AI adoption

Red Hat acquires Chatterbox Labs to add AI safety, guardrails, and risk metrics across its enterprise AI portfolio.

AI is rapidly becoming essential in manufacturing and supply chain management, but uneven deployment due to barriers like data quality and user adoption persists, while vendors are focusing on domain-specific AI to integrate predictive insights directly into core processes.

Google launches Gemini for Government at 47 cents per year for federal agencies, partnering with DOE National Labs to enhance scientific productivity through agentic AI workflows, secure collaboration, and advanced research tools.

Oracle NetSuite laid the groundwork in 2025 for an AI-native ERP experience, with 2026 expected to see the launch of key features like NetSuite Next and Autonomous Close, which will embed AI into financial and operational workflows, moving AI from conceptual to operational use.

Model Context Protocols (MCPs) standardize secure, real-time access for AI agents to enterprise systems. MCP features such as plug-and-play integration, real-time monitoring, and scalability become a differentiator as businesses embed AI into core workflows.

Nonprofits are facing operational challenges due to increased demand from crises and economic uncertainties, prompting 83% to invest in generative AI and modernized ERP systems for better data integration, mission impact, and donor transparency.