Overcoming Oil & Gas Business Transformation Challenges with SAP
Efficiency and safety are critical components of oil and gas operations. As the SAP portfolio expands and evolves, how is the software company still arming its OGE customers with solutions and offerings that enable efficiency and safety? Ahead of their session at ASUG Best Practices (Oct. 6-8; register here) oil and gas industry leaders Justin Lester and Bob Pennington sat down with ASUG Talks to discuss the changing world of IT in this field. Given their collective experience, the two veterans charted how OGE operations have changed, and how SAP is factoring into many enterprises' IT operations. Key Insights: The importance of correct data input in oil and gas operationsTraining the next generation of oil and gas IT professionalsHow AI factors into oil and gas operations Related Insights: ASUG Talks recent interview with Jan Gilg, Chief Revenue Officer & President for SAP Americas and the SAP Global Business Suite organization, about the state of cloud, AI, and enterprise architecture in the SAP ecosystem. ASUG Editorial team covered the highlights from the SAP for Utilities, Presented by ASUG conference.Join the ASUG Communities on Sept. 16 for a session focused on the SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC).
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Executive Interview: Clean Core, ERP Innovation, and Cloud Adoption with Jan Gilg
As SAP encourages its customer base to undertaking innovative business transformations--including migrating to the cloud and embracing SAP S/4HANA--ASUG Talks recently sat down with Jan Gilg, Chief Revenue Officer & President for SAP Americas and the SAP Global Business Suite organization. During our conversations, Jan discussed the new "suite-first" approach SAP unveiled at SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference along with the importance of clean core strategies, and the evolution of RISE and GROW with SAP. Key Takeaways: The "pillars" of business transformation Benefits of public cloud environments The evolution of enterprise architecture in the SAP ecosystemRelated InsightsRead ASUG Editorial's interview with Jan from earlier this yearLearn more about SAP's updated clean core guidance strategyGain insights on cloud adoption from ASUG ResearchTune in to a recent episode of ASUG Talks to learn more about the upcoming ASUG Fall Conference schedule
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ASUG Talks Special Edition: 2025 Fall Conferences Preview
ASUG is set to kick off its fall conference season, hosting three events aimed at helping attendees make the most of their SAP investments: SAP for Utilities, Presented by ASUG; ASUG Best Practices; and ASUG Tech Connect.Ahead of these events, ASUG Talks sat down with the three ASUG programmers tasked with creating the agendas for the conferences and ensuring the content and insights present at these three events are meaningful and impactful:Kara Hughes, Director of Product Strategy – ExperiencesLauren Milligan, Senior Associate ProducerAlyssa Perna, Content ProducerThe three broke down these upcoming conferences, highlighting crucial sessions, topics, and opportunities.You can learn more about (and register for) the ASUG 2025 Fall Conferences here:SAP for Utilities, Presented by ASUGASUG Best PracticesASUG Tech Connect
Organizations have contended with several "black swan" events in recent years, severely interrupting global supply chains, including the COVID-19 pandemic, global conflicts, trade route disruptions, and now the specter of tariffs. These events have put massive strain on supply chains, increasing prices. Recently at SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference, SAP used the example of tariffs as a way to demonstrate how its integrated business suite can help customers contend with business disruptions. This week on ASUG Talks, we dive deep into this topic, examining the role SAP solutions can play as enterprises seeks to bolster their supply chains, and prepare for the next inevitable disruption. Two supply chain experts--John Buckley, Consumer Product Industry Advisor at SAP; and Ron Gilson, Executive Advisor and Principal of Consumer Products and Agribusiness at NTT DATA--join the podcast to cover the ways supply chains have changed, and how listeners can take steps to improve them. Key Insights How organizations can (and should) respond to supply chain disruptionsSAP's approach to developing solutions meeting its customers supply chain needsThe importance of integrated business planning as a process Related InsightsRead how Brent Potts, Senior Director of Global Marketing for Oil, Gas, and Energy at SAP, is seeing the industry change to embrace energy diversification. Join ASUG on Aug. 28 for a customer influence opportunity focused on data privacy in the SAP HANA database
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ASUG Talks Roundtable: Unpacking ASUG Cloud and AI Research
ASUG recently collaborated with Intel and Microsoft to examine two of the hottest topics in the SAP ecosystem: cloud migration and AI adoption. As SAP continues spurring its customer base to embrace the cloud, citing next-generation AI solutions as a critical benefit to this shift, this research sheds light into how the cloud environments ASUG members are choosing, and what processes they are using AI solutions to improve. Blake Baltazar, ASUG Senior Project & Research Analyst, and Marissa Gilbert, ASUG Research Director, join ASUG Talks this week to break down this research and its key findings. Key InsightsWhat factors drive cloud adoption The cost ASUG members reported paying for their cloud services What AI solutions respondents are leveragingRelated Resources Read ASUG's SAP S/4HANA focused research and listen to a recent podcast with the ASUG research team on the key findings. Read how Carhartt leveraged SAP Commerce Cloud to modernize its global commerce infrastructure. Join ASUG on Aug. 20 for an Ask Me Anything Community Conversation on SAP Process Integration & Orchestration (PI/PO).
ASUG Talks covers vital topics in the SAP ecosystems, leveraging thought leaders, customers, and experts to help listeners navigate modern challenges and maximize their SAP investments.
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