SUGTalks

About SUGTalks

SUGTalks is the official UKISUG Podcast, aimed at driving success and making your job easier, providing an independent channel for all of your SAP needs. Hosted by Craig Dale, alongside our special guests, SUGTalks takes a look at the opportunities and challenges facing SAP users today. To learn more about the UKISUG referral scheme, visit: https://www.sapusers.org/community-referral-scheme

Publisher

UK & Ireland SAP User Group

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jan 2021

Latest episode

4 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

153 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Nov 2026

   UKISUG Connect 2026 Preview

   In the latest episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Rebecca Hodson, ERP Programme Director at Penguin Random House. With UKISUG Connect returning to the ICC in Birmingham at the end of November, Rebecca shares how to get the most from the conference. She explains why she plans her agenda before arriving, why teams should split up across sessions and how sitting with new people leads to the best conversations. She also covers what her team hopes to learn about RISE and where AI is delivering...

2. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Be Curious, Be Brave: How AstraZeneca and NATS Gain Value from UKISUG Membership

   In this episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined by Russell Smith, Vice President, ERX Transformation Technology at AstraZeneca, and Martin Taylor, ERP Implementation Lead at NATS, to discuss how organisations can get the most value from their UKISUG membership. Russell and Martin explain how their teams engage with the User Group, including its symposia, executive events and the annual Connect conference. They also highlight why access to a network of peers at other organisations is often the mo...

3. 

   7 Oct 2026

   ECC to Public Cloud in 9 Months: Inside Pitney Bowes' SAP Journey

   In the latest episode of SUGTalks, Craig is joined once again by Stuart Beadle, IT Director at Pitney Bowes. Together they take a closer look at Pitney Bowes' move to SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud.. He shares how public cloud acted as the driver for simplification and what the business chose to give up. Craig and Stuart also discuss governance, data migration and managing releases every six months. Stuart shares the lessons learned during the transition process of working with a systems inte...

Who has been a guest on SUGTalks

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Hagen Jander
• Steffen Schad
• Jose Carvalho
• Simon Nichols

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

49,566

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

76

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

68

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