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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.

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.

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.

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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.

Manufacturing Systems and 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.

Manufacturing Systems and 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.

Analytics and AI

New AI Agents Make AWS ProServe Projects Faster

AWS has launched the Professional Services Delivery Agent, an AI-powered tool that enhances AWS ProServe engagements by automating routine tasks, thereby significantly improving project turnaround times and reducing costs.

Analytics and AI

SAP Signavio AI Agent Mining Tackles Invisible Autonomy Risk

SAP users are increasingly incorporating AI agents into workflows, which introduce 'invisible autonomy' risks that necessitate oversight, prompting the launch of SAP Signavio's AI agent mining capability to enhance monitoring, efficiency, and performance assessment of these agents.

Analytics and AI

GPT-5.1 Lands in Copilot Studio as OpenAI Pushes Speed, Reasoning, Personalization Forward

Microsoft and OpenAI have released GPT-5.1 in Copilot Studio for US customers, offering two versions—Instant and Thinking—for enhanced reasoning and personalization, thereby supporting enterprise-scale adoption and allowing organizations to test advanced AI capabilities in a controlled environment.

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Analytics and AI

Sana Acquisition Promises New AI Tools for Workday Users

Workday's recent acquisition of Sana aims to integrate AI-powered tools into its platform, enhancing productivity and user experiences through new AI agents and a seamless learning system, marking a significant shift towards intelligent ERP solutions.

Automation

Sage Acquires Criterion to Bolster Mid-Market HCM

Sage has acquired Criterion, a US-based human capital management platform, to enhance its AI-driven HR and payroll capabilities for mid-sized businesses facing complex workforce management challenges.

Analytics and AI

Setting the Standard for Trust: BlackLine Gets ISO 42001 Certification

BlackLine has achieved the ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System, validating the governance framework of its Studio360 platform and new Verity AI capabilities, thereby setting a global standard for trusted AI in finance.

Automation

Aptean’s Food and Beverage Solution Suite

Our software suite helps businesses digitalize and automate processes, mitigating human error and manual record-keeping, while also ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Automation

Industry Expert eBook: How Automation Powers Growth in the Food and Beverage Industry

To dive deep on this subject, the impetuses for automation, what it looks like in practice today and what it might look like in the future with the technology of tomorrow, we turned to some our internal subject matter experts.

Automation

A Transformative Leap: The Emerging Role of Automation and Hyperautomation in Elevating Finance Processes

The article discusses the limitations of manual finance processes, highlighting the need for automation and hyperautomation to improve efficiency, accuracy, and strategic focus in finance departments by leveraging advanced technologies like AI and machine learning.

Automation

Automating the SAP Financial Close

This webinar discusses how enterprises can enhance the efficiency and quality of their financial closing processes through automation and standardization, focusing on integrating with SAP systems to streamline various closing activities. Watch this webinar on-demand to Watch this webinar to: *Learn how to identify areas of weakness in current financial close processes. *Understand how Aico’s live integration to SAP and other data sources improves efficiency. *Explore options for monitoring and optimising performance during period-end close. *Ensure closing activities align with corporate governance requirements and internal controls.

Automation

Automating the SAP Financial Close

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Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Governance, risk and security: Opportunities of advanced technologies for auditors

The world of auditing is facing a transformation spurred by developing technologies, evolving business environments and new expectations.

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Automation

Creatio and Arribatec partner to revamp CRM and workflow automation

Creatio has partnered with Arribatec to deliver innovative no-code tools that enhance efficiency and boost business growth.

Automation

Automation Anywhere and PwC India partner for AI-powered solutions

Automation Anywhere has announced a new partnership with PwC India to provide advanced Generative AI solutions to various industries.

Automation

¡AI, caramba! Banco Azteca cashes in with UiPath AI

As we know today, every vendor wants to sell their Artificial Intelligence message. Going further, every vendor in the AI space now wants to proffer forth its agentic AI agentic message, now that we have understood the benefits of agent-based...

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Automation

UiPath and SAP to accelerate enterprise automation for SAP users

UiPath has partnered with SAP to integrate its platform with SAP Build Process Automation, allowing customers to enhance enterprise-wide automation, streamline processes and accelerate migration to the cloud.

Automation

Quickly and Decisively – How to Become an Adaptive Enterprise

Simon Ellis of IDC emphasizes that achieving digital maturity through a holistic approach enables adaptive enterprises to react quickly and decisively to disruptions, ultimately leading to improved financial performance.

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Automation

How connectivity goes hand in hand with business growth

Carrier Corporation reinvented the way it works and designed new ways to connect with its customers to drive better value for all.