ASUG Talks

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

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"

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

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

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