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.

Analytics and AI
CVS Health Partners with Google Cloud to Build AI-Driven Consumer Health Platform
CVS Health is transforming into a digital health platform through its partnership with Google Cloud to launch Health100, an AI-driven ecosystem aimed at unifying fragmented healthcare interactions and enhancing patient engagement.
Analytics and AI
ECI Software Acquires Drypowder to Reduce Manual AR Workflows
ECI Software Solutions has acquired Drypowder to integrate advanced accounts receivable and digital payment solutions into its ERP framework, addressing inefficiencies in financial workflows within construction and building materials industries and enhancing operational performance for its global customer base.
Cloud Platform and Technology
Cloud Data Strategy Moves From Project to Everyday Practice for ERP Leaders
The shift to cloud data management for ERP leaders is a fundamental transformation in operations and governance, requiring a continuous approach to security, cost management and data integration to harness innovation while mitigating risks.
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Analytics and AI
Snowflake Introduces Project SnowWork to Enable AI-Driven Enterprise Task Execution
Snowflake has introduced a research preview of Project SnowWork, an AI-driven platform that enables business users to execute complex workflows using natural language.
Supply Chain Management
Acumatica Targets Supply Chain Volatility With AI Workflows, Shop Floor Precision
Acumatica's 2026 R1 release introduces AI-powered workflow tools, a Shop Floor Kiosk for real-time data capture, and enhancements for omnichannel commerce, aiming to optimize supply chain management for manufacturers, distributors and retailers.
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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.
Automation
Opkey Targets SaaS Release Bottleneck with AI-Driven ‘Release-to-Action’ Automation
Opkey has launched Release Advisor, an AI tool that automates the analysis of Oracle and Workday updates to streamline release decision-making, cutting analysis time by 60-80% and enabling faster certification of updates.
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Analytics and AI
Enterprise Apps as Systems of Action: Workday Pushing AI into Execution with Sana Launch
Workday has launched Sana, a unified AI interface that integrates directly into its HR and finance platform, enabling users to not only analyze but also execute tasks within governed workflows, thereby redefining enterprise AI adoption by embedding it in critical business processes.
Automation
Oracle Launches Fusion Agentic Applications and Expands AI Agent Studio to Operationalize Enterprise Workflows
Oracle's launch of Fusion Agentic Applications marks a significant evolution in ERP, embedding AI agents directly within its cloud applications to facilitate outcome-driven execution and seamless integration with existing business processes.
SAP Concur Fusion 2026
Spend Management and Procurement
SAP Concur Fusion 2026: SAP Embeds Joule AI Across Travel, Expense, and Payments Workflows
SAP unveiled new AI-driven capabilities at SAP Concur Fusion 2026, including Joule integration with Microsoft 365, AI agents for expense automation, and expanded Amex and Visa partnerships.
Analytics and AI
Rootstock Acquires Ascent Solutions to Increase Salesforce Reach
Rootstock Software's acquisition of Ascent Solutions enhances its Salesforce-native ERP capabilities for manufacturers and distributors, focusing on operational consolidation and AI readiness.
Analytics and AI
Secure Your SAP S/4HANA Transition in the Age of AI & Agents with PwC
PwC and MuleSoft highlight the importance of a unified integration platform for seamless SAP S/4HANA transitions, emphasizing how MuleSoft's capabilities tackle the challenges of AI-driven transformations.
Analytics and AI
MuleSoft Vibes
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Analytics and AI
MuleSoft
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CIOs attend SAPinsider Las Vegas 2026 session on AI adoption and SAP strategy
ERP Strategy and Planning
SAP CIOs Say AI Adoption Remains Early Despite Growing Attention
CIOs report that AI execution in ERP environments remains limited, with organizations prioritizing efficiency, cost control, and data readiness over large-scale AI deployment.
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Data and Data Management
SAPinsider Las Vegas: Why Data Strategy Must Start With Trust
At SAPinsider Las Vegas 2026, Ingo Hilgefort explains why data trust, governance, and business alignment are essential to building a successful data and analytics strategy.
Analytics and AI
Agriculture ERP Market Projected for Double-Digit Growth
The agriculture ERP market is projected to see double-digit growth through 2033 as farms increasingly adopt integrated, cloud-based solutions to enhance operational efficiency, comply with regulations and support precision agriculture.
Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, host location of SAPinsider Las Vegas 2026 CIO transformation discussions
ERP Strategy and Planning
CIOs Shift SAP Transformation Focus to Long-Term Value at SAPinsider Las Vegas 2026
CIOs at SAPinsider Las Vegas 2026 discuss how SAP transformation decisions are shifting toward long-term value, with a focus on migration versus modernization, cost pressures, and post-go-live accountability.
Analytics and AI
SAPinsider Las Vegas Q&A with David Robinson: Why SAP Customers Need Faster, Smaller, More Continuous Transformation
David Robinson, President of SAP North America, emphasized at the SAPinsider Las Vegas keynote that customers should view modernization as an IT operating model transformation rather than just a platform move, highlighting the need to address technical debt, separate core processes from innovation, and focus on continuous innovation through incremental changes and effective governance.
Analytics and AI
UiPath, Deloitte Launch Agentic ERP Platform
UiPath and Deloitte are enhancing their partnership to launch the Agentic ERP offering, which integrates autonomous AI agents and robotic process automation to provide a strategic approach for automating complex enterprise workflows across ERP systems.
CIO forum discussion at SAPinsider Las Vegas 2026 at the Bellagio conference venue.
ERP Strategy and Planning
CIO Forum at SAPinsider Las Vegas 2026 Opens With Focus on Cost, Alignment, and Execution
CIOs at SAPinsider Las Vegas 2026 emphasized cost pressure, AI adoption, and business alignment as key forces shaping SAP strategy and enterprise technology decisions.
Analytics and AI
Emerging AI Laws in Asia Are Raising New Questions for ERP Systems
AI regulation across Asia is evolving from voluntary guidance to binding rules, creating a fragmented compliance landscape that influences ERP design and implementation of AI, particularly concerning AI-generated content, high-impact decision-making, and the need for documentation and explainability.
Analytics and AI
NetSuite’s Long Bet Pays Off: Why Unified ERP Is the Real Foundation of AI
Evan Goldberg founded NetSuite to address the chaos of disconnected systems in business, aiming for a unified platform that offers a single source of truth, which now positions the company to effectively incorporate AI and adapt to evolving hybrid business models while maintaining a focus on simplicity and operational clarity.
Security
Rise with SAP Security Risk Is Increasingly Shaped by Timing, Data, Assurance
As organizations accelerate their migration to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, security risks intensify, prompting a shift in focus towards proactive security measures, data-centric access control, and a structured assurance model to ensure effective protection and compliance in increasingly complex cloud environments.
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.
Analytics and AI
How Clean Core ERP Has Evolved Into a Mandate
A clean core ERP system prioritizes standardization and controlled extensions to enhance manufacturing efficiency, allowing organizations to rapidly adapt and innovate without compromising the integrity of their operational systems.
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Analytics and AI
Zone & Co Launches ERP Command Interface for Agentic Finance
Zone & Co has introduced Zone Control Center, a command interface that enables finance teams to monitor and orchestrate ERP finance workflows using the Zoe agentic orchestration layer.
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