Amazon Alexa for Business vs. Joule

Virtual assistants at work are still new features and have a lot to improve. 
The more features we have, the more we want new features. 
In small environments we have "noise" between virtual assistants, making use inappropriate. 
But in more distributed environments it is very good.
We still have a lot to learn (both, us and our Alexas). 

I would rate Joule a full 10/10, as it significantly improves productivity, reduces manual effort, and makes SAP data instantly accessible through natural language. It acts like a virtual SAP expert, shortening analysis time from minutes to seconds and enabling faster, more confident decision-making.

Incentivized

• Communication between people on the team.
• Interactive personal assistant.
• Better workspace management.

• Find connections based on what seems like subjective input
• Find relevant data within 1 trillion data points quickly
• Give clear answers that can be understood by anyone

Incentivized

• Could have a feature for group chats.
• Alexa has some problems hearing nearby voices.
• Website suggestions are irrelevant sometimes (should have user evaluation functionality for the answer, improving accuracy).

• Only availble on the cloud versions of SAP Hana
• Joule currently cannot be directly integrated with Datatables in Hana ,Tables need to be converted to calculation view and an published as an api and then linked to Joule which is a bit long process.

Incentivized

From the initial set up to required authorizations and user profiles, each step has been pretty smooth. Onboarding new users to be able to use the product has been all the way more easier. Totally recommend large size organizations to opt for SAP Joule to help their employees or business users for improved productivity and faster results to their queries.

Incentivized

We looked at two other alternatives: Google Nest and Apple. But Alexa already has popular devices that many people on the team already had in their homes. And it would be easier to integrate into the professional environment. The cost of Amazon products is also much lower, which makes the product more competitive.

Agent force is tied into Salesforce dot com directly. Since we are using SAP, it was a no brainer to use Joule rather than something like Agent force or Einstein. On top of that, Joule just seemed like a better product overall with better functionality. This is why we chose to use Joule over the competition.

Incentivized

• Difficulties with technology integration.
• Identify all possible uses.
• We still lost a lot of time making new settings.

• The entire world is looking at AI. SAP is widely used ERP, so ROI is clearly visible.
• Automation is indeed requirement now days, so ROI is clearly visible.
• You can manage your resources efficiently using Joule.
• From RFQ to Procurement and Payment a custom agent will be helpful based on business scenario.
• From sales to credit, we can automate processes using Joule.
• Analytics should be automated for MIS.

Incentivized