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ASUG TalksASUG Talks News Brief: Breaking Down the SAP Q2 2025 Financial ResultsSAP hosted its quarterly financial results call last week. The first since the litany of announcements the software company made at SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference in May, the event covered SAP's continuing focus on cloud adoption and innovative AI strategies. But, in keeping with its most recent messaging, SAP also continued articulating how its software can help organizations deal with current economic headwinds. Jim Lichtenwalter, Senior Producer of ASUG Podcasts, is joined by Isaac Feldberg, Senior Editor at ASUG, to discuss the earnings results and what they means for ASUG members. Key...
2025-07-2819 min
ASUG TalksASUG Talks Roundtable: How Agentic AI is Reshaping the SAP EcosystemAI is innovating at a rapid rate. After generative AI took the ERP ecosystem--and the larger tech industry--by storm in recent years, agentic AI is quickly capturing the attention of the community. It makes sense, as the capabilities enabled by agentic AI solutions are staggering. And SAP is introducing agentic-infused solutions, further enabling its customers. But what exactly IS agentic AI? What can it accomplish for users? In the latest ASUG Talks Roundtable, host Jim Lichtenwalter is rejoined by AI thought leaders, Paul Modderman, Founding AI Engineer at Nova Intelligence; and Anurag Barua, Transformation Leader at...
2025-07-2151 min
ASUG TalksASUG Talks Roundtable: What ASUG and SAP Research Reveals About IntegrationDive into a recent collaborative research project conducted by ASUG and SAP focused on one of the chief focuses (and challenges) for ASUG Members: integration. Members of the ASUG Research Team, Blake Baltazar and Marissa Gilbert, join ASUG Talks host Jim Lichtenwalter to go over the second iteration of this research, specific trends they are seeing, and how ASUG Members are approaching their integration strategies. Key Topics: Integration challenges respondents reportedChanges from last year's research How the 2027 deadline is impacting organizations' integeration effortsRelated content: Join us for an ASUG Community conversation on Ju...
2025-07-1320 min
ASUG TalksASUG Talks Roundtable: Cybersecurity in the CloudAs SAP customers migrate to the cloud, cybersecurity is a critical component of those transformation projects. Moving your IT ecosystem and sensitive organizational data from bare-metal, on-premises environments into the cloud requires a dedicated security approach, especially as threat actors’ efforts grow more sophisticated.In this ASUG Talks Roundtable, we dig into how enterprises should approach cybersecurity in the cloud. ASUG Talks host, Jim Lichtenwalter, is joined by the authors of the SAP Press publication Cybersecurity for SAP: Gaurav SinghJuan Perez-Etchegoyen Key TakeawaysInitial steps enterprises should take when securing their...
2025-06-1531 min
ASUG TalksASUG Talks News Brief: On the Ground at SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual ConferenceASUG Talks breaks down the major announcements from SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual conference. Jim Lichtenwalter, ASUG Talks Host, is joined by Isaac Feldberg, Senior Content Manager at ASUG, for a special news brief recorded at the conference. Following the second major keynote address delivered by SAP executive leadership, the two dive into the major announcements made at the event and what these updates mean for SAP customers. Key Topics Discussed SAP's suite approach to applications and expansion of JouleThe new generative and agentic AI offerings announced How SAP positioned its offerings as a mean...
2025-05-2523 min
ASUG TalksASUG Talks Roundtable: How AI is Changing the SAP EcosystemASUG Talks dives deep into the technology of the moment: artificial intelligence. In this roundtable, Jim Lichtenwalter, ASUG Content Manager, is joined by two AI experts: Paul Modderman, SAP AI Director, Mindset ConsultingAnurag Barua, Transformation Leader, SAPOver the past 18 months, SAP has taken massive strides in developing AI solutions and embedding them across its entire suite of solutions. During the conversation, Modderman and Barua lend their expertise to articulate the value of AI and how enterprises can embrace these solutions. Key topics covered in the discussion include: Steps enterprises can take to effectively leverage AI so...
2025-03-2138 min
ASUG TalksASUG Talks: Insights from the 2025 ASUG Pulse of the SAP Customer ResearchEach year, ASUG charts the shifting attitudes, focuses, hurdles, and solution adoption rates among its members with the annual Pulse of the SAP Customer Research project. With the release of the 2025 iteration, ASUG Content Manager Jim Lichtenwalter sat down with Marissa Gilbert, ASUG Research Director, and Geoff Scott, ASUG CEO & Chief Community Champion.The three discussed key highlights from the research--including popular focuses and challenges among ASUG members--and what the data is saying about how the ASUG Community is approaching SAP innovation.Key insights from the conversation include:What SAP undertakings ASUG Members are...
2025-03-1439 min