Data and Data Management

Efficient data management, encompassing the systematic collection, organization, and retrieval of data, is fundamental for enhancing productivity, efficiency, and informed decision-making. Regardless of their scale or industry, organizations benefit significantly from implementing a robust data management strategy and adopting a modern data management system. This ensures streamlined operations and optimized use of information, facilitating better decision-making processes. The integration of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions further enhances the effectiveness of data management, providing organizations with comprehensive tools to manage and utilize data seamlessly across various facets of their operations.

SAP Business Data Cloud
Cloud Platform and Technology
SAP Business Data Cloud Raises the Stakes for ERP Data Readiness
SAP Business Data Cloud positions itself as the governed foundation for AI-driven analytics. But adoption is still early, data fragmentation remains the norm, and only 3% of organizations have achieved a unified data layer. This article examines what ERP teams need to address before BDC can scale: semantic preservation, BW migration maturity, partner capability, and governance frameworks for agentic AI.
Supply Chain Management
DeepFabric Takes Aim at the Manual Work Still Slowing Supply Chains
DeepFabric has launched its AI agent platform aimed at automating manual coordination tasks in supply chain operations, offering over 50 specialized agents that improve efficiency and reduce costs for enterprise clients, while emphasizing the importance of human oversight in the process.
M&A
Enterprise Architecture
Priority Acquires Obol to Bring Cash Visibility Inside Cloud ERP
Priority Software acquired Obol, an AI-powered cash-flow management company, to enhance its cloud ERP platform with real-time cash forecasting and liquidity optimization, enabling customers to make better financial decisions using integrated tools.
Tax Compliance
Azentio Builds UAE E-Invoicing Compliance into ERP Workflows
Azentio Software has launched a pre-approved UAE e-invoicing solution integrated within Azentio ERP to help businesses comply with the Federal Tax Authority’s upcoming e-invoicing mandate starting January 2027, featuring AI capabilities for enhanced data accuracy and streamlined tax compliance.
Global tax management architecture connecting ERP data, e-invoicing, tax engines, analytics, and compliance governance.
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
SAPinsider’s New Global Tax Report Shows Why ERP Data Is at the Center of Compliance
SAPinsider’s 2026 Global Tax Management benchmark shows that tax compliance is becoming an ERP data problem, with AI, e-invoicing, regulatory change, and fragmented systems forcing tax, finance, and IT leaders to rebuild the foundation.
ERP AI readiness gap after S/4HANA migration - digital brain with question mark on enterprise data dashboard
Analytics and AI
ERP AI Readiness FAQ: Why SAP S/4HANA Migration Alone Will Not Get You There
Most ERP teams treat S/4HANA go-live as the finish line for transformation—but it is only the starting line for AI readiness. This FAQ explores why migration alone is not enough, what data and cloud foundations are missing, and how ERP leaders can build the architecture required to move AI from pilot to production.
INPEX energy transformation SAP Cloud ERP Private modernization for energy transition
Cloud Platform and Technology
INPEX Rebuilds Its SAP Core for a More Volatile Energy Market
Japanese energy company INPEX has gone live on SAP Cloud ERP Private, replacing its 2008-era IBOS system as part of INPEX Vision 2035—a strategy to build a more agile, data-driven management foundation capable of supporting energy transition into hydrogen, ammonia, carbon capture, and renewables. Partnering with ABeam Consulting and using a fit-to-standard SAP approach, INPEX is laying the groundwork for AI-driven operational efficiency across its global operations.
AI process mining Enterprise AI context layer
Analytics and AI
Celonis Acquires Ikigai, Launches Context Model to Give AI Agents Operational Intelligence
Celonis’ Context Model and Ikigai Labs acquisition position process intelligence as a context layer for enterprise AI agents that need to understand real workflows before they recommend or act.
Automation
New Relic Prepares Observability for AI Agents That Skip the Dashboard
New Relic has introduced Autopilot and Ground Truth to shift observability toward an AI-agent-first operating model. Autopilot automates SRE triage and remediation using runbooks and context, while Ground Truth exposes governed telemetry to external AI agents via open standards. Both products reflect a broader industry move toward headless, agentic operations where AI systems, not human engineers, handle first-response tasks.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing Systems and Automation
Why Manufacturing AI Succeeds or Fails at the ERP Layer
Manufacturers' ambitions for AI are hampered by the lack of a coherent operational context within their ERP systems, as successful AI implementation requires reliable data governance and structured decision-making that connects insights to actionable outcomes.
Data and Data Management
Why ERP Leaders Need to Understand Data Lakehouses Before Scaling AI Agents
Data lakehouses are emerging as the essential infrastructure layer for enterprise AI — providing ERP leaders with a governed, cross-system data foundation where AI agents can operate safely, semantically, and at scale. This analysis explains what a data lakehouse is, why it matters for agentic AI, and what ERP leaders must address before scaling autonomous AI across critical business workflows.
Finance automation and treasury management
Financial Management
Perplexity Tests the Real Finance AI Question: Can the Agent Show Its Work?
Perplexity has introduced a finance-specific AI agent designed to provide trusted data integration, robust audit trails, and prebuilt workflows for corporate finance teams, emphasizing the importance of traceability for meeting audit and reporting requirements.
Data and Data Management
Syspro eBook: Governance and Compliance Built In
The Syspro eBook outlines how mid-sized manufacturers can integrate compliance and governance into their daily operations to ensure audit readiness, featuring tools for lot traceability, quality automation, supply chain visibility, industry standards support, and procurement controls.
Data and Data Management
How Millbrook Beds Scaled Manufacturing and Grew Orders by 300% with SYSPRO
Millbrook Beds transformed its manufacturing and order management with SYSPRO, achieving a 300% increase in orders and the ability to serve 400 more customers by enhancing production efficiency and launching a 48-hour Fast Track delivery service.
Customer Journey to ERP
CRM and Customer Experience
SAP Is Pushing Autonomous CX Expansion with Parloa, Google Cloud, AWS Partnerships
SAP's June 15 partner brief urges its ecosystem to expedite the rollout of Autonomous CX, integrating various SAP platforms and enhanced through new partnerships with tech giants, aiming to streamline customer experience workflows and drive industry-specific solutions.
Armstrong AI data SAP
Data and Data Management
‘AI Is a Business Challenge, Not an IT One; Data Is the IT Problem,’ Q&A with Armstrong World Industries
Armstrong World Industries is proactively developing a strong data foundation to effectively scale AI across the enterprise, driven by the complexity of their data environment due to mergers and acquisitions, emphasizing that AI is a business challenge requiring strategic integration rather than merely an IT fix.
SAP Mumbai data center
Cloud Platform and Technology
SAP Opens Mumbai Data Center to Expand Business Network Federation
SAP has opened a new data center in Mumbai to enhance its Business Network data federation capabilities in India, ensuring local data residency compliance while facilitating global trade connections for Indian buyers and suppliers.
An open human hand holding a glowing red holographic key formed from circuit-board patterns and streaming binary digits, symbolizing a governed Enterprise Data Layer as the key to SAP S/4HANA AI readiness.
Data and Data Management
Why SAP S/4HANA Migration Alone Won’t Make You AI-Ready
ERP migration modernizes systems, not enterprise knowledge. Here's why a governed Enterprise Data Layer, not a clean S/4HANA core, is the real foundation for enterprise AI.
Analytics and AI
IBM and ServiceNow Target Legacy Systems and Data Readiness for AI at Scale
IBM and ServiceNow announced a multi-year collaboration to modernize legacy applications, enhance AI-ready data governance, and integrate autonomous operations into IT workflows, aiming to overcome barriers to enterprise AI by evolving existing systems and improving data management and operational integration.
Analytics and AI
The Next Enterprise AI Wave Will Reach Beyond Agents, Says SAP Labs US Managing Director
At SAP Sapphire, Global Head of Research & Innovation Yaad Oren discussed SAP's forward-looking exploration of emerging technologies like AI, data, user experience, robotics, quantum computing, and cloud architecture, urging customers to embrace current AI capabilities while also preparing for future innovations.
Oracle AI World Tour
Analytics and AI
IBM Closes Out 2026 Oracle AI World Tour with a Clear Message: AI Is Now an Operational Imperative
IBM's 2026 Oracle AI World Tour highlighted the transition of enterprises from questioning AI adoption to leveraging it for tangible business value, showcasing success stories and practical guidance across major cities while emphasizing the importance of intentional design, robust governance, and integrated systems for effective AI implementation.
Orbital data centers
Analytics and AI
AI’s Data Center Crunch Sends Compute Ambitions into Orbit
As demand for infrastructure grows due to AI, cloud and space companies are investigating orbital data centers as a solution to terrestrial constraints like land and energy shortages, with initiatives from companies like SpaceX and Google, although challenges remain regarding optimal workloads and economic viability.
Data and Data Management
Customer Success: Chery Republic
By implementing Acumatica, Cherry Republic achieved significant, measurable results that powered its expansion. The company sustained fifteen percent year-over-year growth, reduced reporting time by forty percent, and cut manual errors by fifty percent. This efficiency and data accuracy also enhanced...
Data and Data Management
AI-Ready Enterprise Data: The Missing Layer Between ERP Transformation and AI
JiVS IMP creates a governed enterprise data layer that unifies operational data, historical records, archived information, and business documents across SAP and non-SAP systems. Organisations can retire legacy applications, maintain compliance, preserve enterprise knowledge, and make trusted enterprise data available...
SAP Executive Interviews
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.
Boomi World 2026
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'.
Cybersecurity
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.
SAP Sapphire customer keynote
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.
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