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.

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.
Partnerships
Analytics and AI
EY’s Own ERP Migration Raises the Bar for Transformation Partners
EY's transition to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition on Microsoft Azure positions the firm as a credible transformation partner — one that has lived the operational, data, and change-management challenges it now advises on. This analysis explores what EY's internal migration means for ERP buyers evaluating systems integrators for their own RISE with SAP journeys.
Human Capital Management
Workday Is Testing How Much Enterprise AI Should Be Allowed to Do
Workday’s Q1 results showed agent adoption momentum. The follow-up question is whether Sana, Microsoft 365 Copilot, the Agent System of Record, and federal HR automation can prove that enterprise agents can act inside governed workflows without eroding control.
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.
Analytics and AI
AI That Executes: What the 2026 ERP Market Is Actually Building So Far
This month's enterprise software announcements reveal a significant focus on execution, as evidenced by notable acquisitions aimed at enhancing AI capabilities across various domains, emphasizing the need for domain-specific inputs for effective operational execution.
Analytics and AI
IBM and Microsoft Move Identity Security from Alerts to Action
IBM Consulting has expanded its collaboration with Microsoft Security to enhance identity threat detection and remediation services, enabling enterprises to effectively manage and respond to identity-based attacks through unified security signals and governed workflows.
Analytics and AI
Levi’s Azure Migration Puts Hard Numbers Behind Its AI-Ready ERP Push
Levi Strauss & Co. is advancing its global ERP transformation by consolidating nine ERP systems onto Microsoft's Azure cloud platform, achieving significant improvements in latency and data handling while supporting its transition to a direct-to-consumer model and enhancing AI capabilities.
Analytics and AI
Microsoft Gives AI Agents a Governed Path into Dynamics 365 ERP
Microsoft is enhancing its Dynamics 365 ERP strategy by introducing governed access for AI agents within Finance and Operations, allowing controlled interaction with ERP data and business logic while ensuring security, thereby facilitating a transition from integration to automation.
Analytics and AI
DATEV Moves Sales Teams to Microsoft Dynamics 365 with Capgemini
DATEV is implementing Microsoft Dynamics 365 as part of a CRM transformation with Capgemini to enhance customer engagement and internal collaboration, starting with a pilot in July 2025 and a full rollout planned for February 2026, aiming for improved sales processes and data visibility for over 1,300 employees.
AI is reshaping enterprise partnerships across ERP, supply chain, governance, and ecosystem collaboration
Analytics and AI
AI Is Changing the Rules of Enterprise Partnerships: Q&A with Blue Yonder’s VP Kelley Lear
In this ERP Today Q&A, Blue Yonder’s Kelley Lear explains how AI is changing the rules of enterprise partnerships. The discussion covers agentic AI, hyperscaler and ERP alliances, supply chain disruption, data readiness, governance, and what separates outcome-focused partnerships from those that stall.
Citizen developer AP Automation with Native Apps
Analytics and AI
Architecting the Intelligent Enterprise Across Mixed Ecosystems
How Visionsoft helps enterprises unify Microsoft, Oracle, and other ERP platforms through integration, migration, and intelligent architecture.
Automation
Levi’s ERP Overhaul Hits 60% as Retailer Positions for AI-Driven Orchestration
Levi Strauss & Co. is advancing its digital transformation with a 60% complete global ERP modernization aimed at enhancing AI-driven orchestration and data visibility, as the company shifts towards direct-to-consumer sales expected to represent 55% of its growing revenue, while simultaneously upgrading its supply chain and e-commerce infrastructure.
Microsoft NVIDIA AI infrastructure ERP
ERP Strategy and Planning
Microsoft Begins Validating NVIDIA AI Supercomputer, Signaling Hyperscaler Shift for ERP Workloads
Microsoft has begun validating NVIDIA’s next-generation AI system, signaling how hyperscalers are preparing infrastructure that will underpin ERP and enterprise workloads.
Zurich Switzerland street scene representing Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure region supporting sovereign data and AI deployments.
Cloud Platform and Technology
SAP Business Data Cloud Expands to Azure Switzerland with EU Access Controls
SAP is preparing to launch its Business Data Cloud platform on Microsoft Azure infrastructure in Switzerland in the coming weeks, introducing a deployment designed to meet European data residency and governance requirements. The rollout includes “EU Access” availability, meaning data...
Rootstock Launches Summer ’25 Release with AI Agent, New Data Grid, and Expanded Financials
Analytics and AI
i-Genie.ai Joins Microsoft’s Pegasus Program
i-Genie.ai's acceptance into the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program highlights its rapid growth and provides access to advanced AI tools and a global customer network.
Analytics and AI
Microsoft Q2 2026 Results Show AI, Cloud Growth Accelerating as Spending Surges
Microsoft reported strong Q2 FY2026 results with $81.3 billion in revenue, driven by significant growth in cloud and AI services, despite a sharp increase in capital expenditures to support infrastructure demands, reflecting the company's aggressive AI ambitions.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Analytics and AI
Microsoft’s Agentic e-Commerce Strategy and What It Signals for Retail ERP
At NRF 2026, Microsoft unveiled its vision for agentic AI as a foundational layer for retail e-commerce, emphasizing a shift towards protocol-driven, cooperative AI architectures that integrate seamlessly with ERP and commerce systems to orchestrate holistic retail experiences.
Microsoft logo displayed on a dark sign mounted on a concrete wall
Analytics and AI
Microsoft Data Security Index 2026: AI Adoption Is Outpacing Data Security Controls
Microsoft’s 2026 Data Security Index shows generative AI adoption accelerating faster than data security controls, exposing governance and visibility gaps across enterprise environments.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Raises the ERP Bar for the Mid-Market
Business Central is Microsoft's cloud ERP solution for small and mid-market organizations, featuring integrated finance, sales, and AI capabilities, while leveraging a partner-first approach to enhance vertical solutions, positioning it as a competitive force against other mid-market ERPs.
Analytics and AI
MISO, Microsoft Partner on Azure-, AI-Powered Grid Platform to Streamline Planning Cycles
Microsoft and MISO are collaborating to develop an AI-driven data platform on Azure to enhance grid planning and operations, aiming to reduce analysis cycles from weeks to minutes and support a more resilient, data-informed energy system as demand for electrification and renewables grows.
Analytics and AI
Blue Yonder Taps Kelley Lear to Lead Global Alliances, Scale AI-Driven Supply Chain Ecosystem with Microsoft
Kelley Lear's appointment as corporate VP at Blue Yonder aims to enhance a 300-plus partner ecosystem focused on AI-driven supply chain solutions with Microsoft, emphasizing innovation, strategic alliances, and the use of agentic AI for better partner intelligence.
Analytics and AI
Microsoft Acquires Osmos to Embed Autonomous Data Engineering in Fabric Platform
Microsoft's acquisition of Osmos introduces agentic AI into Microsoft Fabric, revolutionizing data engineering by automating data preparation tasks, targeting improved efficiency for ERP professionals.
Businessperson hold an image of an AI agent in hand.
Analytics and AI
Microsoft Pitches Agentic ERP, CRM as Operating System for AI-First Enterprises
Microsoft's shift to AI-first autonomous enterprises involves agents across Dynamics 365 that interpret data, collaborate, and enhance operations by automating tasks within finance, supply chain, and CRM, emphasizing the integration of systems and intelligence for adaptive, measurable outcomes.
Analytics and AI
Retail AI Hits NRF 2026: SAP, Microsoft, Workday Turn Agentic Platforms into New Operating System for Stores and Commerce
Retail tech giants SAP, Microsoft, and Workday are leveraging AI to transform commerce operations into integrated, agent-driven systems at the NRF 2026 event, showcasing a shift from isolated applications to comprehensive retail infrastructure.
Microsoft logo on a black front door | Cognizant and Microsoft expand partnership
Analytics and AI
i-Genie.ai Joins Microsoft’s Pegasus Program to Accelerate Innovation
i-Genie.ai, an AI consumer insights platform, has joined the exclusive Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program to enhance its growth with advanced technology and mentorship.
Analytics and AI
Microsoft Research Maps 2026 AI Agenda: From Lab Assistants to Trusted Agents
Microsoft Research forecasts 2026 as a pivotal year where AI evolves into collaborative 'digital coworkers' across sectors, emphasizing security, agentic systems, and quantum advancements that align with human-centered goals and redefine enterprise resource planning.
Cognizant AI
Analytics and AI
Cognizant and Microsoft Target the Last-Mile Problem in Enterprise AI
Cognizant and Microsoft have expanded their AI partnership to co-develop industry-specific solutions and integrate Microsoft's AI stack into Cognizant’s services, primarily benefiting sectors like financial services and healthcare, as they aim to enhance AI deployment and operational impacts through deeper collaboration and streamlined workflows.
Human Capital Management
SAP, Oracle Lead the Charge as AI-Driven Performance Management Market Targets USD 6.33B by 2030
The employee performance management market is expected to grow from $3.52 billion in 2025 to $6.33 billion by 2030, driven by a shift towards continuous, analytics-enabled performance cycles embraced by major firms like Adobe and Microsoft, with AI-centric platforms at the core, as organizations increasingly link performance to skills-based talent strategies and digital transformation efforts.
Analytics and AI
Anthropic Set to Donate MCP to New Linux Foundation Agentic AI Foundation
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) donation to the Agentic AI Foundation, under the Linux Foundation, aims to ensure its neutral governance and collaborative development within a multi-vendor environment.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Microsoft’s Canada Investment Puts Digital Sovereignty to Work
On December 9, 2025, Microsoft announced a C$7.5 billion investment to enhance AI and cloud infrastructure in Canada, building on a broader C$19 billion program, aiming to support digital sovereignty and local AI development while contributing to sustainability.
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