Cross Industry

SAP Pushes Joule Toward Enterprise Execution, but Readiness Remains the Constraint

SAP is turning Joule into an enterprise execution surface, not just an AI assistant, but the layer through which ERP users interact with SAP data, agents, generated workspaces, voice, desktop tools, and cross-system workflows.

Manufacturing Systems and Automation

Organizations Must Confront the AI-ERP Reality Gap

The enterprise landscape is facing disruption as AI agents automate tasks and support decisions, but many organizations struggle to implement AI effectively due to outdated and fragmented ERP systems, necessitating a transformation that integrates AI and ERP capabilities.

Analytics and AI

Boomi World 2026 Pushes Enterprise Platform Toward Agentic AI Governance

At Boomi World 2026, Boomi unveiled a comprehensive strategy to transition AI agents from pilot programs to enterprise workflows through enhanced orchestration, connectivity, context, and governance, supported by partnerships with Red Hat and Couchbase, ultimately positioning itself as an active data foundation for the emerging 'agentic enterprise'.

Security

Sage-IDC Research Reveals SMB Cybersecurity Gaps in the AI Era

A Sage-IDC study reveals that while small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are significantly increasing their cybersecurity investments, a disconnect exists between spending intentions and actual implementation, exposing many to cyber threats due to a lack of governance and preparedness, particularly in the face of accelerating AI adoption.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

The Impact of the Sovereignty Gap in Enterprise Architecture

Recent power outages and data center disruptions have challenged the assumption that cloud infrastructure is resilient, highlighting the necessity for enterprises to develop data sovereignty.

Human Capital Management

SAP Pushes Autonomous HCM Beyond HR Automation in SuccessFactors

SAP's Sapphire 2026 announcement highlights its Autonomous HCM capabilities in SuccessFactors, transforming HR from a static record system into an active operational layer that includes payroll, hiring, workforce planning, and learning integration through new Joule Assistants.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Epicor Insights 2026 Makes Cloud Migration a Trust Test, and It Is Not Alone

At Epicor Insights 2026, the company faces its most consequential conference yet: with on-premises Kinetic development ending at the 2028.1 release, the pressure is on to demonstrate that cloud ERP migration is not just necessary for manufacturers and distributors — but genuinely worth it. This analysis examines how Epicor is addressing the trust gap through security governance, data architecture strategy, and change management, and what still needs to be proven on the conference floor.

Analytics and AI

SAP Sapphire Customer Keynote Shows AI Value Depends on Readiness, Data, and Standardization

At SAP Sapphire 2026, the customer keynote made a definitive case: AI value in the enterprise depends on readiness, data standardization, and clean core ERP foundations—not experimentation. Through transformation stories from Lockheed Martin, ExxonMobil, Levi Strauss, and Aeropuertos Argentina, SAP reinforced that organizations succeeding with AI have built the operational and data infrastructure to support it on SAP S/4HANA and BTP.

EU flag displayed on the glass exterior of the European Parliament building, representing ERP governance questions around the EU AI Act delay.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

What the EU AI Act Delay Means for ERP Governance

The EU AI Act delay eases some near-term compliance pressure, but ERP teams still need to build governance evidence around how AI is used across business processes.

Analytics and AI

How SAP Is Using Anthropic, NVIDIA and Palantir to Shape Its Autonomous Enterprise Stack

At Sapphire 2026, SAP expanded its partner ecosystem by collaborating with Anthropic, NVIDIA, and Palantir to enhance its Autonomous Enterprise strategy, integrating AI capabilities for workflow optimization, secured agent execution, and streamlined data migration to SAP Cloud ERP.

ERP Strategy and Planning

‘The Real ERP Gap Isn’t Data or AI—It’s Decision Flow’: Tirumala Rao Chimpiri

Tirumala Rao Chimpiri, a senior ERP professional and Chair of the IEEE Computer Society Long Island Section, discusses in his article the persistent intelligence-to-action gap in ERP systems, arguing that structural issues—rather than lacking data or analytics—hinder organizations from effectively translating insights into coordinated actions.

Security

SAP Security Patch Day May 2026 Shows Risk Beyond Core Applications

SAP’s May 2026 Security Patch Day shows why SAP teams need to look beyond severity scores. Critical vulnerabilities affected S/4HANA and Commerce Cloud, while Mini Shai-Hulud brought developer tooling, credentials, and supply-chain exposure into the SAP security conversation.

Analytics and AI

Sapphire’s Post-Keynote Q&A Unpacks The Hard Part of the Autonomous Enterprise: Delivery, Governance, Trust

The post-keynote Q&A at SAP Sapphire 2026 put SAP's Autonomous Enterprise strategy under the closest scrutiny yet, with executives pressed on what's actually ready for production, how hybrid and on-premise customers participate, and why enterprises should trust AI agents inside live business processes. This ERP Today analysis unpacks SAP's answers on AI governance, the Knowledge Graph differentiator, cloud migration strategy, and API compliance controls.

Analytics and AI

SAP Sapphire 2026: SAP Business AI Platform Consolidates SAP BTP Stack to Solve Enterprise AI Fragmentation

At SAP Sapphire 2026, SAP introduced the Business AI Platform, unifying its AI, data, and application ecosystems into a three-layer architecture focused on governance and business context, aiming to position itself as the control plane for enterprise AI amidst growing interest in compliance and auditability from enterprise buyers.

Manufacturing Systems and Automation

SAP and Cyberwave Deploy Fully Autonomous Warehouse Robots

SAP and Cyberwave have successfully implemented fully autonomous AI-powered robots at SAP's logistics warehouse, emphasizing the integration of Physical AI into supply chain processes.

Analytics and AI

‘Will SAP Be a Software Company in the Future?’ Sapphire 2026 Keynote Maps SAP’s New ERP Stack

At SAP Sapphire 2026, CEO Christian Klein declared that SAP is becoming a business AI company, introducing the Autonomous Suite, Joule Studio 2.0, a company memory layer, and centralized agent governance as the pillars of SAP's reimagined ERP stack.

Analytics and AI

Celonis Context Model, Ikigai Labs Deal Target Enterprise AI Blind Spots

Celonis addresses the operational context gap in enterprise AI by introducing the Context Model (CCM) and acquiring Ikigai Labs, enabling real-time understanding of business operations to enhance AI decision-making reliability.

Financial Management

Sage Future 2026 Recap: AI Transparency and Smarter ERP Decisions

At Sage Future 2026, the focus on AI in ERP shifted from capability to the necessity of trust and transparency, with a strong emphasis on glass box AI that is traceable and auditable, reflecting the need for accountability in financial workflows to enhance operational efficiency across various industries.

Analytics and AI

Breaking the AP Automation Ceiling with AI Agents

Despite over 90% of AP teams digitizing their processes, more than half remain at medium automation levels while 30% are below 25% automation.

Analytics and AI

Without Data Foundations, Enterprise Generative AI Hits a Value Ceiling: Q&A with Fern Halper

In Q&A with ERP Today, TDWI VP of Research Fern Halper explains why AI pilots stall, what breaks when enterprise data foundations are weak, and how organizations can operationalize AI for long-term ROI.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Why Late Change Management Dooms ERP Transformation Projects

Despite substantial investments in ERP and transformation programs across the public sector, a significant majority are predicted to fail in achieving their original business goals due to a lack of readiness for operational change, highlighting the need for organizations to integrate behavior change and process standardization.

Manufacturing Systems and Automation

The Role of an ERP Implementation Partner 

Modern ERP systems are crucial for business decision-making and fiscal success, making the selection of a capable implementation partner vital for effective planning, deployment and long-term support across the organization.

Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, where SAP Sapphire may clarify SAP AI access for ECC and cloud ERP customers.

Analytics and AI

Will SAP Open AI Access to Customers That Haven’t Moved to the Cloud?

SAP is reportedly preparing to open more AI access to some customers that have not moved fully to the cloud, including some SAP ECC users. The details could determine whether the move becomes a narrow transition offer or a broader shift in SAP’s cloud-first AI strategy.

Analytics and AI

EY and Rillet Partner to Embed Risk and Controls Into AI-Native Finance Transformation

EY US and Rillet are partnering to embed risk and controls directly into AI-native finance workflows, signaling a shift in how enterprise finance transformation programs are designed and delivered.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Tennant ERP Fallout Extends into Ongoing Securities Scrutiny as Investors Await Recovery Signals

Tennant Company's ERP-related disruption has moved beyond operational recovery into an active ERP securities investigation, as investors and legal teams scrutinize the company's pre-failure disclosures and question management's credibility going forward.

Automation

Wolt case study

How Wolt established AP automation across 11 countries with 60% straight-through processing. Learn about the case study here:

Automation

End invoice chaos in Coupa with Rossum’s AI-powered AP automation

Process every invoice format in any language from any channel, all within the familiar Coupa environment. Rossum’s proprietary, template-free AI understands any document layout and learns continuously from user feedback. Learn more here.

Automation

De-Risk SAP Transformation Without Business Disruption

SAP ECC ends by 2027. Don’t let document errors stall your migration. Download the playbook and take control of the risks stalling your SAP transformation today. Download the asset here

Financial Management

Document Automation Trends 2026 Report

Where are finance teams heading? 54.2% of finance teams are still working with partial automation. In 2026? Finance leaders must prove AI’s worth with measurable outcomes, governed processes, and global reach. Download here

Analytics and AI

AI-native document automation for SAP. Global scale. Zero IT drag.

As an official SAP partner, uses AI agents to automate AP, order management, and logistics. Turning complex documents into structured SAP data in seconds with high automation and minimal IT effort. Read more here