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Race to control AI agent data layer intensifies among leading firms

The enterprise software landscape is rapidly reshaping around AI agents, intensifying competition among vendors seeking to lead early. A battle over data access is emerging as more companies block outside products from connecting to their platforms, with Microsoft joining the trend. Databricks was blocked from linking its platform data to Microsoft Power BI during tests of a new feature. Rivals are pushing standards for semantic layers, while SAP restricts external agent access through its API policy.

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SAP blocks external AI agent access to platform while Salesforce, ServiceNow open up

SAP presented its \"Autonomous Enterprise\" vision at its Sapphire 2026 event, centring on AI agents but taking a different approach from Salesforce and ServiceNow. Techzine reported SAP blocks external AI agents and routes activity through its Joule assistant. An updated API policy explicitly bans AI systems from independently scheduling or executing API calls. SAP executives defended the policy as governance for a multi-tenant platform.

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SAP invests in workflow automation tool n8n, to integrate into AI agent builder

Business software company SAP has invested in workflow automation platform n8n, Bloomberg News reported on May 13. The investment lifts n8n\'s valuation to about $5.2 billion, double its level at the time of an October investment last year. SAP also signed a multi-year contract to embed n8n tools into its AI agent builder, Joule Studio. n8n\'s CEO said the deal was a secondary transaction enabling some early investors to sell shares.