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From Catalyst to Innovation: SNP Group CEO Jens Amail

SNP Group CEO Jens Amail talks to ERP Today about his role at SNP, and what’s next for the company as it heads into 2025.

Analytics and AI

Salesforce: The market for digital labor is trillions of dollars, says Marc Benioff

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff highlights Agentforce 2.0 as a transformative digital labor platform with a trillions-dollar market potential, emphasizing its effectiveness in reducing human query escalations and showcasing its integration with Slack and advanced AI features to enhance enterprise workflows across various industries.

Analytics and AI

Boomi enhances data management offering with Rivery acquisition

Boomi is enhancing its data management capabilities through the acquisition of Rivery, which will integrate the latter's low-code ELT and CDC technologies to strengthen Boomi's offerings in a data-driven environment.

Data and Data Management

Carbon and financial accounting get sustainable with SAP Green Ledger

The newly launched SAP Green Ledger aims to enhance data accuracy and compliance with evolving sustainability regulations, thereby supporting organizations in achieving financial optimization and carbon neutrality.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

Oracle wins over Meta despite Q2 and Elon Musk losses

Oracle has announced its fiscal 2025 Q2 results along with a new AI deal with Meta, following a crumbled deal with Musk's AI startup.

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Supply Chain Management

Predictive procurement specialist Arkestro joins Infor Marketplace

Infor has partnered with Arkestro to enhance AI-driven procurement processes for global enterprises, enabling efficiencies and savings through predictive analytics and machine learning.

Business Process Management and Automation

Certinia and PwC team up to help professional service organizations

Certinia has announced a new partnership with PwC, bringing the capabilities of its Professional Services Automation (PSA) solutions.

Blueprint of a brain | SAP AWS Amazon Nova

Analytics and AI

Amazon Nova models join SAP’s generative AI hub

At AWS re:Invent 2024, SAP announced the integration of Amazon's Nova generative AI models into its AI Core hub, enhancing access to advanced AI capabilities and enabling businesses to automate workflows and create customized solutions within a secure environment.

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Manufacturing Systems and Automation

Accenture to acquire AOX to accelerate automotive software development

Accenture is building upon its automotive service offerings and has agreed to acquire AOX, a German company specializing in embedded software for carmakers and their suppliers.

Oracle Unveils AI Agent Studio for Fusion Cloud Applications

Cloud Platform and Technology

ServiceNow and AWS expand collaboration for AI transformation

ServiceNow and AWS have announced the expansion of their collaboration with new capabilities to accelerate AI business transformation.

Cloud Platform and Technology

South Korea: Microsoft Azure first hyperscaler to serve Korean public sector

Microsoft has become the first Big Tech company to receive certification under South Korea's Cloud Security Assurance Program, enabling its Azure services to be used by public institutions and marking a significant milestone for foreign cloud providers in the region's strict data security landscape.

A plane landing | Sage Intacct assists business growth with new capabilities

Financial Management

Sage Intacct fosters business growth with new capabilities

Sage has announced that its copilot is available to early adopters initially in the US and UK on Sage Intacct to boost productivity for SMBs.

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Application Development and Integration

National Highways signs two contracts worth £40m with Big Red

National Highways, an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Transport, has signed two long-term deals with Oracle estimated at almost £40m. Formerly known as Highways England until 2021, National Highways plans, designs, builds, operates and maintains England’s...

photo of the Czech Aero Vodochody plane flying in the sky with mountains and clouds in the background | IFS Cloud x Aero

Cloud Platform and Technology

Largest Czech aircraft manufacturer chooses IFS Cloud to drive digitalization

IFS Cloud has been chosen by the largest Czech aircraft manufacturer to enhance aircraft production efficiency and transition to paperless operations by integrating it with Siemens' Teamcenter for standardized processes and improved quality.

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Analytics and AI

IBM and AWS partner to scale responsible GenAI

IBM and AWS will reveal their collaboration at AWS re:Invent, focusing on integrating IBM Granite AI models within AWS platforms like SageMaker and Bedrock to enhance responsible AI adoption and showcase new governance and automation capabilities.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Infor to launch refreshed partner program for first time in eight years

Infor is set to launch a new partner program on January 2, 2025, marking a shift from a reseller-focused model to a cloud-modern engagement strategy that aims to enhance partner value and growth in SaaS offerings while responding to current industry trends.

Portrait of Robert Enslin, CEO at UiPath

Application Development and Integration

Workday appoints UiPath’s Rob Enslin as CCO amid results announcement

Workday has announced the appointment of Rob Enslin as president and chief commercial officer (CCO) from his previous role as UiPath’s CEO.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

SAP and AWS help BBC save money and reduce complexity by moving to the cloud

SAP continues its partnership with the BBC by moving its IT systems for finance, HR, and procurement to the cloud using RISE with SAP on Amazon Web Services, aiming to streamline operations and enhance digital transformation.

Business Process Management and Automation

Kyriba and Riyadh Air partner on treasury management in aviation

Kyriba has announced its partnership with Riyadh to help Riyadh Air automate and streamline its treasury management processes.

Analytics and AI

Microsoft unveils Innovation Hub to transform Australian businesses

Microsoft has unveiled a new multi-million-dollar Innovation Hub in Australia, to empower Australian organisations to leverage the power of AI and other technologies. This new facility joins Microsoft’s global network of over 40 Innovation Hubs and marks a milestone in...

Analytics and AI

EY appoints Joe Depa as new CIO amidst substantial AI investments

Ernest & Young has appointed Joe Depa as the new EY Global chief innovation officer, tasked with leading the global innovation strategy and applied innovation initiatives to enhance service delivery and address business challenges amid emerging technologies.

Service Management

ANZ giant Atturra Chrome-plates SAP data services as 2027 looms

Atturra's ANATAS has acquired Chrome Consulting for approximately A$7.6M to enhance its SAP capabilities in the Australia and New Zealand market as support for SAP ECC nears its end, positioning both companies for growth in the enterprise solutions sector.

Human Capital Management

Sage stands out with “high pace of innovation” amid upbeat year-end results

Sage has announced its year-end results with a robust rise in operating profit amid a successful year of broad-based revenue growth.

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Analytics and AI

Salesforce launches automated AI Agent testing center

Salesforce has introduced agentic lifecycle management tools that enable businesses to automate AI agent testing, prototype in secure environments and manage usage effectively, addressing the growing need for reliable agent configurations without disrupting production systems.

a woman holding a tablet with 'Payroll' written on it and a blue credit card | EY launches Integrated Global Payroll Solution for payroll management

Human Capital Management

EY launches Integrated Global Payroll Solution for payroll management

EY has announced the launch of a next-generation Integrated Global Payroll Solution to assist payroll management.

Analytics and AI

Julia White joins Amazon Web Services as marketing chief

Amazon Web Services has appointed Julia White, a former executive at SAP and Microsoft, as its new Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Microsoft and Oracle expand multi-cloud partnership with new Database@Azure integrations

At Microsoft Ignite 2024, Microsoft and Oracle announced an expanded partnership featuring enhanced Oracle Database@Azure capabilities for data governance, analytics, and AI, integrating with Microsoft Purview for secure data management, introducing new networking features for enterprise security, and expanding availability across nine regions, while also planning to further enhance their collaboration with Exadata services.