ASUG Talks

How AI Is Reshaping Retail, Utilities, and SAP Customer Experience (CX)

ASUG Talks

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Send us Fan Mail This week on ASUG Talks, Balaji Balasubramanian, President, Chief Product Officer - SAP Customer Experience and Consumer Industries, joins the podcast to talk about how the SAP solutions that enable customers to manage the "front door" of their businesses is changing. Key Insights How retail and utility industry changes are spurring SAP CX innovationThe place of AI in SAP CX solutions Upcoming SAP CX developments and innovationsThis week in the ASUG community...

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