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TCS Acquires Coastal to Expand Salesforce and AI Consulting Capabilities
Tata Consultancy Services has acquired Coastal for $700 million, enhancing its Salesforce and AI capabilities with Coastal’s 600 professionals, thereby positioning TCS to expand its global transformation services.
Japan Cloud ERP Market Growth Expected as Digital Transformation Accelerates
Japan's cloud ERP market is set for substantial growth at a CAGR of 20.1% through 2032, fueled by government digital transformation initiatives and AI solutions, with major vendors driving deployment across manufacturing and retail sectors.
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Workday Launches Paradox ATS for Faster Frontline Hiring
Workday's integration of the AI-driven Paradox Conversational Applicant Tracking System streamlines frontline hiring by enabling mobile-first applications, drastically reducing time-to-hire to an average of 3.5 days and automating up to 90% of hiring tasks.
Oracle NetSuite Expands Partner Program to Accelerate AI Innovation
Oracle NetSuite has expanded its partner program with a new SuiteApp.AI Marketplace, enhanced developer resources, and certification pathways to accelerate AI adoption in its ecosystem, enabling partners to create AI-driven applications that integrate with core ERP workflows, while promoting faster innovation and reducing complexity for customers.
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What CData Connect AI Does for Microsoft Copilot Studio and Microsoft Agent 365
CData Connect AI adds MCP-based connectivity, context, and governance to AI agents built in Microsoft Copilot Studio and Agent 365, enabling secure access to live enterprise data at scale.
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SAP Sustainability Control Tower: New Analytics Tab Enhances Reporting
SAP has enhanced the Sustainability Control Tower with an Analytics tab in the Analyze ESG Data app, allowing detailed, customizable views of ESG metrics, facilitating compliance with EU sustainability regulations, and enabling teams to manage reporting data efficiently.
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Microsoft Warns of Rising PhaaS Attacks in 365 Environments
Microsoft warns of rising internal-looking phishing in Microsoft 365, which exploit misconfigured routing and weak authentication. PhaaS platforms like Tycoon2FA automate these attacks, and hybrid email environments from cloud migrations increase risk, making enterprise inboxes more vulnerable.
The Enterprise AI Revolution Is Boring, and That Is What Makes It Work
The article advocates for 'boring AI,' which emphasizes embedding AI into back-end processes and workflows to deliver real operational value, as opposed to flashy, superficial applications that often fail to provide measurable returns.
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RISE with SAP: Cloud ERP Adoption Accelerates Ahead of 2027 Deadline—SAPinsider Benchmark Report
SAPinsider’s RISE with SAP 2025 benchmark shows cloud ERP adoption accelerating as the 2027 end-of-maintenance deadline approaches. New data reveals how generative AI, security readiness, and organizational size are shaping SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private migration decisions.
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Brookfield Launches Radiant to Provide AI Infrastructure for Enterprises
Brookfield launches Radiant, a new subsidiary offering high-performance AI compute infrastructure to enterprises and developers. Leveraging renewable energy, regional data centers, and integrated land, power, and compute, Radiant aims to provide predictable, low-carbon AI workloads.
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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.
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.
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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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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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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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.
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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.