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Why the Future Belongs to Pragmatic, Practical AI

The focus for manufacturing leaders has shifted towards pragmatic AI solutions that deliver measurable operational improvements in ERP processes by driving profitability amidst growing AI investment in the sector.

Tax Compliance

Vertex Expands Role in Oracle Cloud ERP Environments with Full-Scale, End-to-End Tax Automation, Compliance Platform

Vertex has enhanced its tax determination and compliance capabilities within Oracle Cloud ERP through a unified platform that supports global requirements, automates processes, and improves operational efficiency for over 1,700 mutual customers.

Business Process Management and Automation

The Death of the Static SKU: Why AI-First Monetization Demands a New Architecture

The generative AI revolution is prompting a shift in software product roadmaps, necessitating a move from rigid billing systems based on static SKUs to dynamic pricing models that enhance agility and allow for complex consumption-based monetization.

Manufacturing Systems and Automation

Syspro Joins National Association of Manufacturers

Syspro has joined the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) to collaborate with U.S. manufacturing leaders on innovation, supply chain resilience and digital transformation.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Nonprofits Want AI, but They Need Modern ERP Platforms First—Unit4 Study

Nonprofits are facing operational challenges due to increased demand from crises and economic uncertainties, prompting 83% to invest in generative AI and modernized ERP systems for better data integration, mission impact, and donor transparency.

Data and Data Management

The Gift No CIO Asks For (But Always Gets): Why SAP S/4HANA Projects Keep Inheriting the Past

CIOs face the challenge of managing legacy systems and historical ERP data, which often drains resources and complicates migration to SAP S/4HANA, but organizations can overcome this by decoupling data from applications using platforms like JiVS.

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.

Automation

Rootstock’s Praxis Acquisition Ushers New Phase of Salesforce-Native Enterprise

Rootstock's acquisition of Praxis Solutions, bringing its founder Ohad Idan as VP of product, enhances its ERP strategy by integrating on-ground manufacturing expertise, driving advancements in seamless workflows and unified operational platforms.

Manufacturing Systems and Automation

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Analytics and AI

BlackLine Launches Verity™ AI: Trusted AI Purpose-Built for the Office of the CFO

BlackLine's annual conference unveiled Verity AI, a comprehensive suite of AI tools for the Office of the CFO, built on its Studio360 platform, emphasizing data integrity, enhanced visibility, and agentic collaboration, led by an AI team lead named Vera, to provide trusted, auditable financial operations.

Financial Management

Driving the Future of Financial Operations: BlackLine

At BlackLine’s annual conference BeyondTheBlack, the 2025 Modern Accounting Awards recognized leaders like American Express Global Business Travel, Cavco Industries, and Wendy's for their exceptional financial transformation journeys using BlackLine's platform.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Analytics and AI

Why 70% of UK Businesses Are Stuck in Digital Limbo Despite Record SAP AI Investment

UK businesses face a significant AI skills gap that undermines their investment in technology, as many struggle with the challenge of effectively adopting and utilizing advanced AI systems like SAP, highlighting the need for dual expertise in both technical proficiency and organizational change management to achieve successful AI implementations.

Data and Data Management

How One Steel Manufacturer Transformed Data Access Through an Independent Semantic Layer

We explore how a steel manufacturer wrangled disparate data with the help of an independent semantic layer from CData.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Fresh Produce Companies Find Value in Upgraded, Industry-Specialized ERPs

We examine case studies to see how a specialized ERP for fresh produce companies is helping them scale and achieve their goals.

Supply Chain Management

Signal Chains Bring Resiliency and Predictability for Manufacturers and Distributors

We examine the concept of Signal Chains and how they provide resiliency and predictability for manufacturers.

Security

Why Microsoft’s D365 License Enforcement Is Exposing a Deeper ERP Crisis

Microsoft Dynamics 365 users in Finance, Supply Chain, and Commerce must urgently address access governance before stricter licensing rules take effect on November 1, 2025, as many organizations have uncovered significant security vulnerabilities and excessive user permissions amidst new compliance pressures.

Lift-and-Shift ERP Strategies NTT DATA and Microsoft

ERP Strategy and Planning

Why Lift-and-Shift ERP Strategies Are Inadequate for Modern Revenue Models

Lift-and-shift migration of legacy ERP systems to the cloud often fails to accommodate the demands of modern, subscription-based business models, necessitating a decoupled approach with specialized platforms like Zuora to effectively manage complex billing and revenue recognition processes.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Navigating the FSMA 204 Traceability Extension for Food Manufacturers

The FDA's extension of FSMA 204 compliance to July 2028 offers food manufacturers a strategic chance to enhance traceability systems, fostering competitive advantages and operational excellence, as highlighted by the collaboration of key industry organizations to standardize practices and address challenges in the food supply chain.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Combating Vendor Lock-Ins with JiVS During SAP S/4HANA Migrations

As pressure mounts from boardrooms and regulators, SAP leaders must navigate the complexities of data sovereignty and vendor lock-in while utilizing DMI’s Data Replication Service to enable real-time, application-independent data access, ensuring compliance and agility during SAP S/4HANA migrations.