Systems Administration

Air Force Looks to Standardize ERP Services on Cloud One OCI

The US Air Force is seeking partners through a request for information to develop and sustain Enterprise Resource Planning Common Services on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, aiming to enhance shared cloud services and integration for defense ERP environments.

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SAP’s EU Settlement Gives On-Premise Customers More Room to Maneuver

SAP has resolved a European Commission investigation by committing to more flexible maintenance and support policies for on-premise ERP software, enhancing customer choice and alleviating competition concerns without impacting its cloud offerings.

Systems Administration

Westbank First Nation Picks Unit4 ERPx to Modernize Administrative Systems

Westbank First Nation has chosen Unit4 ERPx to modernize its fragmented administrative systems across finance, procurement, projects, and planning, aiming to enhance data visibility and operational efficiency within its unique governance framework.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Winding Down Support: The Other 2027 Deadline ERP Teams Can’t Afford to Miss

SAP ECC is not the only 2027 deadline ERP teams need to manage. SAP Solution Manager—the tool most SAP organizations rely on for change control, ITSM, monitoring, and audit trails—is also winding down its support in 2027. With SAP Cloud ALM not offering a direct like-for-like replacement for SolMan's ChaRM functionality in on-premise scenarios, ERP teams face a hidden compliance and governance gap that requires urgent planning.

Financial Management

Are Your AP Workflows Holding Your ERP Back? A Conversation with Priority Commerce

Priority Commerce EVP Steve Tackett joins ERP Today Live to explain why AP workflows keep escaping the ERP, what breaks down when they do, and how supplier enablement and AI-driven transparency are reshaping how mid-market organizations think about payment modernization.

Security

SAP June Security Patch Day Puts ERP Trust Controls Under Pressure

SAP's June 2026 Security Patch Day highlighted significant ERP security risks, delivering 15 new Security Notes with a focus on foundational trust layers like SAML authentication and RFC communication, emphasizing the need for organizations to prioritize the remediation of vulnerabilities that affect authentication, access control, and supply chain risks in their SAP environments.

Security

Microsoft Is Killing SMS Sign-in Codes. ERP Teams Should Pay Attention

Microsoft’s move away from SMS sign-in codes is limited to personal accounts, but ERP teams should still pay attention. Developer subscriptions, sandbox tenants, contractor accounts, shared credentials, and break-glass workflows can sit outside formal Entra ID governance, creating hidden exposure as authentication models shift.

Security

SAP Security Patch Day May 2026 Shows Risk Beyond Core Applications

SAP’s May 2026 Security Patch Day shows why SAP teams need to look beyond severity scores. Critical vulnerabilities affected S/4HANA and Commerce Cloud, while Mini Shai-Hulud brought developer tooling, credentials, and supply-chain exposure into the SAP security conversation.

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Security

What NIST’s CVE Shift Means for ERP Security Teams

NIST is changing how CVEs are enriched in the National Vulnerability Database, reducing the consistency of risk signals used to prioritize vulnerabilities. For ERP security teams, the shift increases reliance on vendor guidance and system-specific context to assess exposure.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

How France’s Tech Dependency Plan Could Influence ERP Decisions

France’s tech dependency plan requires ministries to map reliance across infrastructure, AI, and core systems, introducing new scrutiny that may influence ERP evaluation and system design.

Analytics and AI

Sage HCM Aims To Close HR Finance Data Gaps

Sage has launched Sage HCM, a new cloud solution for mid-market organizations that integrates HR, payroll and financial data, featuring AI-powered workflows and construction-specific capabilities to enhance labor cost visibility and payroll accuracy.

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ERP Strategy and Planning

Clorox Shows What SAP S/4HANA Transformations Require Before 2027

Clorox’s $580M SAP S/4HANA transformation highlights how design, benchmarking, and execution decisions shape outcomes beyond go-live.

Security

SAP Security Patch Day April 2026: Critical Vulnerabilities, CVSS 9.9 SQL Injection, and Authorization Risks

SAP Security Patch Day April 2026 introduces a critical SQL injection vulnerability and high-severity authorization flaws across SAP BPC, BW, ERP, and S/4HANA. This analysis explains how these vulnerabilities affect enterprise risk and where exposure concentrates across SAP environments.

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Security

Tax Season Scams 2026: How IRS Phishing, Fake Tax Messages, and AI Fraud Threaten Businesses

Tax season scams in 2026 are expanding beyond individual taxpayers into broader business risk. IRS impersonation, fake tax messages, QR codes, and AI-enabled fraud are targeting tax professionals, payroll teams, and organizations handling sensitive financial and employee data.

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Governance, Risk, and Compliance

How Data Center Location, ESG Regulations, and AI Infrastructure Are Reshaping Risk

Data center location is becoming a governance decision. As AI demand grows and ESG regulation expands, energy, water, and climate constraints are shaping ERP risk, cost, and performance in ways enterprises can no longer ignore.

Human Capital Management

Universities Accelerate ERP Transformations to Standardize Systems and Enable AI

Higher education institutions are rapidly modernizing their ERP systems, transitioning from heavily customized, fragmented infrastructures to standardized, integrated platforms that enhance operational efficiency and are better aligned with AI-driven capabilities, as exemplified by Central Michigan University’s move to a new system and UNLV’s expansion within an existing cloud platform.

Security

SAP Security Investment Still Misses Where Risk Is Highest, Benchmark Data Shows

CRIS benchmark data reveals SAP security maturity is moderate overall but uneven, with persistent gaps in access, data, and governance controls where business risk is concentrated.

Quality and Testing

‘The “SaaSpocalypse” Narrative is Conflating Disruption With Complete Elimination:’ Rick Rider

Infor's Rick Rider argues that rather than the "SaaSpocalypse" narrative suggesting autonomous AI will replace traditional SaaS, vertical industry-specific SaaS will actually enhance AI's reliability and precision.

ERP Strategy and Planning

AttivoERP Expands Advisory Capabilities with Acuity Acquisition as ERP Services Shift Upstream

AttivoERP's acquisition of Acuity Consulting Group marks its shift from implementation to higher-value advisory services, responding to midmarket demand for comprehensive ERP guidance and a broader evolution in the industry toward integration of advisory capabilities, vendor neutrality, and full-lifecycle transformation.

Data and Data Management

Education ERP Market Growth Is Real, But the Numbers Tell a Fragmented Story

The education ERP market is rapidly growing due to modernization pressures in educational institutions, yet forecasts for its future size and growth rate vary widely, reflecting differing definitions of the market, assumptions about cloud adoption and AI impact, and changing pricing models.

Security

SAP Security Patch Day March 2026 Highlights FS-QUO and Enterprise Portal Risks

SAP’s March 2026 Security Patch Day delivered 15 new Security Notes, including critical vulnerabilities affecting SAP Quotation Management Insurance and SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal. Vendor analysis highlights how trusted platform services and system integrations can amplify exposure across SAP landscapes.

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Cloud Platform and Technology

‘Sovereignty Washing’: Why Cloud Sovereignty Claims Don’t Always Match Reality

As concerns about data sovereignty grow across Europe, many cloud providers now promote “sovereign cloud” solutions. But legal jurisdiction, technology dependencies, and supply-chain relationships can complicate these claims. This article explores the emerging phenomenon of sovereignty washing and explains how organizations can evaluate whether cloud services truly meet sovereignty requirements.

Analytics and AI

Optimizing MCP for Production: 10 Proven Performance Techniques

Model Context Protocol (MCP) is becoming production infrastructure for AI agents. This article outlines 10 proven performance optimization techniques to improve latency, throughput, and scalability while positioning managed MCP platforms as a foundation for reliable enterprise AI.

ERP Strategy and Planning

SAP Positions Itself as the Digital Backbone of New York Fashion Week

SAP is evolving its role at New York Fashion Week from event sponsor to infrastructure provider, collaborating with N4XT Experiences to create a connected, data-driven platform that enables real-time integration of enterprise systems and analytics for designers.

Application Development and Integration

New Relic’s Innovations Simplify OpenTelemetry Enterprise Adoption

New Relic is transforming OpenTelemetry from a challenging migration into a gradual operational shift, enabling organizations to standardize on OTel without replacing existing systems, thereby alleviating vendor lock-in, enhancing observability management and controlling operational costs.

Security

SAP February Patch Day Puts ABAP and Platform Risk in Focus

SAP’s February 2026 Patch Day delivered 26 new notes and one update, with critical exposure centered in ABAP and core platform services. Vendors warn impact depends on how trust and integrations operate inside each landscape.

Analytics and AI

SAP Expands AI Skills Initiative as Workforce Readiness Becomes a Constraint on ERP Transformation

SAP is enhancing its global learning ecosystem to equip 12 million people with AI-ready skills by 2030, focusing on expanding instructor-led training, implementing performance-based certifications, and targeting strategic markets like India, to meet the increasing demand for trained professionals in AI and ERP environments.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Infor Appoints Geoff Thomas to Lead Asia Pacific and Japan Operations

Infor has appointed Geoff Thomas as SVP and general manager for Asia Pacific and Japan to enhance regional strategy and operations, signaling a commitment to growth in the APJ market through increased customer engagement, local expertise, and a robust partner ecosystem.

Data and Data Management

Acumatica Redefining ERP as System of Intelligence, Enabling Proactive Decision-Making

Acumatica is transitioning ERP platforms from traditional transactional automation to autonomous systems that support proactive decision-making, emphasizing the need for high-quality data governance and industry-specific functionality.

ERP Strategy and Planning

Australian Government Weighs ERP Vendor Consolidation Ahead of TechnologyOne Renewal

The Australian Department of Industry, Science and Resources is initiating a strategic review of its multi-vendor ERP systems, led by TechnologyOne, to promote vendor consolidation and tighter integration in preparation for a mid-2026 contract renewal.

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Security

Microsoft Warns of Rising PhaaS Attacks in 365 Environments

Microsoft warns of rising internal-looking phishing in Microsoft 365, which exploit misconfigured routing and weak authentication. PhaaS platforms like Tycoon2FA automate these attacks, and hybrid email environments from cloud migrations increase risk, making enterprise inboxes more vulnerable.