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Analytics and AI
How ERP Vendors Can Turn AI From Weakness into Strength
ERP vendors are pressured to demonstrate the tangible operational benefits of their AI capabilities, with industry-specific implementations like those at Golden State Foods and Polaris showcasing measurable gains as the market continues to expand.
Manufacturing Systems and Automation
The Access Group Acquires MaxOptra to Strengthen Supply Chain ERP Portfolio
The Access Group's acquisition of MaxOptra enhances its supply chain division by integrating AI-driven route optimization for mid-market fleet operators, addressing industry-specific operational challenges as the global route optimization software market is expected to grow significantly.
Analytics and AI
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.
Cloud Platform and Technology
Microsoft Sharpens Dynamics 365 ERP for Asset-as-a-Service Rental Models
Microsoft is evolving ERP through Dynamics 365 to actively manage rental operations and address fragmentation in asset utilization by introducing rental-specific capabilities that enhance workflows, financial clarity, and customer experiences in a cloud-based, AI-extended ecosystem.
Analytics and AI
Agentforce Manufacturing Addresses Labor Shortages, Operational Inefficiencies
Salesforce released Agentforce Manufacturing, a suite of AI agent templates enabling manufacturers to enhance autonomy and efficiency while mitigating labor shortages, marking a significant shift in the industry toward predictive and proactive operations.
DMI and Data Migration
Data and Data Management
New Year, New Core: Why 2026 Is the Year to Finally Let Go of SAP Legacy Data
As SAP organizations approach 2026, the imperative to eliminate legacy data and systems is heightened by the need for a Clean Core strategy. The JiVS Information Management Platform offers a solution to effectively decouple historical data and streamline data migration to SAP S/4HANA.
Analytics and AI
MISO, Microsoft Partner on Azure-, AI-Powered Grid Platform to Streamline Planning Cycles
Microsoft and MISO are collaborating to develop an AI-driven data platform on Azure to enhance grid planning and operations, aiming to reduce analysis cycles from weeks to minutes and support a more resilient, data-informed energy system as demand for electrification and renewables grows.
Analytics and AI
Autonomous AI and Composable Architectures are Helping ERPs Transforming Energy Sector
The oil, gas and chemical industries are shifting their enterprise resource planning strategies towards autonomous operations and composable architectures, spurred by low commodity prices and increasing regulatory demands, leading to improved decision-making through AI and enhanced operational efficiencies.
Business Process Management and Automation
How Microsoft Is Rewiring ERP with Composable Dynamics 365
Microsoft's ERP strategy focuses on a composable approach using Dynamics 365 as a modular backbone for industry-specific solutions, emphasizing scenario-driven capabilities, AI integration, and partner specialization to create tailored solutions on a shared cloud platform.
Analytics and AI
Data Integrity is the New ERP Mandate
Data integrity is crucial for ERP success, as reliable information underpins automation and insights; organizations must modernize data handling without full system overhauls, confront legacy issues, and embrace governance to enhance efficiency and decision-making.
Analytics and AI
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.
Automation
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.
Analytics and AI
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.
SAP S/4HANA Projects and DMI
Data and Data Management
The Gift No CIO Asks For (But Always Gets): Why SAP S/4HANA Projects Keep Inheriting the Past
CIOs face the challenge of managing legacy systems and historical ERP data, which often drains resources and complicates migration to SAP S/4HANA, but organizations can overcome this by decoupling data from applications using platforms like JiVS.
Application Development and Integration
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...
Enterprise Asset Management
ESM Platforms Market Expands as Organizations Seek Cross-Departmental Service Integration
The enterprise service management platforms market is set to grow to $12.1 billion by 2032 as organizations adopt IT service management principles across departments.
Deploying high-impact GenAI solutions with Inetum
Application Development and Integration
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.
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
IBM Pushes Toyota South Africa’s SAP Modernization Forward with On-Time S/4HANA Upgrades
IBM is modernizing Toyota South Africa Motors' core systems through two SAP S/4HANA upgrades that enhance data visibility and streamline operations, marking a critical step in Toyota's transition from legacy systems ahead of the 2027 support deadline.
Automation
IFS and Siemens Unite to Drive Autonomous Grid Intelligence for Utilities
IFS and Siemens are collaborating to advance autonomous grid operations by integrating industrial AI with grid planning and infrastructure expertise, aiming to address industry challenges and support a shift toward self-optimizing energy systems.
Application Development and Integration
Intuit, Rehmann launch joint ERP push for mid-market multi-entity accounting
Intuit and Rehmann are collaborating to launch an AI-driven ERP suite targeting mid-market firms with complex financial needs, aiming to streamline multi-entity finance on a unified cloud platform while enhancing automation and visibility.
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Application Development and Integration
Infor, AWS research points to uneven ERP modernization and widening governance gaps
Organizations are modernizing ERP superficially, with cloud adoption outpacing essential governance and strategy, leading to inconsistent deployment, limited returns, and an urgent need for structured integration and support for achieving measurable value.
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.
JiVS IMP and AI Ready Data
Analytics and AI
Why 92% of Companies Lack AI-Ready Data
The Cisco AI Readiness Report reveals that while 97% of organizations prioritize urgent AI deployment, 92% are unprepared due to fragmented and siloed data across disparate systems, indicating a critical need for unified and clean foundational data to enable effective AI implementation.
Decommissioning SAP Legacy Systems
Data and Data Management
Decommissioning SAP Legacy Systems: Turning Technical Debt into Strategic Value
To mitigate the significant costs and risks associated with maintaining legacy ERP systems, organizations should adopt a structured decommissioning strategy that focuses on total cost of ownership reduction and compliance risk mitigation through a phased approach involving data analysis, extraction, and secure archiving.
Coda
Data and Data Management
Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough When it Comes to Your Data: Kevin Campbell
A recent Syniti report highlights that while 70% of organizations have a data strategy, 86% worry data management issues will hinder AI adoption, with 79% identifying data management as a challenge for SAP S/4HANA migrations, emphasizing the need for a business-driven, data-first culture and skilled teams to succeed.
DMI's Digital Lounge @Lakeside
Cloud Platform and Technology
Forging the Future at DMI’s Digital Lounge @Lakeside
The Digital Lounge @Lakeside at Seeburg Castle fostered a collaborative dialogue among industry leaders about the digital future, emphasizing the need for data sovereignty and IT independence, while showcasing innovative applications of AI and robotics in operational contexts.
SAP Sovereign Cloud
Cloud Platform and Technology
SAP Expands Sovereign Cloud Footprint, Bringing AI to Europe’s Public Sector
SAP has launched a new data center region in France to bolster its sovereign cloud services, addressing European data sovereignty concerns while enabling public sector and healthcare clients to securely adopt cloud ERP and generative AI capabilities.
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Data and Data Management
The SAP S/4HANA Data Dilemma: Why Data Strategy Can’t Be an Afterthought
The journey to SAP S/4HANA necessitates a fundamental rethinking of data management, emphasizing a selective migration of relevant data, prioritizing data quality especially in an AI-driven landscape, and effectively managing legacy data, all of which are crucial for transforming organizations' data from a liability to a strategic asset.
Zuora and Workday
Data and Data Management
Preparing Your Data for ERP Transformation
Organizations transitioning to SAP S/4HANA must focus on effective data preparation and management—including data cleansing, classification, and accessibility—to ensure a successful move and control costs associated with data volume.
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