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.

Cloud Platform and Technology
Shedding Data Baggage for a Leaner SAP Cloud
Migrating to SAP Cloud ERP Private promises streamlined processes and agility, but organizations must first conduct a thorough assessment of their data to avoid complicating the transition with unnecessary legacy information, which can drive up costs and hinder performance.
Analytics and AI
Data Integrity is the New ERP Mandate
Data integrity is crucial for ERP success, as reliable information underpins automation and insights; organizations must modernize data handling without full system overhauls, confront legacy issues, and embrace governance to enhance efficiency and decision-making.
Analytics and AI
Creating Supply Chain Value Through Analytics and AI
AI and analytics are transforming supply chain management by automating repetitive tasks, redefining planner roles into strategic storytellers, and providing decision intelligence to navigate disruptions.
Business Process Management and Automation
Connected Construction: ERP Without the Bottlenecks
Cloud ERP is evolving into a critical operating system for construction and field service companies, enabling resilience, real-time decision-making, and lean operations, as evidenced by the experiences of Tester Construction, Tech Electronics, and Carlson LaVine Construction in their transitions to Acumatica.
Automation
RPA Pushes Healthcare from Manual Admin to Intelligent Automation
Hospitals are increasingly adopting robotic process automation (RPA) to alleviate administrative burdens and workforce shortages while enhancing patient experiences, evolving from basic scripts to AI-enabled intelligent automation that reshapes claims management, scheduling, and compliance.
MCP Platform
Analytics and AI
How to Choose an MCP Platform for Production-Scale AI Agents
Model Context Protocols (MCPs) standardize secure, real-time access for AI agents to enterprise systems. MCP features such as plug-and-play integration, real-time monitoring, and scalability become a differentiator as businesses embed AI into core workflows.
Oracle Database
Cloud Platform and Technology
Oracle Database@Azure expands to the Netherlands, launches in Brazil
Oracle has expanded its Oracle Database@Azure service into the West Europe region and Brazil Southeast, allowing customers to run Oracle databases within Microsoft Azure environments while benefiting from local compliance and reduced latency, thus reinforcing its strategy to integrate database services with major cloud platforms without the need for architectural changes.
Application Development and Integration
Inside Salesforce’s Agentforce Roundtable: How Did Leaders Really Use AI Agents in 2025?
Executives are shifting their focus from the hype of AI to practical implementation, emphasizing the importance of data activation, hybrid reasoning models, and effective change management to ensure AI agents deliver value in real-world applications.
data maturity ai
Analytics and AI
Data Maturity Is the Strongest Predictor of AI Success in 2026, Says New CData Study
Despite investment in AI copilots, many enterprises' lack of robust data infrastructure hampers their ability to derive sustainable ROI from AI initiatives, with only 6% of organizations considered genuinely AI-ready due to fragmented data systems.
Oracle Database@Google Cloud
Cloud Platform and Technology
Oracle Database@Google Cloud Expands to Canada and India in Digital Sovereignty Push
Oracle has launched its Database@Google Cloud service in Canada and India, using a standardized multicloud model that integrates directly with Google Cloud data centers, highlighting a strategic approach focused on data sovereignty and operational flexibility for enterprises across diverse regulatory environments.
Analytics and AI
Oracle Loads Up on AI Infrastructure as OCI Backlog, Data Center Commitments Surge
Oracle's Q2 FY2026 financial results reveal a dramatic surge in cloud and AI offerings, with remaining performance obligations rising to $523.3 billion, total cloud revenue hitting $8 billion, and significant growth in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and GPU revenue.
SAP S/4HANA Projects and DMI
Data and Data Management
The Gift No CIO Asks For (But Always Gets): Why SAP S/4HANA Projects Keep Inheriting the Past
CIOs face the challenge of managing legacy systems and historical ERP data, which often drains resources and complicates migration to SAP S/4HANA, but organizations can overcome this by decoupling data from applications using platforms like JiVS.
Analytics and AI
Microsoft’s Canada Investment Puts Digital Sovereignty to Work
On December 9, 2025, Microsoft announced a C$7.5 billion investment to enhance AI and cloud infrastructure in Canada, building on a broader C$19 billion program, aiming to support digital sovereignty and local AI development while contributing to sustainability.
Analytics and AI
Agentforce Tour Keynote: Salesforce Positions Agentforce 360 as Operating System for Agentic Enterprise
Salesforce's Agentforce 360 is a comprehensive platform designed to revolutionize enterprise automation by integrating data, workflow, agent design, and multi-channel experiences, enabling AI agents to operate efficiently and reliably within existing systems and contexts.
Taming Landed Costs
Automation
Rootstock’s Praxis Acquisition Ushers New Phase of Salesforce-Native Enterprise
Rootstock's acquisition of Praxis Solutions, bringing its founder Ohad Idan as VP of product, enhances its ERP strategy by integrating on-ground manufacturing expertise, driving advancements in seamless workflows and unified operational platforms.
The Great Cloud Recalculation Oracle+IBM
Cloud Platform and Technology
IBM in Advanced Talks to Acquire Confluent
IBM is in advanced talks to acquire Confluent for around $11 billion, aiming to enhance its real-time data and AI capabilities, while also gaining a strategic advantage in the data infrastructure market.
Application Development and Integration
How Manufacturers Can Learn and Respond from ERP Stress Tests
ERP systems are evolving from traditional recordkeeping to proactive disruption management, focusing on real-time insights and modular architectures to enhance organizational resilience amid supply chain uncertainties.
Deploying high-impact GenAI solutions with Inetum
Application Development and Integration
Solving the AI Adoption Paradox: Lessons from Inetum’s COBORG Framework
Despite significant investment in generative AI, 95% of projects fail to deliver value due to misalignment with business goals, as highlighted by Inetum’s COBORG™ framework, which aims to bridge the gap between experimentation and execution by integrating AI responsibly into organizations.
Cloud Platform and Technology
System Integration Market Surging as Enterprises Shift Toward Modernization
The global system integration market is projected to reach $600 billion by 2030, with ERP systems playing a key role as companies shift toward digital transformation, IoT adoption, and increased automation in daily processes.
Aerial view of airplane at airport
Analytics and AI
Awery, Cirium Enter Strategic Partnership for Integrating Aviation Data, Analytics
Awery Aviation Software and Cirium have formed a strategic partnership to integrate Cirium's aviation data and analytics into Awery's ERP platform, enhancing operational intelligence and providing users with real-time access.
Analytics and AI
NATO Taps Google Cloud for AI-Ready Sovereign Infrastructure
NATO has partnered with Google Cloud to enhance its digital modernization through a multimillion-dollar commitment to an air-gapped sovereign cloud environment, improving data governance and enabling AI-driven workloads while maintaining strict security and operational control.
Automation
Datanomix and Fulcrum Partnering to Develop Seamless ERP, Production Integration
Datanomix has partnered with Fulcrum to integrate their technologies for modernizing manufacturing by unifying job planning, scheduling, and real-time production tracking, shifting toward a proactive environment that enhances visibility.
Application Development and Integration
Higher Ed Races to Modernize ERP as Cloud, AI Pressures Intensify
Higher education institutions are rapidly upgrading ERP systems to embrace cloud flexibility and AI readiness, viewing modernization as essential due to budget constraints, enrollment dynamics, and the demand for streamlined digital experiences.
Analytics and AI
ServiceNow Advances Enterprise AI Through Integrations with Microsoft
ServiceNow announced integrations with Microsoft, including Microsoft Agent 365, to create seamless AI orchestration and governance for businesses, enabling autonomous workflows and visibility across Microsoft 365 and the ServiceNow AI Platform.
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.
M&A
Data and Data Management
Why Data Precision is the Core of Your 2026 M&A Strategy
As the M&A market anticipates significant growth in 2026, technology decision-makers must implement robust data strategies to transition technology from a supporting role to a strategic driver, ensuring precision and agility in navigating the complexities of mergers and acquisitions amid ongoing volatility.
JiVS IMP and AI Ready Data
Analytics and AI
Why 92% of Companies Lack AI-Ready Data
The Cisco AI Readiness Report reveals that while 97% of organizations prioritize urgent AI deployment, 92% are unprepared due to fragmented and siloed data across disparate systems, indicating a critical need for unified and clean foundational data to enable effective AI implementation.
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