Episodes
In this episode of Inside SAP S/4HANA Cloud, host Markus Oertelt discusses warehouse management, cloud transformations, and key ingredients for successful implementation with Florian Kuchta, vice president and head of product management SAP Logistics, SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, and Jinoy Joshy, Platinum warehouse management architect. They explore the challenges commonly encountered during cloud transformation and share their advice on how to navigate them successfully. The guests...
Published 04/15/24
Published 04/15/24
The podcast Inside SAP S/4HANA Cloud presents the second episode of the series about Artificial Intelligence at SAP. In episode 2, host Syed Talal Hussain discusses SAP Business AI in S/4HANA Cloud with business cases applied at Accenture. The guests Marco Valencia from SAP, Michalene Schechter, and Josefina Yaconis from Accenture delve into topics such as Accenture's journey to digitize finance activities and the power of AI and GenAI when applied appropriately. They also explore SAP's...
Published 03/20/24
In this new episode of the podcast Inside SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Yannick Peterschmitt discusses customers' transitions from SAP Business ByDesign to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition with three guests: Russell Delapp from Navigator Business Solution, a company and partner from the US, Dirk De Vos from Felina, a German manufacturer and distributor of premium lingerie, and Raphael Finck from SAP Partner Snap. They explore the motivations behind transitioning to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, the...
Published 03/06/24
In this episode of Inside SAP S/4HANA, host Sheldon Edelstein dives into the successful project at Ball Horticultural with Chief Information Officer, Mark Morris. The talk covers the recent transformation to SAP S/4HANA and the challenges the international company headquartered in West Chicago, Illinois, faced along the way. Mark shares how they leveraged SAP's support services and the new Data Transition Validation tool to ensure a smooth and successful go-live. What topic would you like us...
Published 02/21/24
The podcast Inside SAP S/4HANA introduces a new series on Artificial Intelligence at SAP. In the episode #1, host Syed Talal Husssain, product manager for AI in Cloud ERP at SAP, speaks with Andreas Welsch, VP of AI Marketing, and Yannick Peterschmitt, head of Cloud ERP Product Success Enablement, about SAP's strategy on Business AI and Generative AI. They also discuss recent innovations on SAP S/4HANA Cloud with Joule and the details of the enablement strategy on Cloud ERP. What topic would...
Published 02/07/24
In this episode of Inside SAP S/4HANA, Yannick Peterschmitt hosts a discussion on the concept of Clean Core with Stefan Batzdorf, Chief Technology Officer for SAP S/4HANA, and Dirk Appelhoff, EMEA SAP Business Group Lead at Accenture. Together, they describe Clean Core as a methodology to maintain a modern, flexible, and cloud-compliant ERP system by keeping SAP S/4HANA up to date, minimizing customizations, and leveraging cloud-native integrations. They also share real customer cases,...
Published 01/29/24
In the second episode of the Localization as a Self-Service series, our host Katrin Deissner talks to Amine Drissi, pre-sales director at Inetum Business Solutions, for a hands-on experience. The company is one of the first SAP partners that created a customer-local version of SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition with localization as a self-service for an African country. Together, they discuss the specifics of the African market, the SAP offerings, as well as benefits, challenges, and lessons...
Published 01/12/24
We start here a new podcast series on Inside SAP S/4HANA with three episodes about Localization as a Self-Service, hosted by Katrin Deissner. In this first session, Katrin talks to Sadaf Shakil, chief product owner and head of SAP S/4HANA Localization from SAP Globalization Services. Together, they discuss the importance of Localization in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and how to handle the unique requirements using localization extensibility. The guest introduces the concept, explains the...
Published 12/12/23
In this episode of Inside SAP S/4HANA, Harish Mangtani invites Ilya Bibik from SAP and Vitali Harlukovich from SAP partner LeverX to discuss the extensibility model in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition. The conversation focuses on the unique opportunities that the extensibility model offers to customers, as well as the challenges associated with it. The guests provide insights on the first steps customers can take to leverage the cloud extensibility model, using existing business Proof of...
Published 11/29/23
In celebration of its fourth anniversary, the Inside SAP S/4HANA podcast releases this special episode focused on diversity. The host, Fernanda Rodrigues, welcomes Yannick Peterschmitt, Shuge Guo, Syed Talal Hussain, and Sang Dao to discuss the impact of diversity on product management. As part of a highly diverse team at SAP, they share their individual journeys and challenges in light of this topic. Furthermore, they offer valuable insights for encouraging more diverse teams. What topic...
Published 11/15/23
Markus Oertelt hosts this episode of Inside SAP S/4HANA, which focuses on the power of Advanced Variant Configuration solution. Marin Ukalovic, chief product owner for Digital Configuration Lifecycle at SAP and co-author of "Advanced Variant Configuration with SAP S/4HANA" and more books, is the guest and describes the functionalities of the solution, best practices approach, possibilities in the light of user experience and the tasks involving artificial intelligence. He also shares a...
Published 11/03/23
In the third episode of the Sustainability series on the Inside SAP S/4HANA podcast, Syed Talal Hussain interviews Benjamin Lösken and Daniel Merdan, who hold the positions of Director and Senior Manager at PwC. Together, they delve into the impact of ESG on data-driven decision-making, the current market challenges, and explore a client case that details the integration of ESG into SAP S/4HANA transformation projects. Additionally, they offer insights into solutions and next steps for...
Published 09/20/23
The new episode of Inside SAP S/4HANA presents how SAP Partner Syntax accelerates companies around high-performance batteries and mobility business with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition. Our host Markus Oertelt talks to Roman Freidel, Global COE Leader, Manufacturing Industry and Director of Presales at Syntax. Together, they explore the steps for a successful implementation of SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition, technical challenges, and the customers' perspective on the SAP product. What...
Published 09/06/23
In this new episode of Inside SAP S/4HANA, our host Markus Oertelt talks to Menno Vlietstra, Head of Group IT at KWC Group AG, and Gert-Jan Den Boer, SAP Business Architect for KWC in Switzerland. Together, they share details on the SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition implementation at KWC, the business user experience with the SAP product, challenges, and recommendations for other companies. What topic would you like us to discuss next? Send an email to [email protected]
Published 08/02/23
In this special episode of Inside SAP S/4HANA, we present the 'Cloud ERP Close-Up' series with a special guest: Axel Herrmann, Product Management Lead for Product-Centric Cloud ERP at SAP. 'Cloud ERP Close-Up' is a series designed to share product highlights and project insights based on hands-on experience. In this talk, our guests discuss how product-centric companies can start their Cloud ERP transformation and change management. They also highlight SAP RISE and GROW with SAP from a...
Published 07/19/23
The new episode of Inside SAP S/4HANA shares insights on the successful journey to SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition, of holidu, a classic vacation rental platform based in Germany, with support from the partner all4cloud. Our host, Yannick Peterschmitt, talks to Anna Westacott, the Team Lead Finance Operations at holidu, and Christoph Keppler, Head of Consulting S/4HANA Cloud at all4cloud, to have the customer and partner's perspective. What topic would you like us to discuss next? Send an...
Published 06/28/23
On the second episode of the Sustainability series on the podcast Inside SAP S/4HANA, Syed Talal Hussain highlights the Circular Economy, the Impact of End Producer Responsibility (EPR), and Plastic Taxes. Together with Emmeline Cardozo and Neena Brandt, from the partner Accenture, and Shahd Abdelrahman, from SAP, they discuss business challenges and opportunities. Did you miss the first episode about Sustainability? Check it now for Episode 80 - Impact of Sustainability on Digital...
Published 06/14/23
Our host Yannick Peterschmitt talks to Marssel Vilaça, an SAP Champion from Brazil, and Luzian Kern, Vice President of SAP Product Learning ERP&Finance. In an open and honest talk, Marssel explains the SAP Champions concept and brings important feedback and lessons learned on his certification for SAP S/4HANA Cloud. Luzian shares valuable hints for professionals, including the new learning platform: learning.sap.com. Send an e-mail to [email protected] to share your opinion about this...
Published 05/17/23
The new episode of Inside SAP S/4HANA brings a broad perspective on Supply Chain and Service Management with customer's and partner's experiences. Our host Markus Oertelt, SAP, talks to Cordula Rüdiger, Team Lead for IT Interface Management at Stadler Service AG, and Beat Wyler, Consulting Manager Cloud at Innflow AG. Together, they explain how Stadler Service AG manages its service processes with state-of-the-art technology and how SAP partner Innflow AG supports this transformation. What...
Published 05/03/23
Imagine seeing how your company can run its operations live and visualizing the digital journey and deployment success. That's the idea of the SAP Industry 4.0 Centers, our topic of this new Inside SAP S/4HANA podcast episode. Our host Markus Oertelt talks to Rakesh Gandhi, Vice President of Digital Supply Chain and Industry 4.0 Centers. Tune in to understand how SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition can be experienced in the SAP Industry 4.0 Centers. What topic would you like us to discuss next?...
Published 04/19/23
In this new Inside SAP S/4HANA podcast episode, Katharina Klug, from SAP, invites Lukas Jenner, from the partner Walldorf Consulting AG, to discuss how intelligent Procurement can look like and how SAP S/4HANA comes into the broader picture. In addition, they bring examples of typical customer requests, the integration between SAP S/4HANA and SAP Ariba, and the methodology to start an integration project with a customer. What topic would you like us to discuss next? Send an email to...
Published 04/05/23
In this new episode of Inside SAP S/4HANA, the host Markus Oertelt, Product Expert at SAP, talks to Giedre Bracaite, Product Manager for Clinical and API Supply Chain at Roche. They dive into how Roche monitors real-time shipments and temperature control in Clinical Supply and the usage of Cloud-based Supply Chain monitoring. They also discuss the lessons learned and the challenges faced by Roche during the implementation process. What topic would you like us to discuss next? Send an email to...
Published 03/22/23
Katharina Klug, from Product Success e Cloud Co-Innovation at SAP, is joined by Simon Medley, from s-peers AG, an SAP gold partner with Cloud focus status, specializing in SAP Analytics transformations. In this new podcast episode, they discuss analytics inside and outside of SAP S/4HANA, the challenges customers face, the usage of tools like SAP Analytics Cloud and Data Warehouse Cloud, and the best practices for businesses before starting their projects. What topic would you like us to...
Published 03/08/23
In this second Inside SAP S/4HANA podcast episode about SAP Document and Reporting Compliance, our host Katrin Deissner, Product Expert SAP S/4HANA of Product Success and Cloud Co-Innovation at SAP, talks to Marc Hoessels, Director and Global Tax ERP Leader at PwC. Together, they discuss the benefits and challenges PwC experienced with SAP Document and Reporting Compliance and how PwC assists its clients in tax. They also mention the current trends in tax compliance as well as the...
Published 02/22/23