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.

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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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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.
Turning Manufacturing Data into Competitive Advantage with CData
Orbit DataJump Vs. Fivetran for Oracle Fusion Cloud Data Extraction
Orbit DataJump is specifically designed for Oracle Fusion Cloud and E-Business Suite, addressing integration challenges such as schema changes and audit compliance, enabling reliable, real-time data pipelines that traditional connectors struggle to maintain.
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Unlocking Advanced Analytics: Oracle Fusion ERP + Databricks Integration
As enterprises utilizing Oracle Cloud ERP seek advanced analytics and AI-driven insights, integrating their data into Databricks through Orbit's no-code data pipeline solution simplifies the process, enabling real-time updates and eliminating the complexities of manual ETL.
Beyond Data Integration – How Orbit’s Intelligent Data Pipelines Transform Raw Data into Business Value
Orbit offers an intelligent, end-to-end pipeline solution that goes beyond integration, seamlessly transforming raw data into real business value, driving innovation and growth, and empowering strategic decision-making.
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The Shift to Continuous Innovation with SNP Kyano
Modern organizations must shift from traditional, rigid transformation projects to ongoing, adaptable innovations supported by strategic platforms like Kyano that enhance transparency and agility in increasingly complex, multi-cloud enterprise landscapes.
Decommissioning SAP Legacy Systems
Decommissioning SAP Legacy Systems: Turning Technical Debt into Strategic Value
To mitigate the significant costs and risks associated with maintaining legacy ERP systems, organizations should adopt a structured decommissioning strategy that focuses on total cost of ownership reduction and compliance risk mitigation through a phased approach involving data analysis, extraction, and secure archiving.
Trusted AI in Finance
Setting the Standard for Trust: BlackLine Gets ISO 42001 Certification
BlackLine has achieved the ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System, validating the governance framework of its Studio360 platform and new Verity AI capabilities, thereby setting a global standard for trusted AI in finance.
Precision, performance, production: Seamless SAP S/4HANA migration at BMW Group
Managing a transformation of this scale and complexity demands reliability, precision and comprehensive expertise. At the Regensburg plant, SNP assumed full responsibility – from planning to execution – enabling a go-live without disrupting production.
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Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough When it Comes to Your Data: Kevin Campbell
A recent Syniti report highlights that while 70% of organizations have a data strategy, 86% worry data management issues will hinder AI adoption, with 79% identifying data management as a challenge for SAP S/4HANA migrations, emphasizing the need for a business-driven, data-first culture and skilled teams to succeed.
Agency for Agriculture and Fisheries moves from fragmented customer contacts to streamlined and efficient customer service with Salesforce
The Agency for Agriculture and Fisheries improved its customer service for farmers by implementing Salesforce Service Cloud, centralizing communication through a single contact point, enhancing tracking of customer interactions, and addressing organizational changes to ensure consistency and efficiency in service delivery.
Bringing ERP Data into Excel: Seamless Integration with Orbit Analytics
Orbit Analytics reimagines how organizations interact with their ERP data by delivering a seamless, live connection between enterprise systems and Excel. By embedding live ERP data directly into the tool users trust most, Orbit removes the friction between IT systems and business reporting, enabling faster, data-backed decisions.
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The SAP S/4HANA Data Dilemma: Why Data Strategy Can’t Be an Afterthought
The journey to SAP S/4HANA necessitates a fundamental rethinking of data management, emphasizing a selective migration of relevant data, prioritizing data quality especially in an AI-driven landscape, and effectively managing legacy data, all of which are crucial for transforming organizations' data from a liability to a strategic asset.
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Preparing Your Data for ERP Transformation
Organizations transitioning to SAP S/4HANA must focus on effective data preparation and management—including data cleansing, classification, and accessibility—to ensure a successful move and control costs associated with data volume.
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Treating Emissions Data and Sustainability Management Like a Line of Business
While companies struggle with emissions data transparency compared to financial data, regulatory pressures and sustainability initiatives drive the need for better carbon footprint understanding, leading to partnerships like IFS and Climatiq that enhance visibility and analytics in emissions management.
Every day, Matexi hands over homes to seven families thanks in part to a future-oriented digital core
Matexi, Belgium's largest neighborhood developer, has upgraded its core IT infrastructure with Inetum to enhance digital cooperation and efficiency, supporting sustainable residential development and accommodating future growth.
Master Change with Confidence: The SNP Kyano Platform Build a Smarter, More Resilient IT Strategy
Kyano isn’t just software. It’s a smarter, more strategic way to master enterprise change—with agility built in.
Semantic layer
How One Steel Manufacturer Transformed Data Access Through an Independent Semantic Layer
We explore how a steel manufacturer wrangled disparate data with the help of an independent semantic layer from CData.
Kyano Datafridge
Legacy systems hinder innovation and increase costs, but decommissioning them with solutions like Kyano Datafridge can reduce total cost of ownership by up to 80%, ensuring accessible data for compliance while minimizing operational expenses.
Rootstock Launches Summer ’25 Release with AI Agent, New Data Grid, and Expanded Financials
Rootstock Launches Summer ’25 Release with AI Agent, New Data Grid, and Expanded Financials
Rootstock Software's Summer ’25 Release features an AI-Powered ERP Agent to enhance operational efficiency, a high-performance data grid for better data interaction, and new financial capabilities including support for a 13-period fiscal calendar, aiming to streamline processes for manufacturers and distributors.
Modernize to monetize: BMC’s connected platform powers a shift to help drive more profit
BMC Software transformed its revenue operations by adopting a unified subscription-based model with the help of PwC and Zuora, resulting in streamlined processes, improved data integration, and enhanced customer satisfaction.