ASUG Talks

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

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.

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

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