Tom Wailgum of ASUG interviewed me as part of the virtual edition of its Executive Exchange last week. It had originally been scheduled in Orlando as a companion to SAP's annual Sapphire event. SAP's event has been postponed till next month and ASUG turned its event virtual, and utilized the ON24 platform for the broadcast.
Tom and I covered wide ground about a post-COVID world in our 30 minute session including
- My recent Zoom interviews with a number of C level executives and VCs and what I have heard across industries/regions - acrobatics, views on return to work, overall recovery
- How customers will likely deal with SAP - cloud applications v on prem, vertical v horizontal functionality, expectations of more integration in the SAP portfolio, re-shuffling spend, acceleration of digitization
- What customers can expect from SI partners - travel restrictions, more shared services, automation
- CIO performance during the crisis, likely new C- level health-centric exec, expansion of HR role with increased focus on health, work from home etc
