Key ASUG Insights and SAP Trends Defining the First Half of 2026

Key ASUG Insights and SAP Trends Defining the First Half of 2026

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2307117/fan_mail/new] 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  * Read our article about the SAP API policy updates [https://www.asug.com/insights/sap-api-policy-and-the-age-of-agentic-ai] * Listen to our interview with Thomas Saueressig [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2307117/episodes/19223743] * Read SAP's API policy update FAQ  [https://www.sap.com/documents/2026/04/e2a0665e-4c7f-0010-bca6-c68f7e60039b.html] * Listen to our interview with David Robinson [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2307117/episodes/19300174] * Download the 2026 ASUG Pulse of the SAP Customer Research [https://www.asug.com/insights/asug-research-2026-pulse-of-the-sap-customer-research] * Download ASUG's AI focused research [https://www.asug.com/insights/navigating-ai-in-sap-landscapes-adoption-execution-and-value] * Read our recent article The Autonomous Enter­prise: ASUG’s Post-Sap­phire Blue­print for Execution [https://www.asug.com/insights/the-autonomous-enterprise-asugs-post-sapphire-blueprint-for-execution] * Listen to our S/4 customer story with South Florida Water Management District [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2307117/episodes/19402307] * Read our Baillie Lumber SAP Datasphere customer story [https://www.asug.com/insights/baillie-lumber-outgrew-sap-analytics-cloud-datasphere-was-the-answer]

Digital Transformation in Government: Lessons from an SAP S/4HANA and Cloud Migration Journey

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2307117/fan_mail/new] 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  * Keys to SFWMD's S/4 and private cloud migration  * Impact SAP solutions had on the Everglades restoration  * SFWMD's implementation of SAP SuccessFactors Related Insights  * Read ASUG Editorial's recent interview with SAP’s SVP and Global Head of Organizational Growth and Health, Caroline Hanke [https://www.asug.com/insights/sap-hr-leader-on-how-ai-shifts-skills-and-how-to-keep-pace-with-competition] * Register for the ASUG Community team's June 29 Community Conversation "The Post-2027 Roadmap: Managing SAP Business Suite 7 Extended Maintenance" [https://www.asug.com/events/the-post-2027-roadmap-managing-sap-business-suite-7-extended-maintenance]

Your Questions Answered: Early AI Adoption Strategies, Agent Governance Tips, and Understanding the Autonomous Enterprise

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2307117/fan_mail/new] 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 [https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/5383927/A385EB1F5DBB6B9A7C705CB3E9CC9B8C?utm_campaign=FFN&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=icymi-cta&utm_content=ffn-26_6-15-2026]). 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 * Initial steps to becoming an "autonomous enterprise"  * How AI will impact normal SAP professionals  * Critical foundations to AI adoption  Related Insights * Read about AIDS Healthcare Foundation's implementation of SAP Cloud ERP Public Sector Edition [https://www.asug.com/insights/where-roi-means-patients-aids-healthcare-foundation-rebuilds-finance-on-sap-cloud-erp] * Join us on June 29 for an ASUG Community Conversation focused on extended maintenance of SAP Business Suite 7 [https://www.asug.com/events/the-post-2027-roadmap-managing-sap-business-suite-7-extended-maintenance]

Thrive During Go-Live: Keys to Managing Successful Change Management Strategies During ERP Transformations

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2307117/fan_mail/new] Continuing on the conversation started in an earlier episode focuses on setting the stage for effective change management strategy [https://asugtalks.buzzsprout.com/2307117/episodes/18802481-keys-to-change-management-success-setting-the-stage-for-effective-ocm-strategies], AUSG Talks dives into how organizations should approach change management during a digital transformation project.  Key Insights * Using a PACE framework * Spurring confidence among eventual solution end users * Lessons learned from a change management project undertaken during COVID-19 Related Insights * Listen to our earlier change management episode [https://asugtalks.buzzsprout.com/2307117/episodes/18802481-keys-to-change-management-success-setting-the-stage-for-effective-ocm-strategies] * Register to watch the on-demand replay of the recent ASUG Community Conversation breaking down the announcements from SAP Sapphire and ASUG Annual Conference [https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/5383927/A385EB1F5DBB6B9A7C705CB3E9CC9B8C?utm_campaign=FFN&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=icymi-cta&utm_content=ffn-26_6-15-2026]

SAP North America's President on Greenfield vs. Brownfield, AI Agent Readiness, and the Evolving Roles of SAP Professionals

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2307117/fan_mail/new] 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  * The specifics of the "Autonomous Enterprise"  * Choosing between Brownfield and Greenfield implementation strategies  * Steps to agentic AI readiness Related Insights * Register for the June 26 Carolinas Chapter meeting to hear a live taping of ASUG Talks focused on the SAP BTP [https://events.asug.com/event/a655b261-cf86-4b74-bd80-66720669c6af/home?environment=P2] * Learn more about Whirpool's journey to bring improved capabilities to its enterprise architects [https://www.asug.com/insights/how-whirlpool-is-closing-the-enterprise-architecture-delivery-gap-through-automation-and-execution]