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.

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AI Compressing Breach Timelines as Identity Weaknesses Drive 90% of Incidents

Unit 42’s 2026 Global Incident Response Report finds attackers reaching data exfiltration in as little as 72 minutes, with identity weaknesses involved in nearly 90% of incidents. The findings highlight AI-driven acceleration, over-permissioned identities and multi-surface exposure across modern enterprise environments.

Analytics and AI

Agentic AI Signals a Shift to New Enterprise Operating Model

The rise of agentic AI is compelling executives to reassess whether AI merely enhances existing operations or fundamentally transforms their business models.

Analytics and AI

Adronite Secures $5 Million Series A Funding Round

Adronite's $5 million Series A funding, led by Gatemore Capital Management, marks a shift towards AI-driven codebase intelligence as essential infrastructure for large enterprises.

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Business Process Management and Automation

SAP Business AI Q4 2025 Update Embeds Intelligence into Enterprise Workflows

SAP’s Q4 2025 SAP Business AI release embeds AI directly into spend management, procurement, and customer experience workflows, signaling a shift toward operational AI inside enterprise systems.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

Global ERP Market to Double Growth Over Next Decade Due to Priority Shift

The global ERP market is evolving into a strategic backbone, projected to exceed $40.6 billion by 2033 with a 9.4% CAGR, as organizations seek unified, data-driven control across various business functions while transitioning to hybrid and cloud models.

Cybersecurity

Bell Cyber and Radware Expand AI-driven, Cloud-Delivered Security Services

Bell Cyber and Radware are launching a unified, AI-driven managed security service to enhance protection against sophisticated cyberattacks for enterprises.

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KPMG Launches Tax AI Accelerator Program to Advance Generative AI in Corporate Tax

KPMG has launched a Tax AI Accelerator Program that pairs structured AI training with a secure Digital Gateway sandbox. The model signals a governance-led approach to generative AI adoption in corporate tax and ERP-adjacent finance functions.

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Financial Management

Sage Intacct Delivers AI-Powered Capabilities to Improve Financial Data Analysis

Sage Intacct's AI-powered capabilities revolutionize finance operations by enhancing period-end close management, enabling real-time performance monitoring, simplifying data handling, integrating cash analytics and providing direct access to live financial data for improved decision-making.

Analytics and AI

Data Sovereignty, Latency, Trust: Why ERP AI Cannot Live in the Public Cloud Alone

As AI integrates into ERP workflows, the need for robust governance, data residency, and operational control is rising, leading organizations to seek infrastructure strategies that ensure consistency and reliability in the face of regulatory demands.

Enterprise Architecture

Industrial AI Platform Combines Virtual Twins, Accelerated Computing

Dassault Systèmes and NVIDIA's strategic partnership aims to revolutionize industrial AI by creating an integrated architecture that combines virtual twin technologies with AI infrastructure, enabling real-time simulations and accelerated workflows for manufacturing and engineering.

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Analytics and AI

Community Survey Reveals Cloud Migration Progress Alongside AI Adoption Gaps

The third annual State of the Infor Community Survey by RPI Consultants reveals that while cloud migration among Infor users is accelerating, organizations face training, process optimization and AI integration challenges.

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Analytics and AI

Oracle Helping Organizations Enhance Process Manufacturing

Oracle enhances its Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing platform with new capabilities aimed at process manufacturers, enabling improved real-time production visibility, regulatory compliance, and streamlined operations through integrated batch execution and recipe management.

Analytics and AI

Oracle AI Agents Improve Efficiency, Resiliency for Supply Chain Leaders

Oracle has introduced AI agents within its Fusion Cloud Applications to streamline supply chain decision-making and efficiency by automating workflows and providing actionable insights.

Analytics and AI

Camunda Names White as Chief Revenue Officer

Camunda has appointed Chris White as Chief Revenue Officer to drive revenue growth and leverage his 30 years of experience in scaling customer-facing organizations, amid a backdrop of impressive growth in 2025.

Supply Chain Management

SPS Commerce Embeds Agentic AI Into Supply Chain Execution

SPS Commerce has introduced MAX, embedding agentic AI directly into supply chain workflows. The move extends automation beyond visibility and into execution, as customers and investors look for proof that network scale can deliver measurable operational impact.

Analytics and AI

Why AI-Ready ERP Depends on Industrial-Scale Cloud Infrastructure

As enterprise software enters a new AI era, the focus shifts from the efficacy of AI models to the reliability and scalability of ERP infrastructure, with companies like Oracle emphasizing the importance of robust, unified data foundations to ensure consistent performance in business operations.

Analytics and AI

Workday Names Co-Founder Aneel Bhusri CEO as Company Reorients Leadership for AI Era

Workday appointed co-founder Aneel Bhusri as CEO, succeeding Carl Eschenbach, to lead the company's next phase focused on leveraging AI within enterprise applications while maintaining operational discipline established during Eschenbach's tenure.

Analytics and AI

Acumatica Summit 2026: Manish Chandak

At Acumatica Summit 2026, Tech Electronics CEO Manish Chandak discussed the evolving themes in ERP, focusing on the impact of digital replicas and AI on the future role of ERP systems.

Analytics and AI

ERP Today Interview: Achyut Jajoo

Salesforce's Achyut Jajoo talks with ERP Today about how they're working on helping manufacturers enhance operational scalability through prebuilt AI templates and improving autonomy and competitiveness in the face of labor shortages.

Analytics and AI

Clarity in the Data Jungle

SAP is embedding AI into its systems to transform raw data into actionable intelligence, enhance operational efficiency, and drive innovation, thereby helping organizations lower costs and improve customer satisfaction.

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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.

Analytics and AI

SAP, AWS Embed Generative AI Directly Into SAP Consulting Work

SAP and AWS are embedding generative AI into SAP consulting work through SAP Joule for Consultants, integrating Anthropic Claude models via Amazon Bedrock to support delivery teams.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

The New ERP Backbone: Databricks, Inetum, and the Shift to AI-Native ERP Architectures

ERP systems are entering an AI-augmented era, but many data foundations are not ready. This analysis examines why AI-native ERP architectures are emerging, how Databricks is becoming the intelligence layer, and how Inetum helps enterprises operationalize AI with trust, governance, and scale.

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Analytics and AI

Oracle AI Database 26ai Brings Enterprise AI to On-Premises Deployments

Oracle's release of AI Database 26ai Enterprise Edition for on-premises Linux x86-64 platforms brings AI vector search, quantum-resistant encryption, and autonomous database features to facilitate data sovereignty and regulatory compliance.

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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

Achieving Manufacturing Operational Excellence in the Marketplace

The partnership between Syspro and SugarCRM introduces Sugar for Syspro, designed to enhance sales navigation and operational efficiency in complex manufacturing environments by eliminating manual data entry errors and fostering collaboration through integrated ERP-CRM visibility.

ERP Strategy and Planning

ERP in 2026: What Changes When Systems Start Acting on Our Behalf

As ERP transitions from a control-centric model to one empowered by agentic AI that autonomously executes decisions, CIOs must rethink governance, accountability, and operational readiness to address new risks and ensure effective outcomes.