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Introducing the AI-Native Paradigm Shift

Understanding the Need for AI-Native Approach for Enterprise Business Systems7 min
Understanding AI-Native North Star Architecture10 min
Quiz

Understanding the Four Architectural Layers

 Explaining the User Experience Layer Evolution6 min
Explaining the Process Layer Transformation5 min
Explaining the Foundation Layer as Intelligent Core9 min
Explaining the Platform Layer as Enterprise Agent Foundation8 min
Quiz

Ensuring Trust, Integration, and Governance

Describing Intelligence-driven Integration4 min
Describing Security Principles for Agentic Systems3 min
Embedding AI Ethics and Governance in Agentic Architectures10 min
Quiz

Building Ecosystem and Infrastructure

Explaining the Marketplace for Agents, Tools, and Extensions5 min
Describing Cloud Deployment Models for AI-Native Operations5 min
Ensuring Operational Excellence in AI-Native Clouds10 min
Quiz

The Path Forward with AI-Native North Star Architecture

Identifying Use Cases Where AI-Native Architecture Delivers Value6 min
Describing AI-Native Architecture in the Quantum Era10 min
Quiz

Introducing the AI-Native Paradigm Shift

Understanding the Need for AI-Native Approach for Enterprise Business Systems7 min
Understanding AI-Native North Star Architecture10 min
Quiz

Understanding the Four Architectural Layers

 Explaining the User Experience Layer Evolution6 min
Explaining the Process Layer Transformation5 min
Explaining the Foundation Layer as Intelligent Core9 min
Explaining the Platform Layer as Enterprise Agent Foundation8 min
Quiz

Ensuring Trust, Integration, and Governance

Describing Intelligence-driven Integration4 min
Describing Security Principles for Agentic Systems3 min
Embedding AI Ethics and Governance in Agentic Architectures10 min
Quiz

Building Ecosystem and Infrastructure

Explaining the Marketplace for Agents, Tools, and Extensions5 min
Describing Cloud Deployment Models for AI-Native Operations5 min
Ensuring Operational Excellence in AI-Native Clouds10 min
Quiz

The Path Forward with AI-Native North Star Architecture

Identifying Use Cases Where AI-Native Architecture Delivers Value6 min
Describing AI-Native Architecture in the Quantum Era10 min
Quiz

Knowledge quiz

It's time to put what you've learned to the test, get 7 right to pass this unit.

1.

How does the SAP Knowledge Graph support the AI-native architecture?

Choose the correct answer.

By linking natural language inputs to structured metadata to reduce hallucinations

By acting as the primary governed interface for all data consumers

By providing a reliable and scalable execution environment on BTP Fabric

By implementing core cognitive capabilities like document understanding once

2.

Which application type in the architectural framework is described as being adaptive and intent-driven?

Choose the correct answer.

AI-Native

AI-Augmented

AI-First

AI-Deterministic

3.

What is the primary role of the Platform Layer in an AI-native architecture?

Choose the correct answer.

It serves as the secure and scalable engine that enables enterprise agents to run effectively.

It provides natural language processing for user interactions.

It manages the semantic grounding of business data.

It orchestrates complex tasks across multiple systems.

4.

Which statement best describes the evolution of the user experience layer in an AI-native enterprise?

Choose the correct answer.

It prioritizes static dashboards and predefined workflows to ensure consistency.

It focuses on isolating users within individual applications for better security.

It transforms from app-centric navigation to adaptive, intent-driven engagement where experiences are dynamically assembled.

It primarily aims to reduce the number of available applications by consolidating them into a single, monolithic system.

5.

What is the primary role of Joule within the Foundation Layer orchestration?

Choose the correct answer.

Managing the lifecycle of agents and aligning their actions with workflow goals

Providing a physical storage layer for all legacy system data

Generating business dashboards and enhancing planning through SAP Analytics Cloud

Hosting specialized models like SAP RPT-1 for financial ledgers

6.

In the AI-native model, what is the primary role of applications within the process layer?

Choose the correct answer.

To embed all process logic and automation within application boundaries

To act as flexible capability providers that expose APIs, events, and data

To replace the need for intelligent agents in complex tasks

To manage the entire enterprise landscape without external orchestration

7.

Which sub-layer of the process layer serves as the connector between deterministic systems and agentic systems?

Choose the correct answer.

The App Dev and Workflow Layer

The Bridge Layer

The Agentic Layer

The Transformation Layer

8.

How does the "Joule Work" contribute to the evolving user experience?

Choose the correct answer.

It acts as a unified entry point that interprets user intent across natural language, voice, and multimodal inputs to personalize experiences.

It limits user interactions to command-line interfaces for expert users only.

It serves as a static reporting tool for historical business data.

It provides a fixed set of predefined templates for all user interactions.