Why SAP Build Is a Game-Changer for Developer Efficiency | feat. Howard Holton and Mark Wright

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The episode discusses how SAP Build enhances developer efficiency and reduces costs based on a GigaOM report.

New Report Reveals How Using SAP Build Leads To  “MASSIVE”  Time & Cost Savings For Developers Niklas Siemer is joined by Howard Holton from GigaOM and Mark Wright from SAP to discuss GigaOm’s groundbreaking Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) report on SAP Build. The conversation dives deep into how SAP Build’s AI-powered development tools can dramatically improve developer efficiency, reduce costs, and transform application development. Also in this episode:  Developer Efficiency: SAP Build enables junior developers to work more effectively, reducing the need for senior developers and allowing them to focus on strategic tasks. Cost Savings: The GigaOM report found that SAP Build can deliver approximately 59% cost savings and develop applications three times faster compared to custom development stacks. AI Integration: SAP’s Joule AI is specifically trained on SAP code, providing unique insights and capabilities for developers working within the SAP ecosystem. Synthetic Data Generation: The tool excels at creating synthetic data for testing, which helps address data privacy and compliance challenges. Ecosystem Advantage: SAP Build leverages the existing…

People in this episode

Host: Niklas Siemer

Guests: Howard Holton, Mark Wright

Topics covered

• developer efficiency
• cost savings
• AI integration
• synthetic data generation
• ecosystem advantage
• risk mitigation
• future of development

Keywords

• SAP Build
• developer efficiency
• cost savings
• AI tools
• synthetic data
• GigaOM report
• application development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SAP, GigaOM

Products: SAP Build, Joule AI

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