In this episode, SAP’s Lalit Patil explores the impact of AI on cybersecurity within cloud ERP. It emphasizes the need for agile business transformation, sustainability, and robust security. The discussion includes cybersecurity strategies like zero trust, and AI’s role in threat detection/response. The speaker highlights balancing AI benefits with data integrity risks, advocating for proactive, AI-enabled security measures to protect sensitive business data in the cloud.

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Guest Speaker: Lalit Patil, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for SAP Enterprise Cloud Services

Lalit Patil, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for SAP Enterprise Cloud Services is heading the Office of the CTO organization which is responsible for defining the Technology strategy, Architecture, Security and Service Portfolio for SAP Enterprise Clous Services. SAP Enterprise Cloud Services helps our customers accelerate their path towards becoming an intelligent Enterprise. Lalit has more than 20 years of experience in the Information Technology industry. 

Previously, Lalit served as Vice President and Head of Converged Cloud (Internal SAP IaaS). He has held various technology roles in the past, from being an SAP Basis Consultant to heading Enterprise Architecture team for SAP IT. Lalit holds a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Pune, India.

Lalit’s LinkedIn

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Host: Richard Howells, SAP

Richard Howells has been working in the Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing space for over 30 years. He is responsible for driving the thought leadership and awareness of SAP’s ERP, Finance, and Supply Chain solutions and is an active writer, podcaster, and thought leader on the topics of supply chain, Industry 4.0, digitization, and sustainability.

Richard Howells: LinkedIn, X (Twitter)

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Host: Oyku Ilgar, SAP

Oyku Ilgar has been working in the digital supply chain area at SAP since 2017. As a marketer and blogger, she creates written and visual marketing content about ERP and Supply Chain solutions and focuses on the topics of business trends, IoT, Industry 4.0, and sustainability.

Oyku Ilgar: SAP Community, LinkedIn

Useful Links:

• www.sap.com/ERP





• Blog Posts by Lalit Patil:





• Business Unleashed: Data As A Strategic Asset In The Digital Age





• ERP, AI, And The Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape





• How Business AI And Cloud ERP Are Reshaping The Business Landscape

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