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Security
SAP Security Investment Still Misses Where Risk Is Highest, Benchmark Data Shows
CRIS benchmark data reveals SAP security maturity is moderate overall but uneven, with persistent gaps in access, data, and governance controls where business risk is concentrated.
Analytics and AI
Kyndryl Betting Big On Agentic Service Operations
Kyndryl's Agentic Service Management framework transforms IT operations into secure, autonomous workflows, offering CIOs a structured path to scale AI-native service management while embedding governance and security protocols essential for enterprise environments.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Balancing sovereignty in RISE with SAP
As Europe navigates geopolitical tensions and regulatory changes, digital sovereignty has emerged as a critical consideration for cloud transformation in SAP, prompting organizations to strategically assess their data control needs and optimize workloads for cost efficiency.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Shape your RISE with SAP journey with sovereignty
In a world of volatile markets, new AI technologies, and mounting compliance pressure, the RISE with SAP journey becomes your chance to design an SAP landscape that is both cloud‑innovative and sovereign by default. With T-Systems orchestrating sovereign private cloud, hyperscalers, and a powerful European AI infrastructure, you can selectively protect your most critical workloads while accelerating digital transformation on your own terms.
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.
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ERP Strategy and Planning
Cost Pressures Reshape ERP and AI Priorities in 2026, SAPinsider Benchmark Finds
Cost pressure is redefining how organizations approach ERP and AI in 2026. SAPinsider’s latest benchmark shows S/4HANA transformation, platform investment, and operational efficiency shaping technology decisions. The findings highlight a shift toward execution across overlapping priorities.
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ERP Strategy and Planning
How Clorox Planned Its SAP S/4HANA Transformation — Insights from the CIO
Clorox shares how it planned and executed its SAP S/4HANA transformation, highlighting adoption, execution trade-offs, and how success is defined after go-live.
Analytics and AI
Syspro Names Leanne Taylor CEO as Part of Leadership Succession Plan
Syspro has appointed Leanne Taylor as CEO, succeeding Jaco Maritz, to spearhead the company's next phase of growth driven by AI and operational intelligence in ERP, reflecting a strategic alignment with its new ownership under Advent.
Quality and Testing
‘The “SaaSpocalypse” Narrative is Conflating Disruption With Complete Elimination:’ Rick Rider
Infor's Rick Rider argues that rather than the "SaaSpocalypse" narrative suggesting autonomous AI will replace traditional SaaS, vertical industry-specific SaaS will actually enhance AI's reliability and precision.
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Analytics and AI
Architecting the Intelligent Enterprise Across Mixed Ecosystems
How Visionsoft helps enterprises unify Microsoft, Oracle, and other ERP platforms through integration, migration, and intelligent architecture.
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Automation
Rocketlane Launches Nitro to Automate Professional Services Delivery
Rocketlane has launched Nitro, an AI execution layer embedded within its PSA platform to automate repeatable delivery tasks. The platform extends AI from planning and reporting into execution inside live projects. This approach aims to improve consistency and predictability across professional services delivery.
Analytics and AI
Deltek Expands AI-Driven ERP and PSA Positioning with IDC MarketScape Recognition
Deltek is establishing itself as a specialized AI platform for project-based industries, focusing on lifecycle orchestration rather than standalone ERP functionalities, as validated by IDC MarketScape, which underscores its strength in integrating AI across project workflows to enhance efficiency and compliance.
M&A
ERP Strategy and Planning
AttivoERP Expands Advisory Capabilities with Acuity Acquisition as ERP Services Shift Upstream
AttivoERP's acquisition of Acuity Consulting Group marks its shift from implementation to higher-value advisory services, responding to midmarket demand for comprehensive ERP guidance and a broader evolution in the industry toward integration of advisory capabilities, vendor neutrality, and full-lifecycle transformation.
Analytics and AI
IBM Client Zero on Oracle: A Blueprint for Enterprise AI at Scale
Wednesday, 29, April 2026 at 2:00 PM ET  Enterprises are investing heavily in AI but are struggling to move beyond pilots, redesign work, and prove ROI on Oracle platforms. This webinar shows how to operationalize AI using IBM’s Client Zero...
Security
SAP Security Has the Board’s Attention—Now What?
SAP security has gained visibility at the executive level but often fails to drive decisions due to a lack of effective translation of cyber risks into clear business impacts, as highlighted by Asha Vartak, emphasizing that awareness alone is insufficient for action in a landscape increasingly influenced by AI and regulatory pressures.
Analytics and AI
Hybrid ERP Deployments Becoming Standard as Industry Grows
The ERP market is evolving into a strategic, data-driven platform, with hybrid deployments on the rise as enterprises blend on-premise and cloud solutions, expecting overall market growth to $40.6 billion by 2033, while AI and industry-specific modules reshape its architecture and consumption.
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Analytics and AI
Snowflake Research Finds UK Firms Investing in AI but Struggling to Scale Productivity Gains
UK organizations are increasing AI investment, but most are not yet seeing productivity gains at scale. Snowflake research highlights execution gaps driven by data, skills, and governance challenges.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Unlock Peak Performance: Partner with a Certified Expert
A successful business transformation relies on selecting a Certified Partner who not only provides an effective solution but also ensures optimized processes, centralized data, and automated success for maximum value.
SAP Engagement Index UK
CRM and Customer Experience
SAP Engagement Index UK Report Reveals CX Failures Rooted in Data and ERP Integration Gaps
SAP’s latest Engagement Index reveals a growing gap between how businesses perceive customer experience and what consumers actually encounter. Fragmented data, weak AI execution, and siloed systems are driving dissatisfaction and brand abandonment. The findings highlight a shift in CX ownership toward enterprise data and architecture.
Financial Management
From Manual Close to Strategic Finance
The financial close process is hindering finance leaders' strategic capabilities due to inefficiencies caused by manual work and heavy spreadsheet reliance, necessitating a shift towards standardized and automated processes to reclaim valuable time and enhance leadership impact.
Financial Management
Strategic Reporting Playbook
Group reporting and consolidation have become critical to CFO leadership as organizations grow more complex. Increasing demands—from multiple entities, currencies, and stakeholders—require faster, clearer, and more reliable financial insights. However, many finance teams still rely on slow, fragmented processes that deliver insights too late, forcing leaders to make decisions based on outdated information. This playbook highlights the shift from periodic to continuous, connected reporting, showing how real-time visibility improves confidence, strengthens credibility, and enables better decision-making. It also outlines how finance leaders can create a single source of truth and transform consolidation into a proactive, insight-driven process.
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Data and Data Management
Snowflake Adds Governance Skills to Cortex Code to Streamline AI Data Control
Snowflake has introduced governance skills within Cortex Code, embedding data classification, access control, and monitoring directly into AI-driven workflows to improve enterprise data management and compliance.
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Governance, Risk, and Compliance
SAP Targets Regulated ERP Workloads with Sovereign Cloud Launch in France
SAP’s sovereign cloud launch in France with Bleu reflects a broader shift in Europe, where ERP and cloud strategies are increasingly shaped by regulatory requirements, data sovereignty, and compliance mandates.
Microsoft NVIDIA AI infrastructure ERP
ERP Strategy and Planning
Microsoft Begins Validating NVIDIA AI Supercomputer, Signaling Hyperscaler Shift for ERP Workloads
Microsoft has begun validating NVIDIA’s next-generation AI system, signaling how hyperscalers are preparing infrastructure that will underpin ERP and enterprise workloads.
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Analytics and AI
Snowflake Introduces Project SnowWork to Enable AI-Driven Enterprise Task Execution
Snowflake has introduced a research preview of Project SnowWork, an AI-driven platform that enables business users to execute complex workflows using natural language.
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Financial Management
Zapier and Rillet Connect AI-Native ERP to Broader Finance Stack
Zapier and Rillet have partnered to deliver AI-native finance ERP integration across more than 8,000 applications. The integration connects Rillet’s AI-driven general ledger with Zapier’s orchestration layer, enabling finance teams to automate workflows, coordinate processes across systems, and support continuous close operations.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Forrester TEI Studies Project 101% ROI for Enterprises, 16-Month Payback for Midmarket on Dynamics 365 ERP
Forrester's Total Economic Impact studies revealed that adopting Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP can yield a 101% ROI over three years for enterprises and a 16-month payback for midmarket organizations by streamlining operations, standardizing processes, and centralizing data on a cloud platform.
SAP Concur Fusion 2026
Spend Management and Procurement
SAP Concur Fusion 2026: SAP Embeds Joule AI Across Travel, Expense, and Payments Workflows
SAP unveiled new AI-driven capabilities at SAP Concur Fusion 2026, including Joule integration with Microsoft 365, AI agents for expense automation, and expanded Amex and Visa partnerships.
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
‘The Critical Gap Isn’t Technical — It’s Architectural Judgment:’ Sanjay Vijay Mhaskey
Composable ERP, often discussed yet rarely implemented strategically, requires organizations to demonstrate architectural discipline and governance readiness through established standards, intentional modernization practices and proactive management.
Oracle Database
Analytics and AI
Oracle March Update Embeds Smarter AI Agents Into Analytics Cloud
Oracle's March 2026 update for Oracle Analytics Cloud introduces AI Data Agents to enhance decision-making by integrating enterprise data with user-friendly analytics, reducing the time from data inquiry to actionable insights and improving the consistency of KPIs across organizations.
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