Aerospace and Defense

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Task Force Arlington deploy to Arlington, Texas_Oracle defense isolated cloud

Oracle Launches Defense Isolated Cloud to Enable Secure Collaboration at Scale

Oracle has launched a Defense Industrial Base isolated cloud environment to enable secure collaboration, AI, and HPC across classified workloads while meeting strict government requirements.

Analytics and AI

IFS Rewrites Industrial AI Pricing Around Assets

IFS is revolutionizing Industrial AI adoption by shifting pricing from named users to the operational assets managed by customers, aiming to simplify funding and scalability for CIOs and COOs while encouraging broader deployment across industries.

European Union flag in front of modern glass office buildings symbolizing cloud sovereignty and digital regulation in Europe.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Why Inetum Sees Control—Not Infrastructure—as the Real Sovereignty Challenge

ERP modernization in Europe now unfolds under sovereignty expectations. Data control, hybrid architecture, and governance-by-design increasingly determine whether AI-enabled systems can withstand regulatory scrutiny and scale with confidence.

Rolls Royce Engine from an Airbus A350-900XWB

Enterprise Asset Management

HAESL Selects HCLTech for SAP S/4HANA-Integrated Maintenance Platform

HAESL has selected HCLTech to deploy the iMRO/4 asset management platform integrated with SAP S/4HANA, creating a unified maintenance execution environment to improve visibility, efficiency, and operational scalability.

Analytics and AI

iBASEt Launches Domain-Specific AI Platform for Aerospace Manufacturing

iBASEt launched Solumina AI, a specialized artificial intelligence platform for regulated aerospace and defense manufacturing, featuring modules that enhance operational workflows while challenging traditional ERP and PLM vendors relying on generic AI.

Human Capital Management

Workday to Support US Tech Force in Building AI-Ready Federal Workforce

The company brings a skills-based approach to talent management through Workday Government Cloud, aligning with federal modernization efforts.

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Governance, Risk, and Compliance

CMMC 2.0 Enters Enforcement: What Contractors and Vendors Must Know

CMMC 2.0 enforcement has begun, shifting defense contractors from voluntary cybersecurity guidance to mandatory compliance under a phased rollout with defined certification levels and assessments.

Application Development and Integration

Awery, Cirium Enter Strategic Partnership for Integrating Aviation Data, Analytics

Awery Aviation Software and Cirium have formed a strategic partnership to integrate Cirium's aviation data and analytics into Awery's ERP platform, enhancing operational intelligence and providing users with real-time access.

Analytics and AI

NATO Taps Google Cloud for AI-Ready Sovereign Infrastructure

NATO has partnered with Google Cloud to enhance its digital modernization through a multimillion-dollar commitment to an air-gapped sovereign cloud environment, improving data governance and enabling AI-driven workloads while maintaining strict security and operational control.

Analytics and AI

SAP Is Building a Sovereign AI Stack for Europe

Regulatory trends in the EU are fostering a shift towards sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure, highlighted by companies like SAP, which has invested in local partnerships with firms like Mistral AI to enhance digital autonomy and develop industry-specific applications.

Lift-and-Shift ERP Strategies NTT DATA and Microsoft

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

IBM OpenPages as a Service Expands European Availability

IBM's OpenPages as a Service launch in the Cloud Germany data center enhances EU-centric governance, risk and compliance capabilities by ensuring data residency, improved performance and modernized software-as-a-service (SaaS) options.

Implementing Cloud ERP: Codestone’s Six-Phase Approach

Cloud Platform and Technology

Defence Holdings and Oracle Forge New AI Framework for Global Defense

Defence Holdings PLC has partnered with Oracle to provide sovereign AI solutions for global defense, integrating its technologies with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to enhance national security capabilities while ensuring data sovereignty and scalability.

SSTL and NTT DATA Partner for Cloud-Powered Space Innovation

ERP Strategy and Planning

Mission Ready: IFS Stays Focused on Key Verticals and Drives Innovation for Aerospace & Defense

At IFS Connect UKI 2025, IFS showcased its cloud platform and AI innovations tailored for the aerospace and defense industry, emphasizing precision, compliance, operational resilience, and security, while introducing advanced functionalities designed to meet the sector's unique challenges and regulatory requirements.

Cloud Platform and Technology

SSTL and NTT DATA Business Solutions Partner for Cloud-Powered Space Innovation

NTT DATA Business Solutions UK&I will implement SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition for Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) by early 2026 to enhance operational efficiency and innovation in the aerospace sector through advanced automation and analytics.

Financial Management

Air Niugini partners with Ramco Systems for payroll modernization

Air Niugini, Papua New Guinea's national airline, has announced a payroll transformation with the implementation of Ramco Systems’ platform.

IFS Valuation Soars Past €15 B on Major Investment & Strong Growth

Cloud Platform and Technology

IFS spreads its wings in the Middle East

IFS has announced a strategic partnership with Saudi Business Machines to expand its presence in the Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia, while also optimizing operations for TIM Aerospace with its EmpowerMX software, underscoring the company's commitment to enhancing industrial AI solutions and modernizing MRO operations.

Security

Oracle and Adarga partner, pointing to UK’s possible AI future

Oracle has partnered with AI-driven information intelligence leader Adarga to deploy its Vantage software on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, enhancing defence and security operations in the UK by enabling rapid data extraction and analysis from millions of sources, while adhering to national security and sovereignty requirements.

Manufacturing Systems and Automation

Capgemini and Ascendance strengthen partnership to propel decarbonized aviation

Capgemini has expanded its partnership with start-up Ascendance to advance sustainable aviation through hybrid electric propulsion technology, facilitating the transition from technology demonstrations to large-scale production, thereby addressing climate change and reshaping the aviation industry.

Business Process Management and Automation

Kyriba and Riyadh Air partner on treasury management in aviation

Kyriba has announced its partnership with Riyadh to help Riyadh Air automate and streamline its treasury management processes.

Enterprise Asset Management

Rolls-Royce Power Systems Chooses IFS to Drive Service Delivery, Sustainability

IFS, enterprise cloud and industrial AI software provider, today announced at its IFS Unleashed event in Orlando, Florida that the Rolls-Royce Power Systems division, with its mtu brand, has chosen to implement IFS Cloud to optimize its global service operations...

Data and Data Management

Speeding up Airport Authority’s financial reporting with insightsoftware

A company working to alleviate the pressures around finance is insightsoftware as many recognize the hassle and stress related to reporting