Mark Vigoroso
Mark Vigoroso, CEO, ERP Today
129 Articles Published
ERP Strategy and Planning
SAP’s Post-Award Momentum: How 2024 ERP Today Recognition Has Translated to Real-World Impact
SAP's 2024 ERP Vendor of the Year award has catalyzed its cloud transformation mission, solidifying its position as a leader in AI-driven enterprise solutions and driving significant innovation and market expansion, evidenced by major customer wins and the development of tools like the Business Data Cloud and the AI assistant Joule.
ERP Strategy and Planning
When Formula One Meets ERP: Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Strategic Move to the Cloud
Oracle Red Bull Racing is transforming its finance and HR operations through the Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to enhance efficiency and comply with Formula One's cost cap regulations, highlighting a broader trend among high-performance organizations toward integrating AI and comprehensive cloud solutions for operational excellence.
Analytics and AI
IFS Advances Industrial AI Workforce with TheLoops Acquisition
IFS's acquisition of TheLoops marks a significant evolution in enterprise software towards the implementation of autonomous AI agents capable of actively participating in critical industrial operations, transforming workflows with context-aware decision-making, and signaling a robust demand for such innovative solutions in the market.
Cloud Platform and Technology
Google Cloud Deploys AI Arsenal to Transform Partner Operations
Google Cloud is transforming the enterprise software landscape by introducing three innovative AI-powered tools that streamline partner processes, including the SOW Analyzer for efficient document analysis, the Bot-Assisted Live Chat for improved support, and an enhanced Earnings Hub for predictive insights, ultimately redefining cloud partnerships and boosting implementation speed and effectiveness.
Analytics and AI
NTT DATA’s Strategic Agentforce Play: Accelerating Enterprise AI Agent Adoption
The enterprise AI revolution just got a major acceleration boost. NTT DATA’s newly announced industry-ready service for Salesforce’s Agentforce represents more than just another consulting partnership – it’s a strategic response to the explosive growth in agentic AI adoption that’s...
Enterprise Asset Management
IBM Maximo 9.1: The AI-Powered Asset Management Revolution is Here
IBM's Maximo Application Suite 9.1 redefines enterprise asset management with its generative AI assistant and advanced investment planning features, aiming to transform maintenance practices and capital allocation, though successful implementation hinges on organizations' readiness and quality data.
Manufacturing Systems and Automation
The Agility Imperative: How No-Code Platforms Are Reshaping Manufacturing Operations
Manufacturers are increasingly adopting no-code platforms to enhance operational agility and responsiveness amid constant disruptions, allowing business users to create and implement solutions independently, thereby transforming technology development from a lengthy IT process into a strategic advantage that fosters innovation and real-time adaptability.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Manufacturing’s AI-First ERP Evolution: Rootstock’s Strategic Bet on Salesforce
Rootstock Software, leveraging its all-in strategy on the Salesforce platform, is transforming mid-market manufacturing ERP expectations by embedding AI solutions that enhance efficiency and user interaction, while positioning itself uniquely to serve a lucrative market amid a significant shift towards technological adoption in the industry.
ERP Strategy and Planning
The Zero-Failure Formula: How Sage X3 Partner Inixion Achieves 100% ERP Success
Inixion, a Sage X3 partner with an impeccable record of zero ERP project failures over nearly two decades, attributes its success to deep-rooted customer relationships and staff stability, focusing on flexible deployment options and a comprehensive understanding of complex ERP integrations to meet unique client needs.
ERP Strategy and Planning
When Universities Merge, Legacy ERP Systems Don’t: The Higher Education Consolidation Conundrum
The article discusses the challenges faced by universities during mergers due to outdated ERP systems that lead to financial instability and operational inefficiencies, while advocating for composable ERP solutions like Unit4 ERPx that facilitate faster integration and preserve institutional identities.
Financial Management
Breaking the 3-5 Year ERP Migration Trap: Why 24 Hour Fitness Didn’t Wait for Cloud Transformation
24 Hour Fitness successfully transformed its billing process from a six-day cycle to daily billing by implementing Zuora's monetization platform alongside its existing ERP systems, demonstrating that simultaneous modernization can enhance cash flow, innovate product offerings, and maintain integration flexibility during enterprise technology migrations.
Data and Data Management
The Snowflake ERP Integration Challenge: Why Your Data Strategy Needs a Rethink
Integrating ERP data with Snowflake is challenging due to architectural misalignment and the absence of pre-built connectors, necessitating custom solutions that complicate maintenance and delay insights, but CData offers pre-built connectors to streamline this process and enhance operational efficiency.
Financial Management
Finance Forecasting in Turbulent Times: Why Traditional Planning is Failing
The shift from traditional annual budgeting to agile financial planning emphasizes continuous scenario modeling and real-time data integration, allowing companies to adapt swiftly to market fluctuations and enhance forecasting accuracy, thereby transforming finance teams into strategic partners for navigating uncertainty.
Application Development and Integration
The Composable ERP Rebellion: Why Monolithic Platforms Are the New Legacy Systems
As traditional ERP systems become outdated, organizations are rapidly shifting towards composable ERP solutions that offer greater flexibility and customization, enabling them to adapt swiftly to changing market demands without the burden of extensive IT involvement.
Data and Data Management
The Greenfield Deception: Why Your ‘Clean Slate’ ERP Strategy Might Be Sabotaging Your Data Legacy
The article argues that while greenfield ERP migrations promise a fresh start by eliminating outdated systems, they risk discarding invaluable historical business intelligence that can provide competitive advantages, suggesting organizations should adopt intelligent data strategies like JiVS IMP to preserve legacy knowledge while benefiting from modern capabilities.
ERP Strategy and Planning
The OG Group’s Strategic Appointment Signals Market Maturation in UK’s Booming ERP Landscape
The OG Group's strategic appointment of Oracle veteran Rob Gibney as Non-Executive Chief Innovation Officer highlights their focus on evolving the ERP landscape towards outcome-driven partnerships, amidst a rapidly growing UK ERP software market projected to expand significantly by 2035, underscoring the importance of cloud-based solutions and specialized advisory services to navigate complexity and drive business transformation.
Quality and Testing
The Quarterly Update Death Spiral: Why 73% of ERP Teams Can’t Keep Up with Continuous Testing Demands
The shift to quarterly updates in cloud ERP systems is overwhelming IT teams, as traditional testing cycles are insufficient to handle increased release frequencies, leading to significant risks and challenges; however, adopting codeless test automation and cross-application capabilities can help organizations thrive amidst these changes.
Self-Driving Finance: Why Autonomous ERP isn’t a Buzzword Anymore
The shift towards autonomous ERP systems, driven by generative AI and automation, is transforming finance operations from transactional to strategic, urging CFOs to invest in intelligent platforms for enhanced agility, resilience, and proactive decision-making.
Analytics and AI
How SAP and NVIDIA Are Rewriting the Enterprise AI Playbook
SAP's partnership with NVIDIA introduces 'Local AI from SAP,' allowing enterprises to harness over 100,000 AI models while ensuring data security and compliance, fundamentally transforming the deployment of AI in regulated industries.
Data and Data Management
Bridging the Data Migration Dialogue: From SAP Sapphire 2025 to SNP’s Transformation World
The enterprise data management landscape is shifting towards composable architectures, where integrating data migration, operational agility, and business continuity into a cohesive strategy will define competitive advantage, as emphasized by recent SAP Sapphire events and upcoming SNP's Transformation World.
Financial Management
The Great Finance Time Drain: Professional Services Firms Are Burning 44 Hours a Week on Financial Fire-Fighting
Unit4's research reveals that finance teams in professional services are inefficiently spending significant time resolving financial discrepancies and consolidating year-end reports due to a lack of automated processes and unified data sources, leading to burnout and strategic disadvantages for organizations.
Analytics and AI
IFS Doubles Down on Industrial AI on Last Day in Nashville
At IFS Connect North America 2025, IFS demonstrated a practical AI implementation roadmap emphasizing embedded intelligence over competing solutions, showcasing measurable ROI and a case study from Cimcorp that highlights a gradual adoption approach, while addressing industry challenges related to data governance and ease of integration.
ERP Strategy and Planning
When the Grid Gets Smart: TECO Energy’s All-In Transformation with IFS
Tampa Electric Company (TECO) is undertaking a bold retooling of its back-office systems and cultural mindset to transform its operations and set new standards in the energy sector, as highlighted by David Lukcic at IFS Connect North America 2025, aiming to integrate advanced technology and strategic partnerships to enhance reliability, security, and performance while navigating modern challenges.
Analytics and AI
From Nashville with AI: Microsoft Shares Blueprint for ERP Transformation at IFS Connect
At the IFS Connect North America 2025 event in Nashville, Microsoft's Jennifer Martinez presented a strategic framework for enterprise AI transformation focusing on four pillars—enhancing employee experiences, reinventing customer engagement, reshaping business processes, and accelerating innovation—while emphasizing a three-stage implementation roadmap that includes embracing available AI tools, developing customized solutions, and prioritizing security and governance.
Enterprise Asset Management
AI Era Ushers in Drones as Infrastructure Inspectors and Algorithms as Failure Predictors
At the IFS Connect North America 2025 conference, Deloitte unveiled an AI-powered remote sensing solution using drones to predict infrastructure failures before they occur, aiming to transform how cities manage aging infrastructure through enhanced data collection and analysis, ultimately improving safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
Enterprise Content Management
GAF’s Lean Journey: How North America’s Largest Roofing Manufacturer Digitized Tribal Knowledge with IFS Poka
At IFS Connect North America 2025, Lauren Fourt shared GAF's innovative strategy to preserve the knowledge of retiring workers through a digital transformation initiative that combines lean manufacturing principles with real-time content creation via Poka, aiming to enhance workforce competency and streamline knowledge transfer in the roofing industry.
Analytics and AI
Beyond AI Theater: How Industrial Leaders Are Actually Making Money with AI
At IFS Connect 2025, executives learned that focusing on practical generative AI solutions integrated with organizational data, rather than consumer-grade productivity tools, is essential for achieving measurable ROI amid the growing demand for Industrial AI.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Industrial AI with Swagger: Keynote Insights from IFS Connect North America 2025
IFS Connect North America 2025 in Nashville showcased the transformative potential of embedded industrial AI in enhancing operational efficiency, demonstrated through real-world applications and tangible ROI, urging enterprises to move beyond theoretical pilots to actionable implementations for improved business outcomes.
Quality and Testing
Fónua Maintains Testing Agility in Move to Infor CloudSuite with Assist from Original Software
As businesses rapidly migrate to cloud ERP, traditional testing methods struggle to keep pace with frequent updates, prompting a shift towards no-code testing platforms that enable faster, more agile quality assurance and position companies like Fónua for competitive advantage amidst growing digital transformation demands.
Cloud Platform and Technology
How Inetum’s BOS2 Win Signals a New Era for UK Public Sector Tech
The UK's civil service faces a digital skills gap with only 4.5% of its workforce in tech roles, presenting a significant opportunity for private sector innovation, exemplified by Inetum's strategic entry into the BOS2 procurement framework, which allows access to robust SaaS solutions that could transform public sector services amid rising demand for digital transformation.
Enterprise Architecture
The U.S. Cash Exodus: Why Your Mission-Critical Systems Aren’t Ready for Tomorrow’s Digital Economy
As cash usage declines in the U.S., the digital payment market is set to grow significantly, highlighting that many companies remain ill-prepared for this transition due to outdated infrastructures and regulatory complexities, underscoring the urgent need for strategic modernization in order to remain competitive.
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