Giacomo Lee
Editor-in-chief. Contact: giacomo@erp.today
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Make One’s Mark: Inside IFS with Mark Moffat
An exclusive interview with Mark Moffat on his first nine months as CEO of IFS.
Realizing AI in Retail
Carrefour Belgium's CTO on the future of retail with AI and ML.
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IFS sees its Industrial AI vision Unleashed
Unleashed is very much touted by IFS as the untethering of Industrial AI for its partner and customer community.
CloudWorld sees Oracle & IBM strengthen AI and supply chains
Oracle CloudWorld 2024 in Las Vegas highlighted the growing partnership between Oracle and IBM, focusing on AI advancements and the launch of IBM Consulting's expanded network to aid Oracle clients in leveraging generative AI and automation, alongside IBM's announcement to acquire Oracle consultancy Accelalpha to enhance its supply chain management capabilities.
Beyond AI, IFS and Copperleaf completion to bolster sustainability in EAM
IFS CEO Mark Moffat on the sustainability strategy behind the Copperleaf mega-deal.
Citizen developers and governance in enterprise software today
The integration of AI into ERP systems heightens concerns over governance and security as citizen developers leverage low-code and no-code solutions, prompting enterprises to seek a balance between empowering these developers and maintaining compliance, illustrated by Mendix's approach to providing a structured platform that supports full software development lifecycle management.
AWS walks into The O2 with Just Walk Out tech
Amazon's Just Walk Out technology, showcased in London's The O2, exemplifies the shift from traditional retail checkouts to frictionless shopping experiences enabled by AWS, allowing venues to efficiently serve large crowds while gathering valuable consumer data.
Steve Murphy: Returning the engine to search
Epicor CEO Steve Murphy on putting the engine back into search, and solving the supply chain challenge by leaning on ERP.
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Vitesco: Driving a 4.0 sky-high, sustainable world
CIO Thomas Buck talks cloud and sustainable transformation for electric powertrain engine technology firm, Vitesco Technologies, plus the possibilities of Industry 4.0, across its AWS, SAP and Microsoft stack.
SAP GenAI gets boost with AWS cloud and chips
Ahead of its Sapphire 2024 conference in Orlando, SAP has announced an expanded, strategic collaboration with AWS to change modern cloud ERP experiences and help end users drive new capabilities and efficiencies with SAP GenAI (generative artificial intelligence).
Where AI and digital twins meet supply chain in Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM
As companies grapple with supply chain challenges, Oracle is enhancing its Cloud Supply Chain and Manufacturing platform with AI capabilities aimed at optimizing logistics, improving decision-making, and reducing costs, thereby enabling organizations to better anticipate disruptions and foster stronger customer relationships.
Government, commercial industries to get AI boost from Oracle and Palantir partnership
Oracle and Palantir have joined forces to deliver mission critical AI to businesses and governments around the world
CloudWorld: the key takeaways from Oracle UK leader and users
CloudWorld saw Oracle UK set out its agenda for 2024 - what's the message from VPs and customers?
Workday CTO: AI in HCM has real use cases
Workday's CTO discusses AI, ERP, empowering next-gen tech, and industry trends in the HCM landscape
Boomi CEO Steve Lucas | Integration is Innovation
Integration is Innovation
Boomi CEO Steve Lucas on being inspired by connecting the world and why AI transformation can only happen with your data house in order.
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Editor’s words: The Year of the Customer
ERP Today readers, welcome to the Year of the Customer. Our editor, Giacomo Lee, reminisces on 2023 which was the Year of the Partner.
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Cloudy with a chance of curveballs
The times are a-changing: Giacomo Lee discusses human capital management today with consultancy CloudRock's CEO, Minos Ataliotis.
New SAP financials a pivotal point on cloud roadmap, with AI focus
CEO Christian Klein comments on Q4 results that "SAP is opening the next chapter... intensifying the shift of investments to strategic growth areas, above all AI."
IFS appoints Mark Moffat as CEO for the AI age
Mark Moffat has been promoted to CEO of IFS, as previous chief Darren Roos becomes the company’s Chair of the Board.
Infor Innovations Day: It’s RPA, Jim, but not as we know it
Probing deeper into the latest updates to CloudSuite, as unveiled at Infor Innovations Day Nordics.
Vendors set out their AI stalls in 2023. Where were all the skills?
Vendor conferences are over for the year, with all their wins news and GenAI hype. Not so much on the checklist? Skills.
Workday rising – and dancing – with EMEA industry takeover
Workday Rising EMEA highlighted customers wins with over 100 European-headquartered companies from more than 35 different industries.
Infor dares to mix AI with blockchain in CloudSuite upgrade
Infor has unveiled a wealth of updates to its industry-specific CloudSuites, with new features developed for industries including food & beverage, fashion, automotive and more.
Gartner on why CFOs need inhuman accountants
Exclusive: Mark D. McDonald, senior director analyst in the Gartner Finance Practice, talks GenAI use in the financial space
Would Albert Einstein approve of Salesforce AI stance?
Salesforce Dreamforce 2023 finished last week, and AI was the big theme of the company's flagship event. But what would the real Einstein make of Salesforce in this current moment?
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Blue Marine Foundation: Saving our seas in real time
Blue Marine's project with integrator City Dynamics is proof that while stargazing is an easy habit to fall into when it comes to tech, sometimes the best stories of transformation are happening “down to Earth”. Such stories are happening very much in the here and now, with real-time consequences for everyone on our embattled planet.
Cormac Watters, executive vice president of applications for Oracle Europe, Middle East and Africa
Oracle: you got a big friend in Big Red
Cormac Watters tells ERP Today how Oracle is opening up, to become best friends with some of the world’s most philanthropic organizations.
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Winning Workday Q2 results show “trust” and stealth AI leadership
Workday Q2 results show $1.79bn in total revenues, with a clear sentiment of customer trust guiding the company's messaging to investors.
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“Smart” FSM: from SAP to Samsara, Apple to Android
For field or off-site workers in physical operations, using connected devices such as smartphones or tablets is a relatively new concept.