Sapphire 2026 keynote
Christian Klein · May 12, 2026 · 1h 25m · Orlando, Florida
Summary
SAP's 2026 theme was the Autonomous Enterprise. It launched the SAP Business AI Platform, merging its AI foundation, Business Data Cloud and BTP, added SAP domain models and Joule Studio 2.0, announced intents to acquire Dremio and Prior Labs, and said its applications will become an Autonomous Suite. Anthropic joined on stage.
Key themes: Agents, Enterprise apps, Data platforms · AI-written summary from the published transcript
- 1The SAP Business AI Platform merges SAP's AI foundation, Business Data Cloud and Business Technology Platform8:39
- 2Joule Studio 2.0 is an open build layer: bring your own LLM or use SAP's models10:36
- 3SAP announced its intent to acquire Dremio, a data and agentic lakehouse with federation across clouds and databases24:14
- 4SAP also announced its intent to acquire Prior Labs, a lab for tabular foundation models (TabPFN)26:35
- 5SAP AI agents will exchange data with third-party agents at no extra charge, Joule Studio 2.0 development is free, and SAP will invest over 100 million euros in its ecosystem29:55
- 6SAP's applications will become an Autonomous Suite across finance, spend, supply chain, HCM and CX40:05
Announced
| Announcement | Status |
|---|---|
| SAP Business AI PlatformAI foundation, Business Data Cloud and BTP combined | Announced |
| SAP domain modelsModels trained on SAP code and processes | Announced |
| Joule Studio 2.0Open agent build layer, free for AI development | Announced |
| Intent to acquire DremioAgentic lakehouse and data federation | Announced |
| Intent to acquire Prior LabsTabular foundation models | Announced |
| Open agent interoperability at no chargeSAP agents exchange data with third-party agents free | Announced |
| SAP Autonomous SuiteFinance, spend, supply chain, HCM, CX | Announced |
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About this keynote
Keynote page: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aa-etRsaLU
- Christian KleinCEO, SAP
Companies named: Anthropic, AWS, Dremio, Prior Labs, SAP
Last changed 2026-09-24.
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