ERP podcasts for the German market – the shows that matter, assessed

Podcast of the ERP Competence Center at Kufstein University of Applied Sciences – “from practice, for practice”. The hosts explain ERP systems in a hands-on way and put current topics such as AI and cloud integration, selection and best practices into context, often with guests from user companies and research.

Who it's for: newcomers and practitioners who want to understand ERP soundly and independently of any vendor.

For years one of the largest and most substantial German-language podcasts on business software. Professor Winkelmann discusses ERP topics on a sound academic footing and vendor-neutrally, with many practitioner guests from user companies and research.

Note: the show has not continued since August 2020 – but the extensive archive is still worthwhile for fundamentals and context.

The podcast of the DSAG, the independent German-speaking SAP user group. Rotating representatives discuss S/4HANA transformation, Business Suite, BTP and current SAP strategy topics with guests from the SAP network – explicitly in a constructively critical way toward SAP.

Who it's for: SAP user companies looking for the user-group rather than the vendor perspective.

Publicly funded podcast on digitalisation in retail, with dedicated episodes on ERP systems in the mid-market. Broader than ERP alone, but it regularly covers inventory management, system selection and process topics based on real practice examples.

Who it's for: retail and mid-market companies looking for neutral, ad-free digitalisation input.

Hands-on SAP podcast by the consulting and product house abat. Episodes cover concrete SAP topics such as S/4HANA (public vs. private cloud), SAP AI and BTP, the Integration Suite, SuccessFactors and SAP system security.

Who it's for: SAP users and project teams who want to go deeper on individual S/4HANA topics.

A very active, weekly podcast on ERP selection, implementation, go-live as well as AI and digitalisation in the mid-market. The host covers vendor-agnostic topics and regularly invites guests from user and vendor companies.

Who it's for: decision-makers in the middle of a selection or implementation project who value a lot of practical input at a high cadence.

A relaxed podcast around the SAP ecosystem – from S/4HANA and SAP consulting through SAP & AI to careers, recruiting and sales. The tone is deliberately light-hearted (technology “and good wine”), but the topics stay professional.

Who it's for: anyone in the SAP world who likes expert input without a lecture-hall tone.

SAP-focused podcast on business transformation: S/4HANA, cloud ERP, SAP BTP, e-invoicing as well as process digitalisation and AI in the SAP context. Episodes combine strategic context with concrete implementation questions.

Who it's for: companies before or in the middle of an S/4HANA transformation.

Podcast around Odoo as an ERP/CRM in practice: sales, systematising and automating business processes. Plenty of concrete implementation tips for companies that use or are evaluating Odoo.

Who it's for: SMEs in the Odoo world and anyone interested in process automation with an open-source ERP.

Podcast by the ERP vendor proALPHA on ERP and digitalisation in the mid-market – with topics such as industrial AI, cloud ERP and system integration. Rotating guests from the proALPHA environment provide practical and trend insights.

Who it's for: manufacturing-oriented mid-market companies that use or evaluate proALPHA.

Podcast around digital transformation in the mid-market with a focus on warehouse, production, logistics, sales and field service – frequently with reference to ERP integration. Internal and external guests contribute practice examples.

Who it's for: manufacturing and logistics-oriented SMEs digitalising processes around their ERP.

Podcast on ERP systems, cloud inventory management and digitalisation in the mid-market – with concrete topics such as DATEV integration and e-commerce connectivity. Guests come from trade and industry.

Who it's for: trade and inventory-management-oriented companies in the VARIO environment.

Official SAP series around the S/4HANA Cloud: cloud ERP transformation, customer success stories, clean-core and AI adoption as well as go-live experiences. Straight from the vendor's product environment.

Who it's for: SAP S/4HANA Cloud customers and prospects looking for product and best-practice insights.

Technology and business topics in the SAP world, in a relaxed “Sofa Talk” format: RISE with SAP, S/4HANA transformation, ABAP and current product topics. Produced by SAP.

Who it's for: the SAP community that likes news and context in a conversational format.

A hands-on podcast with a clear Odoo focus: data migration, helpdesk, time tracking, accounting and Odoo Studio. DACH-focused and drawn from the day-to-day project work of an Odoo service provider.

Who it's for: companies implementing or running Odoo and looking for concrete implementation tips.

Podcast around financial accounting and bookkeeping in the DACH mid-market – with ERP-relevant topics such as DATEV connectivity, “ERP vs. DATEV”, e-invoicing and process documentation. Prepared for finance leaders.

Who it's for: CFOs, accounting teams and anyone who wants to sharpen the finance side of their ERP landscape.