IFS

IFS Brings Industrial AI to Microsoft’s Executive Demo Floor

IFS showcases its Industrial AI capabilities across Microsoft Experience Centers globally, demonstrating how autonomous agents can enhance asset-heavy operations by managing complex scenarios like packaging-line failures, ultimately highlighting the practical deployment of AI in operational environments.

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.

Clinical Applications

ERP Today Awards: AI, Operational Execution, Real-World Impact Defined ERP Leadership in 2025

The ERP Today Awards 2025 make one thing clear: ERP leadership is no longer defined by deployment success, but by real-world impact. Across five award categories—spanning AI innovation, operational execution, customer experience, SMB transformation, and large enterprise projects—the 2025 winners set a new standard for what it means to lead with enterprise technology.

ERP Strategy and Planning

What Does It Take to Win the Next Energy ERP Cycle? SAP, Oracle, IFS, Infor Offer Different Answers

Excerpt: SAP, Oracle, IFS, and Infor are offering different answers to the next energy ERP cycle as oil, gas, utilities, renewables, and energy services companies modernize around assets, field execution, AI, and changing operating models.

Supply Chain Management

IFS Is Building the Operations Layer Around Industrial AI

IFS’s Softeon acquisition is only one part of a broader push to connect warehouse execution, logistics optimization, MRO, asset management, and ERP around Industrial AI.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Rauma Marine Constructions Selects IFS Cloud to Modernize Shipbuilding Operations, Reduce Build Times

Finnish naval shipbuilder Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) has selected IFS Cloud to modernize its shipbuilding ERP infrastructure, replacing fragmented systems with a unified platform spanning project management, procurement, production, logistics, and financial control. The IFS Cloud implementation targets real-time operational visibility and reduced vessel build times across RMC's complex, multiyear shipbuilding programs.

Automation

Addovation and Snowfox Bring AI-Driven Invoice Automation into IFS Finance Workflows

Addovation's partnership with Snowfox enables IFS customers to automate over 90% of invoice processing within existing finance workflows using embedded AI, addressing rising invoice volumes and enhancing operational efficiency without requiring system redesigns.

Analytics and AI

ERP Today 2025 Awards: AI in ERP Reaches a Turning Point

IFS.ai wins the ERP AI and Innovation of the Year Award for its deep integration of AI within core ERP systems, showcasing real-world applicability that enhances decision-making and operational performance, with Sovos recognized as runner-up for its sophisticated real-time tax compliance solution.

Application Development and Integration

IFS Starts 2026 Strong As Industrial AI Embeds In Ops

IFS reported 25% YoY growth in annual recurring revenue to start 2026 and a shift in industrial AI usage from single-task support to integration into planning and execution processes, highlighting the company's deepening role in asset-intensive sectors.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Hoshizaki Bets On IFS Cloud For Future AI Manufacturing Modernization

Hoshizaki is transitioning from customized legacy ERP systems to the standardized IFS Cloud platform to enhance manufacturing efficiency, support Industrial AI applications, and streamline operations across its production sites.

Analytics and AI

IFS Rewrites Industrial AI Pricing Around Assets

IFS is revolutionizing Industrial AI adoption by shifting pricing from named users to the operational assets managed by customers, aiming to simplify funding and scalability for CIOs and COOs while encouraging broader deployment across industries.

Analytics and AI

IFS.ai Logistics to Plug Transport Management Hole

IFS has launched IFS.ai Logistics, a new platform designed to optimize enterprise transport management by integrating AI-driven planning, automated execution, and finance-grade freight auditing within IFS Cloud, addressing the critical need for better governance in logistics costs as enterprises navigate a complex, $20 trillion logistics market.

Manufacturing Systems and Automation

IFS Cloud Selected to Modernize JVCKENWOOD’s Manufacturing Operations

JVCKENWOOD has chosen IFS Cloud as its unified ERP and MES system to enhance global production and supply chain efficiency through Industrial AI, signaling a shift in manufacturing competitiveness toward integrated, AI-driven decision-making.

Supply Chain Management

IFS Completes Softeon Acquisition, Expands Warehouse Management and Robotics

IFS has acquired Softeon, creating a unified platform that integrates warehouse management and robotics with enterprise planning to enhance supply chain operations and address gaps between execution and strategy.

Analytics and AI

IFS Launches AI-Powered Disaster Response Platform for Utilities

IFS' Nexus Black Resolve for Utilities is an AI-driven platform that enhances field service management by improving workforce coordination, automating communication and integrating predictive maintenance capabilities.

IFS appoints Matt Breslin as President, North America to drive Industrial AI growth

Analytics and AI

IFS Posts Strong ARR Growth as Industrial AI Transitions to Production

IFS's fiscal 2025 report highlights a significant 23% year-over-year growth in annual recurring revenue and 114% net retention, showcasing the successful deployment of industrial AI in asset-intensive sectors.

Data and Data Management

E.ON Sweden Selects IFS Copperleaf to Modernize Asset Investment Planning

E.ON Sweden has chosen IFS Copperleaf's AI decision analytics platform to enhance its asset investment planning for better strategic alignment and operational efficiency.

Supply Chain Management

IFS Acquiring Softeon, Bringing Industrial AI to Warehouse Management

IFS's planned acquisition of cloud-native Softeon aims to enhance warehouse management capabilities, integrating AI and robotics into operations, amidst a growing $8.6 billion market driven by labor shortages and automation demands.

Cloud Platform and Technology

Tekniska verken Picks IFS Cloud to Strengthen Digital Transformation, Service Delivery

Tekniska verken has chosen IFS Cloud to digitize its operations and enhance service delivery by integrating legacy systems into a unified platform that utilizes industrial AI for improved efficiency, visibility and asset management.

Analytics and AI

IFS Partners with Anthropic to Develop Industrial AI Solutions

IFS Nexus Black and Anthropic have partnered to launch Resolve, a specialized AI solution aimed at transforming critical industries by embedding safety-aligned AI into operational workflows.

Analytics and AI

IFS Showcases AI Impact Through Industry-Specific Scenarios

IFS's innovations at the Industrial X Unleashed event showcased partnerships with leading AI firms to integrate industry-specific solutions that enhance predictive maintenance, improve operational efficiency and transform asset management.

Analytics and AI

IFS Advances Industrial AI Workforce with TheLoops Acquisition

IFS's acquisition of TheLoops marks a significant evolution in enterprise software towards the implementation of autonomous AI agents capable of actively participating in critical industrial operations, transforming workflows with context-aware decision-making, and signaling a robust demand for such innovative solutions in the market.

ERP Strategy and Planning

When the Grid Gets Smart: TECO Energy’s All-In Transformation with IFS

Tampa Electric Company (TECO) is undertaking a bold retooling of its back-office systems and cultural mindset to transform its operations and set new standards in the energy sector, as highlighted by David Lukcic at IFS Connect North America 2025, aiming to integrate advanced technology and strategic partnerships to enhance reliability, security, and performance while navigating modern challenges.

Analytics and AI

From Nashville with AI: Microsoft Shares Blueprint for ERP Transformation at IFS Connect

At the IFS Connect North America 2025 event in Nashville, Microsoft's Jennifer Martinez presented a strategic framework for enterprise AI transformation focusing on four pillars—enhancing employee experiences, reinventing customer engagement, reshaping business processes, and accelerating innovation—while emphasizing a three-stage implementation roadmap that includes embracing available AI tools, developing customized solutions, and prioritizing security and governance.

Enterprise Content Management

GAF’s Lean Journey: How North America’s Largest Roofing Manufacturer Digitized Tribal Knowledge with IFS Poka

At IFS Connect North America 2025, Lauren Fourt shared GAF's innovative strategy to preserve the knowledge of retiring workers through a digital transformation initiative that combines lean manufacturing principles with real-time content creation via Poka, aiming to enhance workforce competency and streamline knowledge transfer in the roofing industry.

Analytics and AI

Beyond AI Theater: How Industrial Leaders Are Actually Making Money with AI

At IFS Connect 2025, executives learned that focusing on practical generative AI solutions integrated with organizational data, rather than consumer-grade productivity tools, is essential for achieving measurable ROI amid the growing demand for Industrial AI.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Industrial AI with Swagger: Keynote Insights from IFS Connect North America 2025

IFS Connect North America 2025 in Nashville showcased the transformative potential of embedded industrial AI in enhancing operational efficiency, demonstrated through real-world applications and tangible ROI, urging enterprises to move beyond theoretical pilots to actionable implementations for improved business outcomes.

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.

Analytics and AI

IFS boosts ARR by 30% in Q1 on Industrial AI Performance

IFS achieved a 30% increase in annual recurring revenue and a 39% rise in cloud revenue in Q1 2025, driven by strong customer adoption of its Industrial AI initiatives, particularly through the IFS.ai platform, leading to a market valuation exceeding €15 billion.

ERP Strategy and Planning

From ESG Burden to Business Edge: IFS Embeds Sustainability at the Core of Industrial ERP

At IFS Connect UKI 2025, IFS highlighted the necessity of integrating sustainability as a core business function within industrial enterprises amidst evolving regulations and stakeholder expectations, showcasing its new cloud platform modules designed to operationalize sustainability through enhanced ESG insights and data-driven decision-making.

SSTL and NTT DATA Partner for Cloud-Powered Space Innovation

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.