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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 approach their roles. On the podcast this week, we hear not only how AI can help EAs accomplish tasks, including SAP S/4HANA migration, but what the future holds enterprise architecture as the technology continues developing. 

Key Takeaways

• The three places where AI is impacting enterprise architecture 
• The role AI solutions can have in SAP S/4HANA migrations
• Specific AI tools EAS can leverage 

Related Insights

• Learn how Baillie Lumber unrolled SAP S/4HANA across all 30 of its facilities in only six years
• Learn more about the ASUG Pre-Conference Seminars at SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference

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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 listeners through what they can expect from the conference sessions along with the ASUG Pre-Conference Seminars, kicking off May 11. 

Key Insights

• How ASUG Pre-Conferene Seminars will help attendees make the most of their SAP investments 
• Programming highlights throughout the conference, happening May 11-14
• Activities scheduled at the ASUG Hub on the showroom floor

Related Insights

• More information about the ASUG Pre-Conference Seminars 
• SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference session catalog
• Submit your questions to SAP CEO & Chief Community Champion, Geoff Scott
• Read about the enterprise architecture lessons from the rebuilding of Notre Dame Cathedral
• Register for the April 21 ASUG Community Conversation "From Transformation to Business Value: How Enterprise Architects Close the Outcome Gap"

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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's AI strategy fits into its larger vision. 

Key Insights

• How public cloud environments lead to future AI enablements
• Balancing cost pressures and realizing software value 
• What attendees can expect from the upcoming SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference 

Related Insights 

• Read more about the upcoming SAP S/4HANA Compatibility Pack use rights expiration date from Dr. Uwe Grigoleit, Senior Vice President of SAP’s Customer Evolution Program
• Register for ASUG Pre-Conference Seminars at SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference

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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 central place cloud environments play in ERP innovation, but also to address ASUG members' specific concerns with handing their entire ERP environment over to hyperscaler partners. 

Key Insights

• How cloud environments specifically enable--and spur--innovation 
• Addressing the community's cybersecurity concerns around the cloud 
• The place RISE with SAP plays in jumpstarting cloud migrations

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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 revealed. 

Key Insights 

• ASUG Members' adoption of SAP S/4HANA
• Addressing the ASUG community's budget and pricing concerns 
• The importance of cybersecurity to ASUG members

Related Insights

• Download the 2026 ASUG Pulse of the SAP Customer Research report
• Join the ASUG Cloud ERP and SAP S/4HANA Community
• Listen the HP's RISE with SAP success story
• Gain insights from Precision Drilling about its S/4 journey
• Read about Brown-Forman Distillery's brownfield S/4 conversation 
• Listen to Christian Klein's recent appearance on ASUG Talks

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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 impacting SAP customers, and the future of SAP careers. 

Key Insights

• The disconnect between the perception of AI and practical, real-world execution using these solutions
• The importance data sovereignty plays for enterprises as they contend with volatile business conditions
•  How current SAP innovations are reshaping the way SAP professionals approach their work

Related Insights 

• Read ASUG editorial's piece about how the recent integration of SmartRecruiters  with SAP SuccessFactors HCM Suite "establishes the foundation for a fully connected talent architecture, where hiring decisions, skills intelligence, and workforce planning can operate as one system." Read more here. 
• Join ASUG on March 19 for a Utilities Community Conversation where BC Hydro will walk attendees through how it's using SAP solutions to turn strategy into action. Register here. 

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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 jumpstart their OCM strategies to set a foundation for success further in the technology adoption process. 

Key Insights

• The importance of kicking off OCM strategies early 
• How to obtain early buy-in from end users and organizational leadership
• Common early hurdles in OCM operations--and how to overcome them 

Related Insights 

• Read about how the ASUG Campus Connect program brings together ASUG’s expansive community of businesses running SAP with the academic network of SAP University Alliances
• Register to join ASUG on March 12 for an interactive ASUG Cloud ERP Community Conversation that will provide a clear, practical overview of the AI capabilities already embedded in SAP S/4HANA

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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 organization prioritized cross-organizational collaboration and managed critical systems downtime for maintenance during this digital transformation. 

Key Insights 

• HP's experience using RISE with SAP
• How the company approached testing
• Communicating with end users

Related Insights 

• Read how Heartland Dental used SAP Build Work Zone to enable 6,000 business assistants supporting patients and doctors
• Join ASUG on March 5 for a community conversation focused on beginning to use SAP AI

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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 BDC

Related Insights

• Read ASUG's conversation with Hagen Heubach, CMO of Supply Chain at SAP, about how SAP solutions can help enterprises overcome disruptions like tariffs
• Register for an ASUG Community Conversation on Feb. 24 featuring customer perspectives on ERP transformation

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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 software
• How software evaluation and purchasing are moving beyond RFP-driven processes

From the ASUG Community

• Read ASUG editorial's FAQ on compatibility packs and the upcoming May expiration date
• Dive into new ASUG research focused on SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) adoption