Technology Magazine October 2019 | Page 118

SAP
118 platform to stitch together a hybrid data environment . Knowing that a central depository or even one data lake is not going to be able to serve the enterprise needs of a given customer , we ’ ve put in place a framework and a data strategy that relies on a hybrid approach . You need to take into account that federated model rather than try to centralize it .”
Aside from 5G opening up new business possibilities , Wilde also identifies the potential of the technology when deployed together with new technologies such as AI , machine learning and edge computing . “ We ’ re embedding AI and machine learning across our entire portfolio ,” he explains . “ Everything from being able to automate the selection of resumes to embedding it within analytics to help streamline and drive decision making . We see it as very much a fundamental component of how we handle design and development ,
OCTOBER 2019