Cross Industry

Financial Management
Unit4 Ties Procurement Value to Connected Finance Data
Unit4 published two procurement blogs on October 30 tying Source-to-Contract by Scanmarket to its ERP and financial planning products. They argue procurement earns credibility with finance through connected spend, supplier, and contract data.
Analytics and AI
Sage Acquires French Partners Moovin’Cloud and WholeHelp for Cloud and AI
Sage acquired the cloud migration and hosting business of Moovin’Cloud and the AI Studio maker WholeHelp in October, adding two platforms already in use with customers and partners in France.
Analytics and AI
Microsoft Extends Work IQ Business Context to Cowork, Copilot Studio
Microsoft announced public preview capabilities for Dataverse and Work IQ on October 23 that bring Dynamics 365 and Power Platform business context to Copilot Studio and Cowork. The release came ahead of the Power Platform Community Conference in Las Vegas.
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Analytics and AI
SAP TechEd 2026: What’s Rolling Out and What’s Planned Through 2027
SAP announced new tools for building, grounding, and governing AI agents at SAP TechEd 2026. Some are rolling out now, and others are scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026 and the first quarter of 2027.
Autonomous Enterprise
Analytics and AI
SAP TechEd 2026 Continues to Push the Autonomous Enterprise Vision
At SAP TechEd 2026, the company emphasized its shift from AI as an assistant to AI as an autonomous executor in business processes through the launch of Joule Work, an AI-native work environment enabling intent-centric execution and enhancing enterprise efficiency.
Cloud Platform and Technology
Epicor’s On-Premises Support Runways Differ by Platform
Epicor has scheduled the final on-premises feature releases for Kinetic, Prophet 21, and BisTrack, and the Active Support period after each release differs by platform.
Analytics and AI
Oracle Expands Enterprise AI Push With ChatGPT, Fusion, and Snowflake
Oracle is expanding its enterprise AI portfolio through new OpenAI integrations, Fusion Companion and plans to bring Snowflake to OCI. The announcements outline how ChatGPT could access ERP workflows, how AI agents would operate within enterprise controls and how Oracle customers could use business data for analytics and AI.
ERP Strategy and Planning
AI Strategy Video
Acumatica is revolutionizing ERP by evolving it into a system of intelligence powered by AI, enabling businesses to gain insights, reduce manual tasks, and enhance decision-making while ensuring trust and security.
ERP Strategy and Planning
ERP Features Checklist
Free comparison checklist to streamline ERP research by rating solutions on 45 essential features and comparing them to Acumatica, enabling organizations to focus on the most crucial aspects of ERP systems.
Analytics and AI
The Evolving AI ERP Landscape: Practical Approaches to Maximizing Your AI Investment
In a discussion led by host David De Rego, Acumatica's Doug Johnson and Omar Ghazi explore how expanding businesses leverage AI to transform ERP systems into intelligent operational frameworks.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Acumatica Manufacturing Edition Brochure
Acumatica Distribution Edition offers a comprehensive and user-friendly cloud platform for managing distribution businesses, enabling simplified inventory management, enhanced sales through flexible pricing and integrated CRM, optimized stock levels, and reduced errors with barcode scanning, all without the high costs and complexities of traditional ERP systems.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Acumatica Distribution Edition Brochure
Midsized manufacturers prefer Acumatica Manufacturing Edition for its flexible cloud ERP capabilities that enhance revenue growth while minimizing headcount, reducing dependency on expensive third-party applications, and emphasizing the importance of platform technology alongside essential features.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Acumatica Construction Edition Brochure
Acumatica Construction Edition is a comprehensive cloud-based ERP solution for construction firms, integrating financials, job costing, project management, payroll, and inventory into a connected system, enhanced by real-time connectivity, mobility, automation, and AI/ML for improved visibility and customization.
Data and Data Management
SAP ECC Retirement: What Happens to the Data Left Behind?
SAP's 2027 maintenance date sets the timeline for the new system, but the history left in ECC needs its own plan and owner. Payment history, stored currency amounts, and custom Z reports are the records most often lost or distorted.
Decision Intelligence AI
Analytics and AI
Workday Extends Decision Intelligence to HCM and Financial Management
Workday is integrating Decision Intelligence into its Human Capital and Financial Management platforms to enhance workforce and financial decision-making, enabling teams to analyze hiring plans and financial variances more effectively through sophisticated, AI-driven insights.
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Analytics and AI
AI Is Breaking the ERP Migration Bottleneck
AI-assisted migration and implementation automation are changing the calculation behind deferred ERP modernization projects. Nancy Majure of QAD explains how manufacturers can reassess estimates, protect expert time, and capture the acceleration now available.
Autonomous Enterprise
Analytics and AI
SAP Announces Record Third Quarter
In its Q3 2026 earnings call, SAP reported over €10 billion in revenue for the first time, driven by a 13% year-over-year increase and significant contributions from AI initiatives, despite concerns about potential impacts from political and macroeconomic uncertainties on future performance.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Groundwork Gives Project Managers Live Budget Access With Sage Intacct
Groundwork South and North Tyneside has moved from Sage 50 and Sage 200 to Sage Intacct, giving project managers self-service access to budgets and funding streams. Sage's customer story reports no measured results such as time saved or cost changes.
Analytics and AI
Oracle Brings Claw-Powered Agentic Applications to HR and Payroll
Oracle has introduced Fusion Claw-powered agentic applications for HR, covering workforce planning, recruiting, compensation, and payroll. Oracle says the applications carry out human-approved actions and that customers retain responsibility for employment decisions.
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Analytics and AI
“You Can’t Take Away a Job That’s Not Being Done”: Developer Paul Hardy on Using AI to Clean Up Bad ABAP
Developer Paul Hardy explains how AI can take on neglected ABAP work such as unit testing and refactoring, while experienced developers remain responsible for reviewing the code and giving AI precise instructions.
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Microsoft Adds Dynamic Permissions and Risk Controls for AI Agents
Microsoft has extended Project Perception to cover AI agents it describes as insiders, with permissions that start at zero and tighten as risk changes. Guardian Agents handle continuous security work while people set policy and approve major decisions.
Analytics and AI
Infor Survey Finds AI Deployment Outpacing Reported Efficiency Gains
Infor's second Enterprise AI Adoption Impact Index finds deployment outpacing reported efficiency gains in the US, UK, and France between April and August 2026. The report also shows weak industry fit for off-the-shelf AI and no clear owner for AI governance.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Unit4 Acquires Napta to Connect Skills Data With Professional Services ERP
Unit4 is acquiring Paris-based Napta, a resource management and skills intelligence platform, to connect staffing decisions with the project and financial data in its ERP. Napta keeps its brand, leadership, and integrations with other ERP and PSA platforms.
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Governance, Risk, and Compliance
SAP October Security Patch Day Shows How Business Roles Can Become Attack Paths
SAP’s October 2026 Security Patch Day reveals how legitimate business permissions can expose systems to wider compromise. Critical vulnerabilities, unauthenticated HTTP/2 attacks, and new SAP OVERPASS findings challenge how enterprises assess risk and prioritize remediation.
SAP Connect
Analytics and AI
Five Key Takeaways from SAP Connect 2026
SAP Connect 2026 emphasized the ongoing strategic importance of the Autonomous Enterprise and governance in SAP's vision, despite low adoption among customers, highlighting that successful users have laid a strong foundational groundwork for leveraging AI technologies.
Financial Management
Bringing AP Payments Into One Process Protects Cash Visibility
Disconnected supplier payment channels create manual work and leave finance teams with an incomplete view of cash. Priority Commerce brings checks, ACH, cards, and wires into one ERP-connected process, helping businesses simplify reconciliation, maintain consistent controls, and improve payment visibility.
Analytics and AI
Microsoft Brings 30 Dynamics 365 CRM Skills Into Copilot Cowork
Microsoft has made 30 prebuilt Dynamics 365 CRM skills generally available in Copilot Cowork, built on Dynamics 365 MCP tools. Its guidance asks IT teams to verify that agents keep recommendations, proposed changes, and completed actions separate.
Analytics and AI
Infor Expands Industry AI With Shared Business Context and Built-In Agent Governance
Infor has expanded its Industry AI architecture and Velocity Suite with industry-context agents and built-in governance controls. Its own survey finds 68% of businesses say off-the-shelf AI does not meet their industry's needs.
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Analytics and AI
Enterprise AI Readiness Through Data Independence and Business Context
Enterprise AI needs the business context behind ERP records, and that context often sits inside the applications that created it. Data independence keeps that context governed and available to AI after source systems are migrated or retired.
Autonomous Enterprise
Analytics and AI
SAP Pushes the Autonomous Enterprise from Vision to Reality, But Adoption Still in Infancy
At SAP Connect 2026, the company presented its Autonomous Enterprise vision, showcasing advancements in AI-driven business processes while acknowledging that widespread adoption remains limited and emphasizing the need for foundational data readiness and robust governance frameworks for successful implementation.
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