One of the report’s key findings is the rapid expansion of access to AI tools in the workplace. In just one year, the share of employees with access to sanctioned AI tools increased by 50%, reaching around 60% of workers. Nevertheless, scaling AI remains a challenge: only 25% of organisations have moved at least 40% of their AI experiments into production, although several expect this to change in the future.
Welcome to the SAP Business AI product updates for Q1 2026. I’m new in the chief AI officer role, but the mission hasn’t changed: helping our customers get real value from AI.
Joule , our new user experience, is gaining momentum and driving significant impact for our customers. Customers are already increasing customer service efficiency, enhancing development processes, improving project delivery speed , and so much more .
While AI is already improving productivity and efficiency, only 34% of companies are using it to significantly transform their business models. Most organisations are still focusing on optimising existing processes rather than redesigning them around AI.

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The State of AI in the Enterprise 2026 report by Deloitte shows how organisations worldwide are scaling AI and what this means for workforce skills and business transformation. The report is based on a survey of more than 3,200 business and IT leaders across 24 countries who are directly involved in AI initiatives.
of executives said that “great quality data” is the most valuable ingredient to enhance their generative AI capabilities

AI platforms for business are no longer optional luxuries – they’re essential growth engines for companies looking to stay competitive in 2025 and beyond.
Joule is now live across 35 solutions and will continue to meet our customers where they are: across the applications they produce use of, with a firm understanding of their business context and data. That’s why in Q1 we are embedding Joule into more applications—from SAP Datasphere, where it can now execute tasks or explain specific functionalities, to SAP Intelligent Clinical Supply Management, where users can generate use of natural language to retrieve critical data and navigate to relevant applications.
Accenture has acquired Keepler Data Tech, a Spanish cloud-native AI and data company, expanding Accenture’s ability to assist clients reinvent core processes with AI solutions grounded in strong data foundations.

The challenge? With hundreds of options flooding the market, finding the right AI solution can feel like searching for a needle in a digital haystack. From generative AI tools to specialized agentic AI vendors , the landscape has become increasingly complex.
We’ve spent months rigorously testing dozens of AI platforms across various business scenarios, evaluating their real-world performance, integration capabilities, and return on investment. Our team specifically focused on solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes rather than just impressive demos.