December 2024Issue 21

EDITOR'S CHOICE

From Catalyst to Innovation: SNP Group CEO Jens Amail By Jonakee Chandra

SNP Group CEO Jens Amail talks to ERP Today about his role at SNP, and what’s next for the company as it heads into 2025.

FEATURES

Analytics and AI

Is the future agentic for ERP?By Giacomo Lee

The future is agentic - or is it? Microsoft and Celonis case studies may show ERP users the truth behind the AI agent hype.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Greetings from the new CEO of ERP Today!By Mark Vigoroso

An introduction from the new CEO of ERP Today, Mark Vigoroso.

ERP Strategy and Planning

The ERP Today Awards 2024: Celebrating Leaders and Disruptors By The ERP Today Awards

The ERP Today Awards 2024, held at The Park Plaza London Riverbank, celebrated innovations and leaders in the enterprise technology sector, with Codestone winning Transformation Project of the Year, SAP being named Vendor of the Year, and various companies recognized for excellence in areas including customer experience, finance solutions, HR tech, and operational innovation.

Analytics and AI

How Mastering ERP 2024 brought AI Wisdom to Enterprise Insiders By The ERP Today Awards

The Mastering ERP conference in London brought together ERP and AI professionals to discuss integrating AI into core applications, emphasizing the importance of trust, ethical considerations, and foundational strategies for successful adoption while highlighting current low rates of AI integration beyond customer service.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Data protection: The CTO perspective By Rizal Ahmed & Charles Whitmore

The importance of cybersecurity, particularly data protection, within organizations, particularly the need for proactive measures such as employee education and external assessments to combat increasingly sophisticated cyber threats.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Alpha acceleration in digital transformation: The IBM-Accelalpha deal By Radhika Ojha

What synergies will IBM’s recent acquisition of Accelalpha bring to clients and the Oracle ecosystem?

Business Process Management and Automation

How process intelligence impacts lives By Yoana Cholteeva

Celonis sheds light on how process intelligence can facilitate better research and potentially justice reform in key US and UK departments.

ERP Strategy and Planning

How third-party support can help organizations avoid costly vendor lock-ins By Charles Whitmore

Broadcom's acquisition of VMware in November 2023 introduced a controversial mandatory subscription model for customers, prompting discussions on how third-party support from firms like Spinnaker Support can help companies navigate potential vendor lock-ins and regain control over their IT strategies.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Enterpryze’s CEO on the future of ERP for SMEs By Giacomo Lee

The evolution of ERP technology towards Composable ERP and SaaS highlights the benefits of flexibility, regular updates, and customer-driven development as key factors for small and medium enterprises to enhance efficiency and reduce complexity amidst changing market demands.

Enterprise Asset Management

Twenty years of fortitude By Giacomo Lee & Radhika Ojha

In 2025, Cooper Software and IFS complete two decades of collaboration that has endured the test of time.

Data and Data Management

Finding Zen with Data Management By Giacomo Lee & Radhika Ojha

Wasantha Kumara, CEO of Kaizens Group talks data management and AI

Human Capital Management

The SAP HCM Roadmap: WeChat, Microsoft – and no AI agent hype By Giacomo Lee

SuccessConnect, the annual flagship event for SAP SuccessFactors, pitched up in Lisbon, Portugal to share the latest updates to the SAP HCM suite.

Expert Opinions

Data and Data Management

Have we jumped from “Big Data” to AI too quickly?By Thomas Gavaghan

The article emphasizes the importance of strategic data management in finance and treasury organizations as they transition to AI, highlighting five essential dimensions—streaming, searching, data lakes, machine learning, and generative AI—that together enable smarter liquidity decision-making and long-term business success.

Cloud Platform and Technology

The Oracle Insider view on CloudWorld 2024 By Richard Pepper

Oracle is developing and maintaining SaaS and on-premises applications and a tech tool kit to make other vendors weep.

Data and Data Management

Av0id data disasters at y0ur d00r By Debra Lilley

Debra Lilley reflects on the importance of accurate and complete data amidst challenges in data management, especially as AI becomes integrated into ERP systems.

Data and Data Management

Data First, Transformation Forever By Cody David

To ensure a successful digital transformation, organizations must prioritize data quality from the outset, leveraging AI technologies to address data issues and enhance business processes.

Image of the opening keynote of IFS Unleashed 2024, CEO Mark Moffat on stage | IFS Industrial AI

Enterprise Asset Management

Moffat pushes IFS to be “undisputed category leader”, embeds industrial AI tools By Stephanie Ball

Amidst diversifying tech rivals, IFS Unleashed 2024 saw CEO Mark Moffat reiterate the company's commitment to six key industrial sectors while unveiling its customer-focused industrial AI and partnership strategy.

ERP Strategy and Planning

SAP now Europe’s Tech MVP with Q3 showing: The Expert View By Robert Holland

SAP announced a strong Q3 performance and raised its annual revenue and earnings guidance performance, gaining $26bn in market value to grab the top spot as Europe’s most valuable tech company.