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ERP Strategy and Planning
CloudRock Acquires SuccessDay to Offer Independent Alternative to Large System Integrators
CloudRock has acquired Dutch HR-IT firm SuccessDay, expanding its European footprint. The deal combines global ERP expertise with regional advisory and AMS, offering clients integrated support across Workday, Oracle, and SAP.
Business Process Management and Automation
Sri Lanka Plans Centralized ERP Marketplace and GovTech Authority to Unify State Systems
Sri Lanka is implementing a centralized ERP-style marketplace to standardize government IT and procurement, reduce duplication, and support local startups by reforming procurement processes under a new GovTech authority and Digital Economy Ministry.
Manufacturing Systems and Automation
ERP Technology Developments Impacting Manufacturing Jobs in 2026
Manufacturing technology executives must decide by late 2025 whether to adopt autonomous AI agents to enhance operational efficiency or risk losing competitive advantages with governance emerging as the key challenge for successful implementation.
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Analytics and AI
South Korea’s AI Basic Law Takes Effect in 2026: What Businesses Need to Know
South Korea’s AI law, effective January 22, 2026, requires organizations using high-impact AI systems to conduct risk assessments, maintain human oversight, and prepare for compliance during a one-year grace period.
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Analytics and AI
Oracle NetSuite Expands SuiteCloud Platform with New AI Tools for Developers, Partners
Oracle NetSuite has enhanced its SuiteCloud platform with new AI capabilities that enable developers to create intelligent applications through standardized connectors and automated tools, aiming for a more integrated and efficient ERP experience.
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Analytics and AI
Healthcare ERP Market Set to Double by 2033 as Hospitals Lean on Finance-Led, On-Premises Platforms
The healthcare ERP market is set to more than double from USD 7.5 billion in 2023 to USD 15.7 billion by 2033, driven by hospitals' need for integrated operations and data centralization amidst rising complexity and regulatory pressures, with finance and billing being the leading segments.
Analytics and AI
Five ERP Strategic Implications for Operations Leaders in 2026
As organizations face a pivotal shift in ERP to autonomous action-driven frameworks, leaders must prioritize rapid modernization, governance transparency, and adaptability to remain competitive.
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Analytics and AI
Red Hat Acquires Chatterbox Labs to Strengthen AI Safety and Governance
Red Hat acquires Chatterbox Labs to add AI safety, guardrails, and risk metrics across its enterprise AI portfolio.
M&A
Analytics and AI
Enterprise Software Faces AI-Driven Disruption as Development Productivity Gains Fail to Materialize
In 2026, the enterprise software industry will undergo significant disruption due to AI, leading to increased merger and acquisition activity among mid-market companies, while organizations struggle to convert productivity gains from AI into strategic business value.
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Analytics and AI
Six Data Pivots That Decide Whether Your AI Strategy Scales in 2026
AI is forcing businesses to modernize data architectures. CData’s e-book outlines six pivots to scale AI-driven products.
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Security
How Microsoft Security Copilot Helps Lean Teams Scale Incident Response and Compliance
Security teams increasingly face cyber threats beyond their investigative capacities, leading to the adoption of generative AI tools such as Microsoft Security Copilot, which enhances threat investigation, incident response, and policy management.
Analytics and AI
Three Trends Changing Manufacturing ERP in 2026
The manufacturing ERP landscape is transforming by 2026 due to the emergence of autonomous operations, composable architectures and sustainability ledgers, shifting focus toward action, which requires new governance and integration strategies.
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Analytics and AI
Vietnam Draws More Than $7 Billion in AI Data Center Investments, Reshaping Enterprise Infrastructure
Create Capital Vietnam and Haimaker.ai have unveiled a $1 billion joint venture to build a nationwide AI-focused data center network in Vietnam, part of a broader surge of more than $7 billion in AI infrastructure investment driven by policy incentives and rising enterprise demand.
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Analytics and AI
How Gulf States Are Approaching Digital Sovereignty
Gulf states are building digital sovereignty frameworks to strengthen infrastructure and move from importing to operating cloud and AI services locally. National regulations, major investments, and regional collaboration support this transformation.
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Security
Microsoft Teams Security Update Activates January 12, 2026
Microsoft Teams will enable new messaging safety features on January 12, 2026, strengthening protection against weaponizable file types and malicious links and adding options for users to report incorrect security detection.
Analytics and AI
Microsoft Research Maps 2026 AI Agenda: From Lab Assistants to Trusted Agents
Microsoft Research forecasts 2026 as a pivotal year where AI evolves into collaborative 'digital coworkers' across sectors, emphasizing security, agentic systems, and quantum advancements that align with human-centered goals and redefine enterprise resource planning.
Analytics and AI
2025 Was a Pivotal Point for Oracle NetSuite: Where Is Its AI Roadmap Heading in 2026?
Oracle NetSuite laid the groundwork in 2025 for an AI-native ERP experience, with 2026 expected to see the launch of key features like NetSuite Next and Autonomous Close, which will embed AI into financial and operational workflows, moving AI from conceptual to operational use.
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.
AI Agents
Automation
Digital Colleagues, AI Agents Reshaping the ERP Workforce Model
Corporate AI is evolving from simple assistants to autonomous agents that can execute workflows and make decisions, significantly altering ERP processes and promising revenue increases, necessitating a reevaluation of roles and systems to support this shift.
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Analytics and AI
ClickUp Addresses Work Sprawl with Codegen Acquisition
ClickUp has acquired AI startup Codegen to enhance its platform with autonomous software engineering capabilities, integrating execution engines with enterprise context for a unified workspace that enables AI agents to perform tasks across multiple systems.
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.
Business Process Management and Automation
Thai ERP Vendor Dynamics Motion Embeds Google Gemini in MotionERP, Cuts System Costs
Dynamics Motion has launched an AI-enhanced MotionERP integrated with Google Gemini, claiming to improve operational efficiencies by over 30% and reduce system costs by more than 3.5 times, positioning itself as a leader in Thailand's ERP market.
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.
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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.
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Cloud Platform and Technology
How SAP Customers Responded to Rising Cybersecurity Threats in 2025
In 2025, SAP customers expressed increasing concern over cyberattacks, particularly regarding data exfiltration and integration risks, while patch management remained a significant challenge, highlighting the necessity for enhanced security strategies and investments in SAP-specific protections.
Analytics and AI
Oracle NetSuite Introduces NetSuite Next to Reimagine ERP with Embedded AI, Natural-Language Workflows
Oracle NetSuite's NetSuite Next update introduces conversational AI and agent-driven workflows within its ERP suite, enabling users to perform tasks through natural language prompts and intelligent automation, thereby simplifying operations and enhancing user accessibility.
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Analytics and AI
Cognizant and Microsoft Target the Last-Mile Problem in Enterprise AI
Cognizant and Microsoft have expanded their AI partnership to co-develop industry-specific solutions and integrate Microsoft's AI stack into Cognizant’s services, primarily benefiting sectors like financial services and healthcare, as they aim to enhance AI deployment and operational impacts through deeper collaboration and streamlined workflows.
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Analytics and AI
AI Growth Will Outrun Power Capacity Without Industry Collaboration
As AI's electricity demand surges, energy executives emphasize the critical need for rapid infrastructure development and strategic energy planning to sustain digital transformation.
Cybersecurity
Security
Impersonation Attacks Are Reshaping Workplace Cyber Risk
Accenture's research reveals that 24% of employees under 35 are likely to respond to suspicious work messages impersonating colleagues, highlighting a shift in cybersecurity risk from technical vulnerabilities to social engineering, driven by AI advancements that exploit everyday communication practices.
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