Episodios

  • Episode 64: The Top Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for ERP: AI, Data and Applications

    Episode 64: The Top Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for ERP: AI, Data and Applications
    Jun 11 2025
    SAP’s Lauren Husum, Vice President of Product Marketing for SaaS ERP, dives into the evolving landscape of ERP systems. Lauren explains why ERP remains the heart of organizations, serving as a critical foundation for innovation rather than becoming obsolete. She highlights three key trends shaping the future of ERP: the integration of AI, the importance of smart data, and the continued evolution of ERP applications. Lauren explains how AI is revolutionizing business processes by enhancing decision-making, boosting operational efficiency, and increasing employee productivity. SAP’s approach to AI emphasizes relevance, reliability, and responsibility, ensuring AI solutions are embedded in enterprise applications, trained on extensive business data, and developed with strong ethical standards. She stresses that AI’s success depends on high-quality, harmonized data across systems, which ERP platforms uniquely provide. Ultimately, the episode underscores that ERP is not dead but evolving into a powerful enabler of digital transformation. Organizations that leverage ERP combined with AI and smart data will unlock greater agility, efficiency, and growth in the years ahead.
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  • Episode 63: Top Trends Reshaping Oil, Gas, and Energy Industry

    Episode 63: Top Trends Reshaping Oil, Gas, and Energy Industry
    May 28 2025
    SAP's Brent Potts discusses five key trends shaping the sector in 2025. Companies are balancing traditional hydrocarbon production with investments in renewables like wind, solar, and hydrogen, recognizing that oil will remain vital for decades. Decarbonization efforts, including carbon capture and biofuels, are accelerating under pressure from stakeholders. The industry is also adopting standardized cloud ERP systems to improve efficiency, focusing AI on automating complex processes. Finally, collaboration and partnerships are crucial as companies navigate this complex transition, driving innovation and resilience in a rapidly changing energy landscape.
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  • Episode 62: Insurance Trends: How AI-Powered ERP is Transforming the Insurance Industry

    Episode 62: Insurance Trends: How AI-Powered ERP is Transforming the Insurance Industry
    May 14 2025
    In this episode of The Future of ERP, Gaye Bingul, SAP Insurance Industry Lead, and Javier Gil, Head of Global Insurance & Reinsurance at SAP, discuss how the future of insurance relies on AI-powered ERP systems that unify all types of data-structured, unstructured, SAP, and non-SAP-to unlock deeper insights into customers and climate risks. They highlight key challenges insurers face, including complex global data privacy regulations, the growing aging population (“silver segment”), and a widening skills gap due to retiring experts and difficulty attracting new tech talent. Gaye and Javier emphasize how insurers can leverage connected devices, wearables, and AI-driven analytics to offer personalized health and wellness services that help the aging population stay healthy and independent while driving innovation and growth. Listeners gain insight into why digital transformation and advanced ERP solutions are critical for navigating regulatory demands and demographic shifts in the insurance industry.
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  • Episode 61: Telecom Industry Trends: ERP, 5G, AI, and the Road to 6G

    Episode 61: Telecom Industry Trends: ERP, 5G, AI, and the Road to 6G
    Apr 30 2025
    In this episode of the Future of ERP, Sandeep Chowdhury, Senior Director in SAP’s Telecommunications Industry Business Unit, discusses how the telecom industry is evolving with advanced ERP systems to support Industry 4.0, 5G adoption, and smarter networks. He explains how emerging technologies like 6G and AI are transforming network operations and customer experiences. Sandeep also explores telecom’s influence on other sectors, regulatory challenges, and the increasing importance of AI in automation and fraud prevention. Sustainability is a key theme, as he addresses energy use, e-waste, and circular economy efforts. Overall, Sandeep reveals how telecom is balancing innovation and environmental responsibility to shape the future of connectivity.
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    28 m
  • Episode 60: Will Cloud ERP, AI And Sustainability Converge For Success In 2025?

    Episode 60: Will Cloud ERP, AI And Sustainability Converge For Success In 2025?
    Apr 16 2025
    What does the future hold for businesses striving for success? This episode explores the convergence of Cloud ERP, Artificial Intelligence, and sustainability, and how these elements are reshaping the business landscape. Peter Pluim discusses how businesses can harness data for sustainability insights, AI-driven automation, and process optimization. Discover how a connected enterprise can make informed choices within its supply chain, balancing price, delivery speed, and environmental impact. Learn how AI is transforming the user experience and driving the need for integrated suites that break down traditional application silos. Gain insights on navigating complex trade-offs, making better decisions through enhanced visibility, and empowering stakeholders with informed choices.
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    28 m
  • Episode 59: The Future of Manufacturing Trends: AI, Cloud ERP, and Sustainability

    Episode 59: The Future of Manufacturing Trends: AI, Cloud ERP, and Sustainability
    Apr 2 2025
    In this episode, joined by SAP's Judy Cubiss, we delve into the key manufacturing trends of 2025 and explore the transformative role that AI and digitization play in shaping the industry. Discover how digitization and AI are revolutionizing the industry by streamlining solution integration, facilitating efficient data transfer, and providing essential information to workers across the ecosystem. Gain insights into the challenges and opportunities presented by globalization, uncertainty, and resource scarcity, and learn how industrial manufacturers are adapting to these forces.
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    23 m
  • Episode 58: Proactive Cybersecurity Strategies for the Cloud Era with Lalit Patil

    Episode 58: Proactive Cybersecurity Strategies for the Cloud Era with Lalit Patil
    Mar 19 2025
    In this episode, SAP’s Lalit Patil explores the impact of AI on cybersecurity within cloud ERP. It emphasizes the need for agile business transformation, sustainability, and robust security. The discussion includes cybersecurity strategies like zero trust, and AI's role in threat detection/response. The speaker highlights balancing AI benefits with data integrity risks, advocating for proactive, AI-enabled security measures to protect sensitive business data in the cloud.
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  • Episode 57: 2025 Cybersecurity Predictions with Gabriele Fiata

    Episode 57: 2025 Cybersecurity Predictions with Gabriele Fiata
    Mar 5 2025
    In this episode, SAP's Gabriele Fiata delves into the rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, where technology is becoming a crucial component of defense strategies. While people, processes, and technology remain essential, innovations like Artificial Intelligence (AI) are revolutionizing the field. AI enhances cybersecurity by detecting unusual activities, identifying threats, and accelerating security processes, leading to faster incident response times. The discussion highlights how these advancements automate security tasks, enable quicker threat detection, and improve incident response. We also talk about the importance of effectively integrating these technologies and training security teams and how it helps businesses to mitigate critical risks. Come join us as we discuss the future of ERP!
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