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Boardroom Decision Debt
ERP Strategy and Planning
Decision Debt: The Hidden ERP Liability No Dashboard TracksBy Gina Pollok
Most ERP programs measure budgets, milestones, testing progress, and deployment readiness. Few measure the hidden liability created by unresolved business decisions. As AI compresses implementation timelines, decision debt may become one of the most expensive risks in enterprise transformation.
DAILY NEWS
ERP transformation risks, implementation delays, governance issues, and recovery strategies during a program assessment
ERP TodayERP Strategy and Planning
SAP Project Rescue Is Becoming a Warning Sign for ERP Modernization
ERP TodayFinancial Management
CFOs Are Being Pushed to Prove Agentic AI ROI Before Governance Is Ready
ERP TodayAnalytics and AI
Managed Claude on Google Cloud Shows the Model-Governance War Is Heating Up
SAPManufacturing Systems and Automation
SAP’s Korea AI Tour Showed Why Manufacturing AI Starts with ERP Standardization
Accelerating cloud modernization with solutions
ERP TodayCloud Platform and Technology
Why Microsoft Migrated a Billing Backbone to SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud
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EDITORS CHOICE
Business and technology leaders reviewing identity governance, access management, and cloud ERP security controls across integrated enterprise applications
Security
The Hidden Governance Challenge Behind Enterprise Cloud Integrations
As organizations expand cloud ERP ecosystems and integrate more applications, identity governance is emerging as a critical operational challenge. Sustainable access management depends less on technology alone and more on clear ownership, governance frameworks, and business accountability.
By Sridevi Mutyala
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
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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
Bicycles parked in front of SAP office in Europe.
ERP TodaySystems Administration
SAP’s EU Settlement Gives On-Premise Customers More Room to Maneuver
Arete GlobalERP Strategy and Planning
From SNP Transformation World 2026 – Arete Global’s Shaik Sikander on SAP Transformation in the Middle East
M&A
AlixPartnersAnalytics and AI
Enterprise Software Faces AI-Driven Disruption as Development Productivity Gains Fail to Materialize
higher education
ERP TodayCloud Platform and Technology
Higher Education’s Cloud ERP Shift Is Stuck on the Student System
 
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
Magnifying glass examining holographic AI dashboards above a robotic manufacturing production line, symbolizing scrutiny of agentic AI claims in ERP platforms from SAP, IFS, Epicor, QAD, and Syspro
Agentic AI in manufacturing ERPAnalytics and AI
AI Reality Check: Separating Agentic Claims from Manufacturing Substance
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
 
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Oracle Payments Flaw Shows Why Legacy ERP Can’t Patch at Back-Office Speed
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When AI Finds Bugs Faster, ERP Patch Governance Has to Catch Up
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