Tech Disruptors SAP Business Data Cloud Optimizing Customers for Enterprise AI
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Mar 3, 2025 Irfan Khan, President and Chief Product Officer of SAP Data and Analytics, shares insights into data management and AI strategies. He discusses how effective data strategies enhance AI performance, particularly through zero copy sharing, which reduces duplication and boosts data accessibility. Khan also explores the collaboration between SAP and Databricks for optimizing data solutions in manufacturing. Additionally, he highlights the evolution from traditional business intelligence to agentic AI, emphasizing the importance of a solid data foundation for better decision-making.
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Zero Copy Sharing Explained
- Zero copy sharing is like storing data once in a data lake.
- Then, share it without making physical copies, promoting efficiency.
Data Location and Latency in AI
- Latency in AI agent data retrieval depends on data location.
- Co-located data is faster, but staging and API calls between agents can mitigate latency with larger datasets.
SAP and Databricks Partnership
- SAP's Business Data Cloud combines SAP's process excellence with Databricks' data science capabilities.
- This allows for harmonized data analysis without losing business context, as seen in manufacturing use cases.