Future Technology Talk

Within this episode Jelle van Waveren, ERP Advisory lead for Capgemini, is my guest. He shares his view on the Dutch public market. For that reason, the episode is in the Dutch language. We discuss the following questions: 

- What are the primary challenges faced by public clients?

- How do stakeholders navigate in the public market?

- What is the cloud strategy of public clients?

- How does Capgemini act in the public market?

- How does SAP anticipate on the challenges in the public market?

- What is the maturity level of the SAP cloud?

- What impact is AI having on the public sector?

Enjoy the episode!

I am happy to announce  Episode 11 of the Podcast "Future Technology Talk". Shreyas MN talks about Industrial and Financial Systems (IFS) . An ERP package mostly used in the manufacturing industry.  Shreyas covers the below topics:

- What is IFS about
- Development of IFS the past years
- A project example of an IFS implementation
- Reasons to choose for IFS
- Future plans with IFS
- Integrations with IFS 
- Size of IFS projects 
- The dream with IFS 

Enjoy listening!

For episode number 10 of this Postcast, SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) and innovation are the topics on the agenda. Michael Noordijk is my guest, an innovator in supply chain processes and an expert in SAP EWM. 

A summary of the topics: 
- Business related issues covered by EWM
- Added value of EWM compared to WM
- Pitfalls of EWM implementations
- Latest features of EWM
- Reliability of EWM
- Innovative capabilities of SAP 
- Practical examples of applied innovations by Michael

The episode was recorded right before the start of the Capgemini Innovation Days, where I collected many new topics for future episodes. Stay tuned for at least another 10 episodes!

For the ninth episode, Linda Naber is my guest. Linda will share her thoughts about several topics related to her role as SAP Alliance Manager within Capgemini. All topics relate to what extend SAP delivers value towards clients. 
 
Some more detailed insights about the discussed topics:
- The most important developments in SAP the last period
- The additional value of hyperscalers
- The importance of a solid cloud strategy
- The importance of a value driven approach within SAP
- The reasons to go for SAP RISE as a client
- Latest developments of SAP in the area of sustainability
- The latest developments of SAP in the area of the intelligent industry
- Obviously, the collaboration between SAP and Capgemini

And to conclude, Linda shares her opinion towards what direction the SAP market will develop.

Tune in and have fun!

For the 8th episode of this Podcast series my guest is Stefan Stoutmeijer, Oracle Lead within Capgemini Netherlands. Oracle is traditionally strong in on premise. How did Oracle anticipate on the increasing demand for cloud solutions in de market?  

Topics discussed within this episode:  
- The competitive advantage of Oracle
- Oracle cloud solutions in Formula 1 Racing
- Collaboration between Oracle and Capgemini
- Market segments with strong presence of Oracle products
- Business to Business vs Business to Customer in relation to Oracle products
- Investments of Oracle in cloud infrastructure

Let me know what you think! Enjoy!

For the seventh episode, the topic is SAP Technology.  Happy to have as my guest Maarten Stam, SAP Technology lead within Capgemini. For the first time, the recording was done from the Capgemini Podcast Studio, enjoy the sound quality! 

During the episode, Maarten explains how his background in studying languages has more similarities with technology as you might expect. Other topics:
- The passion of Maarten in technology
- Most impactful innovation in technology so far
- Where to put your money on as client when you want to invest in a particular innovative technology
- Comparison of technological developments five years ago versus now
- A recent technological implementation that Maarten is proud of
- Suggestions how to stay on track with your knowledge on technological level

And of course, a book recommendation. Curious about why Maarten describes technology as magic? Listen to the episode and you will find out.

Enjoy!

The sixth episode is about the outlook on SAP in the public sector. Merijn Gerritsen is my guest, he is a Solution Architect in the area of SAP. 

We discuss the following questions:
- What value can SAP bring in the public sector?
- How strong is SAP in the public market compared to the private market?
- What are the pitfalls that you can expect while implementing SAP in the public sector?
- How important is an agile approach for SAP in the public market?
- Why should clients choose SAP and specific the public capabilities over other ERP packages?
- How close is the collaboration between SAP and Capgemini in the public market?
- How do you leverage the international capabilities that Capgemini has in SAP and specifically the public market?

Merijn concludes with 2 book recommendations. Enjoy the story of Merijn!

For the fifth episode, my guest is Lennart Thomas. He is the Microsoft Dynamics Finance & Operations lead for Capgemini Netherlands. We discuss the following questions:
- What value can the solution bring to your client?
- What is the background of Microsoft Dynamics?
- What market segments is the solution involved in?
- What is a common pitfall for a Microsoft Dynamics implementation?
- What does it mean for a consultant to work with Microsoft Dynamics?
- What kinds of trainings do you suggest?
- How does Microsoft Dynamics relate to the digital transformation?
- Why should you choose as a client to go for Microsoft Dynamics?
- To what extend do Microsoft and Capgemini collaborate?
- How do you leverage the international capabilities of Capgemini?

And Lennart finishes this episode with sharing his dream with Microsoft Dynamics. Tune in if you want to listen to what Lennart is dreaming about!

Today, my guest is Jan Wouters (Head of Global SAP Supply Chain Community Capgemini). He will talk about what is needed for a successful digital transformation.

Jan provides input based on these questions:
- What is for you digital transformation?
- Why is it important to link strategy to processes?
- How do you translate strategy into organizational governance?
- How important is an agile approach related to a digital transformation?
- What is the role of leadership to have a successful digital transformation?
- What is an example of an unsuccessful digital transformation that you were involved in?

Jan completes the episode with a book recommendation, why should you read about the book "The Alignment Puzzle"? Tune in and find out!

Today, my guest is Nico van Marle (Centre of Excellence Lead SAP Capgemini Netherlands). He will explain what ERP Advisory can bring for your client.

Nico answers the following questions:
- What is ERP Advisory?
- What is the importance of ERP Advisory?
- When should you consider as a client ERP Advisory?
- What approach do you use for ERP Advisory?
-  At which clients did you apply ERP Advisory
- When do you complete ERP Advisory and starts the implementation of an ERP package?
- What are the pitfalls for ERP Advisory?
- What kind of trainings would you advice consultants to grow in the aera of ERP Advisory?

Nico concludes the episode with a book recommendation, curious which book about understanding business is a must read? Tune in and find out!