Editor's note
The SAP Sapphire conference was held in Orlando, Fla., on May 11-13.
The event centered on topics including Joule, SAP's generative AI copilot, and other AI subjects, including SAP products like Business Data Cloud and Business Technology Platform. Developments such as multi-agent orchestration and agentic AI remain the dominant topics in the tech world.
As in past years, the longstanding effort to move customers from SAP ECC to S/4HANA and the 2027 end of support for ECC remained major topics. The conference also included discussion about SAP’s engagement offerings as the company has worked to integrate its engagement technology with other enterprise tools.
IT decision-makers can check back here for the latest on SAP announcements and other developments since the conference concluded.
1In-depth reporting from SAP Sapphire
TechTarget editors and industry experts break down the most important developments from the Sapphire conference and explain what they could mean for SAP, as well as users, customers and competitors.
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SAP agent helps Aeropuertos Argentina mitigate weather challenges
Aeropuertos Argentina's S.N.O.W. Agent combines information from weather and runway sensors to attempt to improve airports' responses to snow and ice. Read Now
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The AI technology behind SAP's Autonomous Enterprise pitch
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How SAP sees the future of HR in the age of AI
SAP SuccessFactors chief product officer Daniel Beck discusses SAP's acquisition of SmartRecruiters, AI bias in recruiting and how he thinks HR will change in the age of AI. Read Now
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Sapphire 2026: SAP heralds dawn of ‘autonomous enterprise’
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2Catch up before SAP Sapphire 2026
Here’s what business and IT leaders should know before the yearly conference begins, including the software company’s newest announcements and general industry trends.
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Inside SAP R&D on the convergence of agentic and physical AI
In this podcast, Yaad Oren, SAP's head of research and innovation and managing director of SAP Labs U.S., says smarter, autonomous physical AI devices are poised for business use. Listen Now
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Capgemini exec shares lessons from SAP agentic AI projects
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At TechEd, SAP continues to lay down the AI data foundation
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S/4Hana in 2026: Three ways to move off SAP ECC
We speak to three companies that have taken very different approaches to migrate off SAP Enterprise Core Components onto S/4Hana Read Now
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SAP renames Emarsys SAP Engagement Cloud
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SAP CX adds loyalty management, AI agents
SAP lands and expands its CX lineup with agentic AI. Read Now