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The Great Divide: How To Address Security Concerns About AI and ERP Tools
AI is entering ERP systems through vendor code, third-party tools, and agents faster than security teams can assess it. New survey data shows where security objections come from and what visibility and controls CISOs need to support continued adoption.
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IFS Loops Moves From AI Insight to Enterprise Execution
IFS Loops brings agentic AI closer to operational execution through Digital Workers that act within enterprise workflows. As manufacturers expand AI automation, trusted data, decision rights and measurable business outcomes will determine how much authority these systems earn.
Christian Klein, CEO of SAP at Sapphire
SAP Enters Payments as Joule Assistants Expand Across Every Line of Business
SAP has launched new AI-powered Joule Assistants across various business functions as part of its Autonomous Enterprise vision, aimed at automating critical workflows and enhancing operational efficiency, with the broader goal of integrating intelligence throughout organizations, despite some assistants not being available until 2027.
Is the Autonomous Enterprise the Future SAP Customers Want?
In May 2026, SAP announced its Autonomous Enterprise vision, featuring new AI capabilities and agents designed to transform business operations, yet customer enthusiasm has shifted to concerns about governance, cost, and the uncertain timeline for AI integration, highlighting a disconnect between market expectations and the cautious approach adopted by organizations within the SAP ecosystem.
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AI Warnings Merit a Second Look at the Risks Businesses Are Willing To Carry
AI-enabled cyber threats are becoming faster, cheaper and easier to scale. As evidence accumulates, businesses may need to revisit security assumptions embedded in ERP migrations, AI deployments, and other technology investments.
Having It Both Ways: How Hybrid Cloud Control and Orchestration Achieve Reliable, Resilient Enterprise Ops
Hybrid cloud orchestration gives enterprises a way to coordinate legacy, SAP and cloud-native environments without sacrificing reliability or control. AI-powered automation is expanding that model by improving workload management, resilience and operational visibility.
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How Midmarket Manufacturers Are Moving AI From Experimentation Into Execution
Robert Kramer of KramerERP examines how QAD, Redzone and ChampionAI are helping midmarket manufacturers move AI from experimentation into execution, with customer results ranging from a 93% changeover reduction at Sauder to a 90% cut in RFQ creation time at KION.
Agentic AI in Finance: Why Autonomy Must Be a Risk Decision
Agentic AI promises to move finance beyond scripted automation, but greater autonomy does not automatically mean better outcomes. Finance leaders need to assess where agents can act independently, when humans should intervene, and how every decision can be governed and explained.
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 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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.