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Gen AI in manufacturing: Finding value with Process Intelligence

As AI adoption accelerates, its integration with business expertise, particularly through tools like Process Intelligence, is crucial for organizations to enhance efficiency and mitigate inventory losses, ultimately improving profit margins.

Cloud Platform and Technology

WE Fashion chooses Oracle Cloud to boost efficiency in omnichannel growth

Dutch retailer WE Fashion has partnered with Oracle to implement cloud solutions enhancing its omnichannel operations, optimizing inventory management, and reinforcing its sustainability commitments while aiming to improve customer shopping experiences across various platforms.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Music to the ears: How Godlan streamlined Zildjian’s order entries

The operational efficiency of businesses, exemplified by Zildjian Company's successful upgrade of its ERP system to Infor Syteline, relies heavily on the speed and ease of order processing, along with a better overall operational performance.

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Analytics and AI

Adobe and Microsoft AI collaborate to enhance ERP functionality

Adobe and Microsoft have partnered to integrate advanced AI tools into Microsoft applications, enhancing workflows for ERP users by allowing seamless data access and project management capabilities to optimize operational efficiency in modern business environments.

Business Process Management and Automation

Improving production performance with real-time monitoring

Real-time monitoring is transforming the manufacturing industry by optimizing operations, enhancing product quality, and increasing resilience in response to competitive pressures and evolving market demands.

Enterprise Asset Management

Cetec ERP’s new release enhances usability and control for manufacturers

Cetec ERP has launched its 4.17 update with features like a drag-and-drop scheduling tool, enhanced manufacturing time tracking, new reporting capabilities, improved user access controls, usability enhancements, and better pricing import tools, all aimed at increasing efficiency and functionality for users, with rollout planned for January 2024.

Analytics and AI

Rootstock partners with Scion to enhance manufacturing and supply chain solutions

Rootstock Software has partnered with Scion to enhance manufacturing and supply chain efficiency by integrating cloud-based ERP solutions with advanced analytics, addressing the industry's need for resilience and agility in a rapidly evolving business environment.

Data and Data Management

Have we jumped from “Big Data” to AI too quickly?

The article emphasizes the importance of strategic data management in finance and treasury organizations as they transition to AI, highlighting five essential dimensions—streaming, searching, data lakes, machine learning, and generative AI—that together enable smarter liquidity decision-making and long-term business success.

Data and Data Management

Av0id data disasters at y0ur d00r

Debra Lilley reflects on the importance of accurate and complete data amidst challenges in data management, especially as AI becomes integrated into ERP systems.

Data and Data Management

Data First, Transformation Forever

To ensure a successful digital transformation, organizations must prioritize data quality from the outset, leveraging AI technologies to address data issues and enhance business processes.

ERP Strategy and Planning

The million-dollar question: To customize ERP or not?

Organizations can modernize their ERP systems cost-effectively by leveraging emerging platforms like Nextworld's No-Code Studio to avoiding the pitfalls of traditional cloud solutions and reduce the need for expensive customizations.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Darryl Sackett: ERP is the beating heart of an organization

Darryl Sackett, CEO of ERP transformation firm, Codestone, says that the company’s end-to-end approach to digital transformation is based on understanding a company’s data, security, and technology.

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Analytics and AI

AI in ERP: An essential focus for Epicor

Epicor's recent third quarter highlights its commitment to AI-driven digital transformation through new product launches, leadership appointments, and strategic acquisitions, aimed at enhancing ERP solutions for its manufacturing-focused clientele.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

Darryl Sackett: Codestone is in Version 3.0 of its growth journey

Darryl Sackett, CEO of Codestone, aims to enhance customer-centric ERP-led digital transformation in his role at the firm, which is evolving from its founder-led roots through strategic growth phases to offer comprehensive solutions that leverage technology effectively in business contexts.

Data and Data Management

Workday’s Evisort acquisition bolsters data wins for end users

Workday has announced its acquisition of Evisort, an AI-native document intelligence platform, aiming to enhance its finance and HR solutions with improved access to unstructured data and automation capabilities, with completion expected by Q3 FY2025.

Analytics and AI

The data fueling AI and digital twins in ERP for energy

Motor Oil Group's Corinth Refinery, the largest privately-owned industrial complex in Greece, has implemented data-driven predictive maintenance using SAP Business Technology Platform to minimize downtime and enhance safety and efficiency by utilizing machine learning and real-time data access for maintenance workers.

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Data and Data Management

Accenture acquires Openstream Holdings to drive clients’ business reinvention

Accenture has acquired Openstream Holdings and its subsidiaries, Open Stream and Neutral, to help clients reinvent their businesses with advanced digital technologies and become truly data-driven.

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Financial Management

Eviden implements clearing house solution for Athumi

Eviden has been selected by data utility company, Athumi, to integrate Eviden’s ‘clearing house as-a-service’ solution.

Application Development and Integration

Integration is Innovation

Boomi CEO Steve Lucas on being inspired by connecting the world and why AI transformation can only happen with your data house in order.

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Analytics and AI

Eliminate generative AI risk by uncovering the data nuances

How can businesses harness the full potential of LLMs, while minimizing risks of pushing sensitive data into publicly hosted models? Snowflake's James Petter talks security, privacy, and governance.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

Encryption solutions are protecting fragile data in age of cloud

In the age of high-tech innovations and solutions aiding businesses and upgrading clients’ systems, securing sensitive data should be at the top of any SAP users’ priorities.

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Data and Data Management

LLM use-by data – who’s keeping the data up to date?

Your chatbot is leveling up, but who's keeping the data up to date for our LLMs? Microsoft, Google and specialist researchers give their take.

Data and Data Management

Cleaning up the data swamp

In a world amassing a colossal amount of data, how are we wading through the swamp? Beyond dumping our data somewhere, it also needs to be handled and put to good use.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

Speed up SAP cloud migrations before 2027 ECC deadline

Informatica says it’s important to consider every part of the data process before starting a cloud modernization project.

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Data and Data Management

Atos scores with UEFA Euro 2024 to streamline services remotely

Atos has announced it will deliver on-site and remote IT services for the UEFA EURO 2024 taking place in 2024, in Germany.

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Analytics and AI

Salesforce and AWS expand partnership to deliver new integrations

AWS and Salesforce have expanded their long-standing partnership to broaden product integrations across data and AI and offer select Salesforce products on the AWS marketplace.

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Bet big on data literacy for public sector challenges

A cultural shift on how data and technology is perceived, understood and used is fundamental to delivering better public sector outcomes.

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From farm to fashion: What fashion brands can learn from the food industry

Is it time for the clothing industry to reflect the farming industry? Improving all processes from farm to fashion has a lot of benefits.

EvolveWare points to application modernization trends

EvolveWare's 2023 report reveals significant discrepancies between IT teams and C-Suite motivations for application modernization, highlighting a lack of readiness, talent retention challenges, and differing priorities that suggest a need for specialized support in navigating modernization processes.

SAP’s Datasphere brings new order to chaos in the world of data

SAP has announced the launch of Datasphere, the next generation of its data management portfolio, and an evolutionary step forward from SAP Data Warehouse Cloud, helping customers utilize the power of data in the modern world.