SAP customers know cloud is the future—but how do you modernize without disrupting critical operations?
The SAP Business Suite Acceleration Program with Microsoft Azure helps enterprises move beyond lift-and-shift with a smarter, phased approach.
Key highlights:
Hybrid Cloud Flexibility – Run SAP workloads across on-prem and Azure
Finance-Ready Modernization – Build the foundation for faster closes and AI-driven insights
Embedded AI – Use SAP Joule + Microsoft Copilot to boost productivity
S/4HANA Preparation – Simplify, streamline, and de-risk your path forward
This isn’t just about migration—it’s about transformation designed for scale, speed, and strategy.
It’s about reinventing the business—with AI, industry innovation, and sustainability at the core.
At #SAPSapphire, SAP redefined RISE as a platform for transformation:
Embedded Joule AI for forecasting, planning, and anomaly detection
Industry cloud capabilities tailored to real outcomes
Sustainability and ESG tracking embedded in core processes
Extensibility via SAP BTP and low-code tools
Clean core + flexible architecture = faster, safer innovation
Finance teams benefit through intelligent insights, agile compliance, and scalable automation.
At #SAPSapphire, SAP announced a powerful integration: Perplexity is now embedded in Joule, enabling finance teams to get real-time, structured answers from SAP data—instantly, in natural language.
Just last week, Perplexity also made waves in finance—integrating with SEC/EDGAR to open up 10-Ks and earnings reports to natural language search. No dashboards. No subscriptions. Just fast, cited insights.
The future of finance intelligence is no longer locked in reports. It’s conversational.
At SAP Sapphire 2025, one thing was clear: finance teams are leading the next wave of enterprise transformation.
✔️ From AI-powered automation in SAP S/4HANA to deeper planning integration in SAP Analytics Cloud
✔️ From real-time ESG reporting with the Green Ledger to strategic insights from global CFOs
The message was consistent — finance is evolving from record-keeping to value creation.
This recap covers the most important updates for finance professionals, including embedded AI, connected planning, and the technologies reshaping the CFO’s role.
SAP Analytics Cloud is leveling up in Q2 2025 — and finance teams are set to benefit the most. From tighter integration with SAP PaPM in Multi Actions to live connectivity with Google BigQuery, this release focuses on automation, insight, and speed.
This blog covers the top updates finance professionals need to know — including Smart Insights in optimized stories, Joule-powered natural language queries, and new ways to pin insights in Data Analyzer — all designed to supercharge planning, analysis, and decision-making.
What exactly is SAC for planning? Financial planning involves numerous components, and SAC plays a vital role in this process. By understanding SAC planning's complexities and leveraging scripting capabilities effectively, organizations can enhance their financial planning
SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) propels into Q3 2024, leveraging new features that enhance financial planning and strategic decision-making. This quarter, SAP introduces deeper integrations with Microsoft PowerPoint and advanced forecasting tools, paralleling innovations seen in tech leaders like Google and Amazon.
The highlight is the integration with Microsoft PowerPoint, allowing for live data updates directly in presentations—vital for real-time business decision-making. Deeper integration with Microsoft PowerPoint now allows financial planners to present up-to-the-minute financial data directly in their strategic presentations, ensuring decisions are based on the latest insights.
