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Analytics and AI
Team Liquid Levels Up Coaching With SAP Business Data CloudBy Radhika Ojha
SAP announced on September 15, 2026, that Team Liquid is using SAP Business Data Cloud and Joule to connect gameplay, wellness, biometric and operational data for World of Warcraft's Race to World First. SAPinsider research shows why the same connected-data challenge remains unsolved for most enterprises.
DAILY NEWS
Microsoft AIAnalytics and AI
Microsoft Publishes Draft ‘Humanist AI’ Code Barring Cyberattacks, Deception and Resistance to Human Control
Workday office building | Workday and Groundswell take US federal agency to the cloud
WorkdayERP Strategy and Planning
Workday Names Sarah Kennedy Ellis Chief Marketing Officer
SAP API policyApplication Development and Integration
What Customers Need to Know About SAP’s API Policy
Oracle logo displayed on a smartphone screen resting on a blue-lit computer circuit board, illustrating Oracle Q1 FY27 results and its cloud infrastructure buildout
Oracle Q1 FY27 resultsERP Strategy and Planning
Oracle’s $664 Billion Backlog Comes With a New Financing Model
CISASecurity
CISA Warns AI Could Overwhelm Defenders Already Buried in Technical Debt
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EDITORS CHOICE
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Analytics and AI
Chinese AI Models Are Changing the Economics of AI in ERP
Chinese AI models such as DeepSeek, Qwen, and Kimi are giving European enterprises lower-cost, open-weight alternatives to US providers. Their rise could change the economics of embedding AI into ERP while increasing pressure on vendors to support more flexible, multi-model strategies.
By Volker Pfirsching
SAP logo subtly integrated into a digital network, signifying robust enterprise core stability.
Enterprise Architecture
Stable Core, Movable Edges: What SAP’s Vercel Partnership and Tirlán’s Nine-Month Carve-Out Have in Common
SAP's new Vercel partnership and Tirlán's nine-month SAP carve-out from Glanbia look unrelated, but both follow the same architectural pattern: keep the SAP core stable, isolate the layer that must move, and rehearse the change before it reaches production.
By ERP Today
Financial Management
Why Finance’s AI Advantage Depends on Governance, Evaluation, and Control
AI adoption is accelerating across finance, but deploying more tools does not automatically improve financial control. Sustainable advantage depends on continuous evaluation, explainability, human oversight, and governance infrastructure that can detect failures, model drift, and emerging risks as AI scales.
By Amirtharaj Karuppaiah
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
The Two-Year Materiality Cycle Is Quietly Becoming a Liability
Two-year materiality cycles can leave companies working from outdated assumptions. Novisto’s Nick Sanscartier explains how connected, technology-enabled materiality workflows can make ESG assessments more continuous, traceable and audit-ready without replacing human judgment.
By Nick Sanscartier
Analytics and AI
Why Frontline Trust Will Determine the Success of UK Government AI
Civiteq Managing Director Edward Pearson argues that UK government AI will succeed only if public sector leaders make frontline trust, adoption and change management central to transformation.
By Edward Pearson
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Financial Management
Why Isn’t Your ERP System Paying Off? The Answer May Be Hidden in AP
Priority Commerce finds that fragmented accounts payable workflows are preventing organizations from realizing the full value of their ERP systems, making deeper AP integration, embedded payments, and workflow adaptability increasingly important.
By Tarsilla Moura
Mawared MENA: Portal for local sourcing across the MENA region for humanitairan, charity and health agencies.
Spend Management and Procurement
ERP Transformed Organizations. Can Procurement Technology Transform Markets?
ERP systems transformed procurement execution, but market visibility remains a challenge. Mawared MENA demonstrates how shared procurement infrastructure can help organizations discover suppliers, strengthen local sourcing, improve resilience, and create healthier supplier ecosystems before a purchase order is ever issued.
By Claire Barnhoorn
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Supply Chain Management
Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP MCP Server Lets Agents Move from Supply Chain Insight to Action
Microsoft is positioning Dynamics 365 ERP MCP Server as the bridge between AI-generated recommendations and operational execution. The platform gives AI agents controlled access to real ERP workflows, allowing organizations to move from supply chain visibility toward governed action while maintaining human oversight.
By Tarsilla Moura
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AI governanceFinancial Management
Why Finance’s AI Advantage Depends on Governance, Evaluation, and Control
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AI-ready dataData and Data Management
The Business Case for AI-Ready Data: From Data Cost to AI Value
Microsoft Dynamics 365ERP Strategy and Planning
Microsoft Ends Dynamics 365 Release Waves as Roadmap Planning Goes Continuous
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SAP HRHuman Capital Management
NTT DATA Turns Its Own HR Systems Into an SAP Business AI Proving Ground
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ERP securitySecurity
‘The Cyber Defense Window Is Closing’: What the Warning Means for ERP Security
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SAP ECC6ERP Strategy and Planning
Australian Infrastructure Department Taps Accenture to Replace SAP with Workday, ServiceNow
 
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carve-out intelligenceAnalytics and AI
SNP Transformation World 2026 – PwC’s Harry Schuster on Carve-Out Intelligence Co-innovation with SNP
At Transformation World 2026 in Heidelberg, PwC Deals Practice partner Harry Schuster sat down to discuss Carve-Out Intelligence, a new co-innovation between SAP and PwC. The solution combines SNP's data extraction expertise with PwC's carve-out advisory knowledge, using an AI-enabled rule base to assess complexity across carve-out dimensions directly from client systems. Where a classical carve-out assessment typically takes four to six weeks of interviews and manual review, Schuster says the new solution delivers consistent, repeatable results in as little as seven days.
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.
BLOGS
ServiceNow and KPMG logos merge within an abstract, interconnected digital network, symbolizing HR transformation collaboration
KPMGAnalytics and AI
When the Vendor Becomes the Customer: What KPMG and ServiceNow Are Testing in HR
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oracle EBSData and Data Management
The Oracle EBS Paradox: Why Bringing AI to the Core Doesn’t Require a SaaS Migration
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BCSBusiness Process Management and Automation
Bond Consulting Services Absorbs Mount Evans Consulting: What the Deal Means for Business Central Customers
SAP logo subtly integrated into a digital network, signifying robust enterprise core stability.
SAPEnterprise Architecture
Stable Core, Movable Edges: What SAP’s Vercel Partnership and Tirlán’s Nine-Month Carve-Out Have in Common
Circuit board with a glowing green AI processor chip representing the AI intelligence Oracle is embedding in Enterprise Manager for database performance management
Oracle Enterprise Manager AIData and Data Management
Oracle Is Teaching Enterprise Manager to Explain Itself, and Database Operations May Never Look the Same
Glowing blue ring encircling a miniature smart factory with robotic arms, conveyor lines, and a live operations dashboard, surrounded by dark legacy gears and machinery, illustrating the IFS Loops concept of organizational memory as the competitive moat in Industrial AI
IFS LoopsAnalytics and AI
Why Organizational Memory Is Becoming Manufacturing’s Last Defensible Asset
 
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