Microsoft and SAP announced several joint initiatives at SAP Sapphire 2026 centered on enterprise AI transformation on Azure. Key announcements include agent-to-agent (A2A) integration between Microsoft 365 Copilot and SAP Joule, expansion of SAP Business Data Cloud Connect for Microsoft Fabric with bi-directional zero-copy delta sharing, sovereign cloud support for RISE with SAP on Azure across multiple regions, and expansion of the Global RISE with SAP Acceleration Program. The partnership aims to move enterprises from ERP-centric operations to AI-powered, continuously adaptive systems by combining SAP's business process expertise with Microsoft's intelligence layer, unified data foundation, and productivity tools.
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