ERP

SYSPRO Taps Seasoned Tech Finance Leader Mathias Høyer as New CFO

SYSPRO has appointed Mathias Høyer as Chief Financial Officer to support its expansion strategy, bringing extensive financial and transformative experience from previous leadership roles in high-growth tech firms.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Beyond Go-Live: Why IFS Success is an ERP Co-Pilot for the Long Haul

IFS Success is a comprehensive service offering designed to help organizations maximize the long-term value of their IFS ERP solutions through expert guidance, operational excellence, proactive optimization, and strategic alignment with business goals.

Analytics and AI

IFS Stays Focused on Industrial AI with Nexus Black, 25R1, and an SAP Play

At IFS Connect 2025, CEO Mark Moffat emphasized the urgent need for adaptation to AI in business, unveiling a major push for IFS in industrial AI through new capabilities in IFS Cloud 25R1, the launch of IFS Nexus Black for rapid AI innovation, and a Migration Accelerator Service aimed at SAP customers, all aiming for significant market presence by 2029.

Analytics and AI

Georg Glantschnig Explains Microsoft’s “Power of One” Stack

Georg Glantschnig of Microsoft emphasizes that future ERP systems must not only support but also run business processes, highlighting a shift towards agentic AI and adaptability over traditional rigidity.

Application Development and Integration

Is AI the Death of ERP? Not Quite. But It Might Just Kill the Front End.

As generative AI advances in 2025, the debate over its role in enterprise software, particularly ERP systems, intensifies, with implications for user interaction and system architecture, highlighting a shift towards AI-driven processes and the need for robust governance and integration capabilities.

Analytics and AI

Future-Proof Your Workforce Using Strategic AI in ERP

Artificial intelligence is transforming enterprise work by promoting AI-augmented operations, and organizations like Codestone are providing structured approaches for effective AI integration through a three-phase deployment plan that emphasizes exploration, establishment, and growth.

Application Development and Integration

How Advanced Data Integration Bridges ERP Systems with Modern Analytics

ERP systems protect vital financial data essential for FP&A teams, but integration into modern analytics platforms like Databricks and Snowflake faces challenges due to a lack of connectors, the need for a unified data view across various systems, and the necessity for real-time data access, prompting the emergence of solutions like CData to streamline this integration while enhancing operational efficiency, data utility, and security.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Chase Christensen on Why Jabil’s Relationship with SAP is More Than a Legacy

Chase Christensen, Vice President and CIO at Jabil, emphasizes that resilience is essential for global operations, showcasing how the company's streamlined use of just two SAP instances across 135 locations enables them to swiftly respond to challenges like tariffs and supply chain disruptions through real-time data analytics.

Analytics and AI

SAP Designs for Human Empowerment: Sean Kask

At SAP Sapphire 2025, Chief AI Strategy Officer Sean Kask emphasized SAP's deep, ethically guided AI strategy, highlighting its focus on building competitive advantages through human empowerment and controlled experimentation amidst a landscape filled with AI hype.

Analytics and AI

AI, IoT and Smart Factories: The Game-Changers for Complex Manufacturing

A recent Frost & Sullivan study indicates that complex manufacturing ERP systems are rapidly evolving with the integration of AI and IoT technologies, alongside innovations like real-time data analytics and cloud solutions, to enhance efficiency and tackle obstacles like high costs and resistance to change.

Analytics and AI

From SAP Sapphire 2025: Sean Kask, Chief AI Strategy Officer, Opens SAP’s AI Playbook, Covers Agentic Intelligence, Strategic Differentiation, and the Race to Real Adoption

At SAP Sapphire 2025, Sean Kask, SAP’s Chief AI Strategy Officer, emphasized a customer-focused AI strategy that integrates various models and maintains ethical standards, showcasing the potential of tools like Joule to autonomously execute complex processes while leveraging proprietary knowledge graphs for contextual accuracy, positioning SAP as a leader in AI-powered enterprise solutions.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Transforming Public Sector Operations with Unit4

Facing rising public expectations and budget constraints, public sector organizations are increasingly adopting Unit4's modern, integrated platform to streamline operations, enhance citizen services, and support digital transformation, with IT spending expected to double by 2032.

ERP Strategy and Planning

From SAP Sapphire 2025: How SAP Helps Jabil Achieve Resilience at the Speed of Industry

Chase Christensen, Jabil's Vice President and CIO, emphasizes resilience as a business imperative, showcasing how the company's strategic partnership with SAP enables operational efficiency and adaptability through a consolidated ERP framework, real-time analytics, and a focus on AI-driven augmentation of workforce capabilities.

Analytics and AI

Inetum Earns ISG “Rising Star,” Launches ServiceNow Agentic AI Center

Inetum's ServiceNow practice has achieved ISG 'Rising Star' recognition and launched an Agentic AI Center of Excellence, marking significant advancements in enterprise technology that highlight the increasing integration of intelligent, autonomous capabilities in the ERP landscape.

ERP Strategy and Planning

From Greenhouse to Datahouse: How Metrolina Is Cultivating a Modern ERP Mindset with Sage X3

Metrolina Greenhouses in North Carolina is transforming its operations by adopting Sage X3 to create an integrated, data-driven enterprise, emphasizing technological adoption and user-friendly systems for its diverse workforce, while also preparing for future advancements in precision farming.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Unlocking Digital Impact: Inetum Redefines Transformation Through Platform Ecosystems and AI Innovation

Inetum, under the leadership of Kathy Quashie and Hemant Lamba, positions itself as a trustworthy partner in digital transformation for European clients by leveraging a platform-based strategy, deep client intimacy, industry-specific solutions, and a focus on AI readiness to deliver tangible business outcomes.

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.

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Analytics and AI

Unit4 Launches Ava: AI-Powered Agent Ushers in Self-Driving ERP Era

Unit4 has launched Ava, an Advanced Virtual Agent integrated within Unit4 ERPx and Microsoft Teams, designed to streamline enterprise automation by handling routine tasks and providing intelligent insights, with the ambition to automate 50% of ERP activities and enhance user experience.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

Unit4 Expands Cloud Migration and Services to Meet Growing SaaS ERP Demand

Unit4 reported robust growth in cloud migrations and service expansion amid soaring demand for SaaS-based ERP solutions, highlighted by customer wins, the launch of a new service tier, and leadership changes aimed at enhancing its market position while reaffirming its commitment to diversity and skills development.

Oracle Unveils AI Agent Studio for Fusion Cloud Applications

Analytics and AI

Bridging AI Strategies: IBM and Oracle’s unified approach to Enterprise AI

IBM and Oracle are collaborating to integrate artificial intelligence into enterprise technology, enhancing efficiency, decision-making, and operational performance, while providing secure and scalable solutions that drive business transformation and innovation.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Navigating ERP and Digital Modernization

Strategic Insights for Technology Leaders

ERP Strategy and Planning

Enterprise Views: Global Pharmaceutical Distributor Advances Digital Transformation with SAP S/4HANA

An international pharmaceutical wholesaler is implementing SAP S/4HANA to modernize its enterprise systems, enhance operational efficiency, and leverage AI-driven insights across its multi-country operations, with a structured three-phase transformation roadmap set between 2025 and 2028.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Technical Debt is the Silent Killer of ERP Transformation

ERP systems, often burdened by hidden technical debt from outdated customizations, are crucial for enterprise success but require a shift towards clean, agile practices and a mindset of ongoing modernization to avoid costly transformation failures.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Charting a New Course: Van Oord Builds its Future on IFS Cloud

Van Oord, a leader in marine contracting, is transforming its operations by implementing IFS Cloud to unify its complex project management processes, enhance data-driven decision-making, and retain knowledge amid workforce changes, as part of its Founding the Future initiative.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Navigating The Cloud: An SMB’s Perspective

Acumatica ERP users share their real-world experience of implementing and using a cloud-ERP system.

How RFK Racing leverages SYSPRO ERP on and off the race track.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Behind the Pit Wall: How RFK Racing leverages SYSPRO ERP

RFK Racing leverages SYSPRO's advanced ERP technology to enhance operational efficiency, ensure compliance with NASCAR regulations, and master the complexities of inventory management, all of which contribute to their competitive edge in the high-stakes world of professional motorsports.

ERP Strategy and Planning

The Hidden ROI of Testing and Monitoring in ERP Systems

Effective management of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems is crucial for modern businesses, as these dynamic platforms require ongoing testing, quality assurance, and real-time monitoring to mitigate risks and enhance performance, thereby transforming potential pitfalls into opportunities for growth.

Analytics and AI

Your Next ERP Will Think for Itself: Microsoft’s Bold Vision for Autonomous ERP

Microsoft is transforming ERP systems from traditional user-initiated processes to intelligent, autonomous platforms that execute tasks independently, emphasizing continuous business value and adapting to user needs rather than the other way around.

Lift-and-Shift ERP Strategies NTT DATA and Microsoft

ERP Strategy and Planning

Unit4 Names Jennifer Sherman as Chief Product Officer to Drive Innovation and Growth

Unit4 has appointed Jennifer Sherman as Chief Product Officer to enhance product innovation and customer value in its ERP offerings, leveraging her extensive experience in technology to lead the company's global product strategy amidst rising demand for agile, user-centric ERP solutions.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Finding the Right ERP Systems for Small Businesses in 2025

To thrive in the fast-paced landscape of 2025, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need an adaptable, cloud-first ERP system that enables rapid implementation, offers intelligent insights, and provides clear pricing, with solutions like GROW with SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, and Oracle NetSuite emerging as top contenders.