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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

Dynamic Finance Emerges as a Competitive Differentiator in the AI Era

Research from the IBM Institute for Business Value reveals finance functions are evolving from retrospective roles to proactive decision-makers in enterprise performance, highlighting a stark performance gap where only 12% of organizations exhibit advanced maturity in strategic influence and digital agility.

Manufacturing Systems and Automation

Infor Index Shows AI Ambition Outpacing ERP Readiness

Infor's Enterprise AI Adoption Impact Index reveals a significant gap between organizations' AI ambitions and their actual ability to scale AI beyond initial deployments, with over half of surveyed leaders acknowledging operational challenges despite confidence in their internal capabilities.

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Spend Management and Procurement

Why Procurement Platforms Are Now Judged on Adoption and Workflow Execution

Procurement platforms are no longer judged on features alone. This analysis shows how adoption, workflows, and governance now define platform value, with Scanmarket by Unit4 as a leading example.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

Thales First to Deploy SAP Cloud ERP on S3NS Sovereign Cloud in France

SAP is enabling SAP Cloud ERP Private to run on S3NS’s trusted cloud platform in France, allowing regulated industries to adopt cloud ERP and AI while meeting strict sovereignty requirements.

Analytics and AI

Sage Intacct Tightens Grip On Connected Finance Workflows

Sage enhances its Sage Intacct platform by integrating planning, spend management, cash flow, and industry-specific workflows to provide finance leaders with a comprehensive mid-market solution, ensuring quicker insights while maintaining control over core processes.

Manufacturing ERP Pushes Indian Plants Toward Data-First Operations

Manufacturing ERP is evolving into the operational backbone for Indian factories, integrating production, inventory, procurement, finance and HR on a single platform to enable real-time decision-making, automation, and compliance, particularly as the industry embraces Industry 4.0.

CRM and Customer Experience

ERP Today 2025 Awards: Customer Experience Moves to the Core of ERP Strategy

SugarAI won the Customer Experience Solution of the Year award for its successful transformation of Country Fare by leveraging sales data to enhance customer engagement and proactive relationship management, while Inetum was recognized as a runner-up for optimizing service delivery using AI.

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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.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

Your AI Roadmap Has a Cloud Problem: New NTT DATA Research Reveals Why Enterprise Cloud Maturity Is the Gating Factor for AI Success

Despite extensive investments in cloud migration, only 14% of enterprises have achieved the advanced cloud maturity necessary to support AI-driven innovations, posing significant strategic challenges as organizations grapple with legacy systems and the urgent need for integrated cloud and AI strategies.

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Analytics and AI

SAP Q1 Earnings Shows Cloud Strength, but Can the AI and Backlog Momentum Hold?

SAP delivered a Q1 earnings beat, but the more important story was beneath the headline numbers. The company showed strong cloud growth and expanding backlog, while also signaling likely deceleration ahead and a gradual shift toward Business AI as a consumption-based revenue model.

Analytics and AI

Workday Advances ‘Lights-Out Finance’ Vision with Autonomous Financial Testing Tool

Workday is advancing its “lights-out finance” vision with an AI-driven Financial Test Suite that continuously detects fraud and anomalies before transactions are completed.

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Spend Management and Procurement

SAP Embeds AI and Joule Into SAP Ariba To Transform Enterprise Procurement

SAP’s next-generation Ariba platform integrates AI and Joule on SAP BTP to help enterprises automate sourcing, improve decision-making and modernize procurement operations.

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Analytics and AI

Companies Are Acting on AI Value They Haven’t Realized Yet

Most organizations say AI delivers value, but few can measure it consistently. New research shows that measurement maturity and operating models determine whether AI produces repeatable enterprise ROI.

Analytics and AI

Sage HCM Aims To Close HR Finance Data Gaps

Sage has launched Sage HCM, a new cloud solution for mid-market organizations that integrates HR, payroll and financial data, featuring AI-powered workflows and construction-specific capabilities to enhance labor cost visibility and payroll accuracy.

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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.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Construction ERP Survey Shows Demand for Cloud, but the Gains Remain Uneven

Construction firms emphasize the need for modern ERP systems with real-time data, mobile access, and integration, yet adoption rates vary, as many still experience operational challenges and unclear cloud migration progress despite a majority already using cloud-based solutions.

Analytics and AI

Drivestream Opens AiPEX University to Show Higher Education What Agentic AI Can Actually Change

Drivestream has launched AiPEX University, a new immersive experience center built with Oracle to help higher education leaders see how agentic AI could operate across enrollment, financial aid, academic planning, student engagement, HR, and finance.

Application Development and Integration

IFS Starts 2026 Strong As Industrial AI Embeds In Ops

IFS reported 25% YoY growth in annual recurring revenue to start 2026 and a shift in industrial AI usage from single-task support to integration into planning and execution processes, highlighting the company's deepening role in asset-intensive sectors.

SAP agentic AI manufacturing Hannover Messe 2026

Analytics and AI

Breaking the Execution Barrier: Why Agentic AI is Rewiring Manufacturing ERP

QAD | Redzone showcased its agentic AI manufacturing platform at Hannover Messe 2026. It is designed to turn passive ERP systems into autonomous engines of real-time execution. Here's what it means for enterprise technology leaders on the shop floor.

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Manufacturing Systems and Automation

SAP EWM Meets Humanoid Robotics in New Accenture and Vodafone Warehouse Pilot

SAP, Accenture, and Vodafone Procure & Connect have launched a warehouse pilot that integrates humanoid robots with SAP Extended Warehouse Management, showcasing how SAP EWM could become a control layer for physical AI, governed automation, and real-time warehouse execution.

Analytics and AI

Jeff Bezos’ Project Prometheus Nears $38 Billion Valuation, Targets Industrial AI and ERP-Linked Execution

Jeff Bezos’ Project Prometheus is nearing a $38 billion valuation, signaling a shift toward physical AI that connects ERP systems with real-world operations across manufacturing, logistics, and supply chains.

Financial Management

Sage And PwC Turn Agentic AI On Intacct Rollouts

Sage and PwC are integrating agentic AI into the Sage Intacct implementation process to enable faster, standardized onboarding for finance teams, enhancing efficiency by automating key stages while maintaining consultant oversight.

Application Development and Integration

Infor’s April Update Sharpens CloudSuite WFM for Frontline Reality

Infor's April 2026 Cumulative Update enhances CloudSuite Workforce Management with user-friendly improvements in scheduling and time and attendance functions, aiming to boost productivity and operational efficiency for supervisors and frontline managers.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

AirTrunk’s Lumina Deal Raises Stakes For APAC Cloud ERP

AirTrunk's acquisition of Lumina CloudInfra accelerates its entry into India's hyperscale data center market, granting access to a 600MW development pipeline and enhancing infrastructure options for ERP and SaaS deployments amidst India's rapid digital growth.

Financial Management

Sage Intacct Advisory Puts AI To Work For CAS

Sage is enhancing its Intacct Advisory services with AI-driven workflows and templates to standardize client accounting services, enabling firms to deliver consistent advisory support and improve efficiency without increasing staff, as showcased at the upcoming Sage Future Conference.

Manufacturing Systems and Automation

Fujitsu GLOVIA One Targets AI Era of Japanese ERP

Fujitsu is launching GLOVIA One, a cloud-based ERP suite tailored for mid-sized Japanese companies, integrating AI agents and a composable architecture to address local business needs while streamlining compliance and decision-making processes.

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.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

What TCS and SAP Show About the Future of ERP Delivery

TCS and SAP show how ERP delivery is shifting toward integrated, partner-led models that combine workforce skills, system implementation, and ongoing operations.

Manufacturing Systems and Automation

Infor Expands Manufacturing Strategy with Deloitte MES Alliance and AWS AI Push

Infor expands its manufacturing strategy through a Deloitte MES alliance and AWS AI agents, connecting shop floor execution with ERP and automation at scale.