Automation

Analytics and AI
Africa Races to Build AI Skills as Training Demand Surges While Budgets Lag
African organizations are rapidly developing AI-focused skills amid tightening training budgets, leading to a significant gap between the growing demand for AI expertise and the resources allocated for skills development.
Analytics and AI
Panaya’s AI-Driven Autonomous Testing Layer Designed to Ease ERP Bottlenecks
Panaya's Seemore agentic AI layer enhances autonomous testing for SAP, Oracle, and Salesforce, allowing enterprise teams to manage updates more efficiently through risk analysis, codeless test creation and self-healing scripts, amid an anticipated surge in the automation testing market driven by the demand for AI-ready ERP capabilities.
Analytics and AI
The Cloud Velocity Trap for Testing
CIOs face significant challenges during ERP migrations due to inadequate testing strategies and a rush towards AI solutions, highlighting the necessity for continuous testing and thorough documentation to ensure successful system integration.
Analytics and AI
Creating Supply Chain Value Through Analytics and AI
AI and analytics are transforming supply chain management by automating repetitive tasks, redefining planner roles into strategic storytellers, and providing decision intelligence to navigate disruptions.
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.
Analytics and AI
SAP, Partners Turn Embedded Business AI into Concrete ERP Wins
SAP and its partners are transforming AI from concept to implementation by integrating SAP Business AI and SAP BTP into workflows that enhance efficiency and collaboration, as illustrated by successful case studies from companies like FRoSTA and Aspen Pumps.
Analytics and AI
2025 Was a Pivotal Point for Oracle NetSuite: Where Is Its AI Roadmap Heading in 2026?
Oracle NetSuite laid the groundwork in 2025 for an AI-native ERP experience, with 2026 expected to see the launch of key features like NetSuite Next and Autonomous Close, which will embed AI into financial and operational workflows, moving AI from conceptual to operational use.
Automation
5 Predictions: What Salesforce Leaders Expect from Enterprise AI Agents in 2026
At a Salesforce roundtable, executives predicted that by 2026, companies will face a clear divide based on their adoption of AI agents as operational infrastructure, leading to significant changes in voice communication, engineering delivery models, governance structures, and user experiences.
Automation
RPA Pushes Healthcare from Manual Admin to Intelligent Automation
Hospitals are increasingly adopting robotic process automation (RPA) to alleviate administrative burdens and workforce shortages while enhancing patient experiences, evolving from basic scripts to AI-enabled intelligent automation that reshapes claims management, scheduling, and compliance.
AI Agents
Automation
Digital Colleagues, AI Agents Reshaping the ERP Workforce Model
Corporate AI is evolving from simple assistants to autonomous agents that can execute workflows and make decisions, significantly altering ERP processes and promising revenue increases, necessitating a reevaluation of roles and systems to support this shift.
Analytics and AI
Oracle NetSuite Introduces NetSuite Next to Reimagine ERP with Embedded AI, Natural-Language Workflows
Oracle NetSuite's NetSuite Next update introduces conversational AI and agent-driven workflows within its ERP suite, enabling users to perform tasks through natural language prompts and intelligent automation, thereby simplifying operations and enhancing user accessibility.
Analytics and AI
Manufacturing Expands Physical Automation with AI-Driven Robotics
Manufacturers are transitioning to AI-enabled robotic ecosystems that enhance productivity and quality by integrating with ERP and MES systems, which leads to significant improvements in efficiency and maintenance planning.
Automation
Cloud ERP Takes Center Stage for Comic Publishers Confronting Creative, Operational, Market Pressures
Cloud ERP is becoming a crucial tool for comic book publishers by streamlining complex production, enhancing collaboration, improving distribution, and supporting financial management, thereby enabling them to meet rising consumer demands and navigate the challenges of digital transformation.
Automation
IFS, Siemens Targeting Autonomous Grids as AI Demand Surges
A strategic partnership between Siemens and IFS aims to revolutionize utility grid management through data-driven planning and operational integration.
Application Development and Integration
ERP Leaders Declare AI Agents, Connectivity as the Core of ERP’s Next Evolution
AI-driven connectivity is rapidly becoming the defining feature of next generation ERP systems, according to new data and industry perspectives published in Versori’s “The Future of ERP” December 2025 whitepaper. Across every segment represented in the report, ERP leaders depict...
Analytics and AI
Inside the AI Shift Transforming Customer, Field Service and What it Means for ERP
The Salesforce 7th annual State of Service report reveals a rapid transformation in customer service driven by AI agents, predicting that by 2027 AI will resolve half of service cases, prompting organizations to enhance data integration and redefine service roles, ultimately positioning service as a blueprint for broader enterprise architecture change.
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Application Development and Integration
MuleSoft and Salesforce Push Toward an AI Agent Future, Reframing Integration as Enterprise Automation
At the Agentforce Tour in NYC, Salesforce and MuleSoft emphasized a shift towards AI-driven automation, integrating APIs, RPA, and AI agents into a cohesive model for orchestrating intelligent workflows across systems.
Automation
ERP Lessons from Black Friday for Manufacturers, Retailers
Black Friday serves as a critical evaluation for ERP systems, revealing their capability for real-time operational control amid spikes in demand, and highlighting the need for strong data governance, operational visibility, and continuous analysis to enhance resilience and readiness for future challenges.
Analytics and AI
Agentic AI Defined and How It Is Reshaping the Enterprise Architect’s Role
The rise of agentic AI in enterprise applications is transforming the role of architects from static designers to dynamic overseers, requiring new workflows and governance models as AI increasingly undertakes decision-making tasks historically handled by humans.
Taming Landed Costs
Automation
Rootstock’s Praxis Acquisition Ushers New Phase of Salesforce-Native Enterprise
Rootstock's acquisition of Praxis Solutions, bringing its founder Ohad Idan as VP of product, enhances its ERP strategy by integrating on-ground manufacturing expertise, driving advancements in seamless workflows and unified operational platforms.
Automation
US Federal IT Modernization Moves Beyond Cloud Migration to Continuous Transformation
US federal IT leaders are evolving from one-time cloud migrations to an ongoing transformation model, emphasizing continuous modernization, strategic partnerships, and dual metrics for success that prioritize agility, resilience, and innovative capability delivery.
Application Development and Integration
Sage Advances AI Platform Strategy with New Developer Framework, Deepened Sovos Partnership
Sage is enhancing its AI and integration strategy through the launch of a new AI developer framework for partners and a partnership with Sovos to improve intelligent tax compliance, promoting a shift towards governed, partner-led extensibility in its finance platforms.
AI Agents
Automation
AI Agents as Digital Coworkers: What ERP, HCM Buyers Must Prepare for by 2026
AI agents are evolving into integral digital coworkers, compelling ERP and HCM buyers to reassess workforce planning, governance, and technology frameworks by 2026, as enterprise software transitions to accommodate AI-driven workflows and digital employees, while also emphasizing the importance of governance and integration in a hybrid human-digital labor model.
M&A
Automation
Cloud ERP Market Projected to Triple Growth by 2032
The Cloud ERP market is projected to grow to $176.93 billion by 2032, driven by increasing demand for scalable solutions, AI integration and cost-effective deployment as well as an emphasis toward operational efficiency.
Automation
IBM Pushes Toyota South Africa’s SAP Modernization Forward with On-Time S/4HANA Upgrades
IBM is modernizing Toyota South Africa Motors' core systems through two SAP S/4HANA upgrades that enhance data visibility and streamline operations, marking a critical step in Toyota's transition from legacy systems ahead of the 2027 support deadline.
Automation
IFS and Siemens Unite to Drive Autonomous Grid Intelligence for Utilities
IFS and Siemens are collaborating to advance autonomous grid operations by integrating industrial AI with grid planning and infrastructure expertise, aiming to address industry challenges and support a shift toward self-optimizing energy systems.
Automation
Datanomix and Fulcrum Partnering to Develop Seamless ERP, Production Integration
Datanomix has partnered with Fulcrum to integrate their technologies for modernizing manufacturing by unifying job planning, scheduling, and real-time production tracking, shifting toward a proactive environment that enhances visibility.
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