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# SAP's AI Gateway Strategy Threatens Enterprise Flexibility
- URL: https://adjacent.media/signals/saps-ai-gateway-strategy-threatens-enterprise-flexibility/
- Published: 2026-05-21T16:17:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-21T16:17:38.000Z
- Description: SAP is using updated API policies to restrict which AI tools and integrations enterprises can run on their systems.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #signal, theme-brand, platform strategy, enterprise positioning, vendor lock-in

Source: [Featured Blogs - Forrester](https://www.forrester.com/blogs/sap-is-attempting-to-become-the-gatekeeper-of-enterprise-ai-cios-should-push-back/?ref=adjacent.media)

SAP is using updated API policies to restrict which AI tools and integrations enterprises can run on their systems. This creates vendor lock-in: CIOs lose procurement autonomy and AI teams face approval friction—the opposite of how enterprises are actually building AI stacks, with best-of-breed tools and third-party integrations. Forrester's pushback signals that enterprise software buyers are recognizing the cost of letting a single vendor become the infrastructure chokepoint.