Agentic AI

Microsoft’s Agentic e-Commerce Strategy and What It Signals for Retail ERP
At NRF 2026, Microsoft unveiled its vision for agentic AI as a foundational layer for retail e-commerce, emphasizing a shift towards protocol-driven, cooperative AI architectures that integrate seamlessly with ERP and commerce systems to orchestrate holistic retail experiences.
Procore’s Datagrid Acquisition Signals ERP Imperative for Construction Technology
Procore Technologies' acquisition of Datagrid enhances construction management by integrating autonomous AI for seamless data connectivity between platforms and ERP systems, leading to improved operational efficiency, immediate workflow changes and a shift towards prioritizing data integrity and collaboration.
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Ypê Boosts ERP Productivity with Rimini Street Agentic AI Integration
Ypê expanded its partnership with Rimini Street to deploy Agentic AI across SAP ERP workflows, reducing manual order processing steps and accelerating operational productivity without major system disruption.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Raises the ERP Bar for the Mid-Market
Business Central is Microsoft's cloud ERP solution for small and mid-market organizations, featuring integrated finance, sales, and AI capabilities, while leveraging a partner-first approach to enhance vertical solutions, positioning it as a competitive force against other mid-market ERPs.
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IBM Launches Enterprise Advantage to Help Companies Scale Agentic AI
IBM has introduced Enterprise Advantage, a new consulting-led service aimed at helping enterprises move beyond AI pilots and deploy agentic AI across core business systems at scale.
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Zone & Co Launches Agentic Control Layer Inside NetSuite for ERP Finance Teams
Zone & Co has launched Zoe by Zone, an agentic orchestration layer embedded inside NetSuite that coordinates finance agents to execute tasks directly within the ERP.
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How Agentic AI and Composable Architecture Are Reshaping ERP Strategy
A new MIT Technology Review Insights briefing examines how agentic AI and composable architectures are reshaping ERP strategy. The report argues that enterprises are moving beyond vendor-driven upgrades toward modular, AI-orchestrated systems of action.
Aptean Acquires OpsVeda to Bridge Planning-Execution Gap with Agentic AI Orchestration
Aptean's acquisition of OpsVeda enhances its AI-driven supply chain capabilities, creating a unified platform that bridges the gap between planning and execution with real-time, agentic AI designed for continuous operational adaptation.
Navigating Manufacturing Costs: The Strategic Role of CloudPaths and NetSuite
Sage Brings Copilot into Operations to Push Manufacturing, Distribution Toward Agentic Supply Chains
Sage has integrated its Copilot AI assistant into Sage Operations to enhance operational workflows with earlier risk detection and proactive insights for manufacturing and distribution teams, signaling a move towards more agent-driven operational models.
Microsoft Acquires Osmos to Embed Autonomous Data Engineering in Fabric Platform
Microsoft's acquisition of Osmos introduces agentic AI into Microsoft Fabric, revolutionizing data engineering by automating data preparation tasks, targeting improved efficiency for ERP professionals.
Agentic AI, Composable Architectures Are Redefining Manufacturing ERP as Autonomous Operations
Manufacturing technology executives are experiencing a major shift in ERP systems from transactional backends to autonomous AI-driven decision engines that automate procurement and production processes, with successful implementations emphasizing governance frameworks over algorithm sophistication.
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Microsoft Pitches Agentic ERP, CRM as Operating System for AI-First Enterprises
Microsoft's shift to AI-first autonomous enterprises involves agents across Dynamics 365 that interpret data, collaborate, and enhance operations by automating tasks within finance, supply chain, and CRM, emphasizing the integration of systems and intelligence for adaptive, measurable outcomes.
Year in Review: ERP AI Integration Went from Promise to Performance in 2025
End users in 2025 stopped seeing AI as a futuristic buzzword for enterprise planning. What had long been pitched as a future differentiator finally began delivering measurable operational benefit this year. According to ERP Today’s reporting on the manufacturing sector, 82% of companies increased...
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.
5 Predictions: What Salesforce Leaders Expect from Enterprise AI Agents in 2026
At a Salesforce roundtable, executives predicted that by 2026, companies will face a clear divide based on their adoption of AI agents as operational infrastructure, leading to significant changes in voice communication, engineering delivery models, governance structures, and user experiences.
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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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.
Palo Alto, Google Cloud Expand AI Security Alliance as 99% of Organizations Report AI Attacks
Palo Alto Networks and Google Cloud have expanded their partnership with a nearly $10 billion deal to enhance AI and cloud security, integrating Palo Alto’s Prisma AIRS platform with Google Cloud’s infrastructure to provide comprehensive security across hybrid multicloud environments.
Inside Salesforce’s Agentforce Roundtable: How Did Leaders Really Use AI Agents in 2025?
Executives are shifting their focus from the hype of AI to practical implementation, emphasizing the importance of data activation, hybrid reasoning models, and effective change management to ensure AI agents deliver value in real-world applications.
Oracle NetSuite Introduces NetSuite Next to Reimagine ERP with Embedded AI, Natural-Language Workflows
Oracle NetSuite's NetSuite Next update introduces conversational AI and agent-driven workflows within its ERP suite, enabling users to perform tasks through natural language prompts and intelligent automation, thereby simplifying operations and enhancing user accessibility.
Certinia Launches Winter ’26 Release for Improved Agentic AI, Workflow
Certinia's Winter '26 release leverages AI to enhance operational efficiency for services-centric organizations by automating project monitoring, streamlining sales-to-delivery processes and improving customer success management.
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IBM Brings Three New AI Agents to Oracle Fusion Applications AI Agent Marketplace
IBM's introduction of three new AI agents built with Oracle AI Agent Studio enhances efficiency for Oracle Fusion customers, automating tasks in finance, sales, and procurement while paving the way for future HR and supply chain agents.
IBM Advances Generative, Agentic AI Deeper into SAP Operations with ICAMS
IBM announced its Application Management Suite for SAP (ICAMS), designed to enhance SAP transformation through generative and agentic AI, thereby streamlining management processes and improving operational efficiency across SAP environments amidst the complex transition to S/4HANA.
Rimini Street Pushes Agentic AI into ERP Without Forcing Upgrades
Rimini Street's launch of the Rimini Agentic UX, an AI-driven layer for existing ERP systems, aims to enhance productivity and process automation without the need for costly upgrades as strategic third-party support.
Salesforce Agentforce Playbook: Five Steps to Fund and Scale Enterprise AI
In a competitive AI market, the key to success lies not in the technology itself but in crafting a solid business case that emphasizes clear problem definition, coalition-building, scalable solutions, and pre-deployment governance to ensure measurable ROI and executive buy-in.
Anthropic Set to Donate MCP to New Linux Foundation Agentic AI Foundation
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) donation to the Agentic AI Foundation, under the Linux Foundation, aims to ensure its neutral governance and collaborative development within a multi-vendor environment.
ERP Leaders Declare AI Agents, Connectivity as the Core of ERP’s Next Evolution
AI-driven connectivity is rapidly becoming the defining feature of next generation ERP systems, according to new data and industry perspectives published in Versori’s “The Future of ERP” December 2025 whitepaper. Across every segment represented in the report, ERP leaders depict...
Inside the AI Shift Transforming Customer, Field Service and What it Means for ERP
The Salesforce 7th annual State of Service report reveals a rapid transformation in customer service driven by AI agents, predicting that by 2027 AI will resolve half of service cases, prompting organizations to enhance data integration and redefine service roles, ultimately positioning service as a blueprint for broader enterprise architecture change.
Agentforce Tour Keynote: Salesforce Positions Agentforce 360 as Operating System for Agentic Enterprise
Salesforce's Agentforce 360 is a comprehensive platform designed to revolutionize enterprise automation by integrating data, workflow, agent design, and multi-channel experiences, enabling AI agents to operate efficiently and reliably within existing systems and contexts.
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MuleSoft and Salesforce Push Toward an AI Agent Future, Reframing Integration as Enterprise Automation
At the Agentforce Tour in NYC, Salesforce and MuleSoft emphasized a shift towards AI-driven automation, integrating APIs, RPA, and AI agents into a cohesive model for orchestrating intelligent workflows across systems.