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DLA ERP Modernization
Security
DLA’s ERP Modernization Race Shows How Audit Pressure Is Rewriting Federal Cloud DealsBy Tarsilla Moura
DLA is years ahead of schedule on a major ERP modernization initiative aimed at reducing technical debt, improving auditability, and moving away from heavily customized systems. The effort highlights how cloud services, managed support, and process standardization are becoming foundational to federal ERP transformation.
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ERP TodayFinancial Management
Hypergene and Stratsys Merge as FP&A, ESG, GRC Move Toward One Data Model
ERP TodaySecurity
AI Agents Need a Gateway, and Citrix Is Putting NetScaler in the Middle
ERP TodayAnalytics and AI
Oracle Begins NetSuite Next Rollout; Ask Oracle Moves into ERP Workflow
ERP TodaySupply Chain Management
Is AI’s Next Target the Supply Chain Control Layer? Auger Raises $50M to Test the Stack
ERP TodayAutomation
Epicor’s Conexiom Expansion Pushes AI Automation Deeper into Distributor Workflows
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EDITORS CHOICE
accounts payable workflow automation
Automation
Why AP Workflow Automation Still Leaves Finance Teams Doing Manual Work
Accounts payable automation has come a long way—yet most finance teams are still doing significant manual work. This article examines why AP workflows break down even with automation tools in place, where the ERP gaps lie, and what CFOs and finance leaders need to do to build truly touchless invoice and payment processing.
By Tarsilla Moura
AWS agentic AI SAP ERP exceptions - MCP agentic ERP infrastructure with AgentCore
Analytics and AI
MCP Is Becoming the Plumbing of Agentic ERP—ERP Leaders Need to Understand It
MCP is emerging as the protocol layer that lets AI agents discover and call enterprise tools, data sources, and workflows. For ERP leaders, the opportunity is lower integration friction. The risk is that access control, auditability, and cost discipline move closer to the agent boundary.
By Tarsilla Moura
Analytics and AI
GenAI in ERP Needs a Smaller Starting Point and a Harder Business Proposition
Enterprise leaders, while ambitious in their generative AI strategies, face a significant gap between their AI aspirations and actual production adoption, as illustrated by Mukesh Kumar's insights on targeted automation in ERP systems addressing specific, high-impact problems.
By Tarsilla Moura
SAP developers being replaced by AI
Analytics and AI
SAP Says AI Could Replace Its Coders—Customers Should Watch What Comes Next
Christian Klein’s claim that SAP could have no human software developers within three to four years is not just a workforce prediction. It is a signal of how SAP believes enterprise software will be built, governed, supported, and sold in the AI era.
By Tarsilla Moura
Armstrong AI data SAP
Data and Data Management
‘AI Is a Business Challenge, Not an IT One; Data Is the IT Problem,’ Q&A with Armstrong World Industries
Armstrong World Industries is proactively developing a strong data foundation to effectively scale AI across the enterprise, driven by the complexity of their data environment due to mergers and acquisitions, emphasizing that AI is a business challenge requiring strategic integration rather than merely an IT fix.
By Tarsilla Moura
SAP NS2 defense
ERP Strategy and Planning
SAP NS2’s FedRAMP+ IL5 Authorization Opens a New Cloud ERP Path for Defense Programs
The recent FedRAMP+ IL5 authorization by SAP NS2 enables US Department of War organizations to deploy SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP BTP in a secure cloud environment, simplifying compliance for defense ERP modernization and addressing the complexities of operating within stringent regulatory frameworks.
By Radhika Ojha
Open-source ERP
ERP Strategy and Planning
Open-Source ERP Providers Get a Second Look as AI Changes the ERP Shortlist
Open-source ERP platforms like ERPNext and Odoo are gaining traction and visibility in the market, particularly among small- to mid-sized businesses, as they offer lower licensing costs and greater flexibility, though they require careful consideration of implementation and support challenges.
By Tarsilla Moura
An open human hand holding a glowing red holographic key formed from circuit-board patterns and streaming binary digits, symbolizing a governed Enterprise Data Layer as the key to SAP S/4HANA AI readiness.
Data and Data Management
Why SAP S/4HANA Migration Alone Won’t Make You AI-Ready
ERP migration modernizes systems, not enterprise knowledge. Here's why a governed Enterprise Data Layer, not a clean S/4HANA core, is the real foundation for enterprise AI.
By Radhika Ojha
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ERP TodayERP Strategy and Planning
SAP Announced Product Leadership Reorganizations Around AI and the Autonomous Suite
SAP developers being replaced by AI
ERP TodayAnalytics and AI
SAP Says AI Could Replace Its Coders—Customers Should Watch What Comes Next
M&A
AlixPartnersAnalytics and AI
Enterprise Software Faces AI-Driven Disruption as Development Productivity Gains Fail to Materialize
Applied Materials finance transformation using SAP Taulia Dynamic Discounting for supplier payments
ERP TodayBusiness Process Management and Automation
Applied Materials Is Finding Finance Transformation in Faster Supplier Payments
Oracle Database@Google Cloud
ERP TodayFinancial Management
Oracle Cloud ERP 26C Puts Finance Release Readiness Under Pressure
Tessera LabsApplication Development and Integration
Can AI Break the ERP Change-Order Cycle? Tessera Labs Just Raised $60M to Try
 
ERP TODAY LIVE!
SNP Transformation WorldAnalytics and AI
SNP Transformation World 2026 – Mandaco’s Stefan Schneider on AI in the M&A Process
Mandaco's Stefan Schneider on AI in M&A, why the human in the loop matters more than ever, and how interpersonal skills define deal success.
Aspen AndersenERP Strategy and Planning
SNP Transformation World 2026 – Vibra Energia’s Near-Zero Downtime SAP Migration with Aspen Andersen
Vibra Energia's Aspen Andersen on a selective SAP migration, a 48-hour cut-over with SNP, and why people and culture decide transformation.
SNP Transformation WorldCloud Platform and Technology
SNP Transformation World 2026 – SNP’s Don Mahoney on Kyano, Palantir, and Data Precision
SNP's Don Mahoney on the Kyano platform, Kyano Lorna and Oros, the new Palantir partnership, and why data migration demands 100% precision.
StructifyData and Data Management
From SNP Transformation World 2026 – Structify’s Alex Reichenbach on AI for Unstructured Data in M&A
Structify CEO Alex Reichenbach on the SNP joint venture using AI to unlock unstructured data in M&A and preserve divestiture value.
SicrediERP Strategy and Planning
From SNP Transformation World 2026 – Sicredi’s Business-Led SAP Transformation for AI Readiness with Mauricio Serafim
Sicredi's Mauricio Serafim on a business-led SAP migration, navigating Brazil's compliance complexity, and building the data foundation for AI.
Arete GlobalERP Strategy and Planning
From SNP Transformation World 2026 – Arete Global’s Shaik Sikander on SAP Transformation in the Middle East
Arete Global COO Shaik Sikander on the Middle East SAP boom, the new SNP Kyano partnership, and why culture always beats algorithms.
SAPService Management
From SNP Transformation World 2026 – SAP’s Stefan Steinle on Clean Core and Agentic Support
SAP's Stefan Steinle on why running well in the cloud after go-live matters, the role of Clean Core, and how agentic AI powers preventive support.
Sigdo KoppersERP Strategy and Planning
From SNP Transformation World 2026 – Sigdo Koppers’ Global S/4HANA Transformation in 19 Countries with Alejandro Reyes
Sigdo Koppers rolled out S/4HANA across 19 countries in 18 months. Alejandro Reyes on speed, team culture, and readiness for a 2030 listing.
BLOGS
SAP S/4HANA migration in pharma
ERP TodayApplication Development and Integration
Why Integration, Not AI, May Be the Most Important Factor in Pharma’s ERP Journey
AWS agentic AI SAP ERP exceptions - MCP agentic ERP infrastructure with AgentCore
AWSApplication Development and Integration
AWS Is Giving SAP Agents a Rulebook for ERP Exceptions
Bicycles parked in front of SAP office in Europe.
ERP TodaySystems Administration
SAP’s EU Settlement Gives On-Premise Customers More Room to Maneuver
ERP TodayERP Strategy and Planning
What Does It Take to Win the Next Energy ERP Cycle? SAP, Oracle, IFS, Infor Offer Different Answers
ERP AI readiness gap after S/4HANA migration - digital brain with question mark on enterprise data dashboard
ERP TodayAnalytics and AI
ERP AI Readiness FAQ: Why SAP S/4HANA Migration Alone Will Not Get You There
service-centric ERP
ERP TodayERP Strategy and Planning
Why Unit4 Keeps Showing Up on the ERP Shortlist
 
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Axelor to release BI, Connect and Template products in Q1 release
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KPS delivers end-to-end process upgrades to retail group Coop Danmark
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Infor supports Systemair as they fly to higher ambitions
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Oracle’s Next Agentic AI Move Puts Builders Inside Fusion
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