‘Ma nishtana?’: What has changed in Israel’s hi-tech sector this Passover?

AI agents are redefining enterprise technology

Orna Kleinmann, managing director of SAP Labs Israel

In the past year, AI (artificial intelligence) agents have shifted from concept to reality – emerging as autonomous systems that don’t just assist users but also perform tasks, bring insights, and make recommendations, helping make decisions across the business. This evolution is not only changing how enterprises operate, but it’s reshaping priorities in the tech world.

Supporting this shift requires more than just powerful algorithms; it demands a strong data foundation. One of the biggest challenges today is fragmented, inconsistent, and inaccessible enterprise data. Without reliable, connected data, even the most advanced AI agents can’t deliver trustworthy insights.

That’s why the tech industry is increasingly focused on tools and platforms that unify organizational data, making it usable for business AI. One example is the rise of unified data infrastructures – frameworks that consolidate data across systems and contexts. At SAP Labs, this led to the development of our Business Data Cloud (BDC), which helps AI access accurate, up-to-date, and well-structured information.

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