Agentic AI

Deploying high-impact GenAI solutions with Inetum

Solving the AI Adoption Paradox: Lessons from Inetum’s COBORG Framework

Despite significant investment in generative AI, 95% of projects fail to deliver value due to misalignment with business goals, as highlighted by Inetum’s COBORG™ framework, which aims to bridge the gap between experimentation and execution by integrating AI responsibly into organizations.

Analytics and AI

IBM, AWS are Accelerating Enterprise Agentic AI Deployment

IBM and AWS are enhancing their Agentic AI initiatives through a partnership that integrates AI capabilities and solutions, aimed at improving enterprise productivity and customer experiences while facilitating secure software development and ERP modernization.

CRM and Customer Experience

Salesforce Lifts Guidance as Informatica Acquisition, AI Momentum Strengthen Growth Outlook

Salesforce reported better-than-expected financial results for Q3, driven by significant growth in AI-driven solutions like Agentforce and Data 360, entailing increased revenue guidance and demonstrating a strong shift towards AI-centric economics in its platform.

Application Development and Integration

Sage Advances AI Platform Strategy with New Developer Framework, Deepened Sovos Partnership

Sage is enhancing its AI and integration strategy through the launch of a new AI developer framework for partners and a partnership with Sovos to improve intelligent tax compliance, promoting a shift towards governed, partner-led extensibility in its finance platforms.

Automation

AI Agents as Digital Coworkers: What ERP, HCM Buyers Must Prepare for by 2026

AI agents are evolving into integral digital coworkers, compelling ERP and HCM buyers to reassess workforce planning, governance, and technology frameworks by 2026, as enterprise software transitions to accommodate AI-driven workflows and digital employees, while also emphasizing the importance of governance and integration in a hybrid human-digital labor model.

Analytics and AI

AI Agents Shifting from Hype to Enterprise Workflow Redesign: IBM Webinar

The misconceptions about AI agents primarily stem from enterprise expectations rather than the technology itself, emphasizing the need for organizations to redesign workflows for effective adoption and integration of AI systems.

Analytics and AI

ServiceNow Advances Enterprise AI Through Integrations with Microsoft

ServiceNow announced integrations with Microsoft, including Microsoft Agent 365, to create seamless AI orchestration and governance for businesses, enabling autonomous workflows and visibility across Microsoft 365 and the ServiceNow AI Platform.

Blake Moret, CEO of Rockwell Automation.

Analytics and AI

Going from Automation to Autonomy at Rockwell Automation Fair

At Rockwell Automation’s Automation Fair, CEO Blake Moret emphasized the future of manufacturing through simplified automation and AI integration, while Plex's Michael Hart highlighted the importance of structured data and human-centered autonomy in evolving from automation to smarter, more autonomous operations.

Analytics and AI

Strong AI Governance is Critical to Responsible Enterprise Deployment

As companies rapidly adopt generative and autonomous AI technologies, effective governance has become essential to mitigate risks such as accuracy, bias, and compliance, necessitating executive oversight and coordinated efforts across various departments to ensure trust and accountability in AI deployments.

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Analytics and AI

IBM Embeds AI Consulting Tools Inside Microsoft Copilot, Cites 250,000 Hours Saved

IBM integrates its Consulting Advantage with Microsoft Copilot to enhance efficiency for consultants, saving over 250,000 hours annually, by optimizing access to proprietary information within familiar Microsoft 365 applications while maintaining governance and oversight.

Analytics and AI

Microsoft Expands MCP into Dynamic, AI-Ready Foundation for Dynamics 365 ERP

Microsoft is transforming its Dynamics 365 ERP by upgrading its Model Context Protocol from a static toolset to a dynamic, real-time gateway, integrating analytics and allowing extensive access to ERP functions for improved AI-enabled operations by December 2025.

Analytics and AI

IFS Loops Unveils Agentic AI-Driven Digital Workers for Industrial Operations

IFS Loops has introduced digital workers to address staffing challenges in industrial organizations, offering out-of-the-box solutions for 10 roles that enhance efficiency and transparency, demonstrated by Kodiak Gas's significant ROI through their recent implementation.

Analytics and AI

Sage Launches Suite of AI-Powered ERP tools for SMBs

Sage launched a suite of AI-powered ERP tools at its event in Barcelona, enhancing capabilities for small- and medium-sized businesses with upgrades to Sage X3 and the upcoming Finance Intelligence Agent, underscoring the importance of AI in efficient tax and accounting operations.

Analytics and AI

Unit4 Outlines ‘Assist, Advise, Act’ Framework for Pragmatic AI in ERP

Unit4's pragmatic AI integration in ERP systems aims to transform software from mere transaction recorders to proactive partners that assist, advise, and act, while emphasizing trust through explainability, auditability, and human oversight.

Analytics and AI

Oracle CloudWorld Shifts Focus, Becomes Oracle AI World

Oracle has rebranded its annual event from Oracle CloudWorld to Oracle AI World to reflect a new focus on artificial intelligence, featuring 963 sessions including 314 dedicated to AI, while still covering its traditional cloud offerings and the importance of data in digital transformation.

Lift-and-Shift ERP Strategies NTT DATA and Microsoft

Cloud Platform and Technology

NTT DATA to Accelerate AI-Driven Transformation with Microsoft Cloud Unit

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

Analytics and AI

Rootstock Launches Summer ’25 Release with AI Agent, New Data Grid, and Expanded Financials

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.

ERP Strategy and Planning

When Formula One Meets ERP: Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Strategic Move to the Cloud

Oracle Red Bull Racing is transforming its finance and HR operations through the Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to enhance efficiency and comply with Formula One's cost cap regulations, highlighting a broader trend among high-performance organizations toward integrating AI and comprehensive cloud solutions for operational excellence.

Analytics and AI

IFS Advances Industrial AI Workforce with TheLoops Acquisition

IFS's acquisition of TheLoops marks a significant evolution in enterprise software towards the implementation of autonomous AI agents capable of actively participating in critical industrial operations, transforming workflows with context-aware decision-making, and signaling a robust demand for such innovative solutions in the market.

Analytics and AI

NTT DATA’s Strategic Agentforce Play: Accelerating Enterprise AI Agent Adoption

The enterprise AI revolution just got a major acceleration boost. NTT DATA’s newly announced industry-ready service for Salesforce’s Agentforce represents more than just another consulting partnership – it’s a strategic response to the explosive growth in agentic AI adoption that’s...

ERP Strategy and Planning

Manufacturing’s AI-First ERP Evolution: Rootstock’s Strategic Bet on Salesforce

Rootstock Software, leveraging its all-in strategy on the Salesforce platform, is transforming mid-market manufacturing ERP expectations by embedding AI solutions that enhance efficiency and user interaction, while positioning itself uniquely to serve a lucrative market amid a significant shift towards technological adoption in the industry.

Analytics and AI

Sage Unveils Vision for “Agentic AI Era” to Modernize SMB Operations for CFOs

At the Sage Future conference in Atlanta, the company unveiled its strategic direction towards Agentic AI, enhancing CFOs' capabilities and SMB productivity through autonomous AI solutions, while emphasizing trust, transparency, and partnerships to ensure accurate, context-aware, and secure AI deployment.

ERP Strategy and Planning

The $2 Billion Cloud ERP Shake-Up: Why Vista’s Acumatica Bet Changes Everything

Vista Equity Partners' $2 billion acquisition of Acumatica signals a transformative shift in the mid-market ERP landscape toward innovative, cloud-native solutions and AI integration, challenging legacy giants while enhancing Acumatica's potential to dominate the underserved market of mid-sized businesses.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Harvesting Resilience: How Aptean Is Helping Food and Beverage Companies Thrive in the Age of AI

Aptean is providing food and beverage manufacturers with industry-specific ERP and AI solutions to enhance operational efficiency, compliance, and adaptability in an increasingly complex and regulated market.

Analytics and AI

Salesforce To Acquire Informatica: Fueling the Next Generation of Enterprise AI

Salesforce has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Informatica for approximately $8 billion, aiming to enhance its AI capabilities by integrating Informatica's data management expertise to create a robust foundation for autonomous AI solutions in enterprise operations.

Application Development and Integration

Is AI the Death of ERP? Not Quite. But It Might Just Kill the Front End.

As generative AI advances in 2025, the debate over its role in enterprise software, particularly ERP systems, intensifies, with implications for user interaction and system architecture, highlighting a shift towards AI-driven processes and the need for robust governance and integration capabilities.

Human Capital Management

Workday turns 20. What now for the HCM giant?

At Workday Elevate London, celebrating its 20th anniversary, the company focused on the future of agentic AI solutions, introducing new tools aimed at enhancing financial and human resources management, while positioning itself as a leader in the evolving landscape of enterprise resource planning.

ERP Strategy and Planning

From Mainframe to Microsoft: Semler’s Epic ERP Overhaul to Drive a Data-Powered, AI-Enabled Automotive Empire

Semler IT is undergoing a significant digital transformation by completely overhauling its legacy ERP system to a cloud-based solution with Microsoft Dynamics 365, integrating AI and enhancing user experiences, all aimed at future-proofing the company against industry changes while ensuring effective data management and user adoption.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Chase Christensen on Why Jabil’s Relationship with SAP is More Than a Legacy

Chase Christensen, Vice President and CIO at Jabil, emphasizes that resilience is essential for global operations, showcasing how the company's streamlined use of just two SAP instances across 135 locations enables them to swiftly respond to challenges like tariffs and supply chain disruptions through real-time data analytics.

Analytics and AI

SAP Designs for Human Empowerment: Sean Kask

At SAP Sapphire 2025, Chief AI Strategy Officer Sean Kask emphasized SAP's deep, ethically guided AI strategy, highlighting its focus on building competitive advantages through human empowerment and controlled experimentation amidst a landscape filled with AI hype.

ERP Strategy and Planning

SAP Sapphire 2025 Customer Keynote: “Bring Out Your Best” and Reinvent the Future of Enterprise ERP

At SAP Sapphire 2025, leaders emphasized that agility is essential for survival in a rapidly changing business landscape, showcasing innovative transformations from major companies like Mercedes-Benz and Mars Inc. and announcing a focus on embedded, agentic AI to overcome data barriers and complexity in enterprise applications.