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Enterprise Architecture
Real-Time Requirements for Accurate Tax Calculations
E-invoicing is often misidentified as the sole challenge of indirect tax compliance, whereas it is merely a symptom of a broader need for enterprises to develop resilient tax architectures capable of adapting to emerging regulatory demands and continuous transaction controls.
Business Process Management and Automation
Four-Step Guide for Turning a One-Time Cloud Migration into a Platform for Sustained Value
To successfully harness the potential of modern cloud ERP platforms, organizations must approach transformations as ongoing operational models rather than mere migrations, focusing on careful assessment, standardization in design, efficient deployment, and continuous optimization to bridge the gap between expected and realized value.
Analytics and AI
NetSuite’s Long Bet Pays Off: Why Unified ERP Is the Real Foundation of AI
Evan Goldberg founded NetSuite to address the chaos of disconnected systems in business, aiming for a unified platform that offers a single source of truth, which now positions the company to effectively incorporate AI and adapt to evolving hybrid business models while maintaining a focus on simplicity and operational clarity.
Analytics and AI
Rise with SAP Security Risk Is Increasingly Shaped by Timing, Data, Assurance
As organizations accelerate their migration to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, security risks intensify, prompting a shift in focus towards proactive security measures, data-centric access control, and a structured assurance model to ensure effective protection and compliance in increasingly complex cloud environments.
Financial Management
Framework or Platform? How Sovos Is Turning Tax Compliance into an ERP Strategy Decision
The article discusses the urgent need for ERP programs to integrate tax compliance as a core architectural element rather than a secondary concern, emphasizing that organizations must choose between ERP-native frameworks or specialized third-party solutions to address rapidly evolving regulatory requirements, with the choice impacting operational flexibility, risk management, and overall compliance efficiency.
Analytics and AI
Achieving Manufacturing Operational Excellence in the Marketplace
The partnership between Syspro and SugarCRM introduces Sugar for Syspro, designed to enhance sales navigation and operational efficiency in complex manufacturing environments by eliminating manual data entry errors and fostering collaboration through integrated ERP-CRM visibility.
Analytics and AI
Agentforce Manufacturing Addresses Labor Shortages, Operational Inefficiencies
Salesforce released Agentforce Manufacturing, a suite of AI agent templates enabling manufacturers to enhance autonomy and efficiency while mitigating labor shortages, marking a significant shift in the industry toward predictive and proactive operations.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Boutique Firms, GSIs, and Emergence of Reinforcement Models in Enterprise ERP Delivery
Enterprise ERP delivery is evolving from single-provider models to collaborative partner ecosystems, utilizing a mix of large global systems integrators, staffing firms, and boutique consultancies to address the complexities of multi-year initiatives.
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Agentic AI, Composable Architectures Are Redefining Manufacturing ERP as Autonomous Operations
Manufacturing technology executives are experiencing a major shift in ERP systems from transactional backends to autonomous AI-driven decision engines that automate procurement and production processes, with successful implementations emphasizing governance frameworks over algorithm sophistication.
Cloud Platform and Technology
Engineering the Future of Tax with OCI and Vertex
Black & Veatch modernized its tax infrastructure by migrating to Oracle Cloud ERP and Vertex solutions to enhance global compliance, reduce operational risks, and streamline processes, demonstrating the importance of integrated cloud-native tax services for supporting complex multi-jurisdictional operations.
Analytics and AI
The Cloud Velocity Trap for Testing
CIOs face significant challenges during ERP migrations due to inadequate testing strategies and a rush towards AI solutions, highlighting the necessity for continuous testing and thorough documentation to ensure successful system integration.
Analytics and AI
Oracle AI World’s IBM Sessions: What Enterprises Must Build Before AI Can Deliver
At Oracle AI World, IBM emphasized that successful AI adoption in enterprises relies not on flashy models but on robust foundational preparations, governance, and aligned business processes, showcasing that scalable AI implementations require clean data and integrated workflows.
Analytics and AI
Data Integrity is the New ERP Mandate
Data integrity is crucial for ERP success, as reliable information underpins automation and insights; organizations must modernize data handling without full system overhauls, confront legacy issues, and embrace governance to enhance efficiency and decision-making.
Analytics and AI
Creating Supply Chain Value Through Analytics and AI
AI and analytics are transforming supply chain management by automating repetitive tasks, redefining planner roles into strategic storytellers, and providing decision intelligence to navigate disruptions.
Analytics and AI
Year in Review: Testing, Transformation, and the Race to AI-Ready ERP in 2025
In 2025, the conversation around cloud migration shifted from why to how. According to SAPinsider’s 2025 research report on SAP S/4HANA deployment, for instance, 31% of the organizations who responded to the survey have transitioned to SAP S/4HANA, while another 27% are in implementation. Additionally, 54% of respondents said they plan to incorporate AI or...
Analytics and AI
Year in Review: ERP AI Integration Went from Promise to Performance in 2025
End users in 2025 stopped seeing AI as a futuristic buzzword for enterprise planning. What had long been pitched as a future differentiator finally began delivering measurable operational benefit this year. According to ERP Today’s reporting on the manufacturing sector, 82% of companies increased...
Cloud Platform and Technology
How SAP Experience Centers Win Transformation
SAP's Experience Centers have transformed from showrooms to operational labs, exemplified by the fully functional S.Mart Store in Walldorf, illustrating the company's commitment to co-creating practical industry solutions with customers.
Cloud Platform and Technology
The New SAP Defense
As organizations transition to SAP S/4HANA and hybrid-cloud architectures, the necessity for a layered Zero Trust security approach, supported by Unified Risk Management and consolidated monitoring solutions, becomes critical to address the expanded attack surface.
Business Process Management and Automation
Connected Construction: ERP Without the Bottlenecks
Cloud ERP is evolving into a critical operating system for construction and field service companies, enabling resilience, real-time decision-making, and lean operations, as evidenced by the experiences of Tester Construction, Tech Electronics, and Carlson LaVine Construction in their transitions to Acumatica.
Automation
ERP Lessons from Black Friday for Manufacturers, Retailers
Black Friday serves as a critical evaluation for ERP systems, revealing their capability for real-time operational control amid spikes in demand, and highlighting the need for strong data governance, operational visibility, and continuous analysis to enhance resilience and readiness for future challenges.
Application Development and Integration
How Manufacturers Can Learn and Respond from ERP Stress Tests
ERP systems are evolving from traditional recordkeeping to proactive disruption management, focusing on real-time insights and modular architectures to enhance organizational resilience amid supply chain uncertainties.
Analytics and AI
AWS Enters the AI Factory Race, Raising Stakes for Cloud-Data Sovereignty, Enterprise Architecture
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching on-premises AI factories that integrate advanced hardware and managed service offerings into customer data centers, enabling organizations to develop and deploy AI applications while addressing data sovereignty concerns and enhancing their existing ERP systems.
Deploying high-impact GenAI solutions with Inetum
Application Development and Integration
Solving the AI Adoption Paradox: Lessons from Inetum’s COBORG Framework
Despite significant investment in generative AI, 95% of projects fail to deliver value due to misalignment with business goals, as highlighted by Inetum’s COBORG™ framework, which aims to bridge the gap between experimentation and execution by integrating AI responsibly into organizations.
People sitting in the Basis Technologies offices, looking at computers. SAP Basis Technologies ActiveDiscover
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.
Cloud Platform and Technology
Amey Completes Cloud ERP Overhaul with SAP S/4HANA and NTT DATA Business Solutions
Amey has successfully migrated from a 20-year-old SAP ECC system to SAP S/4HANA Cloud on Google Cloud Platform as part of its modernization initiative while partnering with NTT DATA Business Solutions.
From Trophy to Transformation and SAP
ERP Strategy and Planning
From Trophy to Transformation
How a key industry award fueled SAP’s momentum in the race for AI and cloud dominance.
The Trust Dividend and Kyriba
ERP Strategy and Planning
The Trust Dividend
Nine months after winning the 2024 ERP Today Award, Kyriba is cracking the enterprise code.
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