SAP and Enterprise Trends Podcasts from Jon Reed (@jonerp) of diginomica.com
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Free spirited, old school podcasts on all things enterprise with Jon Reed of diginomica.com, along with troublemakers and/or special guests. This feed includes live recordings from the road, as well as interviews for diginomica.com and debates on the future of the enterprise. Frequent topics include the impact of cloud, mobile, in-memory (including HANA), and analytics on the enterprise - but with an eye towards customer realities and genuine skills needs. Guests are free to call BS on Jon, and each other - a dash of enterprise humor is always welcome.
Episodes
- The SAP Sapphire 2026 final review - with Josh Greenbaum
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?…
- SAP Sapphire review - the UKISUG's Conor Riordan talks AI migration tools, adoption questions, and yes - APIs
Jon Reed and Conor Riordan review SAP Sapphire, covering AI migration tools, customer adoption, cloud ERP, and recent SAP API policy changes.
- SAP Sapphire 2026 watch party recap - the keynote review
This episode reviews the SAP Sapphire Orlando 2026 keynote, covering expectations, highs, lows, and SAP's enterprise vision in the context of AI and SaaS changes. The discussion includes a recap from a live watch party.
- Enterprise Month in Review - event detox and AI agent reality check edition
This episode reviews the month in enterprise technology, focusing on event detox and the reality of AI agents. The hosts share their top lessons learned and discuss key takeaways.
- The state of SAP, and where should customers go from here? An opinionated (and unscripted) review
This episode reviews the state of SAP in April 2026, contrasting market views with customer priorities and value. It discusses SAP's AI strategy, the Reltio acquisition, and Thomas Saueressig's new role, considering the impact of global vo…
- Why CX data fragmentation blocks AI progress - a live research review with Rebecca Wettemann
Rebecca Wettemann reviews new CX research showing that organizations often increase complexity in pursuit of AI, exposing broken data layers. The discussion addresses siloed predicaments faced by CX and contact center teams and the need to…
- Oracle AI World NYC 2026 - the halftime recap with Rebecca Wettemann
Halfway through Oracle's AI World Tour in New York City, Jon Reed caught up with Rebecca Wettemann of Valoir to recap the highlights of what we heard so far. After discussing Valoir's new CX research - released as a separate podcast - we d…
- On ERP value, AI disruptions and where we go from here - hot issues from Sage Analyst Day 2026
After a vigorous first day at the 2026 Sage analyst event, Brian Sommer and Jon Reed hash out an ERP vendor with a provocative approach to AI for finance. Why has Sage advanced the conversation with domain-specific finance models? What did…
- Hashing out a provocative enterprise AI keynote - live at CRM Playaz IRL with Esteban Kolksy
Esteban Kolksy, Chief Distiller at Constellation Research, closed out the CRM Playas IRL (In Real Life) event in Atlanta with a provocative keynote the debunked enterprise AI myths, while making a case for where the value in AI truly lies.…
- Enterprise month in review - agentic AI gut check time - with Andreas Welsch
Yep, we're back. It's time to join us for our unscripted review of the enterprise year to date. We also have special guest Andreas Welsch on tap, for an agentic AI enterprise gut check, timed with the Wednesday, February 25th announcement…
- ZohoDay 2026 - the impromptu recap with Thomas Wieberneit
After two full days at ZohoDay 2026, Jon Reed and Thomas Wieberneit quickly regrouped for some first impressions on the slew of news and potent topics, such as intelligence as a commodity, the tension between custom solutions and technical…
- ZohoDay 2026 - the unscripted review with Brian Sommer
ZohoDay 2026 is in the books. But while the assembled mass of industry analysts were still in Austin, Jon Reed and Brian Sommer grabbed a quiet room for an unscripted recap. There was a flurry of news at this show to make sense of, some of…
- ERP vendors versus AI agent disruptions - an information discussion gets heated
During their Acumatica Summit podcast review, Jon Reed and Brian Sommer went off into a full-blown treatment of ERP versus AI agent disruptions. Sommer managed to expertly nudge Reed into blowing a gasket over LinkedIn AI exuberance, so we…
- Acumatica Summit 2026 - the virtual review with Brian Sommer
An unforgiving storm kept Brian from the tarmac, but that didn't stop Jon and Brian from doing their annual Acumatica Summit review, the virtual edition. On the last afternoon of the show, Jon caught up with Brian for an online review of A…
- Acumatica Summit 2026 - views and reactions on-site with Josh Greenbaum
On the second full day of the Acumatica Summer 2026, Josh Greenbaum crashes the show with Jon to make sense of Acumatica's cloud ERP customer impact as the AI plot thickens. We get into our candid talks with customers, partners and Acumati…
- Are ERP and SCM vendors ready for AI security? - the Louis Columbus interview
In the January edition of the Enterprise month in review, we interviewed Louis Columbus with the burning question: are ERP and supply chain vendors ready for AI security, and new attack vectors like prompt injection? Louis has been nailing…
- Enterprise month in review - ERP (and supply chain) vendors aren't ready for AI security
Are ERP and supply chain vendors ready for AI security, and new attack vectors like prompt injection? Our special guest Louis Columbus says no. Louis has been nailing this on his Venture Beat AI security blog - let's put him in the hot sea…
- Where do we go from here? A candid AI enterprise recap with CRMKonvos
In this special crossover podcast, I share my hot seat appearance with CRMKonvos - as hosts Thomas Wieberneit and Ralf Korb press me on the lessons we learned - if any - from enterprise AI and 2025. And how do customers prepare for 2026, g…
- Enterprise Month in Review - is AI changing the B2B buyer?
Yes - it's time... Let's review the highs and lows of the enterprise month, with Jon, Brian, and the infamous slide deck like no other. Plus: we have special guest Barb Mosher Zinck in the virtual chair, to talk about her latest research o…
- The hot seat - customers ask us anything, live from ASUG Tech Connect '25
At ASUG Tech Connect 2025, Jon Reed, Josh Greenbaum, and ASUG CEO/Chief Community Champion Geoff Scott took the hot seats for 30 minutes of "ask us anything" audience questions on the show floor. We kick off the podcast with reactions to t…
- CCE 2025 - can we get to decision intelligence? Is AI disruptive to research? Kolksy part two
In part two of my on-site taping at CCE 2025 with Esteban Kolsky, we get into what he's learned in the past year on curating intelligence for executives. But why is there a need for this service? How are the big analyst firms falling short…
- CCE 2025 - is the AI debate becoming more intelligent? With Esteban Kolsky
In part one of my two part podcast series with Esteban Kolksy, Chief Distiller, Constellation Research, we discuss the AI debate, and our differences with that debate, and each other. Has the AI discussion changed this year at CCE 205? Wha…
- The Oracle AI World 2025 podcast review - with Brian Sommer
On the final day of Oracle AI World 2025, before their Vegas escape, Jon Reed and Brian Sommer sit down and look to make sense of what they just heard, from Oracle's AI visions to customer realities - how do the two match up? Where are the…
- SAP Connect 2025 - the end-to-end podcast review
For my final podcast in the SAP Connect series, I get the process/line of business view from analyst and series regular Josh Greenbaum. Josh has advocated for an end-to-end SAP event for a while. So was the ambitious SAP Connect a success?…
- SAP Connect 2025 in review - a cloudy BTP angle with Brian Dennett
In the first of two SAP Connect 2025 podcast wraps, I sat down with Brian Dennett of Lemongrass, and SAP Mentor. We discussed the pros and cons of this ambitious show, and what Brian learned on the ground in pursuit of BTP and BDC clarity.…
- SAP Connect Watch Party live - opening keynote reactions recap
In this recap of the SAP Connect opening keynote live Watch Party, you can hear the pre-game and post-game breakdowns with myself, Josh Greenbaum, Bonnie Tinder and Thomas Wieberneit, who crashed the post-game review. This was a compelling…
- Enterprise Month in Review - Where is the innovation HR tech? - with Stacey Harris of Sapient Group
It's time - to rehash the event season to date and ask: where is the actual sign of innovation? Join us - and help sort out the promising HR tech from the BS, we've got special guest and HR tech analyst par excellence Stacey Harris joining…
- Enterprise Month in Review - AI versus professional services - and a leadership detox
Yup, it's time folks - the Enterprise Month in Review is upon us. This time we'll bear down on the so-called AI disruption of professional services and research, with epic special guest Frank Scavo. We'll also get Frank's take on Brian's l…
- Good analysts, bad analysts, and yes, AI - with Hyoun Park
What makes a good enterprise analyst? There is no one I'd rather ask that Hyoun Park. But then why did Park move away from his analyst firm to work for an emerging AI vendor? (Levelpath). And how will AI change the analyst profession? It's…
- End of summer SAP blowout - what do customers need, and will fall events deliver?
As the summer winds down, fall event season is about to heat up, with a slew of events from SAP (and SAP's biggest competitors). But what do customers need from SAP right now? And can fall events deliver on that? How do you get what your t…
- The enterprise month in review - AI recruitment misadventures, and other picks and pans
Get ready for another round of enterprise highs and lows, with Brian Sommer and Jon Reed issuing their top picks (and pans) of the month, and unveil another unexpected half-time segment - deconstructing AI and recruiting, with surprise gue…
- Enterprise keynotes are legacy, and LinkedIn is now the business TikTok? B2B video with Brent Leary
Is LinkedIn now the business TikTok? Are keynotes legacy artifacts? And why are Watch Parties the future of enterprise keynotes? Here's the full version of Jon Reed's talk with Brent Leary of CRM Playaz - where we learn why unscripted vide…
- Hot topics live at SAP Sapphire Orlando 2025 - the ASUG Hub "ask us anything" edition
At the end of the first official day of SAP Sapphire Orlando 2025, we taped a live podcast at the ASUG Hub with questions from the audience. On the mic: Jon Reed, your host, ASUG CEO Geoff Scott and analyst Josh Greenbaum. We gave our inst…
- Enterprise Month in Review - the Mary Meeker + Accenture trend predictions blowout
As event season winds down, prognosticators have a lot to say about the future of the enterprise. Do Jon and Brian agree, or are these fever dreams? Let's review what we've learned this spring - and where customers go from here. As always,…
- Salesforce Connections 2025 - the podcast review
On the final afternoon of Salesforce Connections, I catch up with Rebecca Wettemann, CEO of Valoir, to make sense of the what we just saw. Rebecca has some instructive thoughts on Salesforce's planned acquisition of Informatica - a topic w…
- Is this the end of "do-not-reply marketing"? A hot take from Liz Miller at Salesforce Connections 2025
At Salesforce Connections 2025, Salesforce announced the Marketing Cloud Next - as the end of "do-not-reply" marketing. Is this a realistic goal for marketers? Is Marketing Cloud ready for the challenge? Time for a quick hot take from Cons…
- The SAP Sapphire 2025 podcast review - with Conor Riordan, chair UKISUG
In a time-honored Sapphire 2025 tradition, I located an empty hallway and commandeered a couple of chairs to debrief on what we heard in Orlando. This time, with a new guest, Conor Riordan, Chair at UKISUG. Riordan brings a fascinating per…
- SAP Sapphire 2025 - pre-game and post-game keynote review
For SAP Sapphire 2025 opening keynote, we took the old school retro chat backchannel, and turned it into a public watch party. I invited special guest commentators Bonnie Tinder and Josh Greenbaum, and it seemed to go pretty well. So for t…
- Enterprise month in review - HR tech and PR detox edition
Yep, it's time for another Enterprise month in review. Join us live as Jon Reed and Brian Sommer issue their enterprise picks and pans. Our special guest on the virtual couch will be HR tech PR maven Jeanne Achille, who will help us sort t…
- The SAP BDC review - and bridging the IT gap with better business cases
With SAP Sapphire and the ASUG Annual Conference right around the corner, Jon Reed reconvened with analyst Josh Greenbaum and ASUG CEO Geoff Scott for a two part podcast. Part one: a review of SAP's ambitious Business Data Cloud announceme…
- Workshopping AI and human creativity - an impassioned reboot with Thomas Wieberneit
Yes, it's time to revisit my take on AI and human creativity, with trusted foil Thomas Wieberneit, who has plenty of insights and an ability to push my arguments. I'll have some fresh slides and fresh thinking on this topic, hot takes, and…
- Active Inference AI versus LLMs - the latest developments with Denise Holt
Active Inference AI is not necessarily in conflict with LLMs, but Active Inference is definitely a different approach - one that challenges AI assumptions and opens up new thinking. It's been almost six months since Denise Holt shook up Co…
- Enterprise month in review - SaaS vs AI agents, and our top picks and bricks
Yep, it's time - Brian Sommer and Jon Reed are back with the high and lows of the enterprise month, and your own salty commentary. Let's do this! Note - this is the first show of the year so there is a lot to cover, including a research di…
- Hashing out the perils and potentials of customization - with Eric Kimberling
Eric Kimberling wrote a must-read post on the pros and cons of customization - and the debate is joined. In this special "blogs that matter" edition, we'll drill into Eric's analysis, and then take up some critical points customers should…
- The ZohoDay 2025 podcast review - did Zoho make its enterprise (and AI) case?
On the final afternoon of a whirlwind ZohoDay 2025 analyst event, I finally got a live sit down with Brian Sommer after a couple of near misses. The topics on deck: did Zoho make its enterprise case? And how different/effective is its AI s…
- Where do Enterprise Architects go from here - in SAP and beyond? Live from ASUG Tech Connect
At ASUG Tech Connect 2024, for the first time, I hosted a joint podcast collaboration with the ASUG Talks team - to be issued on both of our platforms. Joining me in for a live podcast taping were familiar suspects: ASUG CEO Geoff Scott an…
- The Acumatica Summit 2025 Review - with Brian Sommer
Acumatica has been a influential vendor in the cloud ERP midmarket - but does AI change the equation? Were there surprises on the ground in Vegas? Time to make sense of an important Acumatica Summit, but with a plot twist: Jon Reed is home…
- Hashing out SAP in 2025 - pitfalls and opportunities with Greenbaum and Dennett
I was unable to get Josh Greenbaum and Brian Dennett together for an on-the-ground podcast at ASUG Tech Connect in November, but the show provoked important talks on RISE, clean core, and why SAP projects need enterprise architects. Those…
- Why the enterprise needs (live) visual narratives - with Heather Willems
AUDIO ECHO NOTE: the echo is addressed after the first three minutes. How effective are we at visually engaging enterprise content? I'd say - not very. But Heather Willems of Two Line Studios is doing something about that. Can we revive st…
- Reaching the informed b2b buyer, recap 6 - what (bots) lie ahead?
In the final section of my informal audiobook reading of Reaching the B2B Informed Buyer, we wrap up the strategies in the book - and the pitfalls to avoid. I also revisit the impact of AI on content generation and strategy; where it fits,…