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Finance professional working on a laptop reviewing data, representing AI in quote-to-cash workflows and finance processes.
Financial Management
AI in Finance Faces Its Real Test Inside Quote-to-Cash Workflows
Most finance teams are using AI, but measurable impact remains limited. A Zuora webinar shows how quote-to-cash workflows expose the real constraints: integration, auditability, and control.
Manufacturing Systems and Automation
Sage X3 Helping Food, Beverage Manufacturers Tackle AI and Compliance Challenges
Food and beverage manufacturers are leveraging Sage X3 ERP to enhance inventory management, compliance, and AI adoption amidst operational complexities.
ERP transformation
ERP Strategy and Planning
Transformation Capability Management: Why ERP Programs Drift Even with Good Change Management
ERP programs falter not from inadequate change management but from early weak structural decisions, with the need for 'Transformation Capability Management' (TCM) to ensure organizations build durable abilities rather than depend on external partners, as traditional change management alone cannot address underlying capability, capacity, and governance challenges.
Sage CTO Aaron Harris outlining how the role of AI is changing and how transparency is critical for acceptance during Sage Future 2026.
Analytics and AI
Finance AI Trust Gap Critical as Explainability Becomes Non-Negotiable
The focus of the AI debate in finance has shifted from capability to trust and explainability, as finance leaders now demand transparent AI systems that can be trusted and understood, marking a crucial evolution in ERP platform requirements.
Stanford University campus buildings under blue sky representing Stanford AI Index 2026 research on enterprise AI readiness.
Analytics and AI
AI Is Expanding, but ERP Systems May Not Be Ready — Stanford AI Index 2026
AI adoption is expanding across enterprises, but ERP systems may not be ready. The Stanford AI Index 2026 highlights gaps in governance, trust, infrastructure, and talent that affect how AI supports business decisions.
Analytics and AI
Syspro Betting On AI to Activate Manufacturing ERP’s Future
Syspro is transforming its ERP system into a proactive decision-support tool for manufacturers and distributors by embedding AI directly into workflows to enhance real-time validation, reduce disruptions and improve operational efficiency while maintaining governance and accountability.
Office environment representing France’s tech dependency plan and shift from Windows to Linux across public sector IT systems.
ERP Strategy and Planning
How France’s Tech Dependency Plan Could Influence ERP Decisions
France’s tech dependency plan requires ministries to map reliance across infrastructure, AI, and core systems, introducing new scrutiny that may influence ERP evaluation and system design.
Shipping containers stacked at a logistics facility, representing supply chain operations in a SAP S/4HANA transformation context.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Clorox Shows What SAP S/4HANA Transformations Require Before 2027
Clorox’s $580M SAP S/4HANA transformation highlights how design, benchmarking, and execution decisions shape outcomes beyond go-live.
Professionals analyzing data on computer screens in an office, representing AI in quote-to-cash workflows and finance operations.
Financial Management
Zuora Adds AI Agents for Quote-to-Cash Workflows and Auditability
Zuora introduces AI agents for quote-to-cash workflows, focusing on how outputs are integrated, explained, and executed within financial controls, audit frameworks, and operational processes.
AI is reshaping enterprise partnerships across ERP, supply chain, governance, and ecosystem collaboration
Analytics and AI
AI Is Changing the Rules of Enterprise Partnerships: Q&A with Blue Yonder’s VP Kelley Lear
In this ERP Today Q&A, Blue Yonder’s Kelley Lear explains how AI is changing the rules of enterprise partnerships. The discussion covers agentic AI, hyperscaler and ERP alliances, supply chain disruption, data readiness, governance, and what separates outcome-focused partnerships from those that stall.
Supply Chain Management
Q&A: From System of Record to System of Proof in Pharma
Steve Madsen developed RxERP in response to the overwhelming challenges of managing compliance and data fragmentation in pharmaceutical distribution, aiming to unify systems for real-time, trusted traceability and regulatory compliance, which also could influence other safety-critical industries.
Financial Management
Designing Finance for Scale: Why Charts of Accounts and Dimensions Matter More Than ERP Features
ERP projects often face significant challenges not during implementation but years later due to underlying financial architecture decisions—including chart of accounts and entity structures—being overlooked in favor of immediate functionality, which can hinder scalability and complicate management reporting as business complexities evolve.
ERP Strategy and Planning
How AI Agents Are Reshaping ERP in the “SaaSpocalypse” Era
The “SaaSpocalypse” makes for a dramatic storyline, but it flattens critical distinctions in how AI agents interact with enterprise software layers. Lightweight, UI-heavy workflow tools are clearly exposed, yet systems of record that own deep data, compliance and audit trails...
SAP CX enterprise growth strategy
CRM and Customer Experience
Q&A: SAP’s Balaji Balasubramanian on Turning Customer Experience into an Enterprise Growth Engine
SAP Customer Experience (SAP CX) is evolving from a front-office focus to an enterprise growth strategy that emphasizes connected data, efficient execution, and the integration of AI to create seamless customer experiences.
Application Development and Integration
Choosing the Right Integration Strategy and Framework for Manufacturers
Manufacturers face integration challenges as their systems become increasingly complex and interdependent, necessitating a strategic shift from point-to-point connections to a more cohesive approach like integration platform as a service (iPaaS) to effectively manage growth, change, and operational efficiency.
Data center facility in Coleraine showing physical infrastructure and energy systems in a real-world environment.
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
How Data Center Location, ESG Regulations, and AI Infrastructure Are Reshaping Risk
Data center location is becoming a governance decision. As AI demand grows and ESG regulation expands, energy, water, and climate constraints are shaping ERP risk, cost, and performance in ways enterprises can no longer ignore.
Application Development and Integration
Application-as-a-Service Pushing ERP Toward Composable Stacks
The Application as a Service model is increasingly adopted by businesses seeking flexibility over monolithic systems, prompting CIOs to adapt their purchasing, integration, and governance strategies for a diverse array of specialized applications across various sectors, while also addressing challenges related to vendor management and ensuring data consistency.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Manufacturers Are Rushing ERP Modernization and Paying the Price
Manufacturers' urgency to modernize their ERP systems amid rising AI demands must prioritize careful sequencing over risky big bang implementations, as organizational readiness and data maturity are critical for successful transformation amidst growing complexity.
Data and Data Management
Inside the Global Data Center Investment Surge and Why It Matters for ERP Leaders
Recent massive investments in data centers by major tech companies signify a transformative buildout of global computing capacity, driven by the demands of enterprise AI, geographic strategic importance, and energy constraints, reshaping how cloud and AI services will be delivered in the future.
Analytics and AI
Hybrid ERP Deployments Becoming Standard as Industry Grows
The ERP market is evolving into a strategic, data-driven platform, with hybrid deployments on the rise as enterprises blend on-premise and cloud solutions, expecting overall market growth to $40.6 billion by 2033, while AI and industry-specific modules reshape its architecture and consumption.
Cell and gene therapy manufacturing vials arranged in a controlled lab tray for traceability and processing
ERP Strategy and Planning
Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing Exposes the Cost of Delayed Digital Infrastructure
Cell and gene therapy manufacturing is exposing the limits of manual coordination. As programs scale, digital orchestration is becoming essential to ensure traceability, reduce risk, and support operational execution.
Cloud Platform and Technology
Cloud Data Strategy Moves From Project to Everyday Practice for ERP Leaders
The shift to cloud data management for ERP leaders is a fundamental transformation in operations and governance, requiring a continuous approach to security, cost management and data integration to harness innovation while mitigating risks.
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
‘The Critical Gap Isn’t Technical — It’s Architectural Judgment:’ Sanjay Vijay Mhaskey
Composable ERP, often discussed yet rarely implemented strategically, requires organizations to demonstrate architectural discipline and governance readiness through established standards, intentional modernization practices and proactive management.
Analytics and AI
SAPinsider Las Vegas Q&A with David Robinson: Why SAP Customers Need Faster, Smaller, More Continuous Transformation
David Robinson, President of SAP North America, emphasized at the SAPinsider Las Vegas keynote that customers should view modernization as an IT operating model transformation rather than just a platform move, highlighting the need to address technical debt, separate core processes from innovation, and focus on continuous innovation through incremental changes and effective governance.
Analytics and AI
Emerging AI Laws in Asia Are Raising New Questions for ERP Systems
AI regulation across Asia is evolving from voluntary guidance to binding rules, creating a fragmented compliance landscape that influences ERP design and implementation of AI, particularly concerning AI-generated content, high-impact decision-making, and the need for documentation and explainability.
Tax Compliance
Framework or Platform? How Sovos Is Turning Tax Compliance into an ERP Strategy Decision
The article discusses the urgent need for ERP programs to integrate tax compliance as a core architectural element rather than a secondary concern, emphasizing that organizations must choose between ERP-native frameworks or specialized third-party solutions to address rapidly evolving regulatory requirements, with the choice impacting operational flexibility, risk management, and overall compliance efficiency.
Application Development and Integration
‘The Intelligence is Embedded in the Workflow’: Jeff Weiss
CMiC's Nexus 1 integrates over 25 AI agents into its ERP, enabling construction professionals to interact with project data using natural language, streamline workflows, reduce report preparation time and enhance decision-making.
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