# SAP AI Drives Cloud Growth

> SAP's AI innovations boost cloud revenue and backlog by 26% and 28%.
- Title: SAP AI Drives Cloud Growth · Cloud Wars | Shortify
- Summary: SAP's AI innovations boost cloud revenue and backlog by 26% and 28%. SAP's AI accelerates cloud adoption through customer choice, business case strength, and…
- Keywords: sap, cloud adoption, cloud revenue, cloud backlog, business data cloud, cloud migration, Cloud Wars
- Source: Cloud Wars — https://cloudwars.com/cloud/saps-top-3-reasons-why-ai-is-accelerating-cloud-adoption
- Author: Bob Evans
- Published: 2026-10-26T15:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: sap, ai, cloud adoption, cloud revenue, cloud backlog, business data cloud, cloud migration
## SAP AI Growth Driver
SAP CEO Christian Klein states AI is the main driver behind Q3 cloud revenue growth of 26% and cloud backlog growth of 28%.

> In Q3, AI was the main driver behind our customers’ move to the cloud.
## AI Customer Choice
SAP offers over 70 AI models for customers to select per use case without committing to a preferred model.
## Cloud Migration Acceleration
AI accelerates SAP cloud migration by simplifying the process and making the business case more attractive for customers.
## Business Data Cloud
SAP's Business Data Cloud auto-generates non-SAP data products and extends the ontology layer for AI.
## Customer Data Security
SAP ensures customer data and process IP are not uploaded into large language models for public access.
## Q3 Results Proof
SAP's Q3 cloud revenue reached $7.5 billion with 9 out of 10 largest deals including AI and Business Data Cloud.
## Key takeaway

SAP's AI accelerates cloud adoption through customer choice, business case strength, and Business Data Cloud.