SAP: Bringing the ‘Operating System’ of a Company into the AI Era with CTO Philipp Herzig

Podcast: No Priors: Artificial Intelligence | Technology | Startups · Conviction

Opublikowano: 2026-04-23

More than fifty years ago, the modern idea of the standard enterprise software was birthed at SAP. Now, after managing companies through technological shifts from the mainframe to mobile, SAP is at the forefront of closing the AI adoption gap for their customers. SAP Chief Technology Officer Philipp Herzig joins Sarah Guo to talk about how SAP has remained a durable end-to-end “operating system” for its more than 400,000 customers from finance to supply chain. Philipp argues that the AI transition in businesses should focus on customer outcomes, UI changes, business processes, and the data layer. He also explains the chal...