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.
Episodes
92 episodes
Agentic AI, SAP Joule, and the Future of Enterprise Architecture
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...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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35:11
What to Look Forward to at the 2026 SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference
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 listener...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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17:06
SAP's Jan Gilg on Practical Advice for Navigating AI, Cloud, and SAP’s 2027 ECC Support Deadline
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...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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22:46
The Case for Cloud: Leveraging RISE with SAP and Cloud Environments to Jumpstart ERP Innovation
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 ce...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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30:33
3 Key Themes Revealed by the 2026 Pulse of the SAP Customer Research
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 reveale...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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36:48
SAP CEO Christian Klein on AI, Global Volatility, and the Future of SAP Professionals
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 i...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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31:52
Keys to Change Management Success: Setting the Stage for Effective OCM Strategies
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 jumps...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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34:12
Lessons from HP's SAP S/4HANA Migration Journey
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 organizat...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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20:30
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 po...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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31:18
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 a...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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35:20
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 t...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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36:24
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 ...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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30:53
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...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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30:39
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 ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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36:06
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 Co...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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46:28
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.&n...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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26:20
ASUG CEO Reflects on Key SAP Themes, Trends, and Hurdles in 2025
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 ...
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Season 4
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Episode 42
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31:10
A Look Back on Critical 2025 ASUG Content
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 confere...
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Season 4
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Episode 41
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37:43
Leveraging SAP Cloud ALM to Jumpstart Business Transformations
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 expe...
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Season 4
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Episode 40
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31:04
Inside Global SAP User Group Research on S/4, Cloud Adoption, and AI Trends
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...
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Season 4
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Episode 39
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42:36
Vital Insights and Lessons from ASUG Talks in 2025
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 ...
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Season 4
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Episode 38
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16:31
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 c...
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Season 4
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Episode 37
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29:30
Breaking Down the Key Announcements from SAP TechEd and ASUG Tech Connect
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 ...
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Season 4
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Episode 36
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23:17
SAP's Irfan Khan on SAP Business Data Cloud's Impact and Future Development
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
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Season 4
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Episode 35
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28:14
Advice from ASUG Board Members: Building Resilient IT Careers in the Age of AI
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, To...
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Season 4
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Episode 34
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41:23