At SAP Sapphire 2026, SAP clearly outlined the next stage of enterprise software development: the Autonomous Enterprise.
The focus is on Joule Agents and Joule Assistants, which are designed not only to support business processes but also to increasingly coordinate, prepare, and execute them autonomously. With Joule Works, the SAP Autonomous Suite, and the SAP Business AI Platform, SAP combines AI, process knowledge, enterprise data, and governance into an integrated approach for intelligent end-to-end processes.
For CIOs and IT decision-makers, this is more than just another AI announcement. As AI becomes more deeply embedded in operational business processes in the future, the fundamentals will be crucial: harmonized processes, reliable data, clear responsibilities, sound governance, and a modern, integrated system landscape.
This is precisely where action is now needed. The Autonomous Enterprise is not an isolated AI project. It is a strategic transformation initiative that brings together the ERP and cloud roadmap, process design, data architecture, and organization.
Companies should therefore assess early on how well their current SAP landscape is prepared for this development: where are processes still too customized? Where is data quality lacking? Which parts of the system landscape are ready for standardization, automation, and business AI and where do technical and organizational challenges still exist?
At Scheer IDS, we help companies answer these questions in a structured way and determine the next steps. Our approach spans everything from the data foundation to process design and the targeted use of business AI.
Further insights on SAP Sapphire 2026 will follow shortly.
Feel free to contact us if you’d like to know what the Autonomous Enterprise specifically means for your SAP roadmap and where you should start today.
