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Analytics and AI
Acumatica Redefining ERP as System of Intelligence, Enabling Proactive Decision-Making
Acumatica is transitioning ERP platforms from traditional transactional automation to autonomous systems that support proactive decision-making, emphasizing the need for high-quality data governance and industry-specific functionality.
Accelerating Oracle modernization with Tricentis solutions
Application Development and Integration
Why SAP S/4HANA Demands a Continuous Operating Model
The ERP transformation landscape is shifting from traditional, rigid Big Bang upgrades to a more agile model focused on continuous, incremental changes through selective data transitions and standardization, enabling organizations to adapt quickly to evolving business needs.
ERP
Analytics and AI
AI’s Last-Mile Failure: Why ERP Value Breaks Down After the Investment
Organizations investing in AI within ERP systems often fail to achieve expected results not due to technology issues, but because they neglect to redesign decision-making processes and empower employees to effectively use AI insights.
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Business Process Management and Automation
Scaling Finance in SaaS: How Zuora Enables Flexible Billing and Revenue Automation
Billing complexity often overwhelms core ERP systems. This article explains why SaaS companies use Zuora to manage automated billing and revenue recognition without constraining growth.
Analytics and AI
Agentforce Manufacturing Addresses Labor Shortages, Operational Inefficiencies
Salesforce released Agentforce Manufacturing, a suite of AI agent templates enabling manufacturers to enhance autonomy and efficiency while mitigating labor shortages, marking a significant shift in the industry toward predictive and proactive operations.
DMI and Data Migration
Data and Data Management
New Year, New Core: Why 2026 Is the Year to Finally Let Go of SAP Legacy Data
As SAP organizations approach 2026, the imperative to eliminate legacy data and systems is heightened by the need for a Clean Core strategy. The JiVS Information Management Platform offers a solution to effectively decouple historical data and streamline data migration to SAP S/4HANA.
Analytics and AI
Construction ERP Evolution: How AI-Enhanced Integration Addresses North America’s Workforce Crisis
The construction ERP landscape is shifting towards AI-enhanced, best-of-breed integrations that address operational inefficiencies driven by labor shortages, regulatory complexities, and margin pressures, reflecting a trend where vertical specialists form core components of ERP ecosystems.
Nonprofit employee working on a computer.
Analytics and AI
How Nonprofits Are Modernizing ERPs to Unlock AI-Driven Impact
Nonprofits are modernizing ERP platforms to support AI-driven decision-making, improve operational visibility, and strengthen governance across global programs.
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Agentic AI, Composable Architectures Are Redefining Manufacturing ERP as Autonomous Operations
Manufacturing technology executives are experiencing a major shift in ERP systems from transactional backends to autonomous AI-driven decision engines that automate procurement and production processes, with successful implementations emphasizing governance frameworks over algorithm sophistication.
Businessperson hold an image of an AI agent in hand.
Analytics and AI
What CData Connect AI Does for Microsoft Copilot Studio and Microsoft Agent 365
CData Connect AI adds MCP-based connectivity, context, and governance to AI agents built in Microsoft Copilot Studio and Agent 365, enabling secure access to live enterprise data at scale.
Analytics and AI
The Enterprise AI Revolution Is Boring, and That Is What Makes It Work
The article advocates for 'boring AI,' which emphasizes embedding AI into back-end processes and workflows to deliver real operational value, as opposed to flashy, superficial applications that often fail to provide measurable returns.
Manufacturing Systems and Automation
ERP Technology Developments Impacting Manufacturing Jobs in 2026
Manufacturing technology executives must decide by late 2025 whether to adopt autonomous AI agents to enhance operational efficiency or risk losing competitive advantages with governance emerging as the key challenge for successful implementation.
CloudPaths NetSuite ARM
Enterprise Content Management
How a Healthcare Giant Unlocked Revenue Agility with NetSuite ARM & CloudPaths
The transition to subscription-based models in healthcare requires a comprehensive reimagining of balance sheets and revenue recognition processes, as illustrated by CloudPaths' partnership with a global leader in healthcare information services to implement NetSuite ARM.
Data processing over infrastructure construction site
Analytics and AI
Six Data Pivots That Decide Whether Your AI Strategy Scales in 2026
AI is forcing businesses to modernize data architectures. CData’s e-book outlines six pivots to scale AI-driven products.
MCP Platform
Analytics and AI
How to Choose an MCP Platform for Production-Scale AI Agents
Model Context Protocols (MCPs) standardize secure, real-time access for AI agents to enterprise systems. MCP features such as plug-and-play integration, real-time monitoring, and scalability become a differentiator as businesses embed AI into core workflows.
Enterprise Architecture
Epic’s Healthcare-Native ERP, AI Gambit: Disruption or Long Game Against Major Players?
Epic's development of a healthcare-native ERP aims to integrate seamlessly with its EHR and AI features, potentially disrupting the market by consolidating operational functions while forcing health systems to reflect on their existing application frameworks, though full capabilities are not expected until 2027.
data maturity ai
Analytics and AI
Data Maturity Is the Strongest Predictor of AI Success in 2026, Says New CData Study
Despite investment in AI copilots, many enterprises' lack of robust data infrastructure hampers their ability to derive sustainable ROI from AI initiatives, with only 6% of organizations considered genuinely AI-ready due to fragmented data systems.
SAP security
Cloud Platform and Technology
How SAP Customers Responded to Rising Cybersecurity Threats in 2025
In 2025, SAP customers expressed increasing concern over cyberattacks, particularly regarding data exfiltration and integration risks, while patch management remained a significant challenge, highlighting the necessity for enhanced security strategies and investments in SAP-specific protections.
AI-First Monetization and Zuora
Business Process Management and Automation
The Death of the Static SKU: Why AI-First Monetization Demands a New Architecture
The generative AI revolution is prompting a shift in software product roadmaps, necessitating a move from rigid billing systems based on static SKUs to dynamic pricing models that enhance agility and allow for complex consumption-based monetization.
NGO AI ERP
Analytics and AI
Nonprofits Want AI, but They Need Modern ERP Platforms First—Unit4 Study
Nonprofits are facing operational challenges due to increased demand from crises and economic uncertainties, prompting 83% to invest in generative AI and modernized ERP systems for better data integration, mission impact, and donor transparency.
SAP S/4HANA Projects and DMI
Data and Data Management
The Gift No CIO Asks For (But Always Gets): Why SAP S/4HANA Projects Keep Inheriting the Past
CIOs face the challenge of managing legacy systems and historical ERP data, which often drains resources and complicates migration to SAP S/4HANA, but organizations can overcome this by decoupling data from applications using platforms like JiVS.
Analytics and AI
Inside the AI Shift Transforming Customer, Field Service and What it Means for ERP
The Salesforce 7th annual State of Service report reveals a rapid transformation in customer service driven by AI agents, predicting that by 2027 AI will resolve half of service cases, prompting organizations to enhance data integration and redefine service roles, ultimately positioning service as a blueprint for broader enterprise architecture change.
Analytics and AI
AWS Enters the AI Factory Race, Raising Stakes for Cloud-Data Sovereignty, Enterprise Architecture
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching on-premises AI factories that integrate advanced hardware and managed service offerings into customer data centers, enabling organizations to develop and deploy AI applications while addressing data sovereignty concerns and enhancing their existing ERP systems.
Zuora Monetization Catalog
Analytics and AI
How Zuora’s New AI-Ready Catalog Targets the Hard-Coding Bottleneck
Zuora's new Monetization Catalog aims to alleviate the tension between product innovation and rigid financial infrastructure by enabling business users to create and launch dynamic, usage-based pricing models without code.
Analytics and AI
Cloud-Based Software Is Transforming What FP&A Teams Can Do
CFOs increasingly require FP&A teams to transform data into strategic insights for real-time decision-making, highlighting the need for advanced cloud-based capabilities that enhance collaboration and reduce reliance on outdated methods.
JiVS IMP and AI Ready Data
Analytics and AI
Why 92% of Companies Lack AI-Ready Data
The Cisco AI Readiness Report reveals that while 97% of organizations prioritize urgent AI deployment, 92% are unprepared due to fragmented and siloed data across disparate systems, indicating a critical need for unified and clean foundational data to enable effective AI implementation.
NetSuite Maintenance for O2C
Business Process Management and Automation
The Strategic Advantage Of Proactive NetSuite Maintenance for O2C Optimization
In an interview with NetSuite Architect Aradhana Sahdev, the article highlights that to address friction points in the Order-to-Cash cycle, organizations should adopt a proactive 'Momentum of Business' approach to ERP maintenance, focusing on continuous improvement and alignment with business objectives to enhance financial predictability and data accuracy.
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