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As enterprise architecture continues to evolve, conversations like this help ground the discussion in real experience. Great insights from Dr. Michael Blaschke, Raghu Banda, and Jim Lichtenwalter on ASUG Talks as we head toward SAP Sapphire and deeper discussions around EA as a leadership factor. Listen here: bit.ly/4cvBBwuhttps:/…

End-to-end enterprise programs typically take 12–18 months to implement and another 18–36 months before meaningful results. And yet, research shows that over 70% of projects run over schedule, with 27% exceeding budgets. Your customers don’t wait. In this eBook, produced with @InvoiceCloud, uncover how utilities are delivering visible wins in billing and payments during @SAP transformation: bit.ly/4ck8yxx

SAP released its Q1 2026 financial results last week, highlighting continued growth in revenue and cloud. On the latest episode of ASUG Talks, Isaac Feldberg is joined by analysts Joshua Greenbaum and Jon Reed to discuss what the results mean for SAP customers, from AI priorities to ERP migration decisions and cloud momentum. 🎧 Listen here for key takeaways and what to watch next: bit.ly/4sV9zRc

There was no SAP industry template for the hardwood lumber sector when Baillie Lumber started its S/4HANA journey in 2018, so the company crafted its own and rolled it out across roughly 30 locations over six years. The same core team led every go-live, and the architecture they landed on was practicing clean core before SAP had even coined the term. CTO Gary Braunscheidel and SAP Program Manager Lisa Donovan shared how it all became possible. Take a closer look 🔎 bit.ly/4sR3hSA

Invoices, contracts, emails, support tickets, compliance forms—these are the raw materials of enterprise operations, and they don’t stop flowing just because a company has modernized its ERP. That’s why UiPath Intelligent Xtraction & Processing (IXP) is now part of SAP Build Process Automation through the SAP SolEx solution. UiPath IXP gives AI agents a precision instrument for document-heavy workflows, combining LLM flexibility with confidence scoring, validation routing, and built-in audit trails so enterprises can trust what comes out the other end. Read more: bit.ly/4pLWDvD

If your ERP processes are inconsistent, AI will not fix them. Nitin Singh, Managing Principal of Architecture Advisory for US East and Canada at SAP America, argues that most transformations are designed to hit delivery milestones rather than business outcomes, and that the gap between go-live and real value only grows in the AI era. Read the playbook for transformation in the AI era 📖: bit.ly/4sNDv1Dhttps:/…

SAP BTP adoption is becoming more intentional. ASUG BTP research shows organizations pulling back from broad experimentation and focusing first on what actually sets them up for success. Integration, skills readiness, and clean core are taking priority as teams think more carefully about sequence, not speed. It raises an interesting question for SAP customers right now. Are you expanding SAP BTP, or refining the foundation you already have? If you are navigating those decisions, the Shifting Priorities and Strategic Adoption: 2026 SAP BTP Trends research offers a grounded look at how peers are approaching SAP BTP today. 👉 Explore the research: bit.ly/4kKtfVn

SAP released its Q1 2026 financial results last week, highlighting continued growth in revenue and cloud. On the latest episode of ASUG Talks, Isaac Feldberg is joined by analysts Joshua Greenbaum and Jon Reed to discuss what the results mean for SAP customers, from AI priorities to ERP migration decisions and cloud momentum. 🎧 Listen here for key takeaways and what to watch next: bit.ly/4sV9zRc

This is what ASUG is all about, members sharing real solutions to real challenges. Join us at SAP Sapphire & ASUG Annual Conference for session BTP1305, where Jabil's Subhajit Paul and Mike Yoos walk through how they built a pre-receiving solution on SAP BTP that's transforming supply chain continuity across their global manufacturing operations.

What we’re hearing across the ASUG community: Many organizations still running ECC are holding where they are because the transition feels complex, teams are stretched, and there’s real concern about disrupting operations that are working today. In a recent ASUG Partner Insight, Willy Brinkmann, COO at @SEIDOR, reflects on these conversations and why focusing only on timelines and deadlines can miss the bigger picture. While the comfort zone is understandable, he argues that staying on ECC becomes more costly over time and increasingly limits access to the innovation shaping how businesses operate today. For teams trying to think through timing, risk, and what it really takes to move forward on their own terms, the full insight offers a deeper perspective. Dive into this partner insight for key insights and considerations: bit.ly/4tnITtshttps:/…

At the ASUG Executive Exchange 2026 Spring Summit, Mohammed M. Ajouz highlighted the shift from reactive ticket resolution to predictive, outcome‑driven support—where AI enables prevention, progress, and customer success, not just speed. Read more about the future of SAP Support here: bit.ly/4cgV19J

When S/4HANA launched, roughly 100 legacy functions were carried forward as Compatibility Packs, temporary use rights designed to give customers time to migrate to successor capabilities. @SAP has now set the final expiration date and confirmed no additional extensions are coming. Here’s what you need to know: bit.ly/4tZHom6

ASUG’s 2026 Pulse of the SAP Customer research finds S/4HANA still dominating strategic focus and investment, cost optimization tightening its grip as the top organizational challenge, and AI/ML rising fast in perceived importance while actual adoption remains measured and cautious. The full findings are now available for ASUG members looking to benchmark where their priorities and challenges stand against their peers. Explore the full benchmark findings 📊: bit.ly/47mRDXX

Modernizing your core systems doesn’t have to come at the expense of customer experience. SAP’s clean core and industry cloud architecture allow utilities to keep the core standardized while modernizing customer-facing capabilities with modular, lifecycle-safe extensions. Download this eBook, produced with @InvoiceCloud, to learn how utilities are applying this model to billing and payments: asug.com/insights/quick…

Before this episode wrapped, Geoff asked Christian Klein a simple question: What advice would you give your 15-year-old self, the intern who started in the SAP basement moving computer monitors? Christian’s answer wasn’t about AI, roadmaps, or technology. It was about values. The same values customers tell us they want from their partners and leaders today. Stay grounded. Stay close to customers. Stay curious. Especially when the world changes faster than expected. In a moment when enterprises are navigating AI, volatility, cost pressures, and transformation at scale, this reflection hit home. It’s a reminder that leadership durability in our ecosystem comes back to the same things members emphasize: humility, connection, and continuous learning. 👉 Listen in: bit.ly/4s8CRMC

Steph Curry is proof that having data is not the same as using it well. Dr. Sebastian Wernicke, author of Data Inspired and speaker at the Next Generation SAP Enterprise Architect Learning Forum 2026, connects Curry’s story to a familiar challenge. Organizations invest heavily in data yet often struggle to turn it into meaningful change. Read how business can learn the difference: asug.com/insights/what-…

At the ASUG Executive Exchange 2026 Spring Summit, Mohammed M. Ajouz highlighted the shift from reactive ticket resolution to predictive, outcome‑driven support—where AI enables prevention, progress, and customer success, not just speed. Read more about the future of SAP Support here: bit.ly/4cgV19J

End-to-end enterprise programs typically take 12–18 months to implement and another 18–36 months before meaningful results. And yet, research shows that over 70% of projects run over schedule, with 27% exceeding budgets. Your customers don’t wait. In this eBook, produced with @InvoiceCloud, uncover how utilities are delivering visible wins in billing and payments during @SAP transformation: bit.ly/4ck8yxx

Behind every great community are the people who show up, not because they have to, but because they care. In honor of Volunteer Appreciation Week, Tom Manning, our Senior Manager of Chapter Experiences, extends his sincere thanks to the ASUG volunteers whose wisdom, guidance, and connections empower SAP professionals across the community. Watch the full message below! 👇

Ian Beacraft, CEO of Signal and Cipher, opened his SAP Enterprise Architect Learning Forum session with a pointed observation: implementing AI without redesigning the work around it is like introducing a steam shovel without rethinking the job site. His five strategies for enterprise architects cover shifting to imperative prompting, building governance layers that let small teams work at a significant scale, and replacing ROI-in-five-minutes thinking with metrics that measure prototyping rates and deployment ratios as leading indicators of real progress. Inside a new playbook for enterprise architects 📘: bit.ly/4svToKH