Giacomo Lee
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Human Capital Management
Workday turns 20. What now for the HCM giant?
At Workday Elevate London, celebrating its 20th anniversary, the company focused on the future of agentic AI solutions, introducing new tools aimed at enhancing financial and human resources management, while positioning itself as a leader in the evolving landscape of enterprise resource planning.
Business Process Management and Automation
Unsung Signavio: Business process kingmaker?
Celonis is suing SAP for alleged antitrust violations related to data access, asserting that SAP's practices favor its own business process product, Signavio, amidst a shifting landscape where companies vie for dominance in process mining and data control.
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Analytics and AI
AWS: Familiar AI Skills story with SAP Databricks twist
At the AWS London Summit, AWS announced a program to upskill 100,000 individuals in AI over five years, while also launching SAP Databricks on its platform, which enhances data accessibility and AI capabilities for SAP users, marking a significant step towards integrating advanced analytics and AI in enterprise resource planning.
Oracle GRC
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
The End of Oracle GRC: Are You Ready?
With Oracle sunsetting its GRC solutions by May 2025, organizations must swiftly transition.
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Security
de Novo Solutions steels cybersecurity for Oracle, ServiceNow ecosystem
de Novo Solutions has successfully achieved re-accreditation of the Cyber Essentials Plus certification, underscoring its commitment to robust cybersecurity and data protection across its operations in the Finance, Procurement, HR, and Payroll sectors amidst rising cyber threats.
Service Management
Deltek deepens AI in GRC for GovCon professionals
Deltek has unveiled AI-enhancements and a new user experience called Deltek Harmony for the GovCon GRC space, introducing features like Ask Dela for streamlined workflows, AI-driven resource management, and Smart Summaries for generating concise project insights, aimed at improving operational efficiency for government contractors.
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
How Wolters Kluwer leverages AI for transforming GRC Solutions
Wolters Kluwer is integrating AI across its products to enhance Governance, Risk, and Compliance capabilities, with innovations like AI-driven legal research, contract management tools, and compliance solutions that streamline processes, boost productivity, and empower informed decision-making for professionals in various industries.
Human Capital Management
Skillsoft expands SAP SuccessFactors partnership
Skillsoft is set to launch a new integration with SAP SuccessFactors in early 2025 that enhances workforce skills management by providing personalized learning paths, improved talent mobility, and strategic workforce planning through a centralized talent intelligence hub.
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
The End of Oracle GRC: Are You Ready?
With Oracle sunsetting its GRC solutions by May 2025, organizations must swiftly transition to alternative compliance and risk management systems to avoid exposure to regulatory gaps and operational inefficiencies.
Financial Management
Trade Promotion Management success with Bayer and TELUS partnership
Bayer, in collaboration with TELUS, has successfully implemented a structured Trade Promotion Management (TPM) approach that aligns with broader Revenue Growth Management strategies, emphasizing clear goals, data-driven insights, and a phased implementation to enhance trade spend visibility and efficiency while balancing global consistency with local adaptability.
Analytics and AI
Is the future agentic for ERP?
The future is agentic - or is it? Microsoft and Celonis case studies may show ERP users the truth behind the AI agent hype.
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Cloud Platform and Technology
IBM raises Oracle public sector reach with Applications Software Technology deal
IBM intends to acquire Applications Software Technology LLC, enhancing its Oracle cloud solutions expertise for public sector clients and building on its previous acquisition of Accelalpha to drive digital transformation across North America, the UK, and Ireland.
CrowdStrike expands cloud security reach with Oracle integration
Security
Oracle and Adarga partner, pointing to UK’s possible AI future
Oracle has partnered with AI-driven information intelligence leader Adarga to deploy its Vantage software on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, enhancing defence and security operations in the UK by enabling rapid data extraction and analysis from millions of sources, while adhering to national security and sovereignty requirements.
Enterprise Architecture
SUSE gives retail the Edge with new suite
SUSE has unveiled updates to its SUSE Edge solutions, including SUSE Edge 3.2 and SUSE Edge Suite, designed to enhance operational efficiency, security, and innovation for retailers, showcased at NRF 2025 with features like real-time fraud detection and zero touch deployment.
Human Capital Management
Oracle and Inoapps serve gastro giant with Fusion HCM
Mitchells & Butlers has chosen Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management, supported by Inoapps, to enhance employee engagement and streamline HR processes for its workforce of nearly 48,000 across the UK.
Supply Chain Management
Walmart and IBM accelerate last-mile delivery in new collaboration
Walmart GoLocal has partnered with IBM to integrate its last-mile delivery services into IBM Sterling Order Management, providing retailers with enhanced delivery solutions and streamlined operational workflows.
Cloud Platform and Technology
Oracle brings “Xstore Factor” to retail in 2025
Oracle has launched an enhanced version of Xstore Point of Service, featuring a redesigned architecture and a mobile-friendly interface, enabling retailers to streamline operations and improve customer experiences through intuitive workflows and advanced data processing capabilities.
Cloud Platform and Technology
Unit4 appoints new CEO for cloud ERP mission, Simon Paris
Unit4 appoints Simon Paris as CEO to succeed Mike Ettling, who led a successful cloud transformation, positioning the company for continued growth in the Cloud ERP market, with plans to reach €1 billion in revenue.
Supply Chain Management
SAP shops S/4HANA Public Cloud to retail for supply chain fix
SAP has launched the SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition tailored for the retail sector, featuring enhanced supply chain capabilities aimed at optimizing goods flow, inventory management, and omnichannel operations for retailers of all sizes.
Human Capital Management
Human Capital meets AI as Salesforce updates HCM & Workday capabilities
Salesforce Service Cloud's late 2024 update introduces an Employee Service solution that integrates AI capabilities through Agentforce and includes a prebuilt integration with Workday, enabling HR teams to unify employee data, streamline support, and enhance productivity.
Analytics and AI
New NVIDIA AI Models empower – and redefine – SAP, ServiceNow as agentic leaders
At CES 2025, NVIDIA introduced the Llama Nemotron family of open language models designed to enhance Agentic AI deployment, with SAP and ServiceNow among the first to leverage these models for improving business processes across various industries including customer support and supply chain management.
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Governance, Risk, and Compliance
The Insider Look into NTT Group x Eviden Identity Management deal
December saw NTT Group select Evidian Identity Governance & Administration (Evidian IGA) as the foundation of their Identity Management Infrastructure in Japan. Eviden, part of Atos Group,  provides an Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) solution to ensure governance and scalability...
Analytics and AI
How Mastering ERP 2024 brought AI Wisdom to Enterprise Insiders
The Mastering ERP conference in London brought together ERP and AI professionals to discuss integrating AI into core applications, emphasizing the importance of trust, ethical considerations, and foundational strategies for successful adoption while highlighting current low rates of AI integration beyond customer service.
CRM and Customer Experience
Actually, Accenture Song is a technology company
Accenture's rebranding of its marketing services to Accenture Song reflects its strategic shift towards advanced CRM capabilities and customer data integration, bolstered by recent acquisitions that enhance its marketing transformation, data analytics, and customer insight offerings.
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ERP Strategy and Planning
Enterpryze’s CEO on the future of ERP for SMEs
The evolution of ERP technology towards Composable ERP and SaaS highlights the benefits of flexibility, regular updates, and customer-driven development as key factors for small and medium enterprises to enhance efficiency and reduce complexity amidst changing market demands.
Enterprise Asset Management
IBM Maximo: what’s the latest buzz for Big Blue EAM?
IBM Maximo is enhancing its Enterprise Asset Management capabilities through the acquisition of Prescinto, introducing advanced AI-driven solutions for asset performance monitoring and management, while its latest software updates support sustainability efforts in line with environmental goals.
Accenture
Supply Chain Management
Accenture SAP deal cements its supply chain ambitions
Accenture's recent acquisition of SAP consultancy Camelot Management Consultants strengthens its supply chain capabilities, particularly in the DACH region, complementing previous acquisitions aimed at boosting its presence in the global supply chain optimization landscape.
Service Management
Fielding FSM: Was Field Service Management benched in 2024?
Besides Microsoft, it seems Field Service Management was benched in 2024 for AI adventures in the ERP playing field.
Human Capital Management
Salesforce integration is fueling the NetSuite ecosystem
November saw significant acquisitions and investments in the Oracle NetSuite and Salesforce integration space as firms like CrossCountry Consulting and Cooper Parry expanded their capabilities to meet the rising demand for seamless connectivity between the two platforms.
Cloud Platform and Technology
South Korea: Microsoft Azure first hyperscaler to serve Korean public sector
Microsoft has become the first Big Tech company to receive certification under South Korea's Cloud Security Assurance Program, enabling its Azure services to be used by public institutions and marking a significant milestone for foreign cloud providers in the region's strict data security landscape.
Analytics and AI
Salesforce says UK is an AI leader with skills issues. Is No-Code the fix?
Salesforce's UK AI Readiness Index reveals the UK surpasses G7 averages in AI adoption due to a strong innovation culture and tech investments, while highlighting the potential of no-code solutions like Agentforce to bridge the skills gap and enhance AI implementation across sectors.
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