EMEA

SAP Pushes Autonomous HCM Beyond HR Automation in SuccessFactors

SAP's Sapphire 2026 announcement highlights its Autonomous HCM capabilities in SuccessFactors, transforming HR from a static record system into an active operational layer that includes payroll, hiring, workforce planning, and learning integration through new Joule Assistants.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Epicor Insights 2026 Makes Cloud Migration a Trust Test, and It Is Not Alone

At Epicor Insights 2026, the company faces its most consequential conference yet: with on-premises Kinetic development ending at the 2028.1 release, the pressure is on to demonstrate that cloud ERP migration is not just necessary for manufacturers and distributors — but genuinely worth it. This analysis examines how Epicor is addressing the trust gap through security governance, data architecture strategy, and change management, and what still needs to be proven on the conference floor.

Financial Management

How a Misconfigured PeopleSoft Earnings Code can Create FLSA Overtime Risk

A single earnings code setting in PeopleSoft HCM can affect overtime calculations across thousands of employees. This article explains how the issue appears, why it is often missed in UAT, and what payroll, HR, and compliance teams should change to reduce FLSA risk.

EU flag displayed on the glass exterior of the European Parliament building, representing ERP governance questions around the EU AI Act delay.

Governance, Risk, and Compliance

What the EU AI Act Delay Means for ERP Governance

The EU AI Act delay eases some near-term compliance pressure, but ERP teams still need to build governance evidence around how AI is used across business processes.

Financial Management

Syspro, Nuvei Embed Integrated Payments Directly Into Manufacturing ERP

Syspro and Nuvei have partnered to integrate payment processing within Syspro's ERP platform, streamlining cash flow management and accounts receivable updates directly in the ERP environment, enhancing operational efficiency for manufacturers and distributors.

Security

SAP Security Patch Day May 2026 Shows Risk Beyond Core Applications

SAP’s May 2026 Security Patch Day shows why SAP teams need to look beyond severity scores. Critical vulnerabilities affected S/4HANA and Commerce Cloud, while Mini Shai-Hulud brought developer tooling, credentials, and supply-chain exposure into the SAP security conversation.

Analytics and AI

Sapphire’s Post-Keynote Q&A Unpacks The Hard Part of the Autonomous Enterprise: Delivery, Governance, Trust

The post-keynote Q&A at SAP Sapphire 2026 put SAP's Autonomous Enterprise strategy under the closest scrutiny yet, with executives pressed on what's actually ready for production, how hybrid and on-premise customers participate, and why enterprises should trust AI agents inside live business processes. This ERP Today analysis unpacks SAP's answers on AI governance, the Knowledge Graph differentiator, cloud migration strategy, and API compliance controls.

Enterprise Architecture

Fixing Construction’s Margin Visibility Problem With ERP

The construction sector is grappling with economic challenges and operational inefficiencies, driven by material costs and supply chain issues, necessitating the adoption of construction-specific ERP platforms to enhance visibility and control over project costs.

Manufacturing Systems and Automation

SAP and Cyberwave Deploy Fully Autonomous Warehouse Robots

SAP and Cyberwave have successfully implemented fully autonomous AI-powered robots at SAP's logistics warehouse, emphasizing the integration of Physical AI into supply chain processes.

Analytics and AI

‘Will SAP Be a Software Company in the Future?’ Sapphire 2026 Keynote Maps SAP’s New ERP Stack

At SAP Sapphire 2026, CEO Christian Klein declared that SAP is becoming a business AI company, introducing the Autonomous Suite, Joule Studio 2.0, a company memory layer, and centralized agent governance as the pillars of SAP's reimagined ERP stack.

ERP Strategy and Planning

OpenAI Launches Deployment Company to Bring AI Into Enterprise Operations

OpenAI has launched the OpenAI Deployment Company, a new enterprise-focused initiative backed by major investors and consulting alliances. The company will use Forward Deployed Engineers, or FDEs, to help organizations integrate AI systems into operational workflows at scale.

Analytics and AI

Breaking the AP Automation Ceiling with AI Agents

Despite over 90% of AP teams digitizing their processes, more than half remain at medium automation levels while 30% are below 25% automation.

Analytics and AI

Without Data Foundations, Enterprise Generative AI Hits a Value Ceiling: Q&A with Fern Halper

In Q&A with ERP Today, TDWI VP of Research Fern Halper explains why AI pilots stall, what breaks when enterprise data foundations are weak, and how organizations can operationalize AI for long-term ROI.

Analytics and AI

Sage Future 2026: Julie Adams

Julie Adams, SVP of Construction at Sage, highlighting challenges and opportunities for ERP systems in the construction industry in a video interview at Sage Future 2026 in San Francisco.

Analytics and AI

Sage Future 2026: Jon Fasoli

Jon Fasoli, SVP of Sage Intacct, discusses how the cloud financial technology is helping improve operations and management for their customers in many industry in a video interview at Sage Future.

Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, where SAP Sapphire may clarify SAP AI access for ECC and cloud ERP customers.

Analytics and AI

Will SAP Open AI Access to Customers That Haven’t Moved to the Cloud?

SAP is reportedly preparing to open more AI access to some customers that have not moved fully to the cloud, including some SAP ECC users. The details could determine whether the move becomes a narrow transition offer or a broader shift in SAP’s cloud-first AI strategy.

Analytics and AI

SAP’s Q1 2026 Release: Four New SAP Joule Features ERP Leaders Need to Know

SAP’s Q1 2026 Joule release signals a shift from AI experiments to AI‑driven operating models in ERP.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Automating SAP Batch Genealogy, Material Certificates Through EDI Integration

Manufacturing organizations face challenges in managing material certification documents and batch genealogy across multiple plants, leading to delays and errors; however, by automating these processes one global manufacturer significantly improved operational efficiency, reducing manual effort by 4,000 hours annually and enhancing compliance response times.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

Behind the Kentucky Derby: How Churchill Downs Is Using SAP to Control Spend

Churchill Downs, the company behind the Kentucky Derby, is using SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition as the foundation for a broader ERP modernization program. S

Cloud Platform and Technology

Rauma Marine Constructions Selects IFS Cloud to Modernize Shipbuilding Operations, Reduce Build Times

Finnish naval shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has selected IFS Cloud to modernize its shipbuilding ERP infrastructure, replacing fragmented systems with a unified platform spanning project management, procurement, production, logistics, and financial control. The IFS Cloud implementation targets real-time operational visibility and reduced vessel build times across RMC's complex, multiyear shipbuilding programs.

Automation

Wolt case study

How Wolt established AP automation across 11 countries with 60% straight-through processing. Learn about the case study here:

Automation

End invoice chaos in Coupa with Rossum’s AI-powered AP automation

Process every invoice format in any language from any channel, all within the familiar Coupa environment. Rossum’s proprietary, template-free AI understands any document layout and learns continuously from user feedback. Learn more here.

Automation

De-Risk SAP Transformation Without Business Disruption

SAP ECC ends by 2027. Don’t let document errors stall your migration. Download the playbook and take control of the risks stalling your SAP transformation today. Download the asset here

Financial Management

Document Automation Trends 2026 Report

Where are finance teams heading? 54.2% of finance teams are still working with partial automation. In 2026? Finance leaders must prove AI’s worth with measurable outcomes, governed processes, and global reach. Download here

Analytics and AI

AI-native document automation for SAP. Global scale. Zero IT drag.

As an official SAP partner, uses AI agents to automate AP, order management, and logistics. Turning complex documents into structured SAP data in seconds with high automation and minimal IT effort. Read more here

Analytics and AI

Master AP complexity with AI agents

As an official Coupa Partner, Rossum is natively integrated within Coupa to automate your paperwork lifecycle end-to-end: from processing invoices and e-invoices to statement reconciliation. Accelerate data extraction, coding, matching, exception resolution, and more.

Workday office building | Workday and Groundswell take US federal agency to the cloud

Analytics and AI

Workday’s Moat Is Real—But AI Is Testing Its Limits

Two analysts offer diverging views on Workday's long-term viability, with Joe Schmidt suggesting that AI may erode the structural switching costs that currently protect it, while Josh Bersin argues that Workday's established frameworks position it favorably as AI evolves, highlighting a critical market shift towards architectural effectiveness in ERP and HCM systems.

Future ERP systems will likely undergo a significant transformation, from static and reactive to dynamic, event-driven platforms powered by agentic AI, enabling them to execute workflows and interact autonomously across business processes. Image from Adobe.

Analytics and AI

Event-Driven Agentic AI: What Happens When ERP Becomes the Operator

The ERP landscape is undergoing a transformative shift towards event-driven architecture and agentic AI, moving from static systems reliant on manual input to autonomous, adaptive platforms that can proactively respond to business events, enhancing operational agility and decision-making while necessitating careful governance and data quality management.

Manufacturers face deployment hurdles for smart technologies: SYSPRO

Manufacturing Systems and Automation

Syspro Marketplace Expands ERP Reach for Manufacturers and Distributors

Syspro has launched a curated marketplace to help manufacturers and distributors enhance their ERP platforms by providing access to a growing ecosystem of integrated solutions, thereby reducing the need for costly custom integrations and accelerating operational performance.

Application Development and Integration

The Power of Co-Existence: Orchestrating AI Agents and SAP

In the race to modernize the enterprise, the debate is no longer about choosing one ecosystem over another; it's about extending value from your existing SAP investment without introducing fragility. While SAP excels at integrating the "Core" within its own ecosystem, the modern enterprise lives everywhere else—from legacy on-prem systems to the burgeoning frontier of AI agents. Join ERP Today and MuleSoft for an executive-level deep dive into the Co-Exist Strategy. We explore how organizations are maintaining a clean SAP core while using MuleSoft as the universal connective tissue for everything outside of it—regardless of where you are in your S/4HANA journey.