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The 2025 Transformation Study by NTT DATA Business Solutions and Natuvion reveals that AI is now the primary driver for enterprise transformations, emphasizing the necessity of data quality and effective communication while highlighting the increasing adoption of cloud platforms and agile methodologies as crucial for success.

As traditional community banking gives way to national brands and FinTech competitors, banks must rapidly adopt digital strategies to meet evolving consumer demands for personalized, seamless services while enhancing operational resilience against cyber threats and regulatory pressures.

Accel-KKR has successfully merged AARO with Aico and Mercur to create a unified SaaS platform for Corporate Performance Management, led by CEO Michael Teixeira, enhancing financial operations for CFOs across EMEA.

Sage has introduced AI-driven enhancements in Sage Intacct, including intelligent reconciliation, embedded payments, and sustainability reporting, aimed at helping finance teams improve speed, automation, and operational efficiency.

UK businesses face a significant AI skills gap that undermines their investment in technology, as many struggle with the challenge of effectively adopting and utilizing advanced AI systems like SAP, highlighting the need for dual expertise in both technical proficiency and organizational change management to achieve successful AI implementations.

NTT DATA has established a global business unit for Microsoft Cloud to leverage its expertise in accelerating secure, AI-driven digital transformation for enterprises.

SAP has announced its acquisition of SmartRecruiters to enhance its SAP SuccessFactors suite with advanced talent acquisition capabilities, including AI-enabled recruiting, aiming to streamline the hiring process for customers and ensure compliance and responsible AI usage.

We explore how a steel manufacturer wrangled disparate data with the help of an independent semantic layer from CData.

We examine case studies to see how a specialized ERP for fresh produce companies is helping them scale and achieve their goals.

We examine the concept of Signal Chains and how they provide resiliency and predictability for manufacturers.

Sage has acquired Fyle, an AI-driven expense management platform, to enhance its SMB technology stack by integrating intelligent automation into finance workflows, ultimately transforming tedious processes into seamless, data-driven functions.

Microsoft Dynamics 365 users in Finance, Supply Chain, and Commerce must urgently address access governance before stricter licensing rules take effect on November 1, 2025, as many organizations have uncovered significant security vulnerabilities and excessive user permissions amidst new compliance pressures.

Is your technology stack working for you, or against you? Many mid-sized manufacturers and distributors find themselves trapped in a maze of disconnected systems, scattered data, and decision-making that is more reactive than strategic. Managing multiple point solutions across departments create data silos, slows innovation, and clouds visibility into performance. Leadership is often left wondering whether they are investing in the right tools, are aligned across teams, and how to move from operational chaos to coordinated execution. The solution is to simplify SaaS access and visibility across business-critical applications. This will allow you to centralize application benchmark decisions and unlock new operational efficiencies without adding to existing IT burdens. The right solution will allow leaders to take full advantage of AI capabilities to make smarter decisions, reduce risk, and validate investment choices, turning data overload into competitive insight. By watching this session, you will be able to: - Identify gaps in your current application landscape and opportunities for consolidation. - Explain how centralized access improves efficiency and team alignment. - Apply peer benchmarking insights to validate operational decisions and guide strategy. - List key criteria for evaluating business applications with a modern technology stack.

Lift-and-shift migration of legacy ERP systems to the cloud often fails to accommodate the demands of modern, subscription-based business models, necessitating a decoupled approach with specialized platforms like Zuora to effectively manage complex billing and revenue recognition processes.

Is your technology stack working for you, or against you? Many mid-sized manufacturers and distributors find themselves trapped in a maze of disconnected systems, scattered data, and decision-making that is more reactive than strategic. Managing multiple point solutions across departments create data silos, slows innovation, and clouds visibility into performance. Leadership is often left wondering whether they are investing in the right tools, are aligned across teams, and how to move from operational chaos to coordinated execution. The solution is to simplify SaaS access and visibility across business-critical applications. This will allow you to centralize application benchmark decisions and unlock new operational efficiencies without adding to existing IT burdens. The right solution will allow leaders to take full advantage of AI capabilities to make smarter decisions, reduce risk, and validate investment choices, turning data overload into competitive insight. By watching this session, you will be able to: - Identify gaps in your current application landscape and opportunities for consolidation. - Explain how centralized access improves efficiency and team alignment. - Apply peer benchmarking insights to validate operational decisions and guide strategy. - List key criteria for evaluating business applications with a modern technology stack.

Watch this Webinar on-demand for an insightful webinar that dives beyond the buzz of artificial intelligence and focuses on delivering meaningful, actionable strategies tailored for people-centric industries. This engaging session will unravel how businesses can implement AI effectively, aligning it with operational goals to enhance both organizational efficiency and employee satisfaction. What You’ll Learn: - Pragmatic AI in Action: Discover how a practical approach to AI adoption can free up resources, streamline workflows, and deliver measurable results. - Human-Centric AI Strategies: Hear about our approach to empowering teams with AI, supporting their efforts, and aligning technology with human-driven business goals. - The Data Foundation: Understand why clean, accessible data is critical and how it lays the groundwork for successful AI implementation. - Governance and Guide Rails: Learn about our approach to governance—how we ensure AI systems remain ethical, auditable, and closely aligned with organizational vision. Why View? - Gain practical insights from leading industry experts who cut through the AI hype. - Learn actionable techniques that you can immediately apply to your unique business needs. - Explore real-world examples tailored to the challenges faced by people-centric industries. Who Should Watch? This webinar is crafted for professionals in people-centric industries, including technology providers, decision-makers, and business leaders who are seeking to integrate AI in a way that drives tangible business value while supporting their teams. Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to learn how to adopt AI the right way.

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.

Agentic ERP brings intelligent, AI-driven agents into the solution, allowing for more autonomous operations and decision-making. These AI Agents are capable of analyzing large datasets, predicting outcomes, and automating routine tasks, freeing up workers for more strategic activities.

Improved efficiency (49%) and productivity (40%) are the top benefits manufacturers currently gain from AI, with production planning and quality control identified as key areas for added value. Manufacturers are increasingly aligning their AI strategies with supply chain optimization and big data analytics to meet demand and ensure resilience.

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.

Orbit Websheets allow users to create flexible, interactive reports connected to live ERP data without depending on IT. As a result, teams are empowered to make quicker, more informed decisions while reducing the overhead of traditional reporting cycles.

Orbit Analytics has launched Websheets, an AI-powered cloud-based spreadsheet interface that connects directly to live data, improving efficiency and saving users up to 35% on data analysis tasks while enabling real-time access and collaboration for finance, operations, and executive teams.

Snowflake has appointed Chris Niederman as Senior Vice President of its Alliances & Channels business, effective July 21, 2025, to enhance its global partner system and drive growth through Snowflake AI Data Cloud amidst a rapidly expanding partner network.

Unit4's ERPx solution is now available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, allowing organizations in people-centric industries to efficiently deploy a modular, AI-powered ERP platform that enhances operational agility and streamlines procurement.

As pressure mounts from boardrooms and regulators, SAP leaders must navigate the complexities of data sovereignty and vendor lock-in while utilizing DMI’s Data Replication Service to enable real-time, application-independent data access, ensuring compliance and agility during SAP S/4HANA migrations.

Global ERP provider SYSPRO is enhancing its smart manufacturing capabilities by acquiring riteSOFT, a US-based firm specializing in mobile warehouse management and shop floor data collection, marking a significant step towards offering a fully integrated digital suite for its global customer base.

Global Foundries, a leading semiconductor manufacturer, successfully migrated to Orbit Reporting & Analytics for real-time operational reporting and analytics. With seamless integration with different databases and powerful dashboard capabilities, Orbit performed beyond expectations. Global Foundries users were thrilled to utilize the advanced features of Orbit. Read the case study to know more.

Discover Genworth Financial's transformative journey in our latest case study, which details a significant upgrade to its operational reporting system. This comprehensive document showcases how Genworth, a leader in mortgage and long-term care insurance, successfully migrated 250 reports from Oracle Discoverer to Orbit Reporting and Analytics.

Explore how the implementation of GLSense not only fulfilled Encore's specific reporting needs but also strategically positioned the company to achieve sustained expansion and operational superiority within the event technology and production services sector.

Orbit Analytics has launched its Power BI Integration for Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications, providing a no-code solution that automates data extraction and real-time reporting, significantly improving data accessibility and decision-making for enterprises.