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July Patch Day Gave an AI Wake-Up Call from Microsoft, ServiceNow, and SAP By Tarsilla Moura

July's record-breaking patch cycle from Microsoft, ServiceNow, and SAP highlights a new reality for enterprise security teams. AI is accelerating vulnerability discovery, shrinking remediation windows, and expanding the attack surface across ERP systems, cloud platforms, identity infrastructure, and business-critical workflows.

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ERP Today Security

AWS Security Hub’s Azure Move Shows ERP Security Is Now Multi-Cloud and AI-Native

ERP Today Security

When AI Finds Bugs Faster, ERP Patch Governance Has to Catch Up

ERP Today Supply Chain Management

Companies Are Racing to Cut Tariff Costs, but Their Trade Software May Be Creating New Risk

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ERP Today Security

SAP’s July Patch Day Turns ERP Security into a Coordination Test

ERP Today Analytics and AI

Can Agentic AI Work on the Pharma Plant Floor? Pharma AI Startup Katalyze Raises $10.5M to Find Out

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

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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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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 Andersen ERP 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 World Cloud 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.

Structify Data 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.

Sicredi ERP 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 Global ERP 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.

SAP Service 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 Koppers ERP 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.

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