Data and Data Management

Efficient data management, encompassing the systematic collection, organization, and retrieval of data, is fundamental for enhancing productivity, efficiency, and informed decision-making. Regardless of their scale or industry, organizations benefit significantly from implementing a robust data management strategy and adopting a modern data management system. This ensures streamlined operations and optimized use of information, facilitating better decision-making processes. The integration of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions further enhances the effectiveness of data management, providing organizations with comprehensive tools to manage and utilize data seamlessly across various facets of their operations.

How Manufacturers Can Learn and Respond from ERP Stress Tests
ERP systems are evolving from traditional recordkeeping to proactive disruption management, focusing on real-time insights and modular architectures to enhance organizational resilience amid supply chain uncertainties.
Deploying high-impact GenAI solutions with Inetum
Solving the AI Adoption Paradox: Lessons from Inetum’s COBORG Framework
Despite significant investment in generative AI, 95% of projects fail to deliver value due to misalignment with business goals, as highlighted by Inetum’s COBORG™ framework, which aims to bridge the gap between experimentation and execution by integrating AI responsibly into organizations.
System Integration Market Surging as Enterprises Shift Toward Modernization
The global system integration market is projected to reach $600 billion by 2030, with ERP systems playing a key role as companies shift toward digital transformation, IoT adoption, and increased automation in daily processes.
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Awery, Cirium Enter Strategic Partnership for Integrating Aviation Data, Analytics
Awery Aviation Software and Cirium have formed a strategic partnership to integrate Cirium's aviation data and analytics into Awery's ERP platform, enhancing operational intelligence and providing users with real-time access.
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.
Higher Ed Races to Modernize ERP as Cloud, AI Pressures Intensify
Higher education institutions are rapidly upgrading ERP systems to embrace cloud flexibility and AI readiness, viewing modernization as essential due to budget constraints, enrollment dynamics, and the demand for streamlined digital experiences.
ServiceNow Advances Enterprise AI Through Integrations with Microsoft
ServiceNow announced integrations with Microsoft, including Microsoft Agent 365, to create seamless AI orchestration and governance for businesses, enabling autonomous workflows and visibility across Microsoft 365 and the ServiceNow AI Platform.
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.
M&A
Why Data Precision is the Core of Your 2026 M&A Strategy
As the M&A market anticipates significant growth in 2026, technology decision-makers must implement robust data strategies to transition technology from a supporting role to a strategic driver, ensuring precision and agility in navigating the complexities of mergers and acquisitions amid ongoing volatility.
JiVS IMP and AI Ready Data
Why 92% of Companies Lack AI-Ready Data
The Cisco AI Readiness Report reveals that while 97% of organizations prioritize urgent AI deployment, 92% are unprepared due to fragmented and siloed data across disparate systems, indicating a critical need for unified and clean foundational data to enable effective AI implementation.
Vonage and SAP expand collaboration for AI-driven enterprise experiences
Unlocking Advanced Analytics: Oracle Fusion ERP + Databricks Integration
As enterprises utilizing Oracle Cloud ERP seek advanced analytics and AI-driven insights, integrating their data into Databricks through Orbit's no-code data pipeline solution simplifies the process, enabling real-time updates and eliminating the complexities of manual ETL.
From Oracle Fusion Cloud to Databricks: Simplifying SaaS Data Pipelines + Data Models with Orbit Datajump
Orbit Datajump seamlessly integrates with Oracle Fusion and Databricks to provide an intelligent data orchestration and modeling layer, enabling efficient data ingestion, schema management, and accelerated analytics by transforming Fusion data into analytics-ready models.
Beyond Data Integration – How Orbit’s Intelligent Data Pipelines Transform Raw Data into Business Value
Orbit offers an intelligent, end-to-end pipeline solution that goes beyond integration, seamlessly transforming raw data into real business value, driving innovation and growth, and empowering strategic decision-making.
Decommissioning SAP Legacy Systems
Decommissioning SAP Legacy Systems: Turning Technical Debt into Strategic Value
To mitigate the significant costs and risks associated with maintaining legacy ERP systems, organizations should adopt a structured decommissioning strategy that focuses on total cost of ownership reduction and compliance risk mitigation through a phased approach involving data analysis, extraction, and secure archiving.
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Trusted AI in Finance
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.
Precision, performance, production: Seamless SAP S/4HANA migration at BMW Group
Managing a transformation of this scale and complexity demands reliability, precision and comprehensive expertise. At the Regensburg plant, SNP assumed full responsibility – from planning to execution – enabling a go-live without disrupting production.
Coda
Good Enough Isn’t Good Enough When it Comes to Your Data: Kevin Campbell
A recent Syniti report highlights that while 70% of organizations have a data strategy, 86% worry data management issues will hinder AI adoption, with 79% identifying data management as a challenge for SAP S/4HANA migrations, emphasizing the need for a business-driven, data-first culture and skilled teams to succeed.
Agency for Agriculture and Fisheries moves from fragmented customer contacts to streamlined and efficient customer service with Salesforce
The Agency for Agriculture and Fisheries improved its customer service for farmers by implementing Salesforce Service Cloud, centralizing communication through a single contact point, enhancing tracking of customer interactions, and addressing organizational changes to ensure consistency and efficiency in service delivery.
Bringing ERP Data into Excel: Seamless Integration with Orbit Analytics
Orbit Analytics reimagines how organizations interact with their ERP data by delivering a seamless, live connection between enterprise systems and Excel. By embedding live ERP data directly into the tool users trust most, Orbit removes the friction between IT systems and business reporting, enabling faster, data-backed decisions.
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The SAP S/4HANA Data Dilemma: Why Data Strategy Can’t Be an Afterthought
The journey to SAP S/4HANA necessitates a fundamental rethinking of data management, emphasizing a selective migration of relevant data, prioritizing data quality especially in an AI-driven landscape, and effectively managing legacy data, all of which are crucial for transforming organizations' data from a liability to a strategic asset.
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Preparing Your Data for ERP Transformation
Organizations transitioning to SAP S/4HANA must focus on effective data preparation and management—including data cleansing, classification, and accessibility—to ensure a successful move and control costs associated with data volume.
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Treating Emissions Data and Sustainability Management Like a Line of Business
While companies struggle with emissions data transparency compared to financial data, regulatory pressures and sustainability initiatives drive the need for better carbon footprint understanding, leading to partnerships like IFS and Climatiq that enhance visibility and analytics in emissions management.
Every day, Matexi hands over homes to seven families thanks in part to a future-oriented digital core
Matexi, Belgium's largest neighborhood developer, has upgraded its core IT infrastructure with Inetum to enhance digital cooperation and efficiency, supporting sustainable residential development and accommodating future growth.
Master Change with Confidence: The SNP Kyano Platform Build a Smarter, More Resilient IT Strategy
Kyano isn’t just software. It’s a smarter, more strategic way to master enterprise change—with agility built in.
Semantic layer
How One Steel Manufacturer Transformed Data Access Through an Independent Semantic Layer
We explore how a steel manufacturer wrangled disparate data with the help of an independent semantic layer from CData.
Kyano Datafridge
Legacy systems hinder innovation and increase costs, but decommissioning them with solutions like Kyano Datafridge can reduce total cost of ownership by up to 80%, ensuring accessible data for compliance while minimizing operational expenses.