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SUGTalks

UK & Ireland SAP User Group

SUGTalks is the official UKISUG Podcast, aimed at driving success and making your job easier, providing an independent channel for all of your SAP needs. Hosted by Craig Dale, alongside our special guests, SUGTalks takes a look at the opportunities and challenges facing SAP users today.

To learn more about the UKISUG referral scheme, visit: https://www.sapusers.org/community-referral-scheme

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  • 23 episodes
  • fortnightly
  • Avg 41 min
  • English

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  • S2025 · E25
    Dec 3, 2025 · 43 min

    The Cost of Doing Nothing - Part 2

    In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig continues the conversation with Ian Mallinson, UKISUG Board Member, and David Yawalkar, Head of Solution Management, RISE with SAP, to discuss SAP’s cloud roadmap and what that means for customers. They explore the differences between S/4HANA on-prem and cloud editions, including cloud-only AI, sustainability tools, central finance, and new Business Data Cloud apps. The discussion also covers clean core, how tools like Signavio, LeanIX and BTP support modernisation, and the incentives and support SAP is offering to help customers transition to S/4HANA. To learn more about the UKISUG referral scheme, visit: https://www.sapusers.org/community-referral-scheme You can find the UKISUG blog on SAP ERP, private edition, transition option here: https://www.sapusers.org/resource/sap-s-cloud-subscription-transition-option.html UKISUG Members can access the SAP S/4HANA and RISE Report 2024 here: https://www.sapusers.org/resource/sap-s-4hana-and-rise-report-2024.html

  • S2025 · E24
    Nov 26, 2025 · 32 min

    The Cost of Doing Nothing - Part 1

    In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Ian Mallinson, UKISUG Board Member, and David Yawalkar, Head of Solution Management, RISE with SAP, to explore the real cost of “doing nothing” when it comes to SAP roadmaps and cloud transformation. They break down the key maintenance deadlines and look at the evolving SAP landscape, from on-premise and private cloud to public cloud, and how the SUGEN Transformation Charter is helping users navigate timelines, Clean Core, and cloud-only innovation. To learn more about the UKISUG referral scheme, visit: https://www.sapusers.org/community-referral-scheme You can find the UKISUG blog on SAP ERP, private edition, transition option here: https://www.sapusers.org/resource/sap-s-cloud-subscription-transition-option.html UKISUG Members can access the SAP S/4HANA and RISE Report 2024 here: https://www.sapusers.org/resource/sap-s-4hana-and-rise-report-2024.html

  • S2025 · E23
    Nov 19, 2025 · 42 min

    A look back at SAP Sapphire 2025

    In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig Dale is joined by UKISUG Chair Conor Riordan and board members Dipti Jakhodia and Emma Chambers to take a look back at SAP Sapphire in Orlando and Madrid. They unpack SAP’s “apps, data and AI” flywheel, the rise of agentic AI and Joule, and what the new RISE and GROW messaging really means for existing SAP customers. In addiyition they delve into Sapphire’s innovation narrative and the reality for ECC and S/4HANA users dealing with technical debt, cloud business cases and licensing complexity. To learn more about the UKISUG referral scheme, visit: https://www.sapusers.org/community-referral-scheme

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