Microsoft

NTT DATA to Accelerate AI-Driven Transformation with Microsoft Cloud Unit

NTT DATA has established a global business unit for Microsoft Cloud to leverage its expertise in accelerating secure, AI-driven digital transformation for enterprises.

Security

Why Microsoft’s D365 License Enforcement Is Exposing a Deeper ERP Crisis

Microsoft Dynamics 365 users in Finance, Supply Chain, and Commerce must urgently address access governance before stricter licensing rules take effect on November 1, 2025, as many organizations have uncovered significant security vulnerabilities and excessive user permissions amidst new compliance pressures.

Data and Data Management

Chris Niederman to Lead Snowflake’s Alliances & Channels Business

Snowflake has appointed Chris Niederman as Senior Vice President of its Alliances & Channels business, effective July 21, 2025, to enhance its global partner system and drive growth through Snowflake AI Data Cloud amidst a rapidly expanding partner network.

ERP Strategy and Planning

The ERP Elephant in the Room: Why Legacy System Decommissioning is Business Critical

Modern enterprises face significant challenges with legacy ERP decommissioning, as maintaining outdated systems poses financial, security, and compliance risks, making it imperative for organizations to strategically sunset these systems to unlock the full potential of their digital transformation efforts.

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.

Cloud Platform and Technology

How Inetum’s BOS2 Win Signals a New Era for UK Public Sector Tech

The UK's civil service faces a digital skills gap with only 4.5% of its workforce in tech roles, presenting a significant opportunity for private sector innovation, exemplified by Inetum's strategic entry into the BOS2 procurement framework, which allows access to robust SaaS solutions that could transform public sector services amid rising demand for digital transformation.

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.

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

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

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.

Analytics and AI

Leveling Up with Automation: How Lifetime Products Empowered its Workforce with Microsoft Dynamics 365

Lifetime Products successfully modernized its ERP system by adopting Microsoft Dynamics 365, enabling enhanced operational efficiency and employee development through automation and a collaborative workforce strategy that reallocates resources towards higher-value tasks.

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.

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.

Analytics and AI

IBM Launches Dedicated Microsoft Practice to Accelerate AI and Cloud-driven Business Transformation

IBM is strengthening its partnership with Microsoft by establishing a Microsoft Practice within IBM Consulting aimed at leveraging AI, cloud, and security solutions to deliver measurable business outcomes across various industries undergoing digital transformation.

image of Larry Ellison, Oracle CTO | CloudWorld

Cloud Platform and Technology

Lloyds Banking Group Deepens Strategic Cloud Partnership with Oracle to Drive Innovation and Agility

Lloyds Banking Group has expanded its partnership with Oracle to adopt next-generation multicloud infrastructure solutions, migrating critical databases to Oracle Database@Azure and deploying Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer, enhancing innovation and customer satisfaction in its digital transformation journey within the UK financial services sector.

Security

Dell Strengthens Cybersecurity for Microsoft Customers

Dell Technologies and Microsoft are enhancing AI adoption to protect data and improve cybersecurity for multicloud environments.

Analytics and AI

The Future of Digital Transformation

Insights from Inetum UK CEO Kathy Quashie

Cloud Platform and Technology

Oracle & Microsoft expand multi-cloud capabilities for government agencies

Oracle has launched Oracle US Gov West and Azure US Gov Arizona regions for its Interconnect with Microsoft Azure, enhancing government agencies' multi-cloud capabilities through cost-effective, high-performance solutions, and seamless integration with Oracle Autonomous Database and Azure services.

Data and Data Management

Turning manufacturing data into competitive advantage with CData

Recordati, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, improved its data integration processes and achieved a 31% annual revenue growth by implementing CData Sync to automate real-time data replication across multiple systems, overcoming challenges of manual data handling and disparate ecosystems.

abstract image of lights | integration strategy

Data and Data Management

The Quantum Leap: How Quantum Computing Will Transform Enterprise Software

Enterprise software is poised for a transformation due to quantum computing, which enables faster data analysis and optimization that outpaces traditional computing, with major companies like IBM, Google, and Microsoft spearheading research and pilot programs while addressing challenges such as hardware limitations and talent shortages.

Cloud Platform and Technology

AWS Aims to Speed Cloud Adoption with Trust Center

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched the AWS Trust Center, a comprehensive online resource that provides essential security insights, compliance certifications, and real-time updates to enhance transparency and trust for customers transitioning to cloud-based systems, addressing key security concerns that influence cloud adoption.

CRM and Customer Experience

Microsoft to Deprecate Unified Service Desk (USD), Points Customers to Customer Service Workspace

Microsoft announced it will discontinue the Dynamics 365 Unified Service Desk on April 1, 2026, urging affected customers to transition to the more advanced Customer Service workspace, which offers improved features and enhanced experiences before the support ends on June 30, 2028.

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.

Analytics and AI

Is the future agentic for ERP?

The future is agentic - or is it? Microsoft and Celonis case studies may show ERP users the truth behind the AI agent hype.

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Analytics and AI

Microsoft Introduces Copilot Chat with AI Agents for 365 Customers

Microsoft has launched Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat, a pay-as-you-go AI chat service for commercial customers that enhances workforce efficiency and collaboration through GPT-4o-powered interactions, IT controls, and integration with Dynamics 365 to support a wide range of business processes and decision-making.

Service Management

Fielding FSM: Was Field Service Management benched in 2024?

Besides Microsoft, it seems Field Service Management was benched in 2024 for AI adventures in the ERP playing field.

Cloud Platform and Technology

South Korea: Microsoft Azure first hyperscaler to serve Korean public sector

Microsoft has become the first Big Tech company to receive certification under South Korea's Cloud Security Assurance Program, enabling its Azure services to be used by public institutions and marking a significant milestone for foreign cloud providers in the region's strict data security landscape.

Analytics and AI

Microsoft unveils Innovation Hub to transform Australian businesses

Microsoft has unveiled a new multi-million-dollar Innovation Hub in Australia, to empower Australian organisations to leverage the power of AI and other technologies. This new facility joins Microsoft’s global network of over 40 Innovation Hubs and marks a milestone in...

a woman holding a tablet with 'Payroll' written on it and a blue credit card | EY launches Integrated Global Payroll Solution for payroll management

Human Capital Management

EY launches Integrated Global Payroll Solution for payroll management

EY has announced the launch of a next-generation Integrated Global Payroll Solution to assist payroll management.

Analytics and AI

Julia White joins Amazon Web Services as marketing chief

Amazon Web Services has appointed Julia White, a former executive at SAP and Microsoft, as its new Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President.