Procurement Magazine January 2024 | Page 98

What is Joule ?

What is Joule ?

Joule is a natural-language , generative
AI copilot that is being embedded throughout SAP ’ s cloud enterprise portfolio . It is designed to deliver proactive and contextualised insights from across SAP ’ s solutions and third-party sources .
The co-pilot aims to quickly sort through and contextualise data from multiple systems to surface smarter insights , with an overall intention of helping people get work done faster and drive better business outcomes in a secure , compliant way .
“ Joule will know what you mean , not just what you say ”
“ With almost 300 million enterprise users around the world working regularly with SAP cloud solutions , Joule has the power to redefine the way businesses – and the people who power them – work ,” said Christian Klein , CEO and member of the Executive Board of SAP SE . “ Joule draws on SAP ’ s unique position at the nexus of business and technology and builds on our relevant , reliable , responsible approach to Business AI . Joule will know what you mean , not just what you say .”
Joule is being embedded into SAP applications including supply chain , procurement and customer experience , as well as into SAP Business Technology Platform . Employees ask a question or frame a problem in plain language and receive intelligent answers drawn from the wealth of business data across the SAP portfolio and third-party sources , retaining context .
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