Technology

SAP’s Autonomous Finance Push Turns CFO Attention to Governance

SAP’s autonomous finance push is moving CFO priorities toward governance, controls, and AI-ready financial processes. For SAP customers, the opportunity depends on how well automation, GRC, and finance transformation connect inside ERP operations.

Analytics and AI

SAP Sapphire Interviews: SAP Executives Say AI Is Pushing ERP Back to the Center of Business Strategy

At SAP Sapphire 2026, Maura Hameroff and David Vallejo emphasized that AI is transforming ERP systems into strategic business frameworks that enhance enterprise decision-making by integrating industry knowledge and addressing fragmented data, thereby enabling companies to efficiently navigate modern challenges in supply chain management and overall business operations.

Deutsche Telekom German Sovereign AI Contract

Analytics and AI

SAP and Deutsche Telekom Put Sovereign AI at the Center of German Public Administration

Germany is implementing a public-sector AI strategy through a new SAP and Deutsche Telekom platform designed to deliver secure AI services and infrastructure for federal, state, and municipal administration, marking a significant shift towards shared digital infrastructure and sovereignty in AI governance.

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Analytics and AI

Workday’s AI Agent Push Started Showing Up in its Q1 Earnings Numbers

Workday's Q1 fiscal 2027 results demonstrated strong revenue growth and increasing adoption of AI agents, reassuring investors that AI can enhance rather than undermine subscription software economics.

Analytics and AI

ServiceNow’s Next Knowledge 2026 Message: Governed AI Has to Reach the Frontline

ServiceNow's Knowledge 2026 initiative emphasizes a governance layer for AI and security, with tools like Otto, an AI-driven interface designed to streamline enterprise workflows for employees and operators, enhancing user experience across systems while integrating deeper operational capabilities.

Analytics and AI

BCG and Conduct Target Custom Code Complexity in ERP Transformations

BCG and Conduct have partnered to enhance ERP transformations by leveraging Conduct’s AI platform for early custom code analysis, aiming to streamline decision-making, reduce risks, and optimize costs in migration efforts.

Security

Microsoft Is Killing SMS Sign-in Codes. ERP Teams Should Pay Attention

Microsoft’s move away from SMS sign-in codes is limited to personal accounts, but ERP teams should still pay attention. Developer subscriptions, sandbox tenants, contractor accounts, shared credentials, and break-glass workflows can sit outside formal Entra ID governance, creating hidden exposure as authentication models shift.

Analytics and AI

SAP Sapphire Madrid Customer Keynote: Enterprise AI Value Depends on Business Ownership

The SAP Sapphire Madrid keynote highlighted the shift in AI discussions from announcements to operational integration, emphasizing that AI's value relies on governance, user trust, and practical implementation within business processes, as showcased by various case studies from companies like Ericsson, Fonterra, and EssilorLuxottica.

Analytics and AI

ServiceNow Repositioned Around AI Security and Governance at Knowledge 2026

ServiceNow positions itself as a governance and action layer for enterprise AI, launching Autonomous Security and Risk, enhancing the AI Control Tower for comprehensive governance, and making its Action Fabric available to external agents, amidst a backdrop of growing financial momentum and challenges in broad adoption.

Analytics and AI

Dataiku Launches Cobuild on Snowflake for Governed AI Workflows

Dataiku has launched Cobuild on Snowflake, a new offering designed to turn natural-language requests into governed AI workflows, agents and applications running inside Snowflake.

Analytics and AI

SAP Sapphire Madrid: Autonomous Enterprise Pitch Meets Europe’s AI Control Test

At SAP Sapphire Madrid, the company introduced the Autonomous Enterprise as the next evolution in ERP, focusing on AI-driven solutions tailored for European markets, emphasizing sovereignty and regulatory compliance in data handling and operational control.

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Analytics and AI

Beacon.li Launches AI Platform for Enterprise Software Implementation

Beacon.li launched Implementation Studio, a UI-based AI platform that aims to execute enterprise software implementation work inside target applications, with early traction likely in repeatable configuration, testing and hypercare workflows.

Automation

SAP and Anthropic Integrate Claude with SAP Joule Using Model Context Protocol

SAP and Anthropic announced the integration of Claude into the SAP Business AI Platform and Joule, enabling AI agents to execute tasks across SAP S/4HANA, SuccessFactors, Ariba, and third-party systems using Model Context Protocol (MCP).

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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.

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.

ERP Strategy and Planning

OpenAI Launches Deployment Company to Bring AI Into Enterprise Operations

OpenAI has launched the OpenAI Deployment Company, a new enterprise-focused initiative backed by major investors and consulting alliances. The company will use Forward Deployed Engineers, or FDEs, to help organizations integrate AI systems into operational workflows at scale.

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.

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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

SAP’s Q1 2026 Release: Four New SAP Joule Features ERP Leaders Need to Know

SAP’s Q1 2026 Joule release signals a shift from AI experiments to AI‑driven operating models in ERP.

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Analytics and AI

Workday’s Moat Is Real—But AI Is Testing Its Limits

Two analysts offer diverging views on Workday's long-term viability, with Joe Schmidt suggesting that AI may erode the structural switching costs that currently protect it, while Josh Bersin argues that Workday's established frameworks position it favorably as AI evolves, highlighting a critical market shift towards architectural effectiveness in ERP and HCM systems.

Future ERP systems will likely undergo a significant transformation, from static and reactive to dynamic, event-driven platforms powered by agentic AI, enabling them to execute workflows and interact autonomously across business processes. Image from Adobe.

Analytics and AI

Event-Driven Agentic AI: What Happens When ERP Becomes the Operator

The ERP landscape is undergoing a transformative shift towards event-driven architecture and agentic AI, moving from static systems reliant on manual input to autonomous, adaptive platforms that can proactively respond to business events, enhancing operational agility and decision-making while necessitating careful governance and data quality management.

Analytics and AI

SAP Targets Data and Model Gaps with Dremio and Prior Labs Acquisitions to Advance Enterprise AI Architecture

SAP aims to enhance enterprise AI by acquiring data platform Dremio and AI research firm Prior Labs, addressing fragmented data environments and improving model performance on structured business data, thereby integrating data infrastructure and AI model development into a unified architecture.

Analytics and AI

ERP Today Awards 2025: AI, Operational Execution, Real-World Impact Are Defining ERP Leadership

The ERP Today Awards 2025 make one thing clear: ERP leadership is no longer defined by deployment success, but by real-world impact. Across five award categories—spanning AI innovation, operational execution, customer experience, SMB transformation, and large enterprise projects—the 2025 winners set a new standard for what it means to lead with enterprise technology.

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Application Development and Integration

SAP API Policy Raises New Questions About ERP Integration and AI Access

SAP’s updated API policy is raising questions about ERP integration, AI access, and partner products. The policy puts new scrutiny on undocumented APIs, large-scale extraction, and the supported pathways customers and partners use to access SAP data.

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Security

What NIST’s CVE Shift Means for ERP Security Teams

NIST is changing how CVEs are enriched in the National Vulnerability Database, reducing the consistency of risk signals used to prioritize vulnerabilities. For ERP security teams, the shift increases reliance on vendor guidance and system-specific context to assess exposure.

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Financial Management

AI in Finance Faces Its Real Test Inside Quote-to-Cash Workflows

Most finance teams are using AI, but measurable impact remains limited. A Zuora webinar shows how quote-to-cash workflows expose the real constraints: integration, auditability, and control.