🚀 CIOs & CFOs: Is Your SAP Investment Delivering Future-Ready Value?
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Since founding the Digital Upcycling movement in 2018, we’ve consistently been ahead of the curve—predicting where SAP, AI, and composable ERP are heading next. From early S/4HANA adopters to low-risk carve-outs and AI-enabled upcycling of ECC6, our mission is simple: less consulting puff, more delivery firepower.
🚨 New Episode Drop: "Less Consulting Puff" – Real Talk on SAP Tooling, Transformation, and Turmoil 🚨
In this explosive episode of the Less Consulting Puff podcast, Alisdair and Paul cut through the noise and get real about the state of SAP transformations.
🎙️ What’s on the agenda? A whole lot of truth bombs:
💥 SAP’s Toolchain
🤯 Data Migration Nightmares
🧩 Composable SAP Business Suite
🔮 AI, BTP, WalkMe, and Joule
Alisdair Bach and Jeet Poptani discussed London Tech Week and recent tech events, focusing on key themes around AI infrastructure and digital ID initiatives while noting concerns about the UK's adoption of enterprise technology compared to other regions. They explored challenges facing the UK in competing globally in AI and technology innovation, discussing potential solutions including tech cooperatives and policy changes to support smaller businesses.
The Podcast covered various aspects of data migration, security, and SAP ERP implementation challenges in enterprise systems, particularly focusing on SAP environments. Discussions included the importance of data governance, master data management, and the use of AI tools for data cleansing, as well as the complexities of integrating third-party systems and ensuring information security in regulated environments.
Paul Byrne provided insights from the Sapphire Madrid event, discussing SAP's focus on AI and the challenges businesses face in navigating technological changes.
SAP's Mid-Tier ERP Solutions Evolution
Alisdair and Jeet Poptani discussed the evolution of SAP's offerings, particularly the shift towards a mid-tier, SaaS-based ERP solution. They noted that SAP has developed two mid-tier solutions: ByDesign and S/4HANA Public, with the latter being rebranded to SAP SaaS ERP. They also touched on the integration of AI features in these solutions, with solution updates happening twice a year.
SAP GTS in Global Trade In this episode of the Less Consulting Podcast, Paul Byrne and Michael Mcpaddy discuss the value of SAP GTS, a product that has been part of the SAP architecture for decades.
Alisdair and Paul are joined by guest Peter Adams .
The discussion focused on SAP's Business Transformation as a Service (BTaaS) and its challenges in implementation and communication. Participants discussed the importance of a clear methodology, target operating model, and customer involvement in successful business transformations using SAP systems.