SUGTalks

In this week's episode of SUGTalks Craig is joined by Simon Nichols, Founder and CEO of Thrive to talk about why we should all take regular Mental health MOT’s

Simon outlines how we can all assess our own mental health, and what we can do to improve it. 

To see upcoming UKISUG mental health session click here: https://www.sapusers.org/events/all?type=544

You can learn more about Thrive here: https://itstime2thrive.co.uk/

To learn more about the UKISUG referral scheme, visit: https://www.sapusers.org/community-referral-scheme

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks Craig is joined by Alisha Gokani, SAP Solution Academy Associate. Together they discuss Alisha's journey, from attending UKISUG CONNECT whilst at university, to working with SAP after joining the SAP Academy. In addition, they cover how to foster the next generation of SAP talent, and what the industry can do to attract more students at university. 

To learn more about the UKISUG referral scheme, visit: https://www.sapusers.org/community-referral-scheme

In this week's episode of SUGTalks Craig is joined by two guests from SAP; Timo Elliott, VP & Global Innovation Advocate and Vivien Boche, Senior Director, SAP BTP, Center of Excellence - EMEA North,  to discuss all things AI in the world of SAP.

They outline the AI tools SAP users can already take advantage of, as well as what might be in store for the future. 

To learn more about the UKISUG referral scheme, visit: https://www.sapusers.org/community-referral-scheme

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Rob Geddes, Head of Customer Engagement Success, Cloud Success Services UK&I at SAP. They discuss how organisations can successfully make the move from SAP on-premise to the cloud.

Rob shares his top tips, as well highlighting what support and educational resources are available to help.

Please find below a list of resources referenced by Rob in the podcast:

• SAP Customer Evolution Kit
• IT Forecast: Moving to the Cloud | SAP News Center
• Digital transformation value (deloitte.com) 
• IDC:  The Mighty Struggle to Migrate SAP to the Cloud May Be Over
• Operating in the Digital World Requires a Focus on Cloud ERP to Reduce Mission-Critical Risk (SAP.com) 
• SAP Digital skills pledge announcement 
• SAP Next-Gen
• SAP Partner Talent Initiative
• Multiverse Technology Consulting Programme 

In our latest senior IT leader interview Craig is joined by Kathryn Davidson, Director of SAP Solutions at TT Electronics. Together they discuss how Kathryn ended up working in the world of SAP, how to get more people working within the industry and much more. 

In this week’s mental health focused episode, Craig is once again joined by Simon Nichols, Founder and Wellbeing Director at Thrive, to discuss how organisations can support different generations in the workplace. 

To see upcoming UKISUG mental health session click here: https://www.sapusers.org/events/all?type=544

You can learn more about Thrive here: https://itstime2thrive.co.uk/

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by three guests to discuss how SAP Project Delivery has evolved post-pandemic: Leighton Copp, Cloud Delivery Manager at SAP, Andy Steer, VP & CTO UK&I, NTT DATA and Shin Sawhney, SAP Centre of Excellence Lead (UK), Capgemini. 

Together they discuss how to successfully execute SAP projects, the challenges that hybrid and remote working represent, and how organisations can build strong relationships with their partners. 

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by three guests to discuss SAP Certifications: Paul Huston IT Delivery Manager – Commercial & Services, Princes Group, Milica Pekovic Senior Solution Architect, SAP Training and Adoption EMEA North, and Paul Tormey, Partner Delivery Manager, SAP Ireland.

The panel cover topics including why SAP Certifications are important, what resources are available to organisations looking to learn more and what a learning journey might look like.

You can access a list of available and valid SAP certifications here: https://training.sap.com/certification/validity
You can access SAP Learning journeys here: https://learning.sap.com/
You can access the SAP training hub here: https://training.sap.com/

In this week’s episode of SUGTalks is hosted by Gerren Mayne, from the  SAPCHAT podcast.. Gerren is joined by Craig Dale, CEO of UKISUG and Paul Cooper, UKISUG Chair to discuss UKISUG’s vision and focuses for 2023.

If you haven't listened to SAPCHAT before you may also want to check out the podcast here: https://anchor.fm/sapchat

Ahead of our Data and Analytics Symposium, Craig is joined on the SUGTalks podcast by Iver van de Zand, CTO & Vice President Business Technology Platform, EMEA North at SAP and John Turnbull, Business Intelligence Report Development Manager at National Grid and UKISUG Data and Analytics SIG Chair.

Together they discuss the future of data and analytics on SAP, the challenges currently faced by users and even the potential future impact of AI.

To register for the UKISUG Data & Analytics Symposium in London on the 18th April, please visit: https://www.sapusers.org/events/3639/data-analytics-symposium

To learn more about SAP's data and analytics roadmaps you can visit roadmaps.sap.com