SAP and Google Cloud introduce open data offering

The two companies claim the expansion is part of a to wider plan to “build the future of open data and AI for enterprises”

SAP and Google Cloud have announced an expansion of their partnership by introducing an open data offering designed to simplify data landscapes.

They claim it will enable customers to build an end-to-end data cloud that brings data from across the enterprise landscape using the SAP Datasphere solution together with Google's data cloud.

With the upgrades, businesses should be able to view their entire data estates in real time and maximise value from their Google Cloud and SAP software investments.

SAP Datasphere is designed to combine this data with data from across the enterprise landscape, regardless of its origin.

The duo say partners and customers will be able to combine SAP software data and non-SAP data on Google Cloud, from virtually any other data source.

"Bringing together SAP systems and data with Google's data cloud introduces entirely new opportunities for enterprises to derive more value from their full data footprints," said Christian Klein, CEO and member of the Executive Board of SAP.

"SAP and Google Cloud share a commitment to open data and our extended partnership will help break down barriers between data stored in disparate systems, databases, and environments.

"Our customers not only benefit from the business AI already built into our systems, but also from a unified data foundation."

Thomas Kurian, CEO at Google Cloud also commented: "SAP and Google Cloud now offer an incredibly comprehensive and open data cloud, providing a foundation for the future of enterprise AI."

"Few resources are as important to digital transformation as data. By deeply integrating SAP data and systems with our data cloud, customers will be able to utilise our analytics capabilities, as well as advanced AI tools and large language models to find new insights from their data."

The announcement comes just as Google Cloud turned a profit for the first time ever in their recent results, citing AI as their "North star".