Editor’s Choice

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highlighting the need for advanced cloud-based capabilities that enhance collaboration and reduce reliance on outdated methods.

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.

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.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Identifying and Resolving Friction Points in the NetSuite O2C Cycle

The Order-to-Cash (O2C) process is crucial for business revenue and customer satisfaction, but can be hindered by inefficiencies in inter-departmental handoffs and data inconsistencies, which can be mitigated through enhanced workflows, proactive monitoring, and strict data governance in NetSuite.

Data and Data Management

Decommissioning SAP Legacy Systems: Turning Technical Debt into Strategic Value

To mitigate the significant costs and risks associated with maintaining legacy ERP systems, organizations should adopt a structured decommissioning strategy that focuses on total cost of ownership reduction and compliance risk mitigation through a phased approach involving data analysis, extraction, and secure archiving.

Analytics and AI

Zuora Unveils New Tools to Tackle the AI Pricing Puzzle

The AI boom is prompting organizations to revamp their pricing strategies, with Zuora's new monetization platform offering tools to manage dynamic service value, enhance customer visibility, and support scalability amidst unpredictable consumption patterns.

ERP Strategy and Planning

A Blueprint for Large-Scale SAP Transformation in Retail

Salling Group successfully modernized its extensive SAP environment by employing the SNP Bluefield approach, reducing data volume from 60 TB to 32 TB, and achieving a smooth migration to SAP S/4HANA with only 51 hours of operational disruption, highlighting the importance of strategic planning and centralized systems for large enterprises.

Analytics and AI

Unit4 Outlines ‘Assist, Advise, Act’ Framework for Pragmatic AI in ERP

Unit4's pragmatic AI integration in ERP systems aims to transform software from mere transaction recorders to proactive partners that assist, advise, and act, while emphasizing trust through explainability, auditability, and human oversight.

Analytics and AI

BlackLine Launches Verity™ AI: Trusted AI Purpose-Built for the Office of the CFO

BlackLine's annual conference unveiled Verity AI, a comprehensive suite of AI tools for the Office of the CFO, built on its Studio360 platform, emphasizing data integrity, enhanced visibility, and agentic collaboration, led by an AI team lead named Vera, to provide trusted, auditable financial operations.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Reimagining Finance: Derek Kudsee on Coda’s AI-Powered Future

Derek Kudsee, the new Managing Director of Unit4 Financials by Coda, aims to modernize the finance function through agentic AI and a dynamic system of intelligence while maintaining the platform's core stability that has served enterprise customers for decades.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Enabling SMB Growth Through More Agile and Speedy Transformation

ERP implementations often take 18 months to two years, which can hinder SMBs from adapting to market changes, prompting many to seek more agile, cloud-native solutions like Nextworld that allow for quicker updates and innovations, thus gaining a competitive advantage.

Financial Management

Driving the Future of Financial Operations: BlackLine

At BlackLine’s annual conference BeyondTheBlack, the 2025 Modern Accounting Awards recognized leaders like American Express Global Business Travel, Cavco Industries, and Wendy's for their exceptional financial transformation journeys using BlackLine's platform.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Building a Scalable Revenue Engine with NetSuite ARM

The implementation of the NetSuite ARM module relies heavily on the integrity of upstream data, effective change management, and a scalable configuration approach to ensure accurate revenue recognition and operational efficiency.

Digital Commerce

How Workday and Zuora Are Fueling Finance’s Future

Businesses are transitioning to recurring and usage-based revenue models to foster growth, but this poses significant operational challenges for finance departments using legacy ERP systems; to address these issues, Workday and Zuora have partnered to create a dual-platform strategy that combines a stable ERP with an agile monetization engine, streamlining complex transaction management and enhancing operational efficiency.

Financial Management

Mastering NetSuite ARM For Financial Accuracy and Compliance

The NetSuite Advanced Revenue Management module automates revenue recognition for businesses with complex revenue streams, enhancing financial accuracy and transparency, but its successful implementation requires careful planning and expert partners to avoid common pitfalls.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Forging the Future at DMI’s Digital Lounge @Lakeside

The Digital Lounge @Lakeside at Seeburg Castle fostered a collaborative dialogue among industry leaders about the digital future, emphasizing the need for data sovereignty and IT independence, while showcasing innovative applications of AI and robotics in operational contexts.

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Data and Data Management

The SAP S/4HANA Data Dilemma: Why Data Strategy Can’t Be an Afterthought

The journey to SAP S/4HANA necessitates a fundamental rethinking of data management, emphasizing a selective migration of relevant data, prioritizing data quality especially in an AI-driven landscape, and effectively managing legacy data, all of which are crucial for transforming organizations' data from a liability to a strategic asset.

Modular Cloud Transformation and Composable ERP

ERP Strategy and Planning

Enabling A Composable ERP Revolution With Zuora’s Modular Cloud Transformation

The shift from monolithic ERP systems to composable architectures enables businesses to integrate specialized applications via APIs, enhancing agility and functionality while mitigating risks associated with digital transformations.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Why Digital Transformation is a Yet Unfulfilled Promise in Public Services

Unit4's 2025 State of Digital report reveals that despite high aspirations for digital transformation in the public sector, significant hurdles like IT frustrations, budget concerns, and organizational resistance have hindered full implementation, with only 16% of UK organizations achieving operational integration, though there remains optimism for future improvements.

Cloud Platform and Technology

IT Transformation Trends in 2025: Key Insights for Digital Transformation

The 2025 Transformation Study by NTT DATA Business Solutions and Natuvion reveals that AI is now the primary driver for enterprise transformations, emphasizing the necessity of data quality and effective communication while highlighting the increasing adoption of cloud platforms and agile methodologies as crucial for success.

Citizen developer AP Automation with Native Apps

Business Process Management and Automation

Native vs. Third-Party Apps: Why Where Your Data Lives Matters

Organizations automating their Accounts Payable processes in NetSuite must choose between native SuiteApps like SquareWorks and third-party solutions, as the former offers superior security, scalability, and data integrity, particularly when leveraging AI-powered features like OCR for enhanced automation.

Business Process Management and Automation

Beyond the Inbox: The Human Side of AP Automation

Rahul Jairaj from CloudPaths highlights that manual processes in Accounts Payable create a burdensome flood of emails that drains team morale and efficiency, and advocates for AP automation using NetSuite to shift focus from low-value tasks to strategic work, though successful implementation hinges on effective change management.

Security

Why Microsoft’s D365 License Enforcement Is Exposing a Deeper ERP Crisis

Microsoft Dynamics 365 users in Finance, Supply Chain, and Commerce must urgently address access governance before stricter licensing rules take effect on November 1, 2025, as many organizations have uncovered significant security vulnerabilities and excessive user permissions amidst new compliance pressures.

Analytics and AI

How Modern ERP Is Finally Delivering On The Promise Of AI

Unit4's recent advancements in AI, including the launch of their Advanced Virtual Agent, Ava, and features like Invoice Data Capture, aim to streamline ERP workflows, improve accuracy, and reduce processing time, ultimately transforming financial processes into clear narratives while enhancing collaboration and decision-making in service-based organizations.

Lift-and-Shift ERP Strategies NTT DATA and Microsoft

ERP Strategy and Planning

Why Lift-and-Shift ERP Strategies Are Inadequate for Modern Revenue Models

Lift-and-shift migration of legacy ERP systems to the cloud often fails to accommodate the demands of modern, subscription-based business models, necessitating a decoupled approach with specialized platforms like Zuora to effectively manage complex billing and revenue recognition processes.

ERP Strategy and Planning

How Smart ERP Connectivity Optimizes Your Working Capital

Working capital optimization is essential for businesses amid economic volatility, with strategies such as supply chain finance and dynamic discounting, enhanced by ERP systems, enabling financial professionals to improve cash flow and make proactive, data-driven decisions.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Navigating the FSMA 204 Traceability Extension for Food Manufacturers

The FDA's extension of FSMA 204 compliance to July 2028 offers food manufacturers a strategic chance to enhance traceability systems, fostering competitive advantages and operational excellence, as highlighted by the collaboration of key industry organizations to standardize practices and address challenges in the food supply chain.