Cloud ERP

Accelerating Smart Manufacturing: QAD and Boomi’s Strategic Alliance Redefines ERP Integration

QAD Inc. and Boomi have formed a strategic alliance to revolutionize manufacturing ERP by offering pre-built integrations, AI-driven insights, and plug-and-play connectivity, aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and accelerating digital transformation for manufacturers.

Application Development and Integration

Beyond the Interface: How Whatfix Is Redefining ERP Adoption for the AI Era

Vara Kumar, co-founder of Whatfix, emphasizes the importance of digital adoption in enterprise software beyond basic training, advocating for personalized, ongoing support that integrates seamless human and AI collaboration to enhance user experience across diverse applications.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Unlocking Efficiency for Public Education: Chicago Public Schools Goes All-In on Oracle Fusion

Chicago Public Schools is transitioning to Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications to enhance its operational efficiency and resource allocation by moving from outdated systems to a unified, AI-driven cloud platform that will streamline finance, HR, and supply chain management.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Structural Technologies Reinforces Vision with Rootstock ERP

Structural Technologies has upgraded to Rootstock's cloud-based ERP system to address the limitations of its outdated legacy system and enhance operational efficiency, real-time visibility, and scalability across its manufacturing processes.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Time’s Running Out on SAP ECC: Act Now to Avoid Soaring Risks and Costs

Thomas Failer, CEO of Data Migration International highlights why the move to SAP S/4HANA is a must today.

Cloud Platform and Technology

EY and SAP Launch Integrated Finance Managed Service Built on S/4HANA Cloud

EY and SAP have introduced an Integrated Finance Managed Service solution utilizing SAP S/4HANA Cloud to enhance enterprise transformation by streamlining critical functions and leveraging AI capabilities, enabling organizations to focus on strategic growth.

Cloud Platform and Technology

ERP Today Live: Decoding SYSPRO’s Next Chapter with Jaco Maritz and Chris Lloyd

SYSPRO, a longstanding player in ERP for nearly 50 years, has entered a transformative phase following a significant investment from Advent in 2025, driving its shift towards becoming a cloud-focused business with AI integration, industry specialization, and strategic growth initiatives.

Cloud Platform and Technology

SYSPRO’s Next Chapter: Fueled by Investment, Focused on Manufacturing’s Future

A look at how SYSPRO is rapidly advancing its growth, innovation, and transformation efforts.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Taming the Data Monster: Why Getting Your Data Ready is Key to Gen AI Success

As businesses race to adopt Generative AI to stay competitive, significant challenges around data trust, quality, and governance persist, prompting experts to propose a comprehensive framework and highlight the role of advanced technology, such as Oracle Database 23ai, in preparing organizations for successful AI integration.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Powering the Net Zero Race: How EDF Renewables Scales with IFS Cloud

EDF Renewables is strategically utilizing IFS Cloud to enhance its growth and operational efficiency in clean energy production, targeting 10 GW annually by 2035, while integrating asset management and planning capabilities within a scalable cloud-native platform.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

Mission Ready: IFS Stays Focused on Key Verticals and Drives Innovation for Aerospace & Defense

At IFS Connect UKI 2025, IFS showcased its cloud platform and AI innovations tailored for the aerospace and defense industry, emphasizing precision, compliance, operational resilience, and security, while introducing advanced functionalities designed to meet the sector's unique challenges and regulatory requirements.

ERP Strategy and Planning

IFS CEO and CPO Offer Candid Views on Industrial AI and Speed-to-Value as the Differentiator in Enterprise Tech

IFS is shifting towards rapid AI adoption with its Nexus Black initiative and aims to double its valuation every three years, focusing on agentic AI tailored for core industries while maintaining a commitment to practical, scalable solutions despite the challenges of industrial AI.

Analytics and AI

Inside Nexus Black: IFS Launches a Fast-Track AI Lab for Industrial Innovation

At IFS Connect UKI 2025, IFS launched Nexus Black™, an innovative AI initiative aimed at rapidly transforming industrial AI aspirations into operational advantages for sectors like manufacturing and energy, addressing the fragmentation of existing tools and emphasizing co-development with clients while integrating successful solutions into the IFS Cloud.

ERP Strategy and Planning

From Productivity to Precision: IFS Unveils Its Industrial AI Reality

At IFS Connect UKI 2025, IFS executives Christian Pedersen and James Greaves emphasized that AI has become the core foundation of enterprise software, showcasing IFS.ai's capabilities in providing embedded, real-time intelligence for industrial businesses through over 200 integrated AI services that enhance operations and decision-making without human intervention.

IFS Valuation Soars Past €15 B on Major Investment & Strong Growth

ERP Strategy and Planning

From Birmingham, UK: IFS Bets Big on Industrial AI—and Invites Its Customers to Lead the Charge

At IFS Connect UKI 2025, CEO Mark Moffat emphasized IFS's urgent ambition to lead industrial enterprise software by 2029 through AI integration, focused R&D investments, and real-world operational value, while urging customers to embrace AI as a mindset for optimizing asset-heavy industries.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Extend beyond traditional ERP: How the Composable Enterprise Model Empowers Businesses to Take Control

As businesses face the looming end-of-maintenance deadline for SAP ECC, the Composable Enterprise model, aided by solutions like JiVS, offers a compelling alternative by enabling data independence, reducing migration costs, and facilitating the integration of best-of-breed applications, ultimately allowing organizations to build agile IT landscapes free from legacy constraints.

Cloud Platform and Technology

How Innovation and Responsibility Drive a Sustainable Future

Earth Day 2023 emphasizes our duty to protect the planet under the theme 'Our Power, Our Planet,' showcasing how responsible technological innovations, particularly in AI and sustainable practices exemplified by companies like IFS and Start Campus, can lead the way towards a greener future.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Implementing Cloud ERP: Codestone’s Six-Phase Approach

Effective cloud ERP implementation is vital for businesses to overcome inefficiencies and achieve seamless operations, yet success relies on proper planning, team training, and selecting the right provider like Codestone, which employs a structured six-phase methodology to ensure alignment with standard functionalities and facilitate long-term improvements.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

Lloyds Banking Group Deepens Strategic Cloud Partnership with Oracle to Drive Innovation and Agility

Lloyds Banking Group has expanded its partnership with Oracle to adopt next-generation multicloud infrastructure solutions, migrating critical databases to Oracle Database@Azure and deploying Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer, enhancing innovation and customer satisfaction in its digital transformation journey within the UK financial services sector.

Analytics and AI

Transforming Business Operations: Codestone’s Strategic Approach to Digital Transformation

Codestone stands out in the ERP landscape by leveraging AI to help organizations implement tailored SAP and Microsoft solutions, driving business outcomes through a value-based, user-focused approach.

Security

Google Cloud to Acquire Wiz for $32 Billion in Cloud Security Push

Google Cloud has acquired cybersecurity platform Wiz for $32 billion, aiming to enhance security technology and scalability across multi-cloud environments.

Security

Dell Strengthens Cybersecurity for Microsoft Customers

Dell Technologies and Microsoft are enhancing AI adoption to protect data and improve cybersecurity for multicloud environments.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Unit4 Accelerates Cloud Innovation and Expands Global Reach Under New Leadership

Unit4 is enhancing its enterprise cloud solutions for people-centric organizations through strategic leadership appointments and successful cloud migrations across various sectors, while also emphasizing tailored support models and a commitment to diversity and professional development.

ERP Strategy and Planning

The unifying factor: How Asteelflash could “act globally and think locally” with QAD

Asteelflash, a European electronics manufacturing services provider, enhanced its global operations and customer experience by transitioning to QAD Cloud, utilizing a unified ERP platform to support rapid growth and efficient site rollouts amid industry disruptions.

Financial Management

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance 10.0.43 Coming in March 2025

Microsoft has launched Dynamics 365 Finance version 10.0.43 in March 2025, with approximately 4,000 companies using the software, showcasing enhancements in features such as accounts receivable and cash management, while emphasizing the necessity for thorough testing and review of deprecated functionalities prior to upgrade.

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Data and Data Management

The Quantum Leap: How Quantum Computing Will Transform Enterprise Software

Enterprise software is poised for a transformation due to quantum computing, which enables faster data analysis and optimization that outpaces traditional computing, with major companies like IBM, Google, and Microsoft spearheading research and pilot programs while addressing challenges such as hardware limitations and talent shortages.

Cloud Platform and Technology

AWS Aims to Speed Cloud Adoption with Trust Center

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched the AWS Trust Center, a comprehensive online resource that provides essential security insights, compliance certifications, and real-time updates to enhance transparency and trust for customers transitioning to cloud-based systems, addressing key security concerns that influence cloud adoption.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Aptum appoints Jaime Konzelman as Chief Revenue Officer

Aptum has appointed Jaime Konzelman as Chief Revenue Officer to lead its go-to-market strategy, leveraging her extensive experience to enhance customer success through tailored cloud solutions and strong partnerships.

CRM and Customer Experience

Microsoft to Deprecate Unified Service Desk (USD), Points Customers to Customer Service Workspace

Microsoft announced it will discontinue the Dynamics 365 Unified Service Desk on April 1, 2026, urging affected customers to transition to the more advanced Customer Service workspace, which offers improved features and enhanced experiences before the support ends on June 30, 2028.

CRM and Customer Experience

SharkNinja Powers Up Global Customer Service with Salesforce Agentforce

Salesforce has partnered with SharkNinja to implement Agentforce and Commerce Cloud, aiming to enhance personalized customer service through autonomous AI agents while facilitating global growth and improving customer engagement across various markets.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Aptean Enters into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Logility

Aptean has announced its acquisition of Logility Supply Chain Solutions for $14.30 per share in cash, aiming to enhance its AI-powered supply chain planning offerings and provide greater strategic focus and resources for Logility, which serves over 500 clients globally.