ASUG Talks

Live from SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference: Customer Needs, AI in ECC, and Data Management 31.05.2026 41min

Send us Fan Mail In a live session at SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference, Geoff Scott, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, was joined by SAP analysts Jon Reed and Joshua Greenbaum for a candid recording answer YOUR questions. The three not only fielded inquiries submitted by conference attendees, but they also answered questions posed by audience members listening to their conversation. Key Insights The three thought leaders' "magic wand" wish for the SAP ecosystem&nbs...

SAP Chief Customer Officer Thomas Saueressig Reflects on SAP's API Policy, Autonomous Enterprise Vision, and Recent Acquisitions 24.05.2026 39min

Send us Fan Mail This week on ASUG Talks, SAP's chief customer officer joins the podcast, giving vital context to many of the announcements at SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference along with SAP's new API policy. Key Insights Context into SAP's API and ODP RFC Policies The impact of SAP's newest acquisitionsHow SAP is helping its customer base prepare for its vision of the "Autonomous Enterprise"Related Content Read highlights from the SAP executive Q&As given to the media...

Inside the 2026 SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference News and Announcements 17.05.2026 23min

Send us Fan Mail In Orlando last week at SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference, SAP announced a new, AI-focused vision for its customer base. This week on ASUG Talks, Jim Lichtenwalter, Senior Podcast Producer and ASUG Talks Host, is joined by Isaac Feldberg, ASUG Senior Editor, to break down the event's announcements and put them in context for ASUG members. Key Insights What the new vision of the Autonomous Enterprise means SAP customers and their IT investments Our tho...

Key Trends Defining SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference 2026 10.05.2026 13min

Send us Fan Mail With SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference upon us, we dive into some of the key themes and announcements that are sure to be present at the event. This week on ASUG Talks, we'll not only touch on some vital SAP themes, but we'll also take a look at some recent ASUG content centered on those topics, and hear from SAP leaders. Key Takeaways Details about the new SAP API policy update How agentic AI is reshaping the SAP ecosystem Learn about the state of dig...

How Agentic AI Enables More Predictive and Preventative SAP Support 03.05.2026 27min

Send us Fan Mail This week on ASUG Talks, we learn how SAP is evolving its support options, leveraging agentic AI to ensure support is predictive and preventative. This approach further enables customers as they seek to maintain organizational flexibility and contend with ever-changing business dynamics and socioeconomic disruptions. Key Insights SAP's support focuses in 2026Specific examples of how agentic AI is spurring support innovation Customer benefits stemming from agentic A...

Highlights from the SAP Q1 2026 Financial Results 26.04.2026 30min

Send us Fan Mail SAP unveiled its Q1 2026 financial results last week, showing growth in key areas, including overall revenue and its cloud business. This week on ASUG Talks, Isaac Feldberg, ASUG Senior Editor, and SAP analysts Joshua Greenbaum and Jon Reed once again join the podcast to discuss what these results reveal. Key Insights What growth areas mean for SAP customersCEO Christian Klein's comments about AI modelsThe importance of AI in ERP migrationRelated Insights Read Christian...

Agentic AI, SAP Joule, and the Future of Enterprise Architecture 19.04.2026 35min

Send us Fan Mail This week on ASUG Talks, we dive deep into the evolving relationship between AI and enterprise architecture. As the technology becomes more widespread in enterprises, EAs are seeing AI change the their daily work and spur shifts in the way they approach their roles. On the podcast this week, we hear not only how AI can help EAs accomplish tasks, including SAP S/4HANA migration, but what the future holds enterprise architecture as the technology continues developing. Key...

What to Look Forward to at the 2026 SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference 12.04.2026 17min

Send us Fan Mail This week on ASUG Talks, we hear from the ASUG Content Team, who is currently hard at work finalizing the programming for SAP Sapphire and ASUG Annual Conference. They walk listeners through what they can expect from the conference sessions along with the ASUG Pre-Conference Seminars, kicking off May 11. Key Insights How ASUG Pre-Conferene Seminars will help attendees make the most of their SAP investments Programming highlights throughout the conference, happening...

SAP's Jan Gilg on Practical Advice for Navigating AI, Cloud, and SAP’s 2027 ECC Support Deadline 05.04.2026 22min

Send us Fan Mail This week on ASUG Talks, Jan Gilg rejoins the podcast. In conversation with Geoff Scott, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, Jan discusses how SAP is working to improve private cloud adoption, the value of faster innovation cycles, how SAP's AI strategy fits into its larger vision. Key Insights How public cloud environments lead to future AI enablementsBalancing cost pressures and realizing software value What attendees can expect from the upcoming SAP Sapphir...

The Case for Cloud: Leveraging RISE with SAP and Cloud Environments to Jumpstart ERP Innovation 29.03.2026 30min

Send us Fan Mail This week on ASUG Talks, we go to the cloud. As SAP customers seek to embrace innovation to spur improved business processes, cloud environments are critical to that journey. SAP's Sanjay Kulkarni joins the podcast not only to articulate the central place cloud environments play in ERP innovation, but also to address ASUG members' specific concerns with handing their entire ERP environment over to hyperscaler partners. Key Insights How cloud environments specifically en...

3 Key Themes Revealed by the 2026 Pulse of the SAP Customer Research 22.03.2026 36min

Send us Fan Mail This week on ASUG Talks, we dive into the ninth annual Pulse of the SAP Customer Research, honing in on three specific themes the research revealed. Key Insights ASUG Members' adoption of SAP S/4HANAAddressing the ASUG community's budget and pricing concerns The importance of cybersecurity to ASUG membersRelated Insights Download the 2026 ASUG Pulse of the SAP Customer Research reportJoin the ASUG Cloud ERP and SAP S/4HANA CommunityListen the HP's RISE with S...

SAP CEO Christian Klein on AI, Global Volatility, and the Future of SAP Professionals 15.03.2026 31min

Send us Fan Mail This week on ASUG Talks, SAP CEO Christian Klein joins Geoff Scott, ASUG CEO and Chief Community Champion, for a discussion about the ever-evolving place AI has in the SAP ecosystem, Christian's thoughts on current global business disruptions impacting SAP customers, and the future of SAP careers. Key Insights The disconnect between the perception of AI and practical, real-world execution using these solutionsThe importance data sovereignty plays for enterprises as they...

Keys to Change Management Success: Setting the Stage for Effective OCM Strategies 08.03.2026 34min

Send us Fan Mail This week on ASUG Talks, we air the first in a three-part series focused on change management. ASUG VP of Content, Patty Brown, is joined by two seasoned change management professionals who off their perspectives on how enterprises should jumpstart their OCM strategies to set a foundation for success further in the technology adoption process. Key Insights The importance of kicking off OCM strategies early How to obtain early buy-in from end users and organizationa...

Lessons from HP's SAP S/4HANA Migration Journey 01.03.2026 20min

Send us Fan Mail This week on ASUG Talks, we learn how HP leveraged RISE with SAP to implement a single global SAP S/4HANA instance. Ramesh Gopinath, Senior Director of ERP and Workflow Platforms, joins the podcast to walk listeners throughout how the organization prioritized cross-organizational collaboration and managed critical systems downtime for maintenance during this digital transformation. Key Insights HP's experience using RISE with SAPHow the company approached testingC...

How PepsiCo is Setting the Stage for SAP Business Data Cloud Adoption 22.02.2026 31min

Send us Fan Mail This week on ASUG Talks, we talk with PepsiCo, as the organization is set to begin leveraging SAP Business Data Cloud. Prasad Suram and Venkat Nalabothu, two of the organization's IT leaders who are involved with the implementation, join the podcast to discuss their learnings, advice, and insights. Key Insights The importance of SAP BDC to PepsiCo's IT goals How the organization is working to leverage the solution alongside its large SAP HANA database instance&nbsp...

Get to Know David Robinson, President of SAP North America 15.02.2026 35min

Send us Fan Mail This week on ASUG Talks, Geoff Scott, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, sits down with the new SAP North America President, David Robinson. During their conversation, the two dive into David's background, responsibilities, and thoughts about IT innovation within the North American customer base. Key Highlights How David is working to help customer obtain--and maintain--a "persistent innovation state" The ways AI is reshaping ERP softwareHow software evaluati...

ASUG Research Reveals Change Management Approaches, Benefits, and Hurdles 08.02.2026 36min

Send us Fan Mail The ASUG Research team joins the podcast to break down its recent research project focused on change management. We dive into how members of the ASUG community are approaching change management, and the hurdles they are reporting when rolling these strategies out along side large scale digital transformation projects. Key Insights The large volume of change management projects in the ASUG communityThe importance of executive buy-in and organizational communication to ch...

Highlights from the SAP Q4 and FY 2025 Financial Results 01.02.2026 30min

Send us Fan Mail SAP announced its Q4 and full year 2025 financial results last week. Analysts Joshua Greenbaum and Jon Reed, along with ASUG Senior Editor Isaac Feldberg, join ASUG Talks to discuss their key takeaways and highlights from the financial results call. Key Insights Why these reports matter to SAP customersMore about the stock price drop triggered by missed cloud growth goals How SAP's business AI play factored into the financial results Related Insights Read ASUG...

Setting the Stage for AI: Building a Center of Excellence and Ensuring Solution Accuracy 25.01.2026 30min

Send us Fan Mail In the second part of our "Setting the Stage for AI" series, Anurag Barua and Paul Modderman join the podcast to follow up their advice from the previous episode for enterprises seeking to establish a solid, sound foundation for leveraging AI solutions. Key Insights The importance of change management in enterprises' AI journeysSteps to overcome AI trust issuesHow to adopt a "human-centric" approach to AI adoption. Related Insights Read about how SAP is striving to...

Setting the Stage for AI Solutions: Budgeting and Adoption Strategies 18.01.2026 36min

Send us Fan Mail This week on ASUG Talks, we kick of the first in a two-part series focused on what critical steps organizations should take as they begin their AI journeys. Anurag Barua and Paul Modderman return to the podcast after their episodes focused on agentic and generative AI to offer their insights on this critical first steps. Key Insights How to approach budgeting The importance of AI centers of excellence How to develop and enable AI "sherpas" in your organi...