September 2023Issue 16

COVER STORY

Image taken under the Ceram sea, Tropical West Pacific Ocean. A diversity of hard corals thriving on a shallow reef, reflected in a calm surface of the sea. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Blue Marine Foundation: Saving our seas in real time By Giacomo Lee

Blue Marine's project with integrator City Dynamics is proof that while stargazing is an easy habit to fall into when it comes to tech, sometimes the best stories of transformation are happening “down to Earth”. Such stories are happening very much in the here and now, with real-time consequences for everyone on our embattled planet.

EDITOR'S CHOICE

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ERP at the center of sustainability and human impact By Paul Esherwood

The role of ERP systems has evolved beyond their function as operational tools and they have emerged as instruments for sustainable business.

Cormac Watters, executive vice president of applications for Oracle Europe, Middle East and Africa

Oracle: you got a big friend in Big Red By Giacomo Lee

Cormac Watters tells ERP Today how Oracle is opening up, to become best friends with some of the world’s most philanthropic organizations.

An Iphone with Netflix on screen connected to headphones | SAP and ServiceNow

It’s 2007 all over again for SAP and ServiceNow By Paul Esherwood

Two vendors with different products but a common link search for their defining moment. Will they find it?

A view inside the IBM Quantum System One, a programmed computer that uses quantum circuits | Quantum

Quantum creeps closer – ready or not?By Stephanie Ball

Will quantum computing decrypt all our secrets in the next decade? IBM, Deloitte and Accenture security and quantum compute experts think so.

An abstract image showing blue rays in a black background | Software applications

Solid air: building secure clouds By Adrian Bridgwater

Building contemporary software applications is complex, we still exist in a world where systems are created with instabilities.

FEATURES

A hand held up to a screen with the index finger showing a digital fingerprint | Remote work and GenAI

Security

Remote work and GenAI: spanners in the cybersecurity engine?By Yoana Cholteeva

Remote work and GenAI are here to stay. But what does this mean for enterprise cybersecurity and how are they impacting it?

One hand holding up an apple and one hand holding up an orange side by side | Contractor vs consultant

Application Development and Integration

Comparing ERP apples and oranges – Consultant vs contractor By Christine Horton

One of the biggest decisions organizations face with an ERP implementation is choosing between a consultant or hiring a contractor.

GenAI LLM | Image of a Minecraft sandcastle

GenAI guardrails ahoy with LLM sandboxes By Stephanie Ball

GenAI LLMs can transform enterprises without rocking the boat. Jeremy Barnes, ServiceNow and Dave Kanter, Accenture ServiceNow Business Group, explain.

Expert Opinions

A robotic figure captured in a mid-running motion | AI

Analytics and AI

Race for the prize: An update on the AI race as ChatGPT speeds ahead By Holger Mueller

All vendors bring distinctive value propositions to enterprises - choose wisely or find yourself obsolete in the age of AI!

Cloud Platform and Technology

Cloudy vision begone? How to clarify our view of SaaS in the name of security By Adrian Bridgwater

A murky mass of cloud instances is not good for business. Instead, we want cloud clarity, visibility and observability to secure virtualized compute and data services.

Analytics and AI

After the oil spill comes AI to fill in the gaps for enterprises By Holger Mueller

For AI to succeed it needs data and computation, so let’s look into the reasons why CxOs need to now have DaaSrolling off their tongues.

Guest Contributors

Hug! The history and hereafter of user groups By Debra Lilley

Debra Lilley, vice president of customer success at Inoapps, discusses the very important role of user groups in the ERP industry.

Where are all the robots hiding in back office?By Paul Taplin

Paul Taplin, Voyager Solutions, explores the increased role of AI and robotic process automation in back office ERP systems.

Sports data: Why I might be the data bard of the Eisteddfod By Chris Gabriel

It's the season of corporate hospitality events. Chris Gabriel discusses data in sports - and not being the Welsh James Hunt or John McEnroe.

Bet big on data literacy for public sector challenges By Chris Withey

A cultural shift on how data and technology is perceived, understood and used is fundamental to delivering better public sector outcomes.