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| Key Themes and Topics at the 2026 SAP for Utilities Conference | 20 Sep 2026 | 00:34:20 | |
This week on ASUG Talks, we hear about the key themes in the utilities industry and how the upcoming SAP for Utilities conference addresses those topics. Key Insights
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| SAP S/4HANA Migration and AI Strategy: Preparing for the 2027 ECC Deadline | 13 Sep 2026 | 00:33:38 | |
This week on ASUG Talks, as we get closer to the SAP ECC end of maintenance deadline, we dive into how organizations can prepare, and the lessons learned from previous SAP ERP transitions. Key Insights
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| ASUG 2026 SAP S/4HANA Research Reveals 68% Community Adoption and Value Realized in 6.9 Months | 06 Sep 2026 | 00:27:56 | |
This week on ASUG Talks, we dive into fresh ASUG research--focused on our members' SAP S/4HANA adoption. ASUG Associate Director of Research, Blake Baltazar, once again joins the podcast to discuss the research project's findings--and what factors are spurring S/4 adoption. Key Insights
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| How Corning Used SAP BTP and SuccessFactors to Eliminate Spreadsheets and Transform HR | 30 Aug 2026 | 00:29:59 | |
Recorded live at the recent ASUG Carolinas Chapter meeting, this episode of the podcast focuses on how manufacturer Corning leveraged a litany of SAP solutions--including BTP, WorkZone, and SuccessFactor--to drive improved HR processes. Key Insights
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| How SAP Identifies the Next Big Tech Disruption: Yaad Oren on AI, Data, and Robotics Research | 23 Aug 2026 | 00:32:46 | |
This week on ASUG Talks, we dive into SAP's R&D efforts with Yaad Oren, Managing Director of SAP Labs U.S., Global Head of Research & Innovation, and an upcoming keynote speaker at ASUG Tech Connect. He walks us through how is team identifies cutting-edge technology and works to incorporate them into SAP's offerings and, ultimately, drive customer value. Key Insights
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| How Illumina Leveraged SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) to Drive a 40% Reduction in Excess Inventory | 16 Aug 2026 | 00:38:45 | |
This week on ASUG Talks, we learn how Illumina, a biotech company focused on develop RNA and DNA sequencing solutions, implemented SAP IBP, resulting in improved supply chain processes and a drop in waste. Key Insights
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| Inside Komatsu's AI-Powered ERP Transformation: Clean Core, Joule, and SAP S/4HANA Innovation | 09 Aug 2026 | 00:28:22 | |
This week on ASUG Talks, we dive into Komatsu's SAP AI journey, including how its leverage Joule for Developers and Joule for Business to drive increased efficiencies. Key Insights
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| ASUG Research Reveals Extent of AI Adoption and Readiness in the SAP User Community | 02 Aug 2026 | 00:39:47 | |
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
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| Key Insights from SAP’s Q2 and Half-Year 2026 Financial Results | 26 Jul 2026 | 00:33:54 | |
This week on ASUG Talks, we dive into our analysis stemming from the SAP Q2 2026 financial results call. Key Insights
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| Inside the SAP AI Framework Any Enterprise Can Use to Extract Business Value From Unstructured Data | 19 Jul 2026 | 00:28:36 | |
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
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| How Sun Chemical Leveraged SAP Signavio and LeanIX to De-Risk Its S/4HANA Transformation | 12 Jul 2026 | 00:30:04 | |
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. More from ASUG
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| Key ASUG Insights and SAP Trends Defining the First Half of 2026 | 05 Jul 2026 | 00:13:37 | |
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
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| Digital Transformation in Government: Lessons from an SAP S/4HANA and Cloud Migration Journey | 28 Jun 2026 | 00:34:56 | |
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
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| Your Questions Answered: Early AI Adoption Strategies, Agent Governance Tips, and Understanding the Autonomous Enterprise | 21 Jun 2026 | 00:20:57 | |
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
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| Thrive During Go-Live: Keys to Managing Successful Change Management Strategies During ERP Transformations | 14 Jun 2026 | 00:37:33 | |
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
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| SAP North America's President on Greenfield vs. Brownfield, AI Agent Readiness, and the Evolving Roles of SAP Professionals | 07 Jun 2026 | 00:35:05 | |
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
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| Live from SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference: Customer Needs, AI in ECC, and Data Management | 31 May 2026 | 00:41:22 | |
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
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| SAP Chief Customer Officer Thomas Saueressig Reflects on SAP's API Policy, Autonomous Enterprise Vision, and Recent Acquisitions | 24 May 2026 | 00:39:53 | |
This week on ASUG Talks, SAP's chief customer officer joins the podcast, giving vital context to many of the announcements at SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference along with SAP's new API policy. Key Insights
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| Inside the 2026 SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference News and Announcements | 17 May 2026 | 00:23:14 | |
In Orlando last week at SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference, SAP announced a new, AI-focused vision for its customer base. This week on ASUG Talks, Jim Lichtenwalter, Senior Podcast Producer and ASUG Talks Host, is joined by Isaac Feldberg, ASUG Senior Editor, to break down the event's announcements and put them in context for ASUG members. Key Insights
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| Key Trends Defining SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference 2026 | 10 May 2026 | 00:13:53 | |
With SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference upon us, we dive into some of the key themes and announcements that are sure to be present at the event. This week on ASUG Talks, we'll not only touch on some vital SAP themes, but we'll also take a look at some recent ASUG content centered on those topics, and hear from SAP leaders. Key Takeaways
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| How Agentic AI Enables More Predictive and Preventative SAP Support | 03 May 2026 | 00:27:49 | |
This week on ASUG Talks, we learn how SAP is evolving its support options, leveraging agentic AI to ensure support is predictive and preventative. This approach further enables customers as they seek to maintain organizational flexibility and contend with ever-changing business dynamics and socioeconomic disruptions. Key Insights
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| Highlights from the SAP Q1 2026 Financial Results | 26 Apr 2026 | 00:30:02 | |
SAP unveiled its Q1 2026 financial results last week, showing growth in key areas, including overall revenue and its cloud business. This week on ASUG Talks, Isaac Feldberg, ASUG Senior Editor, and SAP analysts Joshua Greenbaum and Jon Reed once again join the podcast to discuss what these results reveal. Key Insights
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| Agentic AI, SAP Joule, and the Future of Enterprise Architecture | 19 Apr 2026 | 00:35:11 | |
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
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| What to Look Forward to at the 2026 SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference | 12 Apr 2026 | 00:17:06 | |
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
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| SAP's Jan Gilg on Practical Advice for Navigating AI, Cloud, and SAP’s 2027 ECC Support Deadline | 05 Apr 2026 | 00:22:46 | |
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
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| The Case for Cloud: Leveraging RISE with SAP and Cloud Environments to Jumpstart ERP Innovation | 29 Mar 2026 | 00:30:33 | |
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
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| 3 Key Themes Revealed by the 2026 Pulse of the SAP Customer Research | 22 Mar 2026 | 00:36:48 | |
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
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| SAP CEO Christian Klein on AI, Global Volatility, and the Future of SAP Professionals | 15 Mar 2026 | 00:31:52 | |
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
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| Keys to Change Management Success: Setting the Stage for Effective OCM Strategies | 08 Mar 2026 | 00:34:12 | |
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
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| Lessons from HP's SAP S/4HANA Migration Journey | 01 Mar 2026 | 00:20:30 | |
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
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| How PepsiCo is Setting the Stage for SAP Business Data Cloud Adoption | 22 Feb 2026 | 00:31:18 | |
This week on ASUG Talks, we talk with PepsiCo, as the organization is set to begin leveraging SAP Business Data Cloud. Prasad Suram and Venkat Nalabothu, two of the organization's IT leaders who are involved with the implementation, join the podcast to discuss their learnings, advice, and insights. Key Insights
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| Get to Know David Robinson, President of SAP North America | 15 Feb 2026 | 00:35:20 | |
This week on ASUG Talks, Geoff Scott, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, sits down with the new SAP North America President, David Robinson. During their conversation, the two dive into David's background, responsibilities, and thoughts about IT innovation within the North American customer base. Key Highlights
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| ASUG Research Reveals Change Management Approaches, Benefits, and Hurdles | 08 Feb 2026 | 00:36:24 | |
The ASUG Research team joins the podcast to break down its recent research project focused on change management. We dive into how members of the ASUG community are approaching change management, and the hurdles they are reporting when rolling these strategies out along side large scale digital transformation projects. Key Insights
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| Highlights from the SAP Q4 and FY 2025 Financial Results | 01 Feb 2026 | 00:30:53 | |
SAP announced its Q4 and full year 2025 financial results last week. Analysts Joshua Greenbaum and Jon Reed, along with ASUG Senior Editor Isaac Feldberg, join ASUG Talks to discuss their key takeaways and highlights from the financial results call. Key Insights
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| Setting the Stage for AI: Building a Center of Excellence and Ensuring Solution Accuracy | 25 Jan 2026 | 00:30:39 | |
In the second part of our "Setting the Stage for AI" series, Anurag Barua and Paul Modderman join the podcast to follow up their advice from the previous episode for enterprises seeking to establish a solid, sound foundation for leveraging AI solutions. Key Insights
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| Setting the Stage for AI Solutions: Budgeting and Adoption Strategies | 18 Jan 2026 | 00:36:06 | |
This week on ASUG Talks, we kick of the first in a two-part series focused on what critical steps organizations should take as they begin their AI journeys. Anurag Barua and Paul Modderman return to the podcast after their episodes focused on agentic and generative AI to offer their insights on this critical first steps. Key Insights
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| Your Questions Answered: AI, S/4HANA Implementation, and Cloud ALM | 11 Jan 2026 | 00:46:28 | |
In a follow-up to the live episode of ASUG Talks recorded at ASUG Tech Connect last November featuring questions submitted by the conference's attendees, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, Geoff Scott is joined once again by analysts Joshua Greenbaum and Jon Reed. They dive in to those submitted questions left unanswered. Key Insights:
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| Your SAP Business Data Cloud Questions Answered | 04 Jan 2026 | 00:26:20 | |
ASUG Talks kicks off 2026 answering your questions. Last year, during an ASUG Community Conversation focused on SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), we fielded questions from our attendees about the newest addition to the SAP portfolio. This week on ASUG Talks, I am joined by Sandeep Dhingra, VP & Strategic Architect Advisor of SAP BDC. He addresses the event's unanswered questions about BDC, and how it can help customers prepare their IT landscapes for AI. Related Insights
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| ASUG CEO Reflects on Key SAP Themes, Trends, and Hurdles in 2025 | 28 Dec 2025 | 00:31:10 | |
ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, Geoff Scott, joins ASUG Talks this week to discuss three of the year's most critical theme--as revealed to us by our ASUG Talks agentic AI chatbot! Geoff and I also walked listeners throughout our own AI use case and reflected on the year's key themes and topics in the ASUG community. Key Insight:
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| A Look Back on Critical 2025 ASUG Content | 22 Dec 2025 | 00:37:43 | |
This week on ASUG Talks, I am joined by several of my colleagues, who worked hard this past year to develop content aimed at helping ASUG members make the most of their SAP technology investments. We cover the year's best insights, from conferences to podcasts, and which insights are the most helpful and critical. Key Resources:
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| Leveraging SAP Cloud ALM to Jumpstart Business Transformations | 14 Dec 2025 | 00:31:04 | |
This week on ASUG Talks, SAP Cloud ALM takes center stage. I am joined by two guests offering different perspectives about the solution. Bryce Lightner, Enterprise Solutions and Operations Architect at Woodstream Corporation, discussed his experience using the solution, while Sören Ruder, Chief Product Officer (CPO) and Head of Customer Experience & Solutions (CXS) at SAP, joined the podcast to articulate the value of SAP Cloud ALM and where it fits into the portoflio. Key Insights
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| Inside Global SAP User Group Research on S/4, Cloud Adoption, and AI Trends | 07 Dec 2025 | 00:42:36 | |
Leaders from the global SAP user groups DSAG, UKISUG, and ASUG joined the podcast this week to discuss the findings from the annual collaborative research projects the communities undertake. The three leaders not only discussed the similarities in SAP priorities, investments, and hurdles among their members, but they also parsed the differences in response among the global user groups. Key Insights
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| Vital Insights and Lessons from ASUG Talks in 2025 | 30 Nov 2025 | 00:16:31 | |
In a special episode of ASUG Talks, we dive into several of clips from ASUG Talks episodes published throughout the year, covering topics ranging from cloud environments to IT professional development. Join us this week to hear clips from some of the podcast's most popular 2025 episodes. Episodes Included:
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| Answering Your Questions About RISE, SAP Business Data Cloud, and AI [Live at ASUG Tech Connect] | 23 Nov 2025 | 00:29:30 | |
In this live episodes of ASUG Talks, we answered your questions. ASUG CEO and Chief Community Champion Geoff Scott was joined by analysts Jon Reed and Joshua Greenbaum for an "ask me anything session." The three fielded questions submitted by conference attendees throughout the week, along with questions asked by the live audience. Key Topics:
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| Breaking Down the Key Announcements from SAP TechEd and ASUG Tech Connect | 16 Nov 2025 | 00:23:17 | |
This week on ASUG Talks, Isaac Feldberg, Senior Editor at ASUG, joins the podcast to discuss SAP TechEd and ASUG Tech Connect. These events share many of the same topics and themes--specifically focused on SAP developers and solutions like SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC). On the podcast, we chat through our biggest takeaways and what some of the main announcements from SAP TechEd mean for SAP customers. Key Topics:
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| SAP's Irfan Khan on SAP Business Data Cloud's Impact and Future Development | 09 Nov 2025 | 00:28:14 | |
In an exclusive interview, Irfan Khan, President & Chief Product Officer of SAP Data & Analytics, joined ASUG Talks to lay out the SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) announcements coming out of SAP TechEd. Following up on his appearance on ASUG Talks earlier this year, Irfan also discusses the SAP customer community's reception of SAP BDC and how it fits into the software company's suite-first strategy. Key Insights:
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| Advice from ASUG Board Members: Building Resilient IT Careers in the Age of AI | 02 Nov 2025 | 00:41:23 | |
During a special episode of ASUG Talks recorded live at the recent Dallas-Forth Worth ASUG Chapter Meeting, Geoff Scott, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion was joined by a panel of current and former ASUG board members: Jamie Lee, Tony Caesar, and Craig Dalziel. The group focused on a timely and critical topic: future-proofing IT careers. With advances in AI changing the ways enterprises work and shifts in the industry job markets, it has never been more important for IT professionals to take steps to ensure they are continually improving their skillsets and expanding their knowledge base. Key Topics:
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| SAP's Thomas Saueressig on Public and Private Cloud, Enterprise Architecture, and AI Integration | 26 Oct 2025 | 00:33:37 | |
ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, Geoff Scott, sat down with SAP leader--and member of the software company's executive board--Thomas Saueressig. Overseeing the board area focused on customer services and delivery, Thomas possesses a unique perspective on what SAP customers require from their IT investments, and how SAP is working to drive innovation among its customer base. Key Insight
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| Powering Supply Chain, Maintenance, and Financial Process Innovation in the Oil and Gas Industries | 19 Oct 2025 | 00:57:24 | |
Recorded live on ASUG Best Practices for Oil, Gas, and Energy conference keynote stage, this special episode of ASUG Talks focuses on how enterprises in these industries are using SAP solutions to drive efficient and safe operations, while spurring IT innovation. This roundtable of IT experts--approaching these topics from different areas of their businesses--shared how their organizations are leveraging SAP, and steps attendees (and listeners!) should take to set the stage for success with their SAP investments. Key Insights:
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| How Precision Drilling Drives Improved Asset Maintenance with SAP S/4HANA | 12 Oct 2025 | 00:29:52 | |
This week on ASUG Talks, we hear from another SAP customer that has leveraged SAP S/4HANA to drive improved business processes. Elisa Smith, Global Manager of Operation Assets at Precision Drilling, sat down with us before her presentation at ASUG Best Practices for Oil, Gas, and Energy. She not only detailed the organization's S/4 journey, but also detailed how the ERP platform helped spur better data governance and improved asset maintenance and management processes. Key Insights
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