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  • ASUG Research Reveals Extent of AI Adoption and Readiness in the SAP User Community

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    This episode is brought to you by Microsoft and Intel 

    This week on ASUG Talks, we break down the key themes from the ASUG research project, conducted in collaboration with Microsoft and Intel, "Clos­ing the Data Trans­for­ma­tion Gap: How SAP Cus­tomers Are Advanc­ing Data Strat­e­gy, AI Readi­ness, and Execution". 

    Key Insights 

    • The different AI adoption mindsets ASUG research identified in the community 
    • Common AI adoption challenges 
    • The ASUG community's AI adoption progression

    This week at ASUG...

    • Read about Victrola's SAP ECC to Cloud ERP trasnformation
    • Tune into a webcast where Lakeside Foods charts how its using Claude Code along­side SAP devel­op­ment work­flows 

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    40 min
  • Key Insights from SAP’s Q2 and Half-Year 2026 Financial Results

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    This week on ASUG Talks, we dive into our analysis stemming from the SAP Q2 2026 financial results call. 

    Key Insights

    • CEO Christian Klein's comments on SAP's AI and data strategy 
    • Inside the customer examples featured on the call 
    • Geopolitical risks and pricing models

    Related Insights

    • Read ASUG's further financial results coverage and analysis
    • Register for the ASUG Oil, Gas, and Energy Community webcast where we'll hear how ConocoPhillips is leveraging AI

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    34 min
  • Inside the SAP AI Framework Any Enterprise Can Use to Extract Business Value From Unstructured Data

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    This week on ASUG Talks, we learn about an AI framework developed by the software company to drive sales order processing improvements for a major agriculture company. 

    Key Insights

    • How SAP built the AI framework 
    • Business benefits driven by the framework
    • How other enterprises can embrace the framework. 

    Related Insights

    • Read Mukesh's recent ASUG article
    • Register for the July 28 Community Conversation webcast, "ABAP Platform in SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition 2025 – Overview & Highlights"
    • Read OG&E's RISE with SAP project

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    29 min
  • How Sun Chemical Leveraged SAP Signavio and LeanIX to De-Risk Its S/4HANA Transformation

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    This week on ASUG Talks, tune in to hear how Sun Chemical used two of SAP's business transformation tools--SAP Signavio and LeanIX--to help ease the complexity of its SAP S/4HANA migration. Join us to learn how, among other insights, how the organization made use of Signavio’s process automation functions.

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    Related Content 

    • Listen to lessons learned South Florida Water Management District's S/4 journey 
    • Read about Pfizer's implementation of SAP Service Cloud V2

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    31 min
  • Key ASUG Insights and SAP Trends Defining the First Half of 2026

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    This week on ASUG Talks, join us for a brief recap episode as we wind down the July 4 holidays. We dive into critical topics covered on ASUG channels and highlight insights and advice offered by SAP leaders and customers. 

    Related Insights 

    • Read our article about the SAP API policy updates
    • Listen to our interview with Thomas Saueressig
    • Read SAP's API policy update FAQ 
    • Listen to our interview with David Robinson
    • Download the 2026 ASUG Pulse of the SAP Customer Research
    • Download ASUG's AI focused research
    • Read our recent article The Autonomous Enter­prise: ASUG’s Post-Sap­phire Blue­print for Execution
    • Listen to our S/4 customer story with South Florida Water Management District
    • Read our Baillie Lumber SAP Datasphere customer story

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    14 min
  • Digital Transformation in Government: Lessons from an SAP S/4HANA and Cloud Migration Journey

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    Managing the water supply of 9 million people between Orlando and the Florida Keys, the South Florida Water Management District is also a key player in restoring and protecting the Everglades. In order to manage the complex financial processes associated with this work and its status as a government entity, the organization implemented SAP S/4HANA. This week on ASUG Talks, we dive into that migration and the immediate ROI recognized by SFWMD. 

    Key Insights 

    • Keys to SFWMD's S/4 and private cloud migration 
    • Impact SAP solutions had on the Everglades restoration 
    • SFWMD's implementation of SAP SuccessFactors

    Related Insights 

    • Read ASUG Editorial's recent interview with SAP’s SVP and Global Head of Organizational Growth and Health, Caroline Hanke
    • Register for the ASUG Community team's June 29 Community Conversation "The Post-2027 Roadmap: Managing SAP Business Suite 7 Extended Maintenance"

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    35 min
  • Your Questions Answered: Early AI Adoption Strategies, Agent Governance Tips, and Understanding the Autonomous Enterprise

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    This week on ASUG Talks, we answered your questions from the recent ASUG Community Conversation "SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference Highlights: AI, Roadmaps, and What’s Next" (click here to watch the full replay). Submitted by that event's attendees, the questions cover a wide variety of topics and concerns. 

    John Astill, SAP Architecture Advisor and one of the webcast's speakers, joins us to answer those questions--and a few from ASUG Talks host Jim Lichtenwalter. 

    Key Insight

    • Initial steps to becoming an "autonomous enterprise" 
    • How AI will impact normal SAP professionals 
    • Critical foundations to AI adoption 

    Related Insights

    • Read about AIDS Healthcare Foundation's implementation of SAP Cloud ERP Public Sector Edition
    • Join us on June 29 for an ASUG Community Conversation focused on extended maintenance of SAP Business Suite 7

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    21 min
  • Thrive During Go-Live: Keys to Managing Successful Change Management Strategies During ERP Transformations

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    Continuing on the conversation started in an earlier episode focuses on setting the stage for effective change management strategy, AUSG Talks dives into how organizations should approach change management during a digital transformation project. 

    Key Insights

    • Using a PACE framework
    • Spurring confidence among eventual solution end users
    • Lessons learned from a change management project undertaken during COVID-19

    Related Insights

    • Listen to our earlier change management episode
    • Register to watch the on-demand replay of the recent ASUG Community Conversation breaking down the announcements from SAP Sapphire and ASUG Annual Conference

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    38 min
  • SAP North America's President on Greenfield vs. Brownfield, AI Agent Readiness, and the Evolving Roles of SAP Professionals

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    On the final day of SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference, Geoff Scott, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, was joined by David Robinson, President of SAP North America. Following the litany of announcements SAP made at the event--including its vision for the "Autonomous Enterprise," the two touched on the path forward for SAP customers and how SAP professionals will see their roles change. 

    Key Insights 

    • The specifics of the "Autonomous Enterprise" 
    • Choosing between Brownfield and Greenfield implementation strategies 
    • Steps to agentic AI readiness

    Related Insights

    • Register for the June 26 Carolinas Chapter meeting to hear a live taping of ASUG Talks focused on the SAP BTP
    • Learn more about Whirpool's journey to bring improved capabilities to its enterprise architects

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    36 min
  • Live from SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference: Customer Needs, AI in ECC, and Data Management

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    In a live session at SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference, Geoff Scott, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, was joined by SAP analysts Jon Reed and Joshua Greenbaum for a candid recording answer YOUR questions. 

    The three not only fielded inquiries submitted by conference attendees, but they also answered questions posed by audience members listening to their conversation. 

    Key Insights

    • The three thought leaders' "magic wand" wish for the SAP ecosystem 
    • Overcoming barriers to SAP's new vision of the "Autonomous Enterprises"
    • The challenges of managing AI agents

    Related Insights 

    • Read about BC Hydro's 10-project ERP overhaul
    • Register for a June 11 ASUG Community Conversation focused on the highlights from SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference 


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    42 min

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