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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.

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October 10, 202654 min

The SAP Connect 2026 show review - with Josh Greenbaum

Jon's familiar foil Josh Greenbaum took off on a plane before the guys could record an on-site event review. Instead, they hopped on a post-event video call to break down whether SAP Connect 2026 lived up to expectations, and delivered for customers. The two compare notes on what they dug up on the ground, including Josh's customer views and Jon's AI geek outs. The biggest topic? How did SAP fare bringing the customers along - and not just the so-called "keynote luminaries," but the rest of the attendees and customers beyond? Why was SAP positioning so hard against "generic models"? Will customers embrace the data and process discipline of ERP modernization? And is "the end of three year migrations" a real thing, or just a vision? There are just some of the topics the guys air out... before wrapping with the always-potent topic of AI pricing and how customers will assess AI investments. To keep things spicy, Jon blows a couple of small gaskets along the way on AI misconceptions.

October 10, 202624 min

SAP Connect watch party recap - pregame and postgame review edition

For the SAP Connect 2026 opening keynote, Jon Reed was joined by Josh Greenbaum and Bonnie Duncan Tinder for their annual Connect watch party. Here, you can listen to the pregame and postgame reviews of a keynote that surprised all three of them. Pregame runs until 15:25; postgame runs until the end of the keynote for six more minutes of recap. You can see the full watch party including the keynote on LinkedIn at https://lnkd.in/p/g4_t-Puz. This was a high stakes keynote for SAP - did they accomplish what we thought they should? Where did they fall short? What did they get right? We recap.

October 10, 20261 hr 11 min

Enterprise month in review - human talent versus machines, a (non) Doomsday edition

Yep, it's that time. The Enterprise Month in Review is back and ready for your hot takes and savvy participation. As usual, Brian and Jon have our underrated stories of the month (Jon blows a bit of a gasket on autonomous agents). We'll also have a bit of AI Doomsday audience participation, and a research reveal on human talent and leadership to riff on. As always, Brian's infamous slide deck will be back. Note: if you want to check the slide deck, you see see the video replay at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Xy8MVL5gw.

September 6, 20261 hr 0 min

Enterprise Month in Review - fall event survival - BS Detector special

Yep, the silly season is upon us.... time to polish thos BS detectors! Get ready to decode over-the-top AI keynote messaging. Brian and Jon have your survival guide ready! Each will reveal the questions customers should be pressing, and how to get the most insights with the least event friction! We'll also be picking our top underrated stories of the month. As usual, Brian will have his infamous slide deck - bring your savviest and snarkiest commentary. Note: to check the slides or video (re)action, you can see the video replay on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/live/McdDj1G9ZUU.

September 6, 20261 hr 4 min

Have executives lost the AI plot? 2026 trends gut check - a CRMKonvos crossover

* note - the podcast starts 30 seconds into this file - In late August, Jon returned to the CRMKonvos hot seat for an open discussion of what's working in enterprise AI, and what's not. Top of the agenda: what about the gap between high performing enterprises, and all other AI adopters? Can it be closed? Why are enterprise CEOs often less clued into real AI success than the CIOs and CFOs that work for them? Why does the architecture around AI make such a difference? The audience had questions for Jon also - this sets up another great AI debate with Michael Wu on CRMKonvos in October. See the full CRMKonvos video collection on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@crmkonvos.

July 26, 20261 hr 9 min

Enterprise Month in Revew - what are CIOs getting right - and wrong? With Tim Crawford

Yep, it's that time, the enterprise month in review is upon us. Special guest Tim Crawford will give his strong take on where CIOs are going wrong - and what the best CIOs are getting right. You co-hosts, Brian Sommer and Jon Reed, will have their underrate enterprise stories of the month - and Brian's infamous slide deck will have its share of surprises. As always, the audience is a jugular part of the show so bring you savviest and smartest commentary...

July 26, 20261 hr 15 min

Analyst Relations gut check - live feedback sessions on AI-created AR solutions

And now for something completely different! Let's have a live look at Analyst Relations disruptions - via a feedback session on AI-generated content on how AR needs to change. I generated this content from my own research and analysis - but did AI get it right? What went wrong? How can all of us - including analysts - serve customers better when they need an open, year round dialogue like never before? Joining me will be independent analysts Bonnie Tinder and Josh Greenbaum. I'll get their unscripted reactions to this collateral, some of which is quite edgy, but does it reflect our views? Where did AI go wrong, and where can data and analytics help us make changes in our industry? Join us and let's hear your reactions also. Note: you may want to see the visuals for these slides. If so, check the YouTube replay for easy scrolling through the visuals, https://youtube.com/live/nqD9jWEF0UQ. AD FREE CONTENT REVIEW REQUEST - this may be the longest running enterprise podcast and it has never had ads or sponsors, and never will. If you're weary of podcast ads and sponsor announcements, and love the kind of unscripted/unsponsored content as much as I do, consider leaving me a positive review, it's shocking how much of a difference this makes in bringing in more listeners. Thanks - these podcasts are for the community... always will be.

July 26, 20261 hr 0 min

Enterprise data health reality check - an interactive research dive

We know that enterprise data quality is a problem - and the biggest obstacle to successful AI. But the truth can quickly become a static phrase. What does the data really show? What are the savvy companies doing? How deep does this organizational problem go? Recently, a monster piece of independent research, co-authored by diginomica's Alyx Macqueen and Maureen Blandford for Serendipitus, investigated this problem, and surfaced surprising insights. So let's get Blandford and Macqueen in the proverbial hot seat, and find out about their method, what they learned, and the issues that this research sparked. As always, this is a live, interactive event where your questions and commentary are part of the mix. Maureen and Alyx have prepared their top surprises and fresh views for this program, you won't want to miss this one.

July 5, 20261 hr 3 min

Enterprise month in review - is HR tech falling short? With Meg Bear and Amy Wilson

Yep, it's that time again. Join Jon Reed and Brian Sommer for the Enterprise Month in Review. We'll pick our underrated stories, and then, in a classic show mashup, Amy Wilson and Meg Bear of the Meg and Amy how will give their live reactions to Brian Sommer's run-down of where HR tech, AI and leadership is falling short. We'll also have some make-your-own-buzzword surprises, and of course, Brian's infamous slide deck. As always, bring your savviest and snarkiest commentary, as you help steer the show and we field your reactions in real-time. Note: for the full slide experience, catch the YouTube replay at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWtobJAsYqE

June 7, 20261 hr 5 min

Enterprise month in review - AI sanity check event edition

Yes, it's that time. As the spring event season winds down, we ramp up our month in review. What did vendors get right? What did they utterly miss? What underrated stories do buyers need to track? Where does AI fall short - and where is it getting results? We'll have Brian's infamous slide deck, and, as always, field all your live questions and comments in real time. End note: the audience did so bring their sharpest and snarkiest commentary - and we did your best to actually draw out some key lessons from the enterprise year to date, including our top three event highs and lows. But did we agree? Find out here... If you want to check Brian's slides, you can see our live YouTube video replay at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZAP70ErRp8&t=2s