SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference Orlando, scheduled for May 19-21, 2025, will deliver one of the most strategically focused gatherings for SAP-powered enterprises. The SAP Sapphire agenda, built around intelligent systems, platform extensibility, and streamlined modernization, will spotlight technologies that unlock business agility across industries.
With decision-makers under increasing pressure to simplify operations, adopt clean core strategies, and gain real-time visibility across the enterprise, this year’s innovations provide not just tools but direction. These SAP innovations remove friction in everyday execution and prepare organizations to scale without technical weight holding them back.
The following innovations reflect how SAP and its partners, including Diligent Global, are preparing businesses to lead with intelligence.
What is SAP Sapphire?
SAP Sapphire is SAP’s premier global event, bringing together business leaders, technology experts, and partners to explore the future of enterprise transformation. Held annually, it showcases the latest advancements in SAP solutions like S/4HANA, BTP, and Business AI.
Through keynotes, expert sessions, and networking, Sapphire provides insights into how organizations can drive innovation, agility, and growth using SAP’s evolving technology landscape.
AI at the Helm: Joule and the Rise of Business AI.
SAP’s AI journey takes a bold step forward with Joule, its generative AI copilot, integrated across core platforms like SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP SuccessFactors. Joule is designed to be more than responsive; it interprets business context, understands user roles, and helps teams make faster, smarter decisions.
Joule enhances daily operations by:
- Accepting natural language queries like “Forecast Q3 material shortages” or “List delayed supplier invoices”
- Pulling context-aware data from SAP systems and returning insights instantly
- Triggering actions directly, such as creating purchase requisitions or escalating approvals
- Embedding inside Microsoft 365 Copilot, allowing users to operate within familiar environments
Behind the scenes, Joule runs on SAP’s Business Technology Platform (BTP) and Business Data Fabric, ensuring accuracy, relevance, and security of responses. This real-time intelligence changes how decisions are made—from C-suite strategy down to frontline tasks.
SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP): Foundation of a Composable Enterprise
SAP BTP powers innovation without disturbing the ERP core. It gives organizations the ability to build, integrate, automate, and analyze, without creating sprawl.
BTP’s five core pillars create a composable foundation:
1. Data & Analytics
- Consolidates data from SAP and third-party apps
- Leverages SAP Data Intelligence, SAP Data Warehouse Cloud
- Supports real-time insights through SAP Analytics Cloud.
2. Application Development
- Offers SAP Build for low-code/no-code creation
- Enables full-stack coding with ABAP, JavaScript, Python
- Supports mobile-first, event-driven architecture.
3. Integration
- Prebuilt APIs and connectors through Integration Suite
- Connects SAP to third-party tools and legacy systems
- Real-time, bi-directional syncs for hybrid environments
4. Automation
- SAP Build Process Automation for RPA and workflow management
- Reduces manual tasks across finance, HR, and operations
- Comes with preconfigured bots for common enterprise use cases
5. Artificial Intelligence
- SAP AI Core provides foundational services
- Easy deployment of chatbots, predictive models, and GenAI functions
- Scalable infrastructure for experimentation and rollout
Intelligent Cloud ERP: RISE and GROW with SAP Get Smarter
SAP S/4HANA Cloud will take center stage in 2025, but how companies adopt it depends on their current business structure, scale, and growth strategy.
SAP has refined its deployment models to match business needs. These include:
1. RISE with SAP
- RISE supports enterprises undergoing full ERP modernization or cloud transition. It includes:
- SAP S/4HANA Cloud (Private or Public Edition)
- Business process insights via SAP Signavio
- Application modernization through SAP LeanIX
- Lifecycle governance with SAP Cloud ALM
- Infrastructure flexibility through AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud
RISE provides not only infrastructure-as-a-service, but also platform and software layers, helping companies move from technical debt to technical agility. It unifies contracts and reduces dependency on multiple vendors.
2. GROW with SAP
GROW enables fast-scaling organizations to adopt preconfigured, cloud-native ERP with:
- Out-of-the-box best practice configurations
- Industry-specific modules (manufacturing, retail, etc.)
- Rapid deployment via guided implementation
- Business AI and in-app analytics pre-integrated
- Both offerings reflect SAP’s focus on keeping the ERP clean and extensible. RISE allows for depth and scale, while GROW ensures fast time-to-value with lower complexity.
Smart Code Migration—Modernizing Without the Headaches
Custom ABAP code is often the most underestimated obstacle in SAP S/4HANA and RISE with SAP migrations. Unsupported logic, outdated syntax, and inconsistent standards make it difficult to move forward without risk. Diligent Global addresses this challenge with a precision tool built for transformation at scale—the Smart Code Migration Tool.
1. Code Analysis: Migration begins with clarity. The tool performs deep analysis of ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC) results, categorizing issues by severity and alignment to SAP’s clean-core guidelines.
- Prioritizes code issues using a three-tier scale:
- P1 – Critical issues requiring immediate remediation
- P2 – Significant issues that impact reliability
- P3 – Minor issues or optimization opportunities
- Classifies findings across key categories: Fit-gap, remediation, false positives, and enhancements
- Highlights performance bottlenecks and outdated patterns
2. Quick Fix Automation: Remediation is typically time-consuming. The Smart Code Migration Tool applies SAP-recommended fixes automatically, turning days of manual refactoring into minutes.
- Converts legacy table structures into CDS views for better performance
- Replaces inefficient SELECT SINGLE statements with optimized alternatives
- Aligns field lengths and naming conventions for data consistency
- Adds intelligent pseudocomments where warnings can be safely suppressed
3. Unit Testing: The tool verifies every change to protect business continuity and ensure functional accuracy across reports and modules.
- Executes full unit testing on remediated custom reports
- Validates outputs against original behavior
- Tracks and logs test results for governance and quality assurance
- Ensures every piece of logic performs as intended under production loads
4. Automated Documentation: Clear audit trails are critical, especially for regulated industries or when transitioning internal teams. The tool produces full, structured documentation automatically.
- Captures all changes made during remediation
- Provides before-and-after snapshots of code
- Exports reports for compliance, QA, and IT handover
- Supports long-term maintainability and accelerates future upgrades
Meet Diligent Global at SAP Sapphire 2025
Join Diligent Global at SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference in Orlando, May 19–21, 2025, as we engage with enterprise leaders ready to drive real transformation. Our executive leadership and senior SAP experts will be available for 1:1 consultation sessions during the event. These private discussions allow business leaders to explore specific modernization plans, address pressing ERP challenges, or examine long-term transformation roadmaps.
The following are the key ways you can engage with us during the event:
- See the Smart Code Migration Tool in Action: Experience how Diligent’s Smart Code Migration Tool simplifies and accelerates custom code remediation. Built for SAP S/4HANA and RISE with SAP transitions, the platform automates ABAP analysis, applies SAP-aligned corrections, executes unit testing, and generates complete audit-ready documentation. Clients using the tool have reduced manual effort by up to 80%, shortened project timelines, and improved compliance across every remediated object.
- Explore Our Managed SAP Services: Diligent’s presence at Sapphire also includes an in-depth look at our SAP Managed Services. It’s trusted by organizations worldwide to ensure SAP systems operate with maximum stability, security, and strategic alignment.
Our managed services include:
- 24×7 monitoring and issue resolution by SAP-certified experts
- Regular system optimization, patch management, and upgrade readiness
- Business process support to maintain performance benchmarks and continuity
- Cloud migration assistance (public, private, hybrid) with minimal disruption
- Integration of SAP BTP, Business AI, Signavio, and LeanIX into operational ecosystems.
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