Guest Contributors

Application Development and Integration
Choosing the Right Integration Strategy and Framework for Manufacturers
Manufacturers face integration challenges as their systems become increasingly complex and interdependent, necessitating a strategic shift from point-to-point connections to a more cohesive approach like integration platform as a service (iPaaS) to effectively manage growth, change, and operational efficiency.
Tax Compliance
How GenAI Fixed Withholding Tax at Scale, Improved Processes
A global agribusiness faced inefficiencies in handling withholding tax certificates in Latin America, especially in Argentina, involving time-consuming manual processes; by implementing a hybrid cloud architecture with AI-driven automation, they significantly streamlined data extraction and compliance, reducing manual errors and reclaiming analyst productivity.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Manufacturers Are Rushing ERP Modernization and Paying the Price
Manufacturers' urgency to modernize their ERP systems amid rising AI demands must prioritize careful sequencing over risky big bang implementations, as organizational readiness and data maturity are critical for successful transformation amidst growing complexity.
Cloud Platform and Technology
Cultivating Twin Transformation in Manufacturing
Mid-sized manufacturers must implement Twin Transformation—simultaneously enhancing digital and sustainable practices across their operations—by leveraging SAP S/4HANA, Digital Manufacturing, and Sustainability Footprint Management while integrating principles of strategic planning, resource allocation, and organizational foundation to create cohesive value rather than fragmented initiatives.
Enterprise Architecture
Composable ERP: Architectural Reality or Executive Imperative?
ERP strategy is transforming from long-cycle, capital-intensive systems to a more agile, composable architecture driven by the need for adaptability in response to dynamic market conditions, highlighting the importance of intentional modular evolution, governance frameworks and AI integration.
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Financial Management
The CFO’s New Mandate for AI Assurance
AI is transforming finance by automating workflows and enhancing decision-making, but CFOs remain accountable for the integrity and explainability of outcomes, necessitating strong governance and reliable data to ensure compliance.
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ERP Strategy and Planning
Why Workday Implementations Fail to Deliver ROI—and How to Fix It
Many organizations implement Workday expecting significant operational improvements, yet struggle to realize meaningful return on investment. In this article, Prashanth Paladugula explains why Workday implementations often fall short—and how stronger data governance, process transformation and standard configurations can significantly improve outcomes.
Manufacturing Systems and Automation
Integrating Real-Time Data with ERP Systems Yields Improvements
Advanced technology significantly enhances manufacturing by streamlining processes, improving efficiency, and reducing costs, with a strong emphasis on smart manufacturing initiatives, real-time data integration and closed-loop planning to optimize operations.
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Cloud Platform and Technology
Steering Cloud ERP Migrations with Data Governance
Migrating to a modern cloud ERP system requires prioritizing high-quality data management to avoid legacy pitfalls, including early-stage data validation, strategic archiving, and creating unified golden records to ensure a successful transformation.
Manufacturing Systems and Automation
How Intelligent ERP Solutions are Driving Manufacturing Operational Excellence
Modern ERP systems have evolved from merely consolidating financial and operational data to providing real-time operational intelligence, enhancing decision-making for manufacturers, OEMs and system integrators by integrating workflows.
ERP Strategy and Planning
ERP in 2026: What Changes When Systems Start Acting on Our Behalf
As ERP transitions from a control-centric model to one empowered by agentic AI that autonomously executes decisions, CIOs must rethink governance, accountability, and operational readiness to address new risks and ensure effective outcomes.
ERP
Analytics and AI
AI’s Last-Mile Failure: Why ERP Value Breaks Down After the Investment
Organizations investing in AI within ERP systems often fail to achieve expected results not due to technology issues, but because they neglect to redesign decision-making processes and empower employees to effectively use AI insights.
Analytics and AI
Construction ERP Evolution: How AI-Enhanced Integration Addresses North America’s Workforce Crisis
The construction ERP landscape is shifting towards AI-enhanced, best-of-breed integrations that address operational inefficiencies driven by labor shortages, regulatory complexities, and margin pressures, reflecting a trend where vertical specialists form core components of ERP ecosystems.
Cloud Platform and Technology
The EY Digital Marketplace Platform: A Customer-Centric Approach to Community Banking
As traditional community banking gives way to national brands and FinTech competitors, banks must rapidly adopt digital strategies to meet evolving consumer demands for personalized, seamless services while enhancing operational resilience against cyber threats and regulatory pressures.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Why SMBs Should Prioritize ERP Systems in Their Technology Roadmaps
Small and medium-sized businesses are increasingly adopting Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems to streamline operations, improve efficiency, enable data-driven decision-making, and support growth while overcoming challenges associated with managing limited resources and complex processes.
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Enterprise Architecture
The coming of the composable age
Even before Gartner coined the term ‘composable enterprise’, back in 2014, the idea had been implemented throughout technology.
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Security
Nobody wants a leak: Getting cyber secure in manufacturing
Manufacturing firms are advancing their stacks, but openings have sprung for bad actors. How can businesses kick the bucket on cyber risks?  
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Cloud Platform and Technology
There are no single threads in ESG software supply chains
Software is part of your supply chain too. Debra Lilley untangles an inside view of vendor, integrator and user sustainability relations. 
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Cloud Platform and Technology
SAP S/4HANA: To wait or not to wait, that is the question
On December 31 2027, SAP maintenance for previous ERP systems will expire, leaving those who have not yet migrated to S/4HANA – as the saying goes – "in the dust". So, what options are out there for those still on the verge about what steps to take?
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Human Capital Management
The great employee glow up
Say Hello to your new favorite customers. Why HR should treat employees as a business’ most important customer win.
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Cloud Platform and Technology
Managing Change: The Science of Happy Endings
How can organizations adapt to new disruptive technologies? Yvonne de Ville explains that the most predictable thing about change is its unpredictability.
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Human Capital Management
An open door to STEM
Richard Pepper speaks with experts on nurturing the next generation of enterprise talent and increasing diverse perspectives in STEM.
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Enterprise Architecture
Composable ERP: Some assembly required
Matt McLarty discusses the what and why of composable ERP, so you're not left looking with frustration at an ordeal of scattered parts.
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Human Capital Management
The unconventional journey of a female leader in ERP
Host of WERP podcast, Abigail Allman, retells a motivational roadmap for all Women in ERP and talks taking a leading role.
Deploying high-impact GenAI solutions with Inetum
Analytics and AI
An AI on the Future
With all this attention, you could be forgiven for thinking that AI is a new technology. Phil Lewis says, "let's see how far we can go," as the results of decades of developments come to mainstream fruition.
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Hug! The history and hereafter of user groups
Debra Lilley, vice president of customer success at Inoapps, discusses the very important role of user groups in the ERP industry.
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Where are all the robots hiding in back office?
Paul Taplin, Voyager Solutions, explores the increased role of AI and robotic process automation in back office ERP systems.
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