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Analytics and AI
NATO Taps Google Cloud for AI-Ready Sovereign Infrastructure
NATO has partnered with Google Cloud to enhance its digital modernization through a multimillion-dollar commitment to an air-gapped sovereign cloud environment, improving data governance and enabling AI-driven workloads while maintaining strict security and operational control.
SAP Sovereign Cloud
Analytics and AI
SAP Is Building a Sovereign AI Stack for Europe
Regulatory trends in the EU are fostering a shift towards sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure, highlighted by companies like SAP, which has invested in local partnerships with firms like Mistral AI to enhance digital autonomy and develop industry-specific applications.
Automation
Datanomix and Fulcrum Partnering to Develop Seamless ERP, Production Integration
Datanomix has partnered with Fulcrum to integrate their technologies for modernizing manufacturing by unifying job planning, scheduling, and real-time production tracking, shifting toward a proactive environment that enhances visibility.
Lift-and-Shift ERP Strategies NTT DATA and Microsoft
Cloud Platform and Technology
IBM OpenPages as a Service Expands European Availability
IBM's OpenPages as a Service launch in the Cloud Germany data center enhances EU-centric governance, risk and compliance capabilities by ensuring data residency, improved performance and modernized software-as-a-service (SaaS) options.
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Analytics and AI
AI Agents Shifting from Hype to Enterprise Workflow Redesign: IBM Webinar
The misconceptions about AI agents primarily stem from enterprise expectations rather than the technology itself, emphasizing the need for organizations to redesign workflows for effective adoption and integration of AI systems.
Workday Data Cloud
Analytics and AI
Workday’s EU Sovereign Cloud to Support Compliance, AI Adoption
Workday announced its EU Sovereign Cloud, set for 2026 release, which enables European customers to utilize AI-driven HR and finance solutions while ensuring compliance with emerging data regulations.
Application Development and Integration
Higher Ed Races to Modernize ERP as Cloud, AI Pressures Intensify
Higher education institutions are rapidly upgrading ERP systems to embrace cloud flexibility and AI readiness, viewing modernization as essential due to budget constraints, enrollment dynamics, and the demand for streamlined digital experiences.
SAP Sovereign Cloud
Application Development and Integration
Nestlé Expanding ERP Solutions Using SAP S/4HANA
Nestlé is upgrading to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition aiming for greater agility, efficiency through AI and automation and a flexible cloud infrastructure for their global business processes.
Amazon AWS
Analytics and AI
New AI Agents Make AWS ProServe Projects Faster
AWS has launched the Professional Services Delivery Agent, an AI-powered tool that enhances AWS ProServe engagements by automating routine tasks, thereby significantly improving project turnaround times and reducing costs.
Enterprise Architecture
Infor Maps Modernization Path, Updates for IBM i ERP Portfolio
Infor is modernizing its IBM i ERP portfolio by introducing OS support, expanded API integration, and a next-generation UI, with plans to deliver IBM i 7.6 across its main ERP systems by 2026.
Analytics and AI
ServiceNow Advances Enterprise AI Through Integrations with Microsoft
ServiceNow announced integrations with Microsoft, including Microsoft Agent 365, to create seamless AI orchestration and governance for businesses, enabling autonomous workflows and visibility across Microsoft 365 and the ServiceNow AI Platform.
Coda
Analytics and AI
Five AI Trends Affecting Enterprise Scaling, Transformation
At the Gartner 2025 IT Symposium/Xpo, key discussions highlighted the necessity of modernizing ERP systems for AI integration, emphasizing data quality, workforce development and more.
Application Development and Integration
SAP, Microsoft Tighten Their Data Fabric to Boost AI Value for the Enterprise
SAP and Microsoft are enhancing their partnership with SAP Business Data Cloud Connect for Microsoft Fabric to enable bi-directional data sharing without replication, facilitating immediate access to SAP data for analytics and AI within a unified platform that supports cross-cloud interoperability and improved user experience.
Cloud Platform and Technology
Dynatrace Expands AI Cloud Operations With Microsoft Azure Integration
Dynatrace has launched a direct integration with Microsoft's Azure SRE Agent, enhancing AI-driven observability and automation for cloud operations, thereby enabling proactive issue detection and remediation within complex IT infrastructures on Azure.
Analytics and AI
IFS Showcases AI Impact Through Industry-Specific Scenarios
IFS's innovations at the Industrial X Unleashed event showcased partnerships with leading AI firms to integrate industry-specific solutions that enhance predictive maintenance, improve operational efficiency and transform asset management.
Workday mid-size enterprise success
Analytics and AI
Workday Boosts ERP Automation with Pipedream Buy, BigQuery Patnership
Workday has announced plans to buy Pipedream to enhance ERP-native automation with over 3,000 pre-built connectors, and partnered with Google BigQuery to improve data integration and analytics, while also expanding its Workday GO solution for global payroll and faster deployments.
Blake Moret, CEO of Rockwell Automation.
Analytics and AI
Going from Automation to Autonomy at Rockwell Automation Fair
At Rockwell Automation’s Automation Fair, CEO Blake Moret emphasized the future of manufacturing through simplified automation and AI integration, while Plex's Michael Hart highlighted the importance of structured data and human-centered autonomy in evolving from automation to smarter, more autonomous operations.
AI risk management
Analytics and AI
SAP Signavio AI Agent Mining Tackles Invisible Autonomy Risk
SAP users are increasingly incorporating AI agents into workflows, which introduce 'invisible autonomy' risks that necessitate oversight, prompting the launch of SAP Signavio's AI agent mining capability to enhance monitoring, efficiency, and performance assessment of these agents.
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Application Development and Integration
Infor, AWS research points to uneven ERP modernization and widening governance gaps
Organizations are modernizing ERP superficially, with cloud adoption outpacing essential governance and strategy, leading to inconsistent deployment, limited returns, and an urgent need for structured integration and support for achieving measurable value.
Analytics and AI
Strong AI Governance is Critical to Responsible Enterprise Deployment
As companies rapidly adopt generative and autonomous AI technologies, effective governance has become essential to mitigate risks such as accuracy, bias, and compliance, necessitating executive oversight and coordinated efforts across various departments to ensure trust and accountability in AI deployments.
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Analytics and AI
IBM Embeds AI Consulting Tools Inside Microsoft Copilot, Cites 250,000 Hours Saved
IBM integrates its Consulting Advantage with Microsoft Copilot to enhance efficiency for consultants, saving over 250,000 hours annually, by optimizing access to proprietary information within familiar Microsoft 365 applications while maintaining governance and oversight.
Analytics and AI
Microsoft Leans on OpenAI’s Custom Chip Designs to Accelerate In-House Silicon Strategy
Microsoft is deepening its collaboration with OpenAI by leveraging the startup's custom chip designs for its own semiconductor strategy, while addressing concerns about AI hardware depreciation, which may influence enterprise decisions on long-term cloud and AI investments.
Analytics and AI
Microsoft Expands MCP into Dynamic, AI-Ready Foundation for Dynamics 365 ERP
Microsoft is transforming its Dynamics 365 ERP by upgrading its Model Context Protocol from a static toolset to a dynamic, real-time gateway, integrating analytics and allowing extensive access to ERP functions for improved AI-enabled operations by December 2025.
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Business Process Management and Automation
Rootstock Acquires Praxis, a Salesforce Consulting Firm
Rootstock Software's acquisition of Praxis Solutions aims to enhance its Salesforce-native ERP offering by integrating Praxis's consulting expertise, providing a unified solution that accelerates digital transformation and improves service delivery.
Analytics and AI
GPT-5.1 Lands in Copilot Studio as OpenAI Pushes Speed, Reasoning, Personalization Forward
Microsoft and OpenAI have released GPT-5.1 in Copilot Studio for US customers, offering two versions—Instant and Thinking—for enhanced reasoning and personalization, thereby supporting enterprise-scale adoption and allowing organizations to test advanced AI capabilities in a controlled environment.
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Analytics and AI
New Basis Technologies Index Reveals Speed as Top Concern for SAP Change Managers
A Basis Technologies study revealed that while 84% of organizations hesitate to make SAP changes, the adoption of AI-assisted intelligent change management tools is empowering change managers to execute strategic initiatives more efficiently and effectively.
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Analytics and AI
Sana Acquisition Promises New AI Tools for Workday Users
Workday's recent acquisition of Sana aims to integrate AI-powered tools into its platform, enhancing productivity and user experiences through new AI agents and a seamless learning system, marking a significant shift towards intelligent ERP solutions.
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