As part of the program NextLevel SAP BTP & AI And in close cooperation with the partner Ecosystem Success area, the SAP Apphaus built close cooperation with several global strategic service partners of the SAP. Since the beginning of 2024, these partners have been trained by SAP innovation experts and learn to explore the possibilities of SAP Business AI with the innovation methods of SAP Apphaus.

Goal of the initiative SAP Apphaus Alliances is to accelerate the innovation process and bring SAP customers closer to the latest SAP technologies.

Further training of the partners in the latest innovation methods

The SAP Apphaus Alliances initiative helps to ensure that the SAP partners are familiar with the latest methods. They are trained in the use of the innovation tools and resources in order to be able to carry out workshops for the latest technologies such as SAP Business AI and AI agents with them. The qualification process can currently only go through the program on the programNextLevel Take SAP BTP & AITERAGE. Thanks to this further training measure, more SAP customers benefit faster from the latest innovation tools and methods that im Innovation Toolkit from SAP Apphaus be available.

“In close cooperation with Partner Ecosystem Success, we launched the SAP Apphaus Alliances Initiative to equip customers with the latest SAP technologies. Technologies such as SAP Business AI should be available to you faster and offer measurable added value,” says Kathrin Tarnai-Sindl, Head of the SAP Apphaus. “We train global SAP partners in the business AI methodology of SAP Apphaus and provide you with a selection of workshop modules from our innovation Toolkit. We are proud to support this important initiative with our proven methods and with our experience in the field of joint innovation with customers.”

Who is already there?

Since the start in April 2025, the following partners have already qualified for SAP Business AI methods and tools, whereby other partners are regularly added:

• Delaware
• Deloitte
• DXC Technology
• Icing
• HCL Tech
• IBM
• KPMG
• Ntt data

Review and outlook

Numerous Enablement activities are offered, from virtual inspiration sessions for SAP Business AI to training on site. These offers are aimed at both employees and trainers, and various workshop methods are used. So far, over 700 people have participated, many of them consultants. There were also 100 AI-related applications, 37 of which for theNextLevel-Program were selected. In addition, more than 10 Partner applications validated by SAP On the website SAP partner Finder Released, which can be found as so -called “accelerator packages”.

The Enablement sessions are available in the following formats:

• 90-minute virtual “Enablement Sessions” for the latest workshop formats available in the SAP Apphaus innovation Toolkit
• 60-minute virtual “Business AI Inspiration Sessions”, in which available AI technology from SAP are presented and applications are shown
• Training for training manager for the “Business AI Explore Workshop” and “Business Ai Design Workshop”
• Training for training manager for the “Business Ai Agent Discover Workshop” and “Business Ai Agent Design Workshop”

What as a small pilot with road shows for partners as part of the program NextLevel SAP BTP & AI started, has now developed into a global initiative that also joined the SAP Apphaus in 2024. Participating partners can benefit from the proven common innovation methodology and focus on use cases with high business added value. You will find out how business solutions can be significantly improved through the use of the latest SAP technologies that are equipped with artificial intelligence.

“The newly launched initiative SAP Apphaus Alliances illustrates that we attach great importance to competence development and joint innovation in our partner network,” said Karl Fahrbach, Chief partner Officer of the SAP. “Through strategic cooperation and intensive training, we familiarize our partners to skillfully use the latest SAP methods and technologies such as SAP Business AI. SAP customers can exhaust the full potential of our solutions and achieve excellent results for their company.”

Imke Vierjahn is Communications Lead at SAP Apphaus.