introduced new generative AI capabilities across its Customer Experience portfolio, including the natural-language generative AI copilot Joule. The new capabilities leverage SAP's data to provide businesses with a holistic view of their customers.</p></li>
  <li><p>The AI capabilities automate tasks, assist with catalog management, retrieve answers in natural language, and surface customer profile intelligence.</p></li>
  <li><p>SAP claims that these capabilities will help businesses automate tasks, analyze data for insights, optimize processes, and deliver personalized customer experiences.</p></li>
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SAP launches CX GenAI capabilities to improve customer experiences and business operations

Automation to improve business efficiency

Workflow Automation Platforms

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  <li><p>UiPath and SAP have expanded their partnership to offer the UiPath Automation Platform to SAP customers.</p></li>
  <li><p>The partnership aims to help organizations improve efficiency and productivity across SAP and non-SAP workloads by leveraging UiPath's automation capabilities. The UiPath Automation Platform will be available as an SAP-endorsed application and on the SAP Store.&nbsp;</p></li>
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UiPath and SAP deepen automation partnership

Using data and automation to achieve 24/7 production.

Smart Factory

SAP has partnered with Clovity to enhance digital transformation efforts by integrating SAP's ERP systems with Clovity's IoT solutions. This collaboration aims to offer businesses in various industries operational efficiency, real-time visibility, and data-driven decision-making capabilities. SAP provides business software solutions to manage various aspects of a company's operations, enabling organizations to streamline processes, make data-driven decisions, and improve overall efficiency.

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