AT THE SAP TechEd event in 2023, SAP SE unveiled a comprehensive suite of generative AI capabilities, advancements in vector database technology, and new learning opportunities to empower developers of all skill levels to excel in the AI-driven era.
Recognizing the pivotal role of AI in today’s business landscape, SAP is committed to enabling developers of all skill levels to become AI developers. The company introduced SAP Build Code solutions, designed to streamline collaboration between professional developers and business experts who utilize the low-code SAP Build solutions launched at SAP TechEd in 2022. Uniquely built for SAP applications and the SAP ecosystem, SAP Build Code solutions offer AI-powered productivity tools for developers and are optimized for Java and JavaScript development. SAP Build Code also leverages the power of SAP’s new generative AI copilot Joule – the copilot that truly understands business – to further boost productivity, embedding code generation capabilities for data model, application logic, and test script creation.
Quality data is the foundation of quality AI, and SAP HANA Cloud continues to lead innovation in the data space by adding new vector database features to its multimodel offerings at no additional cost.
Vector data stores manage unstructured data (e.g., text, images, or audio) to provide long-term storage and better context to AI models. This makes it easy to find and retrieve similar objects quickly. For instance, users can search for suppliers based on the language in their contracts to examine payment history and track individual orders. These powerful new vector database features enhance interactions between large language models and an organization’s mission-critical data. The innovation helps position SAP developers at the forefront of delivering radically new levels of data insight within a secure, private framework that utilizes industry-specific customer data to reduce hallucinations.
AI Foundation serves as a one-stop shop for developers to create AI and generative AI-powered extensions and applications on SAP BTP, further enhancing developer impact and efficiency. AI Foundation encompasses everything developers need to start building business-ready AI tools on SAP BTP – from ready-to-use AI services and access to top large language models to vector database capabilities and AI runtime and lifecycle management.
The rapid pace of technological innovation has driven up global demand for skilled developers, and SAP is expanding its learning opportunities accordingly. As part of a commitment to upskill two million professionals by 2025 and complement existing free AI learning content, SAP today launched new role-based certification and free learning resources for back-end developers using the ABAP Cloud development model. The two new learning resources covering ABAP development tools on SAP BTP and SAP S/4HANA are available on the SAP Learning site. They are designed for agile and cloud-compliant business transformation, providing developers with the skills to build cloud-ready extensions that align with SAP’s clean core strategy.
SAP has also joined the Stanford HAI (Institute for Human-Centered AI) Corporate Affiliate Program. Researchers and engineers at SAP will collaborate with the Stanford academic community, including research faculty and students, to explore the intersection of generative AI and business.
SAP’s announcements at SAP TechEd in 2023 underscore the company’s dedication to empowering developers with the tools and knowledge they require to thrive in the AI-driven era. By providing generative AI capabilities, vector database enhancements, and expanded learning opportunities, and is assisting developers in creating innovative solutions that will transform businesses across all industries.
