Enterprise AI

Enterprise AI Readiness Through Data Independence and Business Context

Enterprise AI needs the business context behind ERP records, and that context often sits inside the applications that created it. Data independence keeps that context governed and available to AI after source systems are migrated or retired.

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Analytics and AI

Why Industry Context Is Becoming Critical to Enterprise AI

As AI moves from generating suggestions to executing work, industry processes, rules and data increasingly determine what it can do. This explainer covers what industry AI is, why context matters more as AI takes action and what determines whether it can scale.

Analytics and AI

Microsoft Publishes Draft ‘Humanist AI’ Code Barring Cyberattacks, Deception and Resistance to Human Control

Microsoft has published a draft AI Code of Conduct for its MAI models, setting fixed limits on cyberattacks, deception and resistance to human control while opening the framework to six weeks of public consultation.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

Workday Names Sarah Kennedy Ellis Chief Marketing Officer

Workday has named former Google Cloud marketing leader Sarah Kennedy Ellis chief marketing officer, putting her in charge of global marketing and communications as the company expands its enterprise AI positioning.

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Analytics and AI

Chinese AI Models Are Changing the Economics of AI in ERP

Chinese AI models such as DeepSeek, Qwen, and Kimi are giving European enterprises lower-cost, open-weight alternatives to US providers. Their rise could change the economics of embedding AI into ERP while increasing pressure on vendors to support more flexible, multi-model strategies.

Supply Chain Management

Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP MCP Server Lets Agents Move from Supply Chain Insight to Action

Microsoft is positioning Dynamics 365 ERP MCP Server as the bridge between AI-generated recommendations and operational execution. The platform gives AI agents controlled access to real ERP workflows, allowing organizations to move from supply chain visibility toward governed action while maintaining human oversight.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Deloitte Australia Shows How SAP Partners Are Rebuilding Around Cloud and AI

Deloitte Australia’s SAP service catalog shows how major systems integrators are reshaping ERP delivery around SAP’s cloud and AI roadmap. The firm’s alignment with RISE, GROW, Business AI, Business Data Cloud, and planned Zora AI integration with Joule points to a broader shift in how partners package implementation, automation, and operate services.

AI is doing more than making enterprise systems smarter. It is exposing weak data, disconnected processes and unclear ownership that were already there.

Automation

AI Reveals Vulnerabilities in the Enterprise Operating Model

Enterprise AI is not held back only by technology. ERP, supply chain, data, security, and people need to work together in a connected operating model that turns trusted context into controlled action.

Analytics and AI

How SNP Is Addressing the Manual Work Behind SAP Modernization

SNP is collaborating with a leading AI company to bring AI into one of the most labor-intensive areas of SAP transformation: test-data selection. The collaboration highlights a broader shift toward software-led delivery models that promise faster, more predictable, and more auditable ERP modernization projects.

Analytics and AI

Report: AI Is Moving Faster Than the Enterprise Systems Built to Support It

Microsoft's 2026 Work Trend Index reveals a growing disconnect between employee AI capabilities and the enterprise systems designed to support them. As workers move faster with AI, ERP leaders face growing pressure to connect intelligence, governance, and operational execution.

Data and Data Management

SNP Advances AI for Unstructured Data in M&A with Kyano Oros

SNP is expanding its AI capabilities through Kyano Oros, helping organizations bring unstructured enterprise data into mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and SAP transformation projects. The move highlights a growing challenge for M&A teams: understanding the risks, obligations, and opportunities hidden beyond structured ERP data.

Analytics and AI

SAP’s Cloud Backlog Bounced Back, but AI Pricing Stole the Earnings Call

SAP's latest quarter demonstrated strong cloud momentum, but the bigger story may be emerging around AI economics. As SAP expands Business AI, Joule, and autonomous agents, executives are signaling a future where ERP pricing could shift from licenses and subscriptions toward measurable business outcomes.

Security

AI Agents Need a Gateway, and Citrix Is Putting NetScaler in the Middle

Citrix has enhanced its NetScaler AI Gateway with Model Context Protocol (MCP) Gateway functionalities to streamline governance for large language model and agentic AI traffic, introducing centralized authentication and model-routing features to address emerging enterprise needs for secure and monitored access to backend systems.

Quality and Testing

KTern.AI’s AWS Agents Target the Consulting-Heavy Work Behind SAP Transformation

KTern.AI says a network of specialized AI agents can automate major SAP transformation activities, potentially reducing consultant dependency and accelerating S/4HANA migration programs.

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Analytics and AI

Workday Research Shows Why AI Alone Is Not Fixing Busywork

New Workday research shows that disconnected systems continue to consume employee time, while organizations embedding AI directly into core workflows are realizing significantly stronger productivity gains and higher user confidence.

ERP Strategy and Planning

SNP Transformation World 2026

ERP Today brings members essential insights from SNP Transformation World 2026, covering SAP S/4HANA migration, AI-ready data, clean core strategies, M&A and business-led transformation.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

Real-Time ERP Data Becomes the Next Test for Production AI Agents

Enterprise AI agents are only as useful as the business context they can see. Real-time ERP data movement—governed, low-latency, and pipeline-native—is now the defining test for whether production AI delivers on its promise for finance, order management, and supply chain teams.

Supply Chain Management

DeepFabric Takes Aim at the Manual Work Still Slowing Supply Chains

DeepFabric has launched its AI agent platform aimed at automating manual coordination tasks in supply chain operations, offering over 50 specialized agents that improve efficiency and reduce costs for enterprise clients, while emphasizing the importance of human oversight in the process.

Enterprise Asset Management

IFS and Chelsea FC Move Industrial AI from Sponsorship into Club Operations

IFS and Chelsea FC are enhancing their partnership to integrate IFS technology across the club's operations, initially focusing on finance and procurement and later expanding into asset management and facility operations, aiming to leverage Industrial AI for operational efficiency.

Financial Management

Oracle Cloud ERP 26C Puts Finance Release Readiness Under Pressure

Oracle's Cloud Financials 26C readiness documentation highlights a new quarterly release cycle that requires finance and IT teams to prepare for significant changes, including compliance updates, AI-enabled capabilities, and 137 changes across multiple modules, necessitating ongoing release management as a core operational discipline.

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Analytics and AI

The AI Bill Is Bad, But Not Knowing What Is Running May Be Worse

Enterprises are learning the biggest AI bill is not tokens but invisible AI they cannot see, govern, or measure. This article explains how ERP and IT leaders can bring AI agents, tools, and workflows under real governance before sprawl, risk, and cost spiral out of control.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Workday Says AI Agents Belong Closer to the Systems They Could Break

Workday is drawing a clear line in the enterprise AI agent debate: for high-stakes workflows in HR, payroll, and finance, the safest place for AI inference and orchestration is inside the system of record, not on neutral third-party platforms. Through its controlled openness model—open APIs and MCP for developers, proprietary governance within Workday—the company argues that context, business logic, and security controls are a competitive moat that cannot be safely externalized.

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Analytics and AI

ERP AI Readiness FAQ: Why SAP S/4HANA Migration Alone Will Not Get You There

Most ERP teams treat S/4HANA go-live as the finish line for transformation—but it is only the starting line for AI readiness. This FAQ explores why migration alone is not enough, what data and cloud foundations are missing, and how ERP leaders can build the architecture required to move AI from pilot to production.

Analytics and AI

Gatekeeping Enterprise AI? Workday Redraws the Build-vs-Buy Line for AI Agents

Workday’s DevCon 2026 announcements show how enterprise AI agent strategy is moving beyond build-versus-buy and toward governed access to HR, finance, business process, and audit controls.

Analytics and AI

Anthropic’s Ban Lift and Claude Science Launch Test the New Rules of AI Access

The Trump administration has lifted restrictions on Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, ending a weekslong export ban tied to cybersecurity concerns—though Mythos 5 remains restricted to approved US organizations. At the same time, Anthropic launched Claude Science, a domain-specific AI research workbench targeting life sciences and pharmaceutical users, signaling a broader shift toward specialized, governed enterprise AI access.

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Analytics and AI

Celonis Acquires Ikigai, Launches Context Model to Give AI Agents Operational Intelligence

Celonis’ Context Model and Ikigai Labs acquisition position process intelligence as a context layer for enterprise AI agents that need to understand real workflows before they recommend or act.

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Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Microsoft Power Platform Narrows the Access Gap for ERP Agents

Microsoft's June 2026 Power Platform updates introduce Advanced Connector Policies that govern AI agent access to SAP systems at the action and MCP server level. ERP leaders must understand what the new controls mean for low-code automation, connector visibility, and enterprise AI compliance.

Enterprise Architecture

Who Governs AI Agents When Workflows Cross Platforms?

As AI agents expand across ERP, cloud, and workflow platforms, enterprise leaders face a critical governance challenge: who owns accountability when data, models, and audit trails are fragmented across multiple systems. This analysis explores the control plane problem and what ERP teams must do to prevent agent sprawl.

Data and Data Management

Why ERP Leaders Need to Understand Data Lakehouses Before Scaling AI Agents

Data lakehouses are emerging as the essential infrastructure layer for enterprise AI — providing ERP leaders with a governed, cross-system data foundation where AI agents can operate safely, semantically, and at scale. This analysis explains what a data lakehouse is, why it matters for agentic AI, and what ERP leaders must address before scaling autonomous AI across critical business workflows.

Analytics and AI

Where Does AI Adoption Really Start? SAP Discovery Center Has the Answer

The SAP Discovery Center serves as a crucial self-service portal for enterprises like Agilent and Sutherland, providing essential resources and reusable architectures to streamline AI adoption and minimize risks, ultimately helping organizations select strategic starting points for their AI initiatives.

Analytics and AI

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Brings Agentic ERP Workflows into Copilot Cowork

Microsoft introduces Copilot Cowork as an innovative interface for Dynamics 365 ERP, aiming to streamline workflow by integrating ERP data and processes into a collaborative environment, allowing employees to coordinate actions without the need for cumbersome manual processes.