SNP & Palantir launch AI tools for SAP transformations

SNP Group has formed a strategic partnership with Palantir focused on SAP transformations.

The companies will develop AI-based software for customers moving or restructuring SAP systems. The first product, Test Data Proposal, will be added to SNP's Kyano platform.

The partnership combines SNP's long-standing focus on SAP data migration with Palantir's artificial intelligence and data analysis software. The initial product addresses a part of SAP migration projects that often remains manual: identifying relevant test data for customer test cases.

That process can consume significant time and staff effort during migration work, when testing and validation are critical before changes go live. By automating it, the partners aim to reduce the workload involved in project preparation, not just the core transfer of data.

The agreement also covers larger moves to SAP cloud ERP applications, as companies try to simplify ageing software estates while limiting disruption to operations. SAP modernisation projects have become a growing market for software groups and consultants as large organisations review legacy systems, compliance needs and cloud costs.

AI layer

The alliance was announced alongside SNP's launch of Kyano Lorna, a new AI layer within its Kyano platform. SNP said the software is designed to support users working on active SAP transformation projects by drawing on knowledge from thousands of previous projects and interacting with connected SAP systems.

Unlike general-purpose chatbots, Kyano Lorna is positioned as a project tool that works within the migration process itself. It can scan system data, flag risks, generate transformation rules, support troubleshooting during test migrations and help verify data, according to SNP.

SNP said the biggest delays in SAP migration programmes often arise in the work surrounding the transformation run, including preparation, analysis, testing and issue resolution. Its existing CrystalBridge product already automates much of the core migration work, leaving surrounding tasks as the next target for automation.

Users interact with the new software in natural language, SNP said. The tool is intended to reduce manual work and speed decision-making while preserving audit trails, a central requirement in regulated or complex SAP environments.

Joint focus

The announcements highlight how software suppliers are trying to move beyond broad automation claims and show where AI can be applied to specific enterprise workflows. In SAP programmes, those workflows often include data selection, process mapping, validation and root cause analysis, all of which can delay project timelines if handled manually.

SNP, based in Heidelberg, has built its business around SAP data transformation and migration software. It said it works with more than 3,000 customers in more than 80 countries and generated revenue of about EUR 297 million in its last fiscal year.

Palantir has increasingly pushed its software into operational and industrial settings, where customers are trying to apply AI tools to large and often fragmented data sets. The SAP partnership gives it another route into a market where transformation projects are large, expensive and closely tied to risk management.

Jens Amail, Chief Executive Officer at SNP, described the partnership as a response to customer demand for faster and more predictable project delivery.

"Organisations are looking for new ways to increase speed, efficiency, and quality in large-scale SAP transformations," said Jens Amail, Chief Executive Officer at SNP. "We are hugely excited to collaborate with Palantir, a company that has leveraged AI to revolutionize and accelerate the way enterprises modernize mission-critical systems and automate operations. Together, we will deliver secure outcomes and new solutions to customers and partners."

Amail also outlined how SNP sees its new software fitting into migration work.

"With Kyano Lorna, we are taking AI-powered SAP transformations to the next level," said Amail. "We are making our decades of transformation expertise available where it creates the greatest value - directly within the project. This enables customers and partners to deliver transformations radically faster, while maintaining the highest degree of accuracy, reliability and compliance."

Palantir framed the agreement around the pace of customer migration programmes and the role of AI in compressing implementation timelines.

"We have seen exceptional momentum accelerating SAP migrations for customers, and helping them do so via the Ontology and AIP (Artificial Intelligence Platform) in a way that significantly compresses the timeline and delivers operational value along the way," said Sameer Kirtane, Head of US Commercial at Palantir. "SNP over the last 30 years has built an impressive track record of delivering predictable, compliant and auditable outcomes in thousands of successful engagements. We are proud to partner with SNP to fundamentally rethink how customers transform their SAP landscapes."