Americas

ATB Financial Deploys Gemini for Google Workspace to 5,000+ Employees

ATB Financial has successfully deployed Google's Gemini for Workspace to over 5,000 employees, leveraging generative AI to enhance productivity and streamline workflows across tools like Gmail, Docs, and Sheets, following a successful pilot that demonstrated significant time savings and improved efficiency.

Application Development and Integration

Case Study – Cloudpaths and Kyriba

Kyriba, CloudPaths optimized Kyriba’s global NetSuite operations by addressing inefficiencies in collections processing, deferred revenue visibility, and vendor invoice reconciliation. Tailored solutions, including Dunning automation and custom reporting, improved Days Sales Outstanding (DSO), revenue visibility, and operational scalability. Read More

Cloud Platform and Technology

SAP appoints Sebastian Steinhaeuser COO alongside leadership changes and strong 2024

SAP's FY2024 earnings call not only showcased strong financial performance with significant increases in cloud revenue and profitability but also revealed a new leadership structure including the appointment of Sebastian Steinhaeuser as Chief Operating Officer and the introduction of an Extended Board.

The AI Responsibility Gap: A Looming Threat to Business?

Analytics and AI

Innovation in focus: How AI is shaping the future for ERP users

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing business operations by automating tasks, enhancing decision-making, and improving user experiences, though its efficacy is challenged by data dependencies, integration complexities, and ethical concerns, necessitating a balanced approach.

CRM and Customer Experience

SharkNinja Powers Up Global Customer Service with Salesforce Agentforce

Salesforce has partnered with SharkNinja to implement Agentforce and Commerce Cloud, aiming to enhance personalized customer service through autonomous AI agents while facilitating global growth and improving customer engagement across various markets.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Our focus on the SMB segment is extremely intentional: John Case

During the Acumatica Summit 2025, CEO John Case showcased how strategic partnerships, notably with ADP and Shopify, along with AI innovations in Acumatica’s Cloud ERP, empower SMBs to enhance operational efficiency and achieve sustainability.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

How Wolters Kluwer leverages AI for transforming GRC Solutions

Wolters Kluwer is integrating AI across its products to enhance Governance, Risk, and Compliance capabilities, with innovations like AI-driven legal research, contract management tools, and compliance solutions that streamline processes, boost productivity, and empower informed decision-making for professionals in various industries.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Aptean Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Logility

Aptean has announced its acquisition of Logility Supply Chain Solutions for $14.30 per share in cash, aiming to enhance its AI-powered supply chain planning offerings and provide greater strategic focus and resources for Logility, which serves over 500 clients globally.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Microsoft Announces 2025 Release Wave 1 Plan for Dynamics 365

Microsoft's recently announced 2025 Release Wave 1 for Dynamics 365, scheduled for April to September 2025, introduces various AI-integrated enhancements aimed at improving user productivity across sales, customer service, finance, supply chain management, and business central applications, while also emphasizing the importance of thorough planning and user training for effective implementation.

Analytics and AI

Wipro’s Rishad Premji: AI success hinges on reskilling

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, leaders underscored the necessity of reskilling employees to fully leverage AI's transformative potential, emphasizing that successful AI adoption is closely linked to workforce readiness and a proactive approach to building an AI-capable workforce.

Security

Deep Instinct blocks zero-day attacks in real time for NetApp and Amazon FSx

Deep Instinct's DSX for Cloud – Amazon FSx NetApp employs advanced AI-driven technology to deliver comprehensive, real-time security against zero-day attacks, ensuring data integrity and operational efficiency for organizations managing hybrid environments.

Human Capital Management

Skillsoft expands SAP SuccessFactors partnership

Skillsoft is set to launch a new integration with SAP SuccessFactors in early 2025 that enhances workforce skills management by providing personalized learning paths, improved talent mobility, and strategic workforce planning through a centralized talent intelligence hub.

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Analytics and AI

HR, Diversity and GenAI: The dream team of the future

Reshma Mahapatra of IBM UKI emphasizes the transformative role of GenAI in HR, advocating for diversity and ethical innovation to reshape technology's impact on organizations, where GenAI serves as a partner to enhance human potential rather than replace it.

ERP Strategy and Planning

IFS Surpasses €1 billion in ARR, Driven by Customer-Centric Approach and Rising Demand for Industrial AI

IFS reported its strongest financial performance in FY2024, achieving over €1 billion in Annual Recurring Revenue and total revenues of €1.228 billion, driven by a 32% YoY growth in ARR and 38% in cloud revenue, alongside a notable increase in customer satisfaction and strategic acquisitions reflecting the growing demand for Industrial AI solutions.

Clinical Applications

Multiview Financial Software and Great Plains Health Alliance partner for hospitals’ productivity

Great Plains Health Alliance has joined forces with Multiview Software in a strategic partnership to enhance hospitals’ productivity.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

The End of Oracle GRC: Are You Ready?

With Oracle sunsetting its GRC solutions by May 2025, organizations must swiftly transition to alternative compliance and risk management systems to avoid exposure to regulatory gaps and operational inefficiencies.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Sage and Tractics partner to deliver cloud solution for heavy civil contractors

Sage and Tractics have partnered to integrate Sage Intacct Construction with Tractics' cloud-native platform, enhancing operations and financial management for heavy civil contractors by providing real-time project data access and streamlined business processes.

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Product Lifecycle Management

IBM and L’Oréal to Build AI Model to Advance Sustainable Cosmetics

IBM and L'Oréal have partnered to utilize IBM's GenAI technology for enhancing sustainable cosmetic formulations, aiming to create a custom AI model that will improve product development and reduce waste while meeting L'Oréal's sustainability targets.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Acumatica expands construction capabilities with JobPlanner and STACK

Acumatica has partnered with JobPlanner and STACK Construction Technologies to enhance its Construction Edition by integrating collaborative project management and advanced preconstruction capabilities, aiming to boost productivity and project delivery for construction companies.

a forest and a coast partly lit by the sun | Diligent launches board reporting SuiteApp, achieves ‘Built for NetSuite’ status

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Diligent’s SuiteApp for GRC receives NetSuite recognition

Diligent has announced that its new board reporting tool, Diligent Boards for NetSuite, has achieved the ‘Built for NetSuite’ certification.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Music to the ears: How Godlan streamlined Zildjian’s order entries

The operational efficiency of businesses, exemplified by Zildjian Company's successful upgrade of its ERP system to Infor Syteline, relies heavily on the speed and ease of order processing, along with a better overall operational performance.

Vonage and SAP expand collaboration for AI-driven enterprise experiences

Analytics and AI

Adobe and Microsoft AI collaborate to enhance ERP functionality

Adobe and Microsoft have partnered to integrate advanced AI tools into Microsoft applications, enhancing workflows for ERP users by allowing seamless data access and project management capabilities to optimize operational efficiency in modern business environments.

Business Process Management and Automation

Improving production performance with real-time monitoring

Real-time monitoring is transforming the manufacturing industry by optimizing operations, enhancing product quality, and increasing resilience in response to competitive pressures and evolving market demands.

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Analytics and AI

Why you don’t need an AI-enabled ERP (at least not yet)

You can’t blame ERP vendors for focusing on their AI offerings – they’re shiny and new, especially when it comes to generative AI copilots.

a diverse group of people prepare supplies for donations | DATABASICS and Sage Intacct-powered JMT Consulting partner for non-profit efficiency

Application Development and Integration

DATABASICS and Sage Intacct-powered JMT Consulting partner for non-profit efficiency

DATABASICS has joined forces with JMT Consulting to deliver enhanced productivity to non-profit organizations.

Google to Acquire Wiz for $32 Billion in Cloud Security Push

Digital Commerce

Wayfair and Google Cloud Expand Partnership to Transform Online Retail with Gemini

Wayfair has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to enhance its product catalog and employee collaboration using AI technologies, resulting in significant efficiency improvements, cost savings, and a better shopping experience.

Analytics and AI

Cognizant launches suite of agentic AI automation tools

Cognizant's new Neuro AI Multi-Agent Accelerator and Multi-Agent Service Suite enable businesses to rapidly adopt adaptable multi-agent systems that improve operational efficiency, enhance collaboration, and streamline workflows across various functions, all while addressing security and compliance needs.

Supply Chain Management

Navigating the retail industry’s evolving supply chain landscape

In a rapidly evolving market, businesses must optimize their supply chains and adopt omnichannel strategies to meet shifting consumer demands while enhancing customer experience through improved inventory management and real-time visibility.

Business Process Management and Automation

Digital transformation: Why it matters for the food and beverage industry

The food and beverage industry faces pressing challenges from outdated legacy systems that hinder compliance and efficiency, significantly pushing the need for digital transformation and the adoption of modern ERP solutions to meet new regulations and improve operations through enhanced data accuracy, automation, and sustainability initiatives.

Implementing Cloud ERP: Codestone’s Six-Phase Approach

Cloud Platform and Technology

NetApp Sells Spot FinOps Platform to Flexera for $100 Million

NetApp's sale of its Spot by NetApp FinOps business to Flexera for $100 million indicates a strategic shift towards cybersecurity and AI, prompting CIOs and senior leaders to reevaluate their cloud management strategies and focus on integrated solutions amidst evolving industry demands.