Media Awareness Program

How Zuora’s New AI-Ready Catalog Targets the Hard-Coding Bottleneck

Zuora's new Monetization Catalog aims to alleviate the tension between product innovation and rigid financial infrastructure by enabling business users to create and launch dynamic, usage-based pricing models without code.

Data and Data Management

Why Data Precision is the Core of Your 2026 M&A Strategy

As the M&A market anticipates significant growth in 2026, technology decision-makers must implement robust data strategies to transition technology from a supporting role to a strategic driver, ensuring precision and agility in navigating the complexities of mergers and acquisitions amid ongoing volatility.

Analytics and AI

Cloud-Based Software Is Transforming What FP&A Teams Can Do

CFOs increasingly require FP&A teams to transform data into strategic insights for real-time decision-making, highlighting the need for advanced cloud-based capabilities that enhance collaboration and reduce reliance on outdated methods.

Analytics and AI

Why 92% of Companies Lack AI-Ready Data

The Cisco AI Readiness Report reveals that while 97% of organizations prioritize urgent AI deployment, 92% are unprepared due to fragmented and siloed data across disparate systems, indicating a critical need for unified and clean foundational data to enable effective AI implementation.

Business Process Management and Automation

The Strategic Advantage Of Proactive NetSuite Maintenance for O2C Optimization

In an interview with NetSuite Architect Aradhana Sahdev, the article highlights that to address friction points in the Order-to-Cash cycle, organizations should adopt a proactive 'Momentum of Business' approach to ERP maintenance, focusing on continuous improvement and alignment with business objectives to enhance financial predictability and data accuracy.

Data and Data Management

The Shift to Continuous Innovation with SNP Kyano

Modern organizations must shift from traditional, rigid transformation projects to ongoing, adaptable innovations supported by strategic platforms like Kyano that enhance transparency and agility in increasingly complex, multi-cloud enterprise landscapes.

Data and Data Management

Decommissioning SAP Legacy Systems: Turning Technical Debt into Strategic Value

To mitigate the significant costs and risks associated with maintaining legacy ERP systems, organizations should adopt a structured decommissioning strategy that focuses on total cost of ownership reduction and compliance risk mitigation through a phased approach involving data analysis, extraction, and secure archiving.

Analytics and AI

Zuora Unveils New Tools to Tackle the AI Pricing Puzzle

The AI boom is prompting organizations to revamp their pricing strategies, with Zuora's new monetization platform offering tools to manage dynamic service value, enhance customer visibility, and support scalability amidst unpredictable consumption patterns.

ERP Strategy and Planning

A Blueprint for Large-Scale SAP Transformation in Retail

Salling Group successfully modernized its extensive SAP environment by employing the SNP Bluefield approach, reducing data volume from 60 TB to 32 TB, and achieving a smooth migration to SAP S/4HANA with only 51 hours of operational disruption, highlighting the importance of strategic planning and centralized systems for large enterprises.

Analytics and AI

Unit4 Outlines ‘Assist, Advise, Act’ Framework for Pragmatic AI in ERP

Unit4's pragmatic AI integration in ERP systems aims to transform software from mere transaction recorders to proactive partners that assist, advise, and act, while emphasizing trust through explainability, auditability, and human oversight.

Analytics and AI

Setting the Standard for Trust: BlackLine Gets ISO 42001 Certification

BlackLine has achieved the ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System, validating the governance framework of its Studio360 platform and new Verity AI capabilities, thereby setting a global standard for trusted AI in finance.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Reimagining Finance: Derek Kudsee on Coda’s AI-Powered Future

Derek Kudsee, the new Managing Director of Unit4 Financials by Coda, aims to modernize the finance function through agentic AI and a dynamic system of intelligence while maintaining the platform's core stability that has served enterprise customers for decades.

Application Development and Integration

GenAI’s Transformation Role Alongside No-Code Platforms

Agility in the digital era is critical for organizations, and the integration of Generative AI with low-code/no-code platforms offers a transformative opportunity for ERP systems, enabling rapid adaptation to market changes and empowering business users while maintaining IT oversight and governance.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Enabling SMB Growth Through More Agile and Speedy Transformation

ERP implementations often take 18 months to two years, which can hinder SMBs from adapting to market changes, prompting many to seek more agile, cloud-native solutions like Nextworld that allow for quicker updates and innovations, thus gaining a competitive advantage.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Building a Scalable Revenue Engine with NetSuite ARM

The implementation of the NetSuite ARM module relies heavily on the integrity of upstream data, effective change management, and a scalable configuration approach to ensure accurate revenue recognition and operational efficiency.

Quality and Testing

The Impact of AI-Powered Automation on Modernizing Oracle QA

Organizations face pressure to speed up software release cycles for Oracle applications, yet often experience delays and budget overruns due to inefficient legacy QA practices, but adopting modern, AI-powered testing solutions like Tricentis can significantly enhance testing efficiency, reduce costs, and accelerate delivery.

Digital Commerce

How Workday and Zuora Are Fueling Finance’s Future

Businesses are transitioning to recurring and usage-based revenue models to foster growth, but this poses significant operational challenges for finance departments using legacy ERP systems; to address these issues, Workday and Zuora have partnered to create a dual-platform strategy that combines a stable ERP with an agile monetization engine, streamlining complex transaction management and enhancing operational efficiency.

Analytics and AI

Oracle CloudWorld Shifts Focus, Becomes Oracle AI World

Oracle has rebranded its annual event from Oracle CloudWorld to Oracle AI World to reflect a new focus on artificial intelligence, featuring 963 sessions including 314 dedicated to AI, while still covering its traditional cloud offerings and the importance of data in digital transformation.

Quality and Testing

Original Software Offers Free Tool for Checking Testing Health and Capabilities

Original Software has launched a free online Testing Health Check tool powered by AI to help businesses assess their software testing capabilities and identify areas for improvement, emphasizing the importance of proper testing to maximize technology investments and avoid costly mistakes.

Financial Management

Mastering NetSuite ARM For Financial Accuracy and Compliance

The NetSuite Advanced Revenue Management module automates revenue recognition for businesses with complex revenue streams, enhancing financial accuracy and transparency, but its successful implementation requires careful planning and expert partners to avoid common pitfalls.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Forging the Future at DMI’s Digital Lounge @Lakeside

The Digital Lounge @Lakeside at Seeburg Castle fostered a collaborative dialogue among industry leaders about the digital future, emphasizing the need for data sovereignty and IT independence, while showcasing innovative applications of AI and robotics in operational contexts.

ERP Strategy and Planning

It’s Time for Manufacturers to Unify CRM and ERP Data

Unifying CRM and ERP systems is essential for manufacturers to enhance visibility, streamline processes, and meet rising customer expectations. Yet, many still struggle with minimal integration, manual data handling, and inefficiencies that hinder responsiveness and customer satisfaction.

Automation

From Strategy to Scale: How Inetum and ServiceNow Are Powering Public Sector Transformation Across the UK

Inetum is driving digital transformation in UK public sector organizations, enhancing service delivery and operational efficiency through partnerships with ServiceNow, evidenced by successful implementations at local councils and central government departments that improve responsiveness and citizen satisfaction.

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Data and Data Management

The SAP S/4HANA Data Dilemma: Why Data Strategy Can’t Be an Afterthought

The journey to SAP S/4HANA necessitates a fundamental rethinking of data management, emphasizing a selective migration of relevant data, prioritizing data quality especially in an AI-driven landscape, and effectively managing legacy data, all of which are crucial for transforming organizations' data from a liability to a strategic asset.

Data and Data Management

Preparing Your Data for ERP Transformation

Organizations transitioning to SAP S/4HANA must focus on effective data preparation and management—including data cleansing, classification, and accessibility—to ensure a successful move and control costs associated with data volume.

Modular Cloud Transformation and Composable ERP

ERP Strategy and Planning

Enabling A Composable ERP Revolution With Zuora’s Modular Cloud Transformation

The shift from monolithic ERP systems to composable architectures enables businesses to integrate specialized applications via APIs, enhancing agility and functionality while mitigating risks associated with digital transformations.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Why Digital Transformation is a Yet Unfulfilled Promise in Public Services

Unit4's 2025 State of Digital report reveals that despite high aspirations for digital transformation in the public sector, significant hurdles like IT frustrations, budget concerns, and organizational resistance have hindered full implementation, with only 16% of UK organizations achieving operational integration, though there remains optimism for future improvements.

Cloud Platform and Technology

IT Transformation Trends in 2025: Key Insights for Digital Transformation

The 2025 Transformation Study by NTT DATA Business Solutions and Natuvion reveals that AI is now the primary driver for enterprise transformations, emphasizing the necessity of data quality and effective communication while highlighting the increasing adoption of cloud platforms and agile methodologies as crucial for success.