Inside SAP Cloud ERP

Recorded live at SAP Product Expert Training in St. Leon-Rot, Germany, this episode brings a fresh perspective straight from the field. Christian Fox, Pre-Sales Consultant at Agilita Deutschland, joins the podcast with Markus Oertelt to share his impressions from the event — and the conversation quickly moves into the big questions shaping SAP's Cloud ERP landscape right now.
From the real-world agent his team built for back-office automation, to what it actually takes for customers to choose SAP Cloud ERP, Christian brings a grounded, partner-side view of where AI fits in enterprise processes. The discussion digs into manufacturing use cases, the growing role of AI agents in production planning, and why being close to core business processes matters more than flashy summaries.
He also shares what had him most excited at the PET — and what feature he'd build next if he had the chance.
A candid, high-energy conversation recorded in the middle of a packed three-week training program.
Register now for PET: https://learning.sap.com/business-suite-product-expert-training
Learn more about Agilita: https://www.agilita.de/ | https://de.linkedin.com/company/agilita-ag
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In dieser Folge von Inside SAP Cloud ERP spricht Martin Stocker live vom SAP Product Expert Training in St. Leon-Rot mit Siegbert Strauch, Solution Advisor bei delaware Germany.
Siegbert bringt über 20 Jahre SAP-Erfahrung und einen Hintergrund als Maschinenbauingenieur mit. Im Gespräch geht es um die Herausforderungen der Fertigungsindustrie, von der Druck-, und Verpackungsindustrie bis hin zur Kunststoff-, und Metallverarbeitung. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die SAP Variantenkonfiguration, der Einsatz von KI zur Optimierung von Stammdaten und Arbeitsprozessen, sowie ein konkretes Kundenprojekt, bei dem der Wechsel in die SAP Public Cloud erfolgreich war.
Ausserdem teilt Siegbert seine Einschätzung zum Return on Invest, zu KI-gestützten Add-Ons für die Produktentwicklung und zum Mehrwert des SAP Product Expert Trainings für Partner. Jetzt zum SAP Product Expert
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In this special episode recorded live from the SAP offices in St. Leon-Rot, Germany, host Yannick Peterschmitt kicks off the H2 2026 Product Expert Training with two distinguished guests: Sven Denecken, former SAP executive now advising independently, and Alexander Greb, Senior Vice President at All for One.
The conversation explores why structured product enablement remains the cornerstone of successful SAP Cloud ERP transformations. Sven reflects two decades of shaping these training programs and how the exchange between engineering, partners, and customers creates real outcomes. Alexander shares his perspective on the evolving role of SAP consultants — moving from companions back to true advisors who bring a clear picture of how businesses should operate today.
The discussion then turns to European market trends, with manufacturing and regulated industries increasingly embracing SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition. Both guests address the public vs. private cloud debate, the importance of standardization balanced with extensibility via SAP BTP, and the role of methodologies like SAP Activate. On AI, they offer pragmatic advice: distinguish between commodity processes (optimize for efficiency with agentic automation) and differentiating processes (optimize for effectiveness and insight-to-action). The episode closes with actionable guidance for customers and partners still on the fence — register for Product Expert Training, learn from peers, and always link technology investments to business strategy.

Show note links:
Product Expert Training Registration
https://learning.sap.com/business-suite-product-expert-training

Participe deste episódio especial do podcast Inside SAP S/4HANA Cloud, gravado em português, com Gustavo Barreiros, da SAP, e os convidados Luiza Barbosa Lustri e Augusto Palma Neto, da Hypera Pharma.
Descubra como uma das principais empresas farmacêuticas do Brasil conduziu sua jornada com o RISE with SAP e o SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition. Conheça as decisões estratégicas, os desafios e os fatores que contribuíram para uma implementação bem-sucedida. O episódio traz insights sobre estratégia de migração, governança, colaboração entre equipes e transformação digital no setor farmacêutico.

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In this episode of Inside SAP S/4HANA Cloud, host Owen McQuaide sits down with Andreas Eißmann, CEO and Founder of dinext Group — a 100% cloud consulting company that recently completed their own migration from SAP Business byDesign to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition. Andreas shares what it's really like to go from consultant to customer, the lessons learned along the way, and how that experience has changed the way dinext Group supports its own clients.

In this episode:
- Why dinext Group chose SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition as the future of their ERP
- The phased implementation approach: Finance first, Professional Services second — and why they'd do it exactly the same way again
- Integration challenges with third-party tools and what to plan for
- Why change management was their biggest unexpected hurdle
- How SAP's transition tools and accelerators support mid-market migrations
- The AI and Joule opportunities Andreas sees reshaping ERP user experiences

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As mentioned in the episode, registration is now open for the Product Expert Training 2026 program. Join a comprehensive learning experience designed to help you build product knowledge, strengthen your skills, and stay ahead of the latest innovations in Autonomous Enterprise and Agentic AI.

👉 Register here: https://learning.sap.com/business-suite-product-expert-training

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