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James Davison (Chief Strategy Officer of Pathlock) and Kyle Wechsler (SAP Security Control & Access Management Solution Leader of Protiviti) discuss agentic AI and AI governance in SAP environments. They emphasize the importance of traceability, transparency, and documentation, as well as how to constrain AI throughout its lifetime. This episode is brought to you by Pathlock and Protiviti.
Key Insights
·       Agentic AI benefits and risks
·       Every AI agent needs a business owner, technical owner, and risk owner
·       Designing guardrails and investigation readiness
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This week on ASUG Talks, we dive into the SAP Q3 2026 earnings call. Analysts Joshua Greenbaum and Jon Reed join the podcast to not only discuss their biggest takeaways, but what the call--and insights revealed by SAP leaders--mean for the software company's customers. 
Key Takeaways 
What the call revealed by SAP's approach to AI consumption credits 
How global volatility is impacting SAP customers' IT investments--and operations 
The way SAP is approaching AI governance 
This week in the ASUG community...
Learn from ASICS leaders their experience of being early adopters of SAP S/4HANA for Fashion.
Join ASUG and members of the utilities community for an interactive Community Conversation exploring the ideas and discussions that stood out at the event and what they could mean for utilities moving forward
Read Joshua Greenbaum's piece that we discussed in this week's episode 
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This week on ASUG Talks, we learn about how PepsiCo approached innovating its global enterprise asset management processes. 
Key Insights
How PepsiCo established its Global Template--consolidated business processes into one SAP ERP approach
Inside managing PepsiCo's global spare parts catalogue
How PepsiCo approached adoption and governance
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Read the City of Charlottesville’s lessons learned in moving to SAP S/4HANA as a public services and utilities organization.
Learn what the SAP for Utilities keynotes highlighted for attendees, including how clean data and human oversight enable AI.
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This week on ASUG Talks, I am joined by two of my fellow ASUG colleagues, Kelly Dowling and Elizabeth Tuckwell. The three of us were on the ground in Las Vegas for SAP Connect. We got together to discuss our biggest takeaways from the event. 
Key Insights
Breaking down the news and announcements from the event
The importance of governance 
Examples of how SAP customers are different lines of business are leveraging SAP AI
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Read our recap SAP for Utilities, Presented by ASUG, Day One
Listen to my conversation with Balaji Balasubramanian, President, Chief Product Officer - SAP Customer Experience and Consumer Industries 
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This week on ASUG Talks, Balaji Balasubramanian, President, Chief Product Officer - SAP Customer Experience and Consumer Industries, joins the podcast to talk about how the SAP solutions that enable customers to manage the "front door" of their businesses is changing. 
Key Insights 
How retail and utility industry changes are spurring SAP CX innovation
The place of AI in SAP CX solutions 
Upcoming SAP CX developments and innovations
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Read about the groundbreaking solar and wireless charging infrastructure at Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
Gain insight into how fellow SAP customers are using, measuring, and working with AI.
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