APAC

Mastering Data Readiness for Generative AI Success

In today’s AI-driven landscape, businesses struggle with data readiness—poor quality, limited volume, and ethical constraints threaten the success of generative AI initiatives. In addition, questions are frequently asked about improving data quality, what to do with limited data volume, and how to address ethical constraints that threaten the success of generative AI initiatives. This session will explore why these challenges can lead to biased, inaccurate, or outdated outputs that erode customer trust and ROI. By attending this session, you will: Learn strategies to ensure high-quality, diverse datasets that power reliable AI outcomes. Discover how to streamline preprocessing, scale infrastructure, and maintain current data in a compliant way. Leave with insights to transform your data into a competitive edge for Generative AI innovation.

Manufacturing Systems and Automation

Beyond the Hype: A Guide to Selecting ERP for Manufacturing

This session will start by exploring what analyst reports can and cannot tell you about ERP selection. It will then explore why a CIO of a global automotive supplier selected QAD despite knowing where it stood in the rankings. This will include how leaders should evaluate ERP solutions factoring in topics like industry expertise, implementation realities, and long-term business impact. The session will also include a moderated discussion that provides a raw, insightful look at how manufacturing leaders navigate ERP decisions based on business realities. Attend the session to: Differentiate between ERP market reports and real-world decision criteria. Identify key factors beyond rankings that impact manufacturing ERP success. Understand why industry-specific expertise matters more than broad evaluations. Apply insights from an experienced ERP leader’s journey to their own selection process.

Data and Data Management

How accurate people data elevates your compensation review processes

Workday's Advanced Compensation tool transforms compensation management into a strategic advantage by leveraging accurate people data, which is essential for executing efficient workflows and making informed, equitable compensation decisions, ultimately enhancing HR roles and driving organizational success.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Want to ace your ERP transformation? Start by thinking like an intelligent buyer

In the critical Phase 0 of ERP selection, the role of the intelligent buyer as a strategist and risk manager is essential for defining objectives, mapping costs, assessing vendors, and planning for risks to ensure a successful ERP implementation that aligns with business goals.

Analytics and AI

The 2025 Tech Transformation Playbook: Lessons from Leading CIOs

In a panel discussion featuring IT leaders, key trends highlighted include business process automation as a priority for 2024, the widespread yet uneven adoption of SAP S/4HANA, the ongoing challenges of AI integration, and the critical importance of data management for successful transformations, underscoring the need for bold organizational changes and a cultural shift towards digital and data-driven methodologies.

Security

Why Identity Security is a Top Priority for Enterprises in 2025

In response to rising identity-related threats, 78% of organizations are set to increase their identity and access management spending in 2025, reflecting a strategic shift towards modern security measures that emphasize complex governance and AI-driven solutions to enhance resilience in the digital landscape.

Analytics and AI

Empowering Your Business with AI: Key Features in ServiceNow’s Yokohama Release

The Yokohama release of ServiceNow introduces innovative AI features, including an AI Governance Module for secure deployment, Now Assist for ATF and eBook Generation to boost operational efficiency, and Spoke Generation along with Table Summarization to enhance integration and data insights, thereby empowering business technology decision-makers to optimize their AI initiatives.

CRM and Customer Experience

The Evolving Landscape of Financial Call Centers: NewRocket and 3CLogic Offer Insights

A discussion between industry leaders emphasizes the continued relevance of contact centers in financial services, highlighting the need for a digital-first, human-centric approach that leverages generative AI to enhance agent capabilities and improve customer experiences amidst growing operational complexities.

Tax Compliance

Vertex for Oracle SCM Cloud

Vertex has connectors to SCM Cloud's Inventory Management, Order Management, Procurement, and Service Logistics. Enjoy automated sales tax calculations to reduce audit risk and grow your business.

Analytics and AI

Oracle Unveils AI Agent Studio for Fusion Cloud Applications

Oracle has launched the AI Agent Studio for Fusion Applications, a platform enabling customers and partners to create and manage customizable AI agents to enhance enterprise productivity and streamline processes while integrating advanced features like agent templates, orchestration, and robust security.

Quality and Testing

The Critical First Step to Automation: Documenting Your Business Processes

To successfully implement automation and achieve improved efficiency, businesses must first document their existing processes to avoid automating inefficiencies and to create a solid foundation for effective automation.

Data and Data Management

BI and Analytics

Connect any analytics and reporting tool to any data across your organization - no matter where it lives - to streamline reporting processes and drive actionable insights.

Data and Data Management

Data Virtualization

Data virtualization enables real-time orchestration of siloed data from various sources into cohesive self-service data services, often implemented through a stand-alone server or an embedded unified access layer.

Analytics and AI

The Melting Pot of AI & ERP: Transforming Enterprises with Affective and Augmented Intelligence

The future of ERP systems lies in transforming them from transactional and reactive tools into intelligent, emotion-aware, and proactive decision-making partners by leveraging affective and augmented intelligence, enabling businesses to enhance operational efficiency, predict risks, and adapt seamlessly to challenges.

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.

Security

Dell Strengthens Cybersecurity for Microsoft Customers

Dell Technologies and Microsoft are enhancing AI adoption to protect data and improve cybersecurity for multicloud environments.

Security

A Step Ahead: Onapsis CEO Mariano Nunez

Onapsis CEO Mariano Nunez talks about the importance of cybersecurity in today's ERP landscape, shared security responsibility, and why it is vital to embed security from the start.

Cloud Platform and Technology

The Hidden Risks of Cloud Migration: How to Ensure a Smooth Transition with Testing

Migrating an ERP system to the cloud offers benefits such as scalability and cost savings, but poses significant risks like data integrity issues and security vulnerabilities, necessitating a structured testing strategy to ensure a smooth transition.

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Analytics and AI

EY Announces AI-powered Blockchain Analyzer Tool to Bolster Vulnerability Detection

EY has launched enhanced AI capabilities for its Blockchain Analyzer's Smart Contract and Token Review tool, automating testing processes to reduce review times by over 50% and improve vulnerability detection, addressing the increasing security needs in the blockchain environment.

Cloud Platform and Technology

IBM Acquires HashiCorp, Enhancing Hybrid Cloud and AI Capabilities

IBM has completed its acquisition of HashiCorp for $6.4 billion, aiming to enhance its hybrid cloud and AI capabilities through the integration of HashiCorp's automation and security products, ultimately helping clients optimize and secure their cloud infrastructure.

ERP Strategy and Planning

IFS Chief Product Officer Discusses Future of AI, Automation, and Quantum Computing in Enterprise Software

IFS Chief Product Officer Christian Pedersen discusses the future of enterprise software, emphasizing the imperative of AI-driven automation and quantum computing to address evolving workforce dynamics and productivity challenges, while ensuring that IFS helps customers navigate these technological advancements seamlessly.

Analytics and AI

How Industrial AI can Support Sustainability Goals

The webinar hosted by IFS and ERP Today will explore how Industrial AI can enhance operational efficiency and sustainability by optimizing processes, minimizing waste, and improving resource utilization, while providing best practices for integration and discussing the impact on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives.

Cloud Platform and Technology

IFS appoints Hannes Liebe as President of APJMEA

IFS has appointed Hannes Liebe as President of APJMEA to drive growth and strengthen partnerships in the region, succeeding Vincent Carvalho, amid the company's significant momentum and investment in Industrial AI capabilities for enhanced ERP solutions.

Nextworld secures $65M funding to accelerate AI-driven ERP innovation

Analytics and AI

ServiceNow unveils AI agents for telecom

ServiceNow has launched AI agents tailored for the telecom industry, leveraging NVIDIA AI software to automate labor-intensive workflows in customer service and network operations, thus optimizing efficiency and customer satisfaction while facilitating better decision-making through a centralized orchestration system.

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Manufacturing Systems and Automation

ServiceNow Expands AI-Powered Manufacturing Solutions with Quality 360 Acquisition

ServiceNow has acquired Advania's AI-powered quality management solution, Quality 360, to enhance its Manufacturing Commercial Operations platform, enabling manufacturers to improve quality control and operational efficiency amidst rising industry challenges.

Fortifying the Factory Floor: A Cybersecurity Blueprint for Manufacturers

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Drata Unveils new GRC Findings on AI, Regulation, and More

Drata's report "The State of GRC 2025" highlights the growing importance of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) amidst increasing data protection regulations and AI impacts, emphasizing that companies prioritizing strong GRC strategies will not only enhance compliance and mitigate risks but also build long-term customer trust and competitive advantage.

Automation

Automating the SAP Financial Close

This webinar discusses how enterprises can enhance the efficiency and quality of their financial closing processes through automation and standardization, focusing on integrating with SAP systems to streamline various closing activities. Watch this webinar on-demand to Watch this webinar to: *Learn how to identify areas of weakness in current financial close processes. *Understand how Aico’s live integration to SAP and other data sources improves efficiency. *Explore options for monitoring and optimising performance during period-end close. *Ensure closing activities align with corporate governance requirements and internal controls.

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Automation

Governance, risk and security: Opportunities of advanced technologies for auditors

The world of auditing is facing a transformation spurred by developing technologies, evolving business environments and new expectations.

Analytics and AI

NTT DATA doubles down on AI-powered initiatives

NTT DATA has launched the Smart AI Agent to streamline operations and enhance productivity in manufacturing, while also partnering with Vantiq to improve disaster response capabilities through advanced AI integration.

Financial Management

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance 10.0.43 Coming in March 2025

Microsoft has launched Dynamics 365 Finance version 10.0.43 in March 2025, with approximately 4,000 companies using the software, showcasing enhancements in features such as accounts receivable and cash management, while emphasizing the necessity for thorough testing and review of deprecated functionalities prior to upgrade.