ASUG Talks

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
How to approach budgeting 
The importance of AI centers of excellence 
How to develop and enable AI "sherpas" in your organization
Related Insights 
Read about the recent SAP S/4HANA compatibility pack extension 
Read ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion Geoff Scott's thoughts on how enterprises should approach de-customization as the SAP ECC end-of-maintenance deadline approaches

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:
The part ERP systems play in an IT environment 
How enterprises can facilitate SAP S/4HANA user readiness
The best SAP Cloud ALM features
Related Insights
Listen to the trio's first episode addressing ASUG Tech Connect attendee questions
Dive into ASUG's recent interview with Jan Gilg
Register to join the first ASUG SAP BTP and AI Community meeting of the year on Jan. 28

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
I spoke with my ASUG colleagues about the insights and pieces of content from 2025 they found most beneficial 
Tune in to my conversation with ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion, Geoff Scott, focused on his biggest takeaways from 2025

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:
AI growth and innovation in the SAP ecosystem 
Cloud adoption among ASUG members 
ASUG's own agentic AI use case

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: 
2025 ASUG Pulse of the SAP Customer Research
ASUG Executive Exchange
First Five newsletter sign-up
ASUG Talks Roundtable: Inside ASUG's SAP S/4HANA Adoption Research
SAP's Irfan Khan on SAP Business Data Cloud's Impact and Future Development
Migrate First, Transform Later: J. J. Keller’s Strategic Path to SAP S/4HANA
Hydro One’s Transformation Journey and Key Takeaways for Canadian Utilities
Unlocking Value: How John Deere Successfully Migrated from SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA
ASUG Collective