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ESG for finance - where do we stand now?

SAP and Enterprise Trends Podcasts from Jon Reed (@jonerp) of diginomica.com

Release Date: 05/19/2024

Enterprise month in review - is HR tech falling short? With Meg Bear and Amy Wilson show art Enterprise month in review - is HR tech falling short? With Meg Bear and Amy Wilson

SAP and Enterprise Trends Podcasts from Jon Reed (@jonerp) of diginomica.com

Yep, it's that time again. Join Jon Reed and Brian Sommer for the Enterprise Month in Review. We'll pick our underrated stories, and then, in a classic show mashup, Amy Wilson and Meg Bear of the Meg and Amy how will give their live reactions to Brian Sommer's run-down of where HR tech, AI and leadership is falling short. We'll also have some make-your-own-buzzword surprises, and of course, Brian's infamous slide deck. As always, bring your savviest and snarkiest commentary, as you help steer the show and we field your reactions in real-time. Note: for the full slide experience, catch the...

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Enterprise month in review - AI sanity check event edition show art Enterprise month in review - AI sanity check event edition

SAP and Enterprise Trends Podcasts from Jon Reed (@jonerp) of diginomica.com

Yes, it's that time. As the spring event season winds down, we ramp up our month in review. What did vendors get right? What did they utterly miss? What underrated stories do buyers need to track? Where does AI fall short - and where is it getting results? We'll have Brian's infamous slide deck, and, as always, field all your live questions and comments in real time. End note: the audience did so bring their sharpest and snarkiest commentary - and we did your best to actually draw out some key lessons from the enterprise year to date, including our top three event highs and lows. But did we...

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Ask us Anything - the SAP Sapphire show floor live edition show art Ask us Anything - the SAP Sapphire show floor live edition

SAP and Enterprise Trends Podcasts from Jon Reed (@jonerp) of diginomica.com

In collaboration with ASUG Talks, we bring you another live edition of "Ask us Anything," recorded on the SAP Sapphire show floor during the ASUG annual conference as well. After the day two keynote, ASUG CEO Geoff Scott, Josh Greenbaum and Jon Reed fielded questions from the live show floor audience. As expected, there were some doozies, and some curveballs. From AI skills imperatives to outcome-based pricing, to the infamous "magic genie to change SAP" question, the seats were hot and the convo was interesting. We took as many questions as we could before running out of time - but we'll take...

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Salesforce Connections 2026 - a podcast review with Rebecca Wettemann show art Salesforce Connections 2026 - a podcast review with Rebecca Wettemann

SAP and Enterprise Trends Podcasts from Jon Reed (@jonerp) of diginomica.com

Salesforce Connections 2026 had an ambitious narrative: apply agentic AI to turn marketers from bogged-down admins to "makers." But how did that narrative go over with attendees? And how do Salesforce customers achieve these changes and reduce marketing/sales pain points - even on older "heritage" releases? Does the fragmentation of enterprise data remain an obstacle? Jon Reed hashes out these questions and more with Rebecca Wettemann, who has done notable research through Valoir on CX data fragmentation. Can the two get to the bottom of the show on the clock, before their conference room time...

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Epicor Insights - is Epicor Insights - is "Cognitive ERP" the way forward, and what does it mean for customers?

SAP and Enterprise Trends Podcasts from Jon Reed (@jonerp) of diginomica.com

After day one of Epicor Insights 2026, Jon Reed and usual suspect Brian Sommer hashed out what they learned in a vigorous day of keynotes, exec meetings and customer discussions. Epicor's ERP manufacturing bona fides are well known, but what is the impact of their Cognitive ERP push? Is the AI strategy differentiated? Does it line up with what customers need? An unexpected AI candor came out from the keynote stage, but how are Epicor customers faring in their own AI pursuits? Yes, it's time to dissect the "forward deployed engineers" buzzword... Did Brian managed to avoid getting through the...

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The SAP Sapphire 2026 final review - with Josh Greenbaum show art The SAP Sapphire 2026 final review - with Josh Greenbaum

SAP and Enterprise Trends Podcasts from Jon Reed (@jonerp) of diginomica.com

In a time-honored tradition, on the Thursday morning after Sapphire 2026, Josh Greenbaum and I commandeered an abandoned session room at the Hilton to ask ourselves the burning questions: what the heck just happened? What we can take away? Where did SAP advance the conversation, or come up short? Given I have issued multiple podcast from the event, I issued another challenge: let's not repeat prior podcast topics as much as possible. Also, in the context of SAP's new "autonomous enterprise" all-in messaging, the clear/awkward question must be asked: has Greenbaum, one of the most vociferous...

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SAP Sapphire review - the UKISUG's Conor Riordan talks AI migration tools, adoption questions, and yes - APIs show art SAP Sapphire review - the UKISUG's Conor Riordan talks AI migration tools, adoption questions, and yes - APIs

SAP and Enterprise Trends Podcasts from Jon Reed (@jonerp) of diginomica.com

At the tail end of SAP Sapphire Orlando, Jon Reed sat down in a semi-empty location with UKISUG Chair Conor Riordan to get his reactions to SAP's news, AI strategy and how customer value is changing. Amongst the hot topics Riordan brought up were: business cases and SAP's new AI migration tools (and Joule for Consultants). How impactful is this on business cases and customer AI adoption? Will partners/SIs make the shift? Where are we with public versus private cloud ERP? We also discuss Riordan's take on SAP's recent API policy changes - and how user groups got involved. Some back-and-forth on...

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SAP Sapphire 2026 watch party recap - the keynote review show art SAP Sapphire 2026 watch party recap - the keynote review

SAP and Enterprise Trends Podcasts from Jon Reed (@jonerp) of diginomica.com

On Tuesday, SAP kicked off SAP Sapphire Orlando with a important keynote to set the tone for their enterprise vision amidst AI and SaaS upheaval. So how did they do? This audio production recaps the live Watch Party we held with Jon Reed, Josh Greenbaum and Bonnie Tinder, along with a stream of savvy/snarky audience members. In this 30 minute version, you'll hear our pre-keynote expectations and what SAP needed to accomplish. Then you'll hear our post-keynote recap - the highs and the lows, and what SAP accomplished, or not. Note: you can view the entire Watch Party replay on LinkedIn:...

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Enterprise Month in Review - event detox and AI agent reality check edition show art Enterprise Month in Review - event detox and AI agent reality check edition

SAP and Enterprise Trends Podcasts from Jon Reed (@jonerp) of diginomica.com

About ready for an event detox? Need a break from agentic keynote overdose? Join us for our picks and pans of the month, and perhaps a surprise guest or two, as we valiantly push to break through the noise and boil down our top road lessons. As always, Brian's infamous slide deck will be on display. Bring your savviest and snarkiest commentary...

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The state of SAP, and where should customers go from here? An opinionated (and unscripted) review show art The state of SAP, and where should customers go from here? An opinionated (and unscripted) review

SAP and Enterprise Trends Podcasts from Jon Reed (@jonerp) of diginomica.com

What is the state of SAP in April 2026? The markets have one take - but is that the whole story? What if we frame this in terms of customer priorities and value instead? And how does the enterprise AI story factor in - with the "garbage in, garbage out" data issue firmly in mind? That's plenty of fodder for our first air-it-out 'State of SAP' review in six months. (Though there is also our live ASUG Talks sessions with live customer Q/As since then). This podcast begins differently - Jon Reed had an opening ventilation in store for Geoff Scott and Josh Greenbaum to riff on. From there, we...

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In this ten minute update, Jon Reed asks Brian Sommer for the latest on why ESG is disrupting finance - and touching just about every corporate cost center. This podcast took place in advance of Brian's session at Planful Perform 2024 on ESG for finance professionals. Jon also asks Brian to weigh in on why ESG is perceived as too political, and what the stakes are to sidelining this conversation for that reason. Note: this is the final section of a longer Planful Perform review that's also been released, so check the feed for that one.