A new partnership between SAP and Microsoft has been revealed. It will use generative AI to address important business issues.

In order to take advantage of language models' potential for natural language analysis and generation, the partnership will combine SAP SuccessFactors products with Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot in Viva Learning, as well as Microsoft's Azure OpenAI Service. Organisations will be able to improve their hiring, talent development, and learning processes because to these collaborations.

The skills gap is a serious problem that affects businesses all around the world. The gap between the abilities that organisations presently have and those that will be needed in the future is difficult for them to close. In order to meet this issue, recruiting methods must be optimised to draw in the best personnel and productive staff development programmes must be created. The manual labour and repetition involved in these operations, however, frequently leads to inefficiencies and missed opportunities.

SAP and Microsoft are working together to use generative AI technologies to expedite the hiring and training of new employees. The SAP SuccessFactors data and the Azure OpenAI Service API will be used to provide appealing and highly targeted job descriptions.

Human resources managers will be able to fine-tune job descriptions using Copilot in Microsoft Word owing to the user interface between the SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting solution and Microsoft 365, assuring market competitiveness and identifying prejudice. Workflow interruptions won't occur since the final job descriptions will integrate easily with SAP SuccessFactors products. Additionally, SAP will make use of the Microsoft Teams' Azure OpenAI Service API to offer interviewers prompts and suggestions based on candidate resumes and job descriptions.

Additionally, the partnership will make it easier to integrate Microsoft Viva Learning and SAP SuccessFactors products. Copilot in Viva Learning will enable employees to make natural language inquiries and obtain tailored learning suggestions in line with their career objectives. The SAP SuccessFactors portfolio will automatically update when learning activities are finished, giving businesses an up-to-date picture of the skills landscape within their workforce.

The collaboration between SAP and Microsoft not only intends to modernise hiring practises and employee growth, but it also provides a template for expanding large-language model functionality in a variety of business contexts. The vast global data estate of SAP offers a chance to maximise the potential of AI technologies in many industries.