Introduction to SAP Leonardo
There is a buzz around internet to know what exactly is SAP Leonardo. SAP has been on the path of innovation continuously like SAP S/4HANA was introduced and recently the SAP C/4HANA is announced. Before we understand SAP Leonardo lets run through some core concepts of digital world.
Introduction to Internet of Things (IoT)
Internet of Things is normally a network of some physical devices (may be appliances, vehicles, gadgets etc) which are embedded with software, sensors or signals and the data exchange happens between them which gives more space to the integration of computerized systems with physical set of world and of course when its computerized so it added efficiency and cost benefits to the parties involved. As per one research there would be around 30 billion IoT devices by 2020 with a huge market value in trillions.
Artificial Intelligence
AI is the intelligence showcased by machines as the natural intelligence is showcased by living beings (Humans or animals). There are several examples of AI in our day to day life:
· Google maps showing the traffic and the fastest route
· Commercial plane in Autopilot mode
· SPAM filters by emails
· Self-driving cars
· Facebook highlighting photos and asking to tag friends
Introduction to SAP Leonardo
First let's see how does this name comes in to picture. Leonardo is not the name people ignorant about as everybody knows the genious Leonardo da Vinci.
SAP Leonardo is a one stop brand for IoT portfolio managed by SAP. The SAP IoT portfolio extends the digital core with adaptive applications, big data and of course connectivity. SAP Leonardo replaces SAP IoT solutions and runs around below key areas:
· Connected Products
· Connected Assets
· Connected Infrastructure
· Connected Markets
· Connected People/Humans
SAP Leonardo will surely add value to the business as it connects “things” to interact directly within existing/new business processes. The world is getting digital day by day and by combining the power of all these technologies SAP Leonardo will be one of the powerhouse of the enterprises who are running digital
SAP Leonardo Technologies include:
· Machine Learning - It enhances the computers/machines with the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed for the task
· Blockchain - Secure and decentralized
· Big Data - Today the world is around data or we can say data is around us. Managing vast amount of Data is a part of Big Data
· Data Analytics - It offers ways to monetize the results from the data
· Data Intelligence - Data intelligence helps in connecting and aggregating business data to so that it can be commercially consumed
More blogs to come… Happy learning