Testing Joule Work Desktop with Microsoft 365, Local Files, and SAP

You have probably seen Joule Work Desktop on LinkedIn by now. Sebastian Steinhaeuser showed how it prepares him for a customer meeting. Philipp Herzig called it the new SAP GUI, with a smile, and demonstrated a workflow across email, a spreadsheet, a Space, and PowerPoint. Joule Work Desktop is now available to SAP employees after a test with more than 6,000 colleagues. Selected customers can also use it through the Early Adopter Care program on macOS and Windows. The idea is simple: one desktop application that can combine local files, Microsoft 365, SAP knowledge, business systems, MCP connectors, and skills. That is much more interesting than another small Joule chat window inside one SAP application. I already built similar setups with LibreChat and Microsoft Copilot Studio. A native application adds direct access to the files and applications people use every day. Luckily, I was one of the few people who got access to the application and could test the currently available…