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ASUG Talks covers vital topics in the SAP ecosystem, leveraging thought leaders, customers, and experts to help listeners navigate modern challenges and maximize their SAP investments.
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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's full breakdown...
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 make Joule the "...
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 organizationRelated Ins...
In a follow-up to the live episode of ASUG Talks recorded at ASUG Tech Connect last November featuring questions submitted by the conference's attendees, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, Geoff Scott is joined once again by analysts Joshua Greenbaum and Jon Reed. They dive in to those submitted questions left unanswered. Key Insights: The part ERP systems play in an IT environment How enterprises can facilitate SAP S/4HANA user readinessThe best SAP Cloud ALM featuresRelated...
ASUG Talks kicks off 2026 answering your questions. Last year, during an ASUG Community Conversation focused on SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), we fielded questions from our attendees about the newest addition to the SAP portfolio. This week on ASUG Talks, I am joined by Sandeep Dhingra, VP & Strategic Architect Advisor of SAP BDC. He addresses the event's unanswered questions about BDC, and how it can help customers prepare their IT landscapes for AI. Related Insights I ...
ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, Geoff Scott, joins ASUG Talks this week to discuss three of the year's most critical theme--as revealed to us by our ASUG Talks agentic AI chatbot! Geoff and I also walked listeners throughout our own AI use case and reflected on the year's key themes and topics in the ASUG community. Key Insight: AI growth and innovation in the SAP ecosystem Cloud adoption among ASUG members ASUG's own agentic AI use case
This week on ASUG Talks, I am joined by several of my colleagues, who worked hard this past year to develop content aimed at helping ASUG members make the most of their SAP technology investments. We cover the year's best insights, from conferences to podcasts, and which insights are the most helpful and critical. Key Resources: 2025 ASUG Pulse of the SAP Customer ResearchASUG Executive ExchangeFirst Five newsletter sign-upASUG Talks Roundtable: Inside ASUG's SAP S/4HANA Adoption ...
This week on ASUG Talks, SAP Cloud ALM takes center stage. I am joined by two guests offering different perspectives about the solution. Bryce Lightner, Enterprise Solutions and Operations Architect at Woodstream Corporation, discussed his experience using the solution, while Sören Ruder, Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Head of Customer Experience & Solutions (CXS) at SAP, joined the podcast to articulate the value of SAP Cloud ALM and where it fits into the portoflio. Key Insights ...
Leaders from the global SAP user groups DSAG, UKISUG, and ASUG joined the podcast this week to discuss the findings from the annual collaborative research projects the communities undertake. The three leaders not only discussed the similarities in SAP priorities, investments, and hurdles among their members, but they also parsed the differences in response among the global user groups. Key Insights The knowledge gap surrounding licensing of certain SAP solutionsThe split between private...
In a special episode of ASUG Talks, we dive into several of clips from ASUG Talks episodes published throughout the year, covering topics ranging from cloud environments to IT professional development. Join us this week to hear clips from some of the podcast's most popular 2025 episodes. Episodes Included: SAP's Thomas Saueressig on Public and Private Cloud, Enterprise Architecture, and AI IntegrationASUG Talks Roundtable: Inside ASUG's SAP S/4HANA Adoption ResearchHow Precision D...
![Answering Your Questions About RISE, SAP Business Data Cloud, and AI [Live at ASUG Tech Connect]](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/sj4t8m7mxl0a3184zwt3sw7ftlkh?.jpg "Answering Your Questions About RISE, SAP Business Data Cloud, and AI [Live at ASUG Tech Connect]")
In this live episodes of ASUG Talks, we answered your questions. ASUG CEO and Chief Community Champion Geoff Scott was joined by analysts Jon Reed and Joshua Greenbaum for an "ask me anything session." The three fielded questions submitted by conference attendees throughout the week, along with questions asked by the live audience. Key Topics: The interoperability of SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) with non-SAP data ecosystems Industry-specific challenges barring organizations ...
This week on ASUG Talks, Isaac Feldberg, Senior Editor at ASUG, joins the podcast to discuss SAP TechEd and ASUG Tech Connect. These events share many of the same topics and themes--specifically focused on SAP developers and solutions like SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC). On the podcast, we chat through our biggest takeaways and what some of the main announcements from SAP TechEd mean for SAP customers. Key Topics: The place of both generative and agentic AI in the SAP ecosystem&nbs...
In an exclusive interview, Irfan Khan, President & Chief Product Officer of SAP Data & Analytics, joined ASUG Talks to lay out the SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) announcements coming out of SAP TechEd. Following up on his appearance on ASUG Talks earlier this year, Irfan also discusses the SAP customer community's reception of SAP BDC and how it fits into the software company's suite-first strategy. Key Insights: How customers are leveraging SAP BDCHow SA...
During a special episode of ASUG Talks recorded live at the recent Dallas-Forth Worth ASUG Chapter Meeting, Geoff Scott, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion was joined by a panel of current and former ASUG board members: Jamie Lee, Tony Caesar, and Craig Dalziel. The group focused on a timely and critical topic: future-proofing IT careers. With advances in AI changing the ways enterprises work and shifts in the industry job markets, it has never been more important...
ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, Geoff Scott, sat down with SAP leader--and member of the software company's executive board--Thomas Saueressig. Overseeing the board area focused on customer services and delivery, Thomas possesses a unique perspective on what SAP customers require from their IT investments, and how SAP is working to drive innovation among its customer base. Key Insight How developers and business process analysts can leverage SAP BTP to drive innovation How...
Recorded live on ASUG Best Practices for Oil, Gas, and Energy conference keynote stage, this special episode of ASUG Talks focuses on how enterprises in these industries are using SAP solutions to drive efficient and safe operations, while spurring IT innovation. This roundtable of IT experts--approaching these topics from different areas of their businesses--shared how their organizations are leveraging SAP, and steps attendees (and listeners!) should take to set the stage for success with t...
This week on ASUG Talks, we hear from another SAP customer that has leveraged SAP S/4HANA to drive improved business processes. Elisa Smith, Global Manager of Operation Assets at Precision Drilling, sat down with us before her presentation at ASUG Best Practices for Oil, Gas, and Energy. She not only detailed the organization's S/4 journey, but also detailed how the ERP platform helped spur better data governance and improved asset maintenance and management processes. Key Insight...
Subscribe to ASUG Talks on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, and Spotify. While moving to SAP S/4HANA is top of mind for SAP users, many are unsure how to proceed. According to the 2025 ASUG Pulse of the SAP Customer Research, 47% are citing the move as a top challenge in 2025. Another 56% indicate that SAP S/4HANA skills are the most important to have this year—whether they have the talent on their team or not. Now that numerous enterprises have successfully transitioned to the platform, best ...
With the looming 2027 maintenance deadline for SAP ECC 6.0, navigating digital transformations is a critical focus for many SAP customers. It's also a significant challenge. According to the 2025 ASUG Pulse of the SAP Customer Research, 47% reported migrating to SAP S/4HANA as a challenge for their enterprise. With that in mind, SAP is trying to help its customers through these challenges, complex, and resource-heavy digital transformation projects. The integrated toolchain--including S...
Subscribe to ASUG Talks on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, and Spotify According to the 2025 ASUG Pulse of the SAP Customer Research, over one-third (35%) of respondents indicated that finding employees with the internal skills necessary to manage new technology is a top organizational challenge. As SAP S/4HANA adoption, cloud migration, and the growing utility of AI become more and more critical to SAP customers, it has never been more important to find IT professionals equipped with the knowled...
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