Application Development and Integration

In order to thrive and ensure their viability, contemporary enterprises must create and implement applications with a focus on superior quality, user experience, and seamless integration. Simultaneously, it is crucial to mitigate risks associated with the swift development and deployment of applications, particularly within the context of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).

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Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Microsoft Power Platform Narrows the Access Gap for ERP Agents

Microsoft's June 2026 Power Platform updates introduce Advanced Connector Policies that govern AI agent access to SAP systems at the action and MCP server level. ERP leaders must understand what the new controls mean for low-code automation, connector visibility, and enterprise AI compliance.

Financial Management

Microsoft Connects Field Service Execution to Project Financials in Dynamics 365

Microsoft has made interoperability between Dynamics 365 Field Service and Project Operations generally available, enabling service organizations to link work orders with project financials for improved visibility and management of costs and revenue during service execution.

Data and Data Management

Inside the Global Data Center Investment Surge and Why It Matters for ERP Leaders

Recent massive investments in data centers by major tech companies signify a transformative buildout of global computing capacity, driven by the demands of enterprise AI, geographic strategic importance, and energy constraints, reshaping how cloud and AI services will be delivered in the future.

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.

Analytics and AI

SAP, Microsoft Tighten Their Data Fabric to Boost AI Value for the Enterprise

SAP and Microsoft are enhancing their partnership with SAP Business Data Cloud Connect for Microsoft Fabric to enable bi-directional data sharing without replication, facilitating immediate access to SAP data for analytics and AI within a unified platform that supports cross-cloud interoperability and improved user experience.

Application Development and Integration

How Advanced Data Integration Bridges ERP Systems with Modern Analytics

ERP systems protect vital financial data essential for FP&A teams, but integration into modern analytics platforms like Databricks and Snowflake faces challenges due to a lack of connectors, the need for a unified data view across various systems, and the necessity for real-time data access, prompting the emergence of solutions like CData to streamline this integration while enhancing operational efficiency, data utility, and security.

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Application Development and Integration

Close your eyes and Make-A-Wish: the UK charity’s journey to cloud

Oliver Wilson, technology manager at Make-A-Wish, tells ERP Today about leading a “period of digital change" at the charity with Microsoft and Nerdio.

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Application Development and Integration

Microsoft announces public preview of Power Platform Managed Identity

Microsoft has announced a public preview of its Power Platform Managed Identity support for Dataverse plug-ins.

Application Development and Integration

Snowflake launch increases interoperability with AWS, Salesforce and Microsoft

Snowflake launched its Polaris Catalog, a vendor-neutral, open catalog implementation for Apache Iceberg providing an open standard of choice.

Application Development and Integration

Haas chooses EY and Microsoft solutions to drive F1 team to success

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team has chosen EY to implement its Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain solution.

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Application Development and Integration

Microsoft shows positive Q1 24 results amid faster cloud growth

Microsoft’s fiscal first-quarter earnings outperformed analyst forecasts driven by revenue in Intelligent Cloud rising 19 percent to $24.3bn.

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Application Development and Integration

Blue Marine Foundation: Saving our seas in real time

Blue Marine's project with integrator City Dynamics is proof that while stargazing is an easy habit to fall into when it comes to tech, sometimes the best stories of transformation are happening “down to Earth”. Such stories are happening very much in the here and now, with real-time consequences for everyone on our embattled planet.

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Application Development and Integration

Microsoft welcomes “pragmatic solutions” in EU antitrust Teams probe

Microsoft is nearing a European Union antitrust investigation over Teams as its proposed competition remedies are found unsatisfactory. The development follows a 2020 action by now Salesforce-owned workspace messaging app Slack.