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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.

  1. How PepsiCo is Setting the Stage for SAP Business Data Cloud Adoption

    1D AGO

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

    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 Advice for enterprises about to begin leveraging SAP BDCRelated Insights Read ASUG's conversation with Hagen Heubach, CMO of Supply Chain at SAP, about how SAP solutions can help enterprises overcome disruptions like tariffsRegister for an ASUG Community Conversation on Feb. 24 featuring customer perspectives on ERP transformation

    31 min
  2. Get to Know David Robinson, President of SAP North America

    FEB 15

    Get to Know David Robinson, President of SAP North America

    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 evaluation and purchasing are moving beyond RFP-driven processesFrom the ASUG Community Read ASUG editorial's FAQ on compatibility packs and the upcoming May expiration dateDive into new ASUG research focused on SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) adoption

    35 min
  3. ASUG Research Reveals Change Management Approaches, Benefits, and Hurdles

    FEB 8

    ASUG Research Reveals Change Management Approaches, Benefits, and Hurdles

    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 change management successOvercoming resistance to changeRelated Insights Read our conversation with Weyerhaeuser CIO Rebecca Straka about the organizations transition from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANAJoin the ASUG BTP Community on Feb. 17 for a community conversation focused on the SAP Build portfolio

    36 min
  4. Highlights from the SAP Q4 and FY 2025 Financial Results

    FEB 1

    Highlights from the SAP Q4 and FY 2025 Financial Results

    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 of the financial resultsGain insights from Yaad Oren, Managing Director of SAP Labs U.S. and Global Head of Research and Innovation at SAP SE, about disruptions in the ERP market

    31 min
  5. Setting the Stage for AI: Building a Center of Excellence and Ensuring Solution Accuracy

    JAN 25

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

    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 "process-native" copilot for organizations in the utilities industryRegister for the SAP BTP and AI Community Kick Off webcast on Jan. 28

    31 min
  6. Setting the Stage for AI Solutions: Budgeting and Adoption Strategies

    JAN 18

    Setting the Stage for AI Solutions: Budgeting and Adoption Strategies

    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 Insights  Read about the recent SAP S/4HANA compatibility pack extension Read ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion Geoff Scott's thoughts on how enterprises should approach de-customization as the SAP ECC end-of-maintenance deadline approaches

    36 min
  7. Your Questions Answered: AI, S/4HANA Implementation, and Cloud ALM

    JAN 11

    Your Questions Answered: AI, S/4HANA Implementation, and Cloud ALM

    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 Insights Listen to the trio's first episode addressing ASUG Tech Connect attendee questionsDive into ASUG's recent interview with Jan GilgRegister to join the first ASUG SAP BTP and AI Community meeting of the year on Jan. 28

    46 min
  8. Your SAP Business Data Cloud Questions Answered

    JAN 4

    Your SAP Business Data Cloud Questions Answered

    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 spoke with my ASUG colleagues about the insights and pieces of content from 2025 they found most beneficial Tune in to my conversation with ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, Geoff Scott, focused on his biggest takeaways from 2025

    26 min
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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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  • Creator
    ASUG
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    84
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