Analytics and AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and analytics are indispensable in propelling digital transformation efforts, particularly influencing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). With the rapid progression of technology and computing power, organizations across various sectors are generating immense amounts of data daily, impacting ERP processes. The significance of this data lies in its potential to extract actionable insights, facilitate strategic planning, and drive innovation within the ERP framework. In this context, AI and analytics emerge as pivotal tools, facilitating the extraction of value from the vast amounts of data generated and collected across the enterprise, optimizing ERP functionalities. Analytics is commonly categorized into descriptive, prescriptive, diagnostic, and predictive types, enhancing the ERP landscape. AI algorithms contribute not only to predictive and prescriptive analytics but also empower companies to develop innovative ERP capabilities, exemplified by advancements such as Industry 4.0.

Generative AI: The Secrets of European Companies for Boosting Productivity
European organizations are successfully leveraging generative AI to enhance productivity through well-defined applications, structured governance, and tailored training, despite initial disappointments due to high expectations and a technology-centric approach.
How to Integrate AI into the Workplace: this Innovative Model is Gaining Ground in Europe
Companies must choose between centralized, decentralized, or federated models to effectively deploy generative AI, with the federated model being favored for balancing governance and agility while addressing concerns around security, environmental impact, and regulatory compliance.
How KRYS GROUP Uses its Data to Get a Better Understanding of its Customers
KRYS GROUP, France's leading optical cooperative, is partnering with Inetum to develop a robust data platform aimed at enhancing sales and customer experience through personalized AI, marking a significant step in their digital transformation strategy.
The RATP Group Relies on Artificial Intelligence to Train its Station Agents
The RATP Group is piloting 'Mon Client IA,' a virtual reality and AI training system that uses realistic avatars to prepare station agents for real-life customer interactions, aiming to enhance their communication skills and improve customer service.
De Lijn successfully integrates Copilot with Inetum
De Lijn successfully enhanced employee performance and satisfaction by implementing Microsoft 365 Copilot through a structured training program, achieving increased usage and confidence in the tool.
Artificial intelligence helps the Royal Library of Belgium quickly catalogue books
The National Scientific Library of Belgium (KBR) has implemented a Microsoft Power Platform tool that uses Artificial Intelligence to automate the digitization and cataloging of 19,000 title pages, significantly expediting the process that would normally take years.
Inetum at VivaTech 2025: Simplifying AI, Amplifying Impact
Inetum will showcase innovative digital solutions at Viva Technology from June 11th to 14th, 2025, aiming to simplify AI and enhance the digital impact of businesses through collaboration with key technology partners.
Inetum develops AI solution for faster, more objective tender analysis
Inetum has launched an AI-driven management tool that reduces public tender processes by up to 30 percent, enhancing efficiency for civil servants through features like completeness checks, objective scoring, and side-by-side comparisons.
Inetum strengthens its bidding position in generative AI, with the launch of its “Gen AI Factory”
Inetum has launched its 'GEN AI Factory' to enhance generative AI services across various sectors, consolidating expertise and partnerships to support clients through all project stages from conception to deployment.
Semantic layer
How One Steel Manufacturer Transformed Data Access Through an Independent Semantic Layer
We explore how a steel manufacturer wrangled disparate data with the help of an independent semantic layer from CData.
Sage and Fyle acquisition
Sage Deepens its SMB Automation Strategy With AI Expense Firm Fyle’s Acquisition
Sage has acquired Fyle, an AI-driven expense management platform, to enhance its SMB technology stack by integrating intelligent automation into finance workflows, ultimately transforming tedious processes into seamless, data-driven functions.
Modern ERP and AI
How Modern ERP Is Finally Delivering On The Promise Of AI
Unit4's recent advancements in AI, including the launch of their Advanced Virtual Agent, Ava, and features like Invoice Data Capture, aim to streamline ERP workflows, improve accuracy, and reduce processing time, ultimately transforming financial processes into clear narratives while enhancing collaboration and decision-making in service-based organizations.
Cutting Through the Hype – Pragmatic AI for People-Centric Industries
Join us for an insightful webinar that dives beyond the buzz of artificial intelligence and focuses on delivering meaningful, actionable strategies tailored for people-centric industries. This engaging session will unravel how businesses can implement AI effectively, aligning it with operational goals to enhance both organizational efficiency and employee satisfaction.
AI agents and the evolution of ERP
Agentic ERP brings intelligent, AI-driven agents into the solution, allowing for more autonomous operations and decision-making. These AI Agents are capable of analyzing large datasets, predicting outcomes, and automating routine tasks, freeing up workers for more strategic activities.
State of AI in Manufacturing
Improved efficiency (49%) and productivity (40%) are the top benefits manufacturers currently gain from AI, with production planning and quality control identified as key areas for added value. Manufacturers are increasingly aligning their AI strategies with supply chain optimization and big data analytics to meet demand and ensure resilience.
Global Foundries Case Study
Global Foundries, a leading semiconductor manufacturer, successfully migrated to Orbit Reporting & Analytics for real-time operational reporting and analytics. With seamless integration with different databases and powerful dashboard capabilities, Orbit performed beyond expectations. Global Foundries users were thrilled to utilize the advanced features of Orbit. Read the case study to know more.
Orbit Analytics and Carahsoft Partner to Enhance Data Analytics Solutions for the Public Sector
Orbit Analytics and Carahsoft have teamed up to provide advanced AI-powered analytics solutions to government agencies, enhancing data accessibility and decision-making through Carahsoft's extensive reseller network and procurement contracts.
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.
NTT DATA’s Strategic Agentforce Play: Accelerating Enterprise AI Agent Adoption
The enterprise AI revolution just got a major acceleration boost. NTT DATA’s newly announced industry-ready service for Salesforce’s Agentforce represents more than just another consulting partnership – it’s a strategic response to the explosive growth in agentic AI adoption that’s...
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Tricentis’ Agentic AI Unleashes Autonomous Testing for Modern ERP Systems
Tricentis has launched an innovative agentic AI strategy featuring remote Model Context Protocol servers and Agentic Test Automation, enabling enterprises to enhance software quality engineering through autonomous operations and customizable AI-powered testing solutions, particularly for complex ERP environments.
Strategic AI
Accommodating AI Regulations with Kyriba
As AI adoption accelerates, businesses must navigate evolving regulations like the EU AI Act, ensuring compliance, data security, and enhanced decision-making, with platforms like Kyriba's Trusted AI offering robust solutions and support for developing necessary skills.
How SAP and NVIDIA Are Rewriting the Enterprise AI Playbook
SAP's partnership with NVIDIA introduces 'Local AI from SAP,' allowing enterprises to harness over 100,000 AI models while ensuring data security and compliance, fundamentally transforming the deployment of AI in regulated industries.
ERP Today Live!: The Evolving Role of AI in Finance Automation
In a conversation with ERP Today's Radhika Ojha, Walid Abu-Hadba from Sage discusses the company's innovative approach to product development, emphasizing their cloud-native strategies, AI's impact on finance automation, and customer-focused design during the Sage Future conference in Atlanta.
IFS Doubles Down on Industrial AI on Last Day in Nashville
At IFS Connect North America 2025, IFS demonstrated a practical AI implementation roadmap emphasizing embedded intelligence over competing solutions, showcasing measurable ROI and a case study from Cimcorp that highlights a gradual adoption approach, while addressing industry challenges related to data governance and ease of integration.
Sage Agentic AI
Sage Unveils Vision for “Agentic AI Era” to Modernize SMB Operations for CFOs
At the Sage Future conference in Atlanta, the company unveiled its strategic direction towards Agentic AI, enhancing CFOs' capabilities and SMB productivity through autonomous AI solutions, while emphasizing trust, transparency, and partnerships to ensure accurate, context-aware, and secure AI deployment.
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.
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.