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Silicon Labs Boosts SAP Core, Cuts Support Costs with Rimini Street Deal

Silicon Labs has partnered with Rimini Street for multi-year SAP maintenance, aiming to modernize its SAP core and expand capabilities while achieving significant cost savings and reducing technical debt while taking a flexible, phased approach to cloud migration.

Analytics and AI

AI Agents Shifting from Hype to Enterprise Workflow Redesign: IBM Webinar

The misconceptions about AI agents primarily stem from enterprise expectations rather than the technology itself, emphasizing the need for organizations to redesign workflows for effective adoption and integration of AI systems.

Enterprise Architecture

Infor Maps Modernization Path, Updates for IBM i ERP Portfolio

Infor is modernizing its IBM i ERP portfolio by introducing OS support, expanded API integration, and a next-generation UI, with plans to deliver IBM i 7.6 across its main ERP systems by 2026.

Analytics and AI

Five AI Trends Affecting Enterprise Scaling, Transformation

At the Gartner 2025 IT Symposium/Xpo, key discussions highlighted the necessity of modernizing ERP systems for AI integration, emphasizing data quality, workforce development and more.

Application Development and Integration

SAP, Microsoft Tighten Their Data Fabric to Boost AI Value for the Enterprise

SAP and Microsoft are enhancing their partnership with SAP Business Data Cloud Connect for Microsoft Fabric to enable bi-directional data sharing without replication, facilitating immediate access to SAP data for analytics and AI within a unified platform that supports cross-cloud interoperability and improved user experience.

Application Development and Integration

Infor, AWS research points to uneven ERP modernization and widening governance gaps

Organizations are modernizing ERP superficially, with cloud adoption outpacing essential governance and strategy, leading to inconsistent deployment, limited returns, and an urgent need for structured integration and support for achieving measurable value.

Analytics and AI

Strong AI Governance is Critical to Responsible Enterprise Deployment

As companies rapidly adopt generative and autonomous AI technologies, effective governance has become essential to mitigate risks such as accuracy, bias, and compliance, necessitating executive oversight and coordinated efforts across various departments to ensure trust and accountability in AI deployments.

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Analytics and AI

IBM Embeds AI Consulting Tools Inside Microsoft Copilot, Cites 250,000 Hours Saved

IBM integrates its Consulting Advantage with Microsoft Copilot to enhance efficiency for consultants, saving over 250,000 hours annually, by optimizing access to proprietary information within familiar Microsoft 365 applications while maintaining governance and oversight.

Analytics and AI

Microsoft Leans on OpenAI’s Custom Chip Designs to Accelerate In-House Silicon Strategy

Microsoft is deepening its collaboration with OpenAI by leveraging the startup's custom chip designs for its own semiconductor strategy, while addressing concerns about AI hardware depreciation, which may influence enterprise decisions on long-term cloud and AI investments.

Analytics and AI

GPT-5.1 Lands in Copilot Studio as OpenAI Pushes Speed, Reasoning, Personalization Forward

Microsoft and OpenAI have released GPT-5.1 in Copilot Studio for US customers, offering two versions—Instant and Thinking—for enhanced reasoning and personalization, thereby supporting enterprise-scale adoption and allowing organizations to test advanced AI capabilities in a controlled environment.

Analytics and AI

Microsoft Takes Lead in Global AI and Cloud Transformation Partnership

Microsoft is leading a global partnership to transform enterprise AI and cloud adoption, positioning itself as a strategic enabler of change through integrated infrastructure, AI solutions, and workforce training.

Analytics and AI

Deutsche Telekom and NVIDIA Launch Industrial AI Cloud to Boost Germany’s Digital Sovereignty

Deutsche Telekom and NVIDIA have partnered to invest €1 billion in the Industrial AI Cloud in Munich, aiming to create one of Europe's largest AI factories, enhancing Germany's AI capabilities by 50% with 0.5 exaFLOPS performance, while ensuring data sovereignty and compliance for European businesses.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Rootstock Bolsters Innovation Engine with Engineering Hub in Bangalore

Rootstock Software established Rootstock Software India Private Limited in Bangalore, aiming to create a global Center of Excellence for product development that enhances agility, accelerates innovation, and delivers advanced ERP solutions for manufacturers amid growing industry challenges.

Analytics and AI

Sage 50 Cloud Brings Accounting into the AI Era

Sage has launched Sage 50 Cloud, a fully cloud-deployed accounting solution for SMBs that maintains its familiar interface while enabling AI features like Sage Copilot.

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

Infor Unveils Industry-Built AI Agents to Transform Operational Workflows

Infor has launched its Built for Industry AI Agents, generative AI tools tailored for specific sectors that automate workflows and improve operational efficiency, utilizing its cloud platform on AWS to provide contextual, industry-specific solutions without the need for custom coding.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Jordan Weitzen Joins Acumatica as Chief Financial Officer

Acumatica has appointed Jordan Weitzen as CFO to succeed Wayne Kimber, aiming to enhance strategic growth and partnerships while adapting a data-driven approach akin to consumer tech, signaling a shift towards a modern SaaS operational model.

Analytics and AI

Sage Acquires Criterion to Bolster Mid-Market HCM

Sage has acquired Criterion, a US-based human capital management platform, to enhance its AI-driven HR and payroll capabilities for mid-sized businesses facing complex workforce management challenges.

Analytics and AI

Accenture Appoints Matt Prebble to Lead UK, Ireland & Africa Operations

Accenture has appointed Matt Prebble as the new lead for its UK, Ireland and Africa operations starting October 1, succeeding Shaheen Sayed, who has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer of Accenture's Reinvention Services.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Unlocking Digital Impact

Inetum redefines transformation through platform ecosystems and AI innovation.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Forging the Future at DMI’s Digital Lounge @Lakeside

The Digital Lounge @Lakeside at Seeburg Castle fostered a collaborative dialogue among industry leaders about the digital future, emphasizing the need for data sovereignty and IT independence, while showcasing innovative applications of AI and robotics in operational contexts.

Data and Data Management

Chris Niederman to Lead Snowflake’s Alliances & Channels Business

Snowflake has appointed Chris Niederman as Senior Vice President of its Alliances & Channels business, effective July 21, 2025, to enhance its global partner system and drive growth through Snowflake AI Data Cloud amidst a rapidly expanding partner network.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Unit4 ERPx Lands on Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Unit4's ERPx solution is now available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, allowing organizations in people-centric industries to efficiently deploy a modular, AI-powered ERP platform that enhances operational agility and streamlines procurement.

Manufacturing Systems and Automation

SYSPRO Deepens Manufacturing Capabilities with riteSOFT Acquisition

Global ERP provider SYSPRO is enhancing its smart manufacturing capabilities by acquiring riteSOFT, a US-based firm specializing in mobile warehouse management and shop floor data collection, marking a significant step towards offering a fully integrated digital suite for its global customer base.

Financial Management

Encore Case Study

Explore how the implementation of GLSense not only fulfilled Encore's specific reporting needs but also strategically positioned the company to achieve sustained expansion and operational superiority within the event technology and production services sector.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Wellesley Information Services Announces Inaugural Board of Advisors

Chelmsford, MA – 16 June 2025 – Wellesley Information Services (Wellesley), the parent company of ERP Today, is pleased to announce the formation of its inaugural Board of Advisors, continuing the company’s evolution as the most influential global member community...

Cloud Platform and Technology

Verisk’s Everything, Everywhere, All at Once Transformation: A Journey to the Cloud IBM and Oracle

Verisk has successfully transformed its HR and finance operations by replacing its 26-year-old PeopleSoft system with Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM and Financials in just 18 months.

Analytics and AI

SAP Designs for Human Empowerment: Sean Kask

At SAP Sapphire 2025, Chief AI Strategy Officer Sean Kask emphasized SAP's deep, ethically guided AI strategy, highlighting its focus on building competitive advantages through human empowerment and controlled experimentation amidst a landscape filled with AI hype.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Inetum Sharpens Regional Focus with Simplified Structure

Inetum has restructured into three geographical hubs—EUROMED, Growing Markets, and Iberia-LATAM—to enhance client relationships and streamline operations, with leadership appointments aimed at driving growth and innovation in these regions.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Unlocking Digital Impact: Inetum Redefines Transformation Through Platform Ecosystems and AI Innovation

Inetum, under the leadership of Kathy Quashie and Hemant Lamba, positions itself as a trustworthy partner in digital transformation for European clients by leveraging a platform-based strategy, deep client intimacy, industry-specific solutions, and a focus on AI readiness to deliver tangible business outcomes.

Rootstock Launches Summer ’25 Release with AI Agent, New Data Grid, and Expanded Financials

Analytics and AI

IBM & Oracle Partner on AI Agents: Here Comes the Enterprise Workflow Revolution

IBM and Oracle have enhanced their longstanding partnership to integrate IBM's watsonx AI into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, paving the way for advanced agentic AI capabilities across various enterprise applications while promoting ESG reporting for sustainability and compliance.