ASUG Talks
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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How AI is Changing IT Hiring, Recruiting, and Staffing
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p><b>How AI Is Changing IT Hiring, Recruiting, and Staffing</b></p><p>Featuring Niko Golding, Vice President of SAP Go-to-Market & Business Development at Robert Half</p><p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode of ASUG Talks, Niko Golding, Vice President of SAP Go-to-Market & Business Development at Robert Half, discusses how AI is reshaping the IT workforce and the staffing industry. Niko says that AI isn’t eliminating jobs, but it is changing them: the biggest risk for professionals is failing to adapt to new technology. </p><p><b>Key tak...
Agentic AI Governance in SAP: How to Innovate Without Losing Control
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>James Davison (Chief Strategy Officer of Pathlock) and Kyle Wechsler (SAP Security Control & Access Management Solution Leader of Protiviti) discuss agentic AI and AI governance in SAP environments. They emphasize the importance of traceability, transparency, and documentation, as well as how to constrain AI throughout its lifetime. This episode is brought to you by Pathlock and Protiviti.</p><p><b>Key Insights</b></p><p>· Agentic AI benefits and risks</p><p>· Every AI agent needs a business owner, technical owner, and risk owner</p><p>· Designing guardrails and investigation readiness</p><p><b>More from ASU...
What We Learned from the SAP Q3 2026 Earnings Call
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>This week on ASUG Talks, we dive into the SAP Q3 2026 earnings call. Analysts Joshua Greenbaum and Jon Reed join the podcast to not only discuss their biggest takeaways, but what the call--and insights revealed by SAP leaders--mean for the software company's customers. </p><p><b>Key Takeaways </b></p>What the call revealed by SAP's approach to AI consumption credits How global volatility is impacting SAP customers' IT investments--and operations The way SAP is approaching AI governance <p><b>This week in the ASUG community...</b></p>Learn from ASICS leaders their exper...
From Fragmented Systems to Global Visibility: How PepsiCo Modernized Enterprise Asset Management with SAP
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>This week on ASUG Talks, we learn about how PepsiCo approached innovating its global enterprise asset management processes. </p><p><b>Key Insights</b></p>How PepsiCo established its Global Template--consolidated business processes into one SAP ERP approachInside managing PepsiCo's global spare parts catalogueHow PepsiCo approached adoption and governance<p><b>This week in the ASUG Community...</b></p>Read the City of Charlottesville’s lessons learned in moving to SAP S/4HANA as a public services and utilities organization.Learn what the SAP for Utilities keynotes highlighted for attendees, including how clean dat...
Key Takeaways from SAP Connect 2026
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>This week on ASUG Talks, I am joined by two of my fellow ASUG colleagues, Kelly Dowling and Elizabeth Tuckwell. The three of us were on the ground in Las Vegas for SAP Connect. We got together to discuss our biggest takeaways from the event. </p><p><b>Key Insights</b></p>Breaking down the news and announcements from the eventThe importance of governance Examples of how SAP customers are different lines of business are leveraging SAP AI<p>This week in the ASUG community...</p>Read our recap SAP for Utilities, Presented by...
How AI Is Reshaping Retail, Utilities, and SAP Customer Experience (CX)
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>This week on ASUG Talks, Balaji Balasubramanian, President, Chief Product Officer - SAP Customer Experience and Consumer Industries, joins the podcast to talk about how the SAP solutions that enable customers to manage the "front door" of their businesses is changing. </p><p><b>Key Insights </b></p>How retail and utility industry changes are spurring SAP CX innovationThe place of AI in SAP CX solutions Upcoming SAP CX developments and innovations<p><b>This week in the ASUG community..</b></p>Read about the groundbreaking solar and wireless charging infrastructure at Pennsylvania Tur...
What the Hugging Face Incident and New AI Pacing Opinions Mean for SAP Customers' AI Journeys
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In light of the OpenAI/Hugging Face incident and AI leaders' call to pace agentic AI development, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion Geoff Scott joins the podcast to discuss what these developments mean for SAP customers' AI investments and journeys. </p><p><b>Key Insights </b></p>How the OpenAI/Hugging Face incident is a warning, not a prediction Future agentic AI risks for enterprises--and how to mitigate themPractical recommendations for SAP customers based on these developments<p><b>This week in the ASUG Community...</b></p>Read Geoff's blog about the importance of...
Key Themes and Topics at the 2026 SAP for Utilities Conference
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>This week on ASUG Talks, we hear about the key themes in the utilities industry and how the upcoming SAP for Utilities conference addresses those topics. </p><p><b>Key Insights </b></p>S/4HANA adoption in utilities How utilities are leveraging AI The way agentic AI are helping utilities contend with modern challenges <p><b>This week in the ASUG community...</b></p>Learn from PG&E’s SAP S/4HANA digital transformation and change management journeyTune in for a Community Conversation focused on SAP Joule for Developers’s ABAP Ai capabilities and agent...
SAP S/4HANA Migration and AI Strategy: Preparing for the 2027 ECC Deadline
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>This week on ASUG Talks, as we get closer to the SAP ECC end of maintenance deadline, we dive into how organizations can prepare, and the lessons learned from previous SAP ERP transitions. </p><p><b>Key Insights</b></p>How S/4HANA and AI adoption are now intertwined The importance of data quality Breaking down the "Palantir fallacy"<p><b>This week in the ASUG community...</b></p>Preview the road map for SAP Distributed Energy Resources, via SAP utilities product ownersJoin ASUG on Sept. 16 for a Community Conversation webcast focused on the...
ASUG 2026 SAP S/4HANA Research Reveals 68% Community Adoption and Value Realized in 6.9 Months
<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>This week on ASUG Talks, we dive into fresh ASUG research--focused on our members' SAP S/4HANA adoption. ASUG Associate Director of Research, Blake Baltazar, once again joins the podcast to discuss the research project's findings--and what factors are spurring S/4 adoption.</p><p><b>Key Insights</b></p>The conversation shift from S/4 migration to realizing ROI for the platformWhen ASUG members are reporting they are seeing S/4 value realizedHow enterprises AI strategies factor into their S/4 journeys--and usage<p><b>This week in the ASUG Community...</b></p>Read about Olymel...
