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Unit4 Appoints Tech Veteran Derek Kudsee to Lead Financials Division

Unit4 has appointed Derek Kudsee, a tech veteran with over 25 years of experience, as Managing Director of its Financials by Coda division, aiming to enhance the Coda platform with AI-driven capabilities and transform finance teams' roles while ensuring stability for existing clients.

Cloud Platform and Technology

SAP Expands Sovereign Cloud Footprint, Bringing AI to Europe’s Public Sector

SAP has launched a new data center region in France to bolster its sovereign cloud services, addressing European data sovereignty concerns while enabling public sector and healthcare clients to securely adopt cloud ERP and generative AI capabilities.

Business Process Management and Automation

Zuora and Workday Deepen Partnership to Tackle Complex Revenue Management

Zuora and Workday have expanded their partnership to integrate Zuora's monetization platform with Workday Financial Management, aiming to streamline financial processes for B2C companies managing complex billing models, enhance accuracy, and promote strategic financial decision-making.

Analytics and AI

Sage Delivers Next Wave of AI-Powered Finance Tools

Sage has introduced AI-driven enhancements in Sage Intacct, including intelligent reconciliation, embedded payments, and sustainability reporting, aimed at helping finance teams improve speed, automation, and operational efficiency.

Analytics and AI

Oracle’s Big Bet: Why AI World Signals a Revolution for ERP

Oracle's rebranding of CloudWorld to Oracle AI World emphasizes the integration of artificial intelligence as a fundamental aspect of ERP systems, shifting focus towards tangible AI-driven business outcomes and evolving the roles of ERP professionals into AI strategists.

Lift-and-Shift ERP Strategies NTT DATA and Microsoft

Cloud Platform and Technology

NTT DATA to Accelerate AI-Driven Transformation with Microsoft Cloud Unit

NTT DATA has established a global business unit for Microsoft Cloud to leverage its expertise in accelerating secure, AI-driven digital transformation for enterprises.

ERP Strategy and Planning

SYSPRO Enhances WMS Capabilities with DATASCOPE Acquisition

SYSPRO has strengthened its warehouse management capabilities by acquiring DATASCOPE, enhancing its integrated ERP and WMS platform while maintaining a focus on the manufacturing and distribution sectors.

Human Capital Management

SAP Announces Acquisition of SmartRecruiters

SAP has announced its acquisition of SmartRecruiters to enhance its SAP SuccessFactors suite with advanced talent acquisition capabilities, including AI-enabled recruiting, aiming to streamline the hiring process for customers and ensure compliance and responsible AI usage.

J.P. Morgan & Oracle Deepen ERP Integration for Finance

Supply Chain Management

J.P. Morgan & Oracle Deepen ERP Integration for Supply Chain Finance

J.P. Morgan Payments and Oracle have launched a seamlessly integrated Supply Chain Finance solution within Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, enabling companies like FedEx to enhance working capital management through an API that simplifies invoice approvals and offers immediate payment options, marking a shift towards embedded finance within ERP systems.

Analytics and AI

Sage Deepens its SMB Automation Strategy With AI Expense Firm Fyle’s Acquisition

Sage has acquired Fyle, an AI-driven expense management platform, to enhance its SMB technology stack by integrating intelligent automation into finance workflows, ultimately transforming tedious processes into seamless, data-driven functions.

Data and Data Management

Chris Niederman to Lead Snowflake’s Alliances & Channels Business

Snowflake has appointed Chris Niederman as Senior Vice President of its Alliances & Channels business, effective July 21, 2025, to enhance its global partner system and drive growth through Snowflake AI Data Cloud amidst a rapidly expanding partner network.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Oracle & AWS Collaboration to Boost Cloud Database

Amazon Web Services and Oracle have launched Oracle Database@AWS, allowing customers to run Oracle workloads on dedicated infrastructure within Oracle Cloud on AWS, enhancing seamless data integration while maintaining high performance.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Unit4 ERPx Lands on Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Unit4's ERPx solution is now available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, allowing organizations in people-centric industries to efficiently deploy a modular, AI-powered ERP platform that enhances operational agility and streamlines procurement.

Analytics and AI

IFS Advances Industrial AI Workforce with TheLoops Acquisition

IFS's acquisition of TheLoops marks a significant evolution in enterprise software towards the implementation of autonomous AI agents capable of actively participating in critical industrial operations, transforming workflows with context-aware decision-making, and signaling a robust demand for such innovative solutions in the market.

Analytics and AI

NTT DATA’s Strategic Agentforce Play: Accelerating Enterprise AI Agent Adoption

The enterprise AI revolution just got a major acceleration boost. NTT DATA’s newly announced industry-ready service for Salesforce’s Agentforce represents more than just another consulting partnership – it’s a strategic response to the explosive growth in agentic AI adoption that’s...

Analytics and AI

Tricentis’ Agentic AI Unleashes Autonomous Testing for Modern ERP Systems

Tricentis has launched an innovative agentic AI strategy featuring remote Model Context Protocol servers and Agentic Test Automation, enabling enterprises to enhance software quality engineering through autonomous operations and customizable AI-powered testing solutions, particularly for complex ERP environments.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Wellesley Information Services Announces Inaugural Board of Advisors

Chelmsford, MA – 16 June 2025 – Wellesley Information Services (Wellesley), the parent company of ERP Today, is pleased to announce the formation of its inaugural Board of Advisors, continuing the company’s evolution as the most influential global member community...

Analytics and AI

How SAP and NVIDIA Are Rewriting the Enterprise AI Playbook

SAP's partnership with NVIDIA introduces 'Local AI from SAP,' allowing enterprises to harness over 100,000 AI models while ensuring data security and compliance, fundamentally transforming the deployment of AI in regulated industries.

Analytics and AI

From Nashville with AI: Microsoft Shares Blueprint for ERP Transformation at IFS Connect

At the IFS Connect North America 2025 event in Nashville, Microsoft's Jennifer Martinez presented a strategic framework for enterprise AI transformation focusing on four pillars—enhancing employee experiences, reinventing customer engagement, reshaping business processes, and accelerating innovation—while emphasizing a three-stage implementation roadmap that includes embracing available AI tools, developing customized solutions, and prioritizing security and governance.

ERP Strategy and Planning

SYSPRO Taps Seasoned Tech Finance Leader Mathias Høyer as New CFO

SYSPRO has appointed Mathias Høyer as Chief Financial Officer to support its expansion strategy, bringing extensive financial and transformative experience from previous leadership roles in high-growth tech firms.

ERP Strategy and Planning

The $2 Billion Cloud ERP Shake-Up: Why Vista’s Acumatica Bet Changes Everything

Vista Equity Partners' $2 billion acquisition of Acumatica signals a transformative shift in the mid-market ERP landscape toward innovative, cloud-native solutions and AI integration, challenging legacy giants while enhancing Acumatica's potential to dominate the underserved market of mid-sized businesses.

Analytics and AI

Salesforce To Acquire Informatica: Fueling the Next Generation of Enterprise AI

Salesforce has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Informatica for approximately $8 billion, aiming to enhance its AI capabilities by integrating Informatica's data management expertise to create a robust foundation for autonomous AI solutions in enterprise operations.

Human Capital Management

Workday turns 20. What now for the HCM giant?

At Workday Elevate London, celebrating its 20th anniversary, the company focused on the future of agentic AI solutions, introducing new tools aimed at enhancing financial and human resources management, while positioning itself as a leader in the evolving landscape of enterprise resource planning.

Analytics and AI

From SAP Sapphire 2025: Sean Kask, Chief AI Strategy Officer, Opens SAP’s AI Playbook, Covers Agentic Intelligence, Strategic Differentiation, and the Race to Real Adoption

At SAP Sapphire 2025, Sean Kask, SAP’s Chief AI Strategy Officer, emphasized a customer-focused AI strategy that integrates various models and maintains ethical standards, showcasing the potential of tools like Joule to autonomously execute complex processes while leveraging proprietary knowledge graphs for contextual accuracy, positioning SAP as a leader in AI-powered enterprise solutions.

Analytics and AI

Inetum Earns ISG “Rising Star,” Launches ServiceNow Agentic AI Center

Inetum's ServiceNow practice has achieved ISG 'Rising Star' recognition and launched an Agentic AI Center of Excellence, marking significant advancements in enterprise technology that highlight the increasing integration of intelligent, autonomous capabilities in the ERP landscape.

Analytics and AI

Sage 50’s AI-Powered Copilot to Boost UK SMB Efficiency

Sage has integrated AI into its Sage 50 platform to better serve UK small and mid-sized businesses, enhancing financial operations with features like faster reporting, automated data extraction, and improved security, while emphasizing the importance of technology for operational success.

Analytics and AI

From SAP Sapphire 2025: Joule Everywhere – How SAP Is Making Business AI Omnipresent and Proactive

SAP's upcoming Joule Everywhere update in 2025 integrates generative AI agents across its entire ecosystem, enabling intelligent co-piloting and seamless decision-making within workflows while enhancing security and governance.