At SAPPHIRE 2026, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a series of new capabilities aimed at helping SAP customers accelerate cloud migration, simplify digital transformation, and unlock greater value from enterprise data through artificial intelligence. The announcements come at a time when enterprises are increasingly shifting focus from whether to move SAP workloads to the cloud to how quickly they can do so, and how effectively they can leverage AI once their core business systems are modernised.
AWS said thousands of organisations currently run SAP workloads on its cloud platform, with more than half already using SAP Cloud ERP. The company also highlighted its continued leadership in SAP infrastructure services, noting its recognition by ISG as a leader in SAP HANA Infrastructure Services for five consecutive years. A key announcement at the event was the expanded collaboration between SAP and AWS to simplify cloud migrations through deeper integration with the RISE with SAP System Transition Workbench. The move introduces new orchestration capabilities that automate critical migration steps, including direct use of AWS-native data transfer services, marking one of the first times an SAP migration tool will directly orchestrate a hyperscaler’s native services.
AWS also introduced SAP Seamless Private Connectivity, powered by AWS Resource Gateway and built on Amazon VPC Lattice, enabling enterprises to connect existing infrastructure to SAP RISE environments in days instead of weeks. The offering is expected to reduce onboarding complexity by eliminating IP conflicts and avoiding major network redesigns.
On the developer side, AWS said AI is being integrated deeper into SAP modernisation workflows. AWS AI coding assistants, including Kiro, will now work with SAP ABAP Model Context Protocol tools to help developers modernise legacy applications faster using AI-assisted workflows.
Beyond migration, AWS placed significant emphasis on AI-driven business outcomes. The company announced SAP Business Data Cloud Connect for Amazon Athena, enabling bi-directional, zero-copy integration between SAP Business Data Cloud and Amazon Athena. This will allow enterprises to build dashboards, analytics models, and AI agents on live SAP data without needing to replicate data across systems. AWS also revealed plans to integrate Amazon Connect Customer with SAP Service Cloud and SAP Enterprise Service Management, enabling enterprises to deliver AI-powered customer service experiences across channels at scale.
Highlighting real-world adoption, AWS said companies such as Hyundai Motor Company and Mercedes-Benz are already using SAP data with AWS AI services to improve operations, manufacturing efficiency, and customer experience. The announcements build on the SAP and AWS AI Co-Innovation Program, launched at SAPPHIRE 2025, which supports enterprises in moving AI use cases from concept to production through partners including Accenture, Capgemini, Cognizant and Deloitte.
