Today's Enterprise Pulse
ServiceNow pivots to AI‑driven security and governance
At Knowledge 2026, ServiceNow rebranded from a workflow platform to the governance and action layer for enterprise AI agents, identities and connected assets. The company launched Autonomous Security and Risk, integrating Armis asset intelligence with Veza identity governance, and expanded its AI Control Tower with real‑time enforcement, cost tracking and NIST‑aligned risk frameworks.
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By the numbers: Informotion acquires inReach Software's product suite
AI Bets Shift to Sensors as Jeff Bezos‑Backed Project Prometheus Raises $10 B
Jeff Bezos’s Project Prometheus closed a $10 billion funding round at a $38 billion valuation, while SoftBank filed to IPO robotics firm Roze at a $100 billion target and Eclipse Ventures launched a $1.3 billion physical‑AI fund. The influx signals a decisive shift of capital from pure‑software AI to sensor‑enabled hardware platforms that promise to unlock industrial data for enterprises.
DynamicsMinds 2026: Dynamics 365 Finance Roadmap Pushes Toward Agent-Driven Future
Microsoft unveiled its next‑generation Dynamics 365 Finance roadmap, emphasizing an "agentic ERP" model where autonomous AI agents become core to business processes. At DynamicsMinds 2026, the company demoed ClawPilot, an OpenClaw‑based agent that can flag procurement delays and suggest mitigation steps....
Is AI Crippling ERP?
Enterprise Resource Planning systems have long unified finance, supply chain, and HR data, but the rise of IoT previously expanded their reach with real‑time machine inputs. Today, artificial intelligence is the next wave, turning the massive data streams into predictive...
Coinbase Cuts AML Resolution Times 90% with AI‑Powered Compliance Overhaul
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced that the exchange has embedded artificial‑intelligence tools across its compliance unit, accelerating account‑restriction resolution by roughly 90%. The move marks a major scaling of legal‑tech capabilities in the crypto sector, where regulators demand faster, more...
AI‑ERP Disrupts NetSuite, Scales 100× with Sheets
Campfire (@meet_campfire) is the AI-native ERP for high-growth tech companies, helping finance and accounting teams automate manual work across accounting, taxes, and investor reporting. The company, which recently raised a Series B led by Accel and Ribbit Capital, has more than...
Albertsons Deploys Google Cloud Gemini AI to Standardize Produce Images and Cut Waste
Albertsons has launched an in‑house AI system powered by Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise to grade fresh fruits and vegetables at distribution centers. The computer‑vision tool standardizes image‑based quality ratings, promising faster decisions, reduced waste and a smoother e‑commerce experience.
PNB Taps IBM versus Production Slowdowns
Philippine National Bank completed a two‑year core‑banking modernization with IBM, migrating its legacy mainframe from IBM z/VSE on z14 to the z/OS platform on IBM z16. The upgrade eliminated production slowdowns, cutting batch‑processing time by 75 percent—from 13 hours to...
Starbucks Scraps AI Inventory System After Nine‑month Flop, Raising Doubts for Enterprise Automation
Starbucks announced on May 18 that it is retiring the AI‑powered Automated Counting inventory tool it rolled out to more than 11,000 North American stores last September. The decision follows repeated failures to recognize products and a return to manual...
Top NetSuite Consulting Partners for Mid-Market and Enterprise Transformation in 2026
Choosing the right NetSuite consulting partner is a risk‑management decision that outweighs software features in determining project success. The analysis ranks eight firms, highlighting Centium as the top choice for mid‑market companies needing industry‑specific expertise, while Deloitte, RSM, and Myers‑Holum...
JPMorgan Says AI Moves From Hype to Scalable Enterprise Deployments
JPMorgan Chase's global M&A chair Kevin Brunner told Bloomberg that AI has transitioned from hype to execution and scaling, signaling a new phase for enterprise finance. The bank’s own tech spend, hiring trends, and a surge in AI‑focused deals underscore...
SAP to Expand AI Talent Pool in India Amid Launch of 200+ Enterprise Agents
SAP's chief technology officer Philipp Herzig said the company will increase AI hiring in India, a key testbed for its new suite of over 200 AI agents and 50 assistants revealed at Sapphire 2026. The move underscores SAP's push to embed...
Velotic Launches as New Home for GE Vernova Proficy, Kepware and ThingWorx
On 17 March 2026, GE Vernova’s Proficy business combined with PTC’s Kepware and ThingWorx assets to form Velotic, a TPG‑backed independent company headquartered in Boston. The rebrand preserves product names and SKUs while promising tighter integration across HMI/SCADA, historian, MES and IIoT...
Drupal Patch Faces 15,000 Exploit Attempts in 48 Hours, Threatening Enterprise Sites
Drupal released a critical patch for CVE‑2026‑9082 on May 20, but attackers began exploiting the flaw within 48 hours. Security firm Imperva logged over 15,000 attempts against nearly 6,000 sites in 65 countries, many in gaming and financial services, underscoring...
Qualys Uncovers Nine-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Giving Root Access to Unprivileged Users
Security researchers at Qualys disclosed CVE-2026-46333, a logic error in the Linux kernel’s ptrace subsystem that has lingered since November 2016. The flaw lets an unprivileged user read /etc/shadow, steal SSH keys and execute commands as root, putting millions of...
AWS and SAP Launch Five Tools at SAPPHIRE 2026 to Cut Migration Time to Days
AWS and SAP announced five new capabilities at the SAPPHIRE 2026 conference, promising to reduce SAP cloud migration cycles from weeks to days for the 440,000+ companies that run SAP worldwide. The tools combine native AWS orchestration, private connectivity, generative...
Huawei Unveils HiFS 2026 Suite, Upgrading Four Core Digital Finance Solutions for Banks
Huawei announced the HiFS 2026 suite at its Shanghai summit, rolling out Financial Data Intelligence Solution 6.0, Digital CORE Solution 6.0 and a new AI‑resilience infrastructure. The launch aims to accelerate “agentic banking” for more than 150 financial institutions using...
Confluent Launches Agent‑powered AI Workflows for Enterprise‑grade Streaming
Confluent, now an IBM company, introduced agent‑powered AI workflow capabilities in Confluent Cloud and Confluent Intelligence. The upgrade adds a managed Model Context Protocol server, automated PII redaction and Azure Private Link connectivity, aiming to remove data‑layer obstacles for enterprise...
SAP to Acquire Master‑Data Leader Reltio, Boosting AI‑Ready Enterprise Data
SAP SE said it will acquire Reltio, a cloud‑native master data management provider, to embed AI‑ready data into its Business Data Cloud. The transaction, with terms undisclosed, is slated to close in the second or third quarter of 2026 and...
JetBrains Warns Enterprises of AI‑tool Vendor Lock‑in, Claims Sole Independence
At Google Cloud Next, JetBrains VP Mikhail Vink warned that most AI coding assistants are now tied to a single cloud provider, positioning JetBrains as the sole independent vendor. The company backs its claim with a 16 million‑user base, 300,000 commercial...
Consultant Julie Eisemann Leverages AI and Systems Thinking to Streamline SMB Workflows
Julie Eisemann, founder of Eisemann Consulting, is reshaping how small and midsize businesses integrate fragmented software stacks by combining AI tools with a systems‑thinking framework. Her hands‑on approach eliminates traditional consulting layers, promising faster delivery and lower costs for enterprises...
GitLab 19.0 Launches AI‑Driven Workflows, Secrets Manager Beta and Self‑Hosted Model Support
GitLab released version 19.0, embedding AI‑driven merge request workflows, a public‑beta Secrets Manager and support for self‑hosted open‑source AI models. The upgrade aims to reduce handoffs, improve pipeline visibility and secure software supply chains for DevOps teams.
National Bank of Canada Deploys Sardine AI Platform, Leads $25 Million Funding Round
National Bank of Canada signed a multi‑year contract to embed Sardine’s agentic AI risk platform across its retail, commercial and wealth divisions, while also leading a $25 million Series C extension that lifts the startup’s total capital to $170 million. The deployment aims...
Workday Extends Sana AI to IT Service Management, Linking HR, Finance and IT
Workday announced that its generative AI assistant, Sana, will now handle IT service management (ITSM) requests, adding to its existing HR and finance capabilities. The move lets employees submit tickets, track incidents and receive automated guidance through a single conversational...
Grant Thornton Acquires Microsoft Partner MCA Connect
Grant Thornton Advisors announced the acquisition of MCA Connect, a Denver‑based consulting and technology firm honored three times as Microsoft’s Global Supply Chain Partner of the Year. The deal integrates MCA Connect’s manufacturing and distribution expertise into Grant Thornton’s advisory...
AMD Commits Over $10 B to Taiwan Chip Ecosystem to Boost Enterprise AI
AMD announced a commitment of more than $10 billion to Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosystem, targeting advanced silicon, 2.5D interconnects and packaging that will power its 2026 Helios AI platform. The move aims to secure supply for enterprise data‑center workloads and deepen ties...
Headless CRM Works, but E‑commerce Still Needs Rich UI
Salesforce just went headless. Sales reps can update deals without ever logging in. But AirBNB's CEO Chesky says the real story is richer: "Imagine using iMessage to do everything, when in fact every other app has a unique interface...With e-commerce, you want...
Workday Posts $2.54B Q1 Revenue, AI‑Driven ACV Jumps Over 200%
Workday announced Q1 fiscal 2027 revenue of $2.542 billion, with subscription revenue climbing 14% to $2.354 billion. New annual contract value from its agentic AI products surged more than 200%, pushing AI‑related ARR toward $500 million and setting a new growth baseline for...
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European ERP vendor ERP.net unveiled App Builder, an AI‑native low‑code platform that lets users create custom applications, automations, and workflows directly inside the ERP system using natural language commands. The tool leverages AI agents to translate text or voice prompts...
Intuit Slashes 17% of Staff as AI-Driven Strategy Reshapes Enterprise Software
Intuit announced a 17% cut—about 3,000 jobs—in its global workforce while unveiling an AI‑native Enterprise Suite aimed at mid‑market businesses. The move follows a Q3 earnings beat that lifted revenue 10% to $8.6 billion but sent the stock down 13% as...
SAP Sapphire 2026 Unveils $109 M AI Fund and Unified Business AI Platform
At SAP Sapphire 2026 in Madrid, SAP introduced the Business AI Platform and Autonomous Suite, backed by a €100 million ($109 million) partner fund. The unified architecture promises AI agents that can run payroll, finance and supply‑chain processes with enterprise‑grade accuracy and...
Tenable Launches Hexa AI to Automate Remediation Across Attack Surfaces
Tenable announced the general availability of Hexa AI, an agentic AI engine that automates remediation across the entire attack surface. The platform ties advanced multi‑step reasoning to Tenable’s Exposure Data Fabric, promising machine‑speed risk reduction for CIO‑led security programs.
VA EHR Restart Deemed ‘Phenomenal’ as Rollout Resumes at Michigan Sites
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins announced that the resumed rollout of the department’s new electronic health record system at four Michigan medical sites was “phenomenal.” The restart follows a multi‑year, $37 billion modernization effort that has been plagued by cost overruns...
KPMG Teams with Anthropic to Deploy Claude AI to 276,000 Employees
KPMG announced a worldwide partnership with Anthropic to embed the Claude AI model into its Digital Gateway platform, giving all 276,000 employees access to the technology. The rollout, spanning 138 countries, targets workflow automation, cybersecurity, and private‑equity services, positioning KPMG...
Salesforce and Informatica Launch Headless Data Integration for Enterprise AI
Salesforce announced a partnership with Informatica to roll out a headless data integration layer for enterprise AI workloads, debuting at Informatica World 2026 in Las Vegas. The new services expose governance, metadata and master‑data functions as callable APIs on Google...
Private Markets Are Entering Their AI-Native Era, and FinBursa Is Here to Lead It
FinBursa, a UAE‑based fintech, is rolling out an AI‑native infrastructure for private‑market firms, combining its FinBursa Access deal‑sourcing app with the FinBursa 360 operating system. The two platforms integrate investor discovery, virtual data rooms, CRM, fundraising workflows and AI‑driven diligence...
Global Private Equity Firm Deploys CyberView to Track Cyber Risk Across Portfolio
A global private equity firm has adopted Ankura’s CyberView platform to provide continuous cyber‑risk visibility for all its portfolio companies. The case study highlights the firm’s push to embed security into value‑creation plans, though specific financial terms were not disclosed.
TSA Launches Gold+ Program to Expand Private Airport Screening, Targeting $52 M Savings
The Transportation Security Administration unveiled Gold+, a public‑private screening program that would let more airports contract private firms for passenger checks and equipment. The agency says the move could save about $52 million and bring AI‑driven technology to the front lines...
How NetSuite and Salesforce Integration Can Benefit Your Business?
Integrating NetSuite ERP with Salesforce CRM eliminates data silos and creates a single source of truth for revenue, inventory, and customer finance. Real‑time synchronization lets sales see fulfillment constraints while finance monitors pipeline‑driven forecasts instantly. Automation of deal‑to‑revenue posting shortens...
Beyond Lift-and-Shift: The Public Sector Playbook for ERP Modernization
Public sector agencies are moving legacy ERP systems to the cloud, but traditional lift‑and‑shift migrations leave compliance and manual processes untouched. A new playbook emphasizes process‑centric transformation, automated identity management, modular functional packages, and AI‑driven governance. The Commonwealth of Virginia’s...
Brian Breaks Down Epicor's Cognitive ERP Push
a sit down with Brian to make sense of what just happened is always welcome - in this case, Epicor Insights and the "Cognitive ERP" push....
Experts Warn AI‑First Coding Tools Threaten Enterprise Accessibility Standards
Mike Paciello, AudioEye's chief accessibility officer, and other experts are urging enterprises to adopt formal accessibility standards for AI‑first development tools. They point to a 95.9% failure rate on top homepages and a surge in costly lawsuits as evidence that...
IDsure Raises €600K to Accelerate Digital ID Infrastructure for Maritime Sector
IDsure closed a €600,000 (US$695,427) seed round to digitize identity and credentialing for the global maritime sector. The funding will accelerate partnerships with flag states, training institutes and service providers, moving the industry away from paper certificates and manual checks....
SAP Taps Mistral AI to Help Customers Migrate Legacy Software
SAP has partnered with Mistral AI to embed large language models into its S/4HANA migration toolkit. The collaboration powers a multilingual retrieval‑augmented generation chatbot that fielded queries from 30,000 Swiss Federal Railways employees, pulling from internal documentation and escalating unanswered...
SAI360 Launches GRC Elevate 6.0 with Embedded AI to Modernize Compliance and Risk Management
SAI360 has launched GRC Elevate 6.0, its latest governance, risk, and compliance platform, now featuring embedded artificial intelligence throughout core workflows. The release adds AI‑driven assessment acceleration, risk detection, regulatory mapping and personalized training, plus new Professional and Essentials editions...
Weightmans Rolls Out Clio Operate Firmwide
Weightmans LLP has selected Clio Operate as its firm‑wide case and matter management platform after a 12‑month evaluation. The cloud‑based solution is designed to handle the complexity of diverse practice areas such as debt recovery, corporate, employment and personal injury...
La Caisse Backs Novisto to Scale Enterprise ESG Reporting Amid Tighter Regulations
La Caisse, the Quebec‑based institutional investor, announced a strategic investment in sustainability software provider Novisto to accelerate the platform’s global rollout. The deal, whose financial terms were not disclosed, comes as corporate ESG reporting faces mounting pressure from the EU’s...
Kore.ai Launches Artemis AI Agent Platform, Expands Challenge to Microsoft and Salesforce
Kore.ai unveiled Artemis, a re‑engineered AI agent platform that uses AI to design, build, test, deploy and optimize agents, compressing months of work into days. At its core is the YAML‑based Agent Blueprint Language (ABL) and the Arch system that...
AI and Platform Consolidation Continue to Drive CrowdStrike’s Momentum
CrowdStrike is accelerating its partner‑led growth as AI‑driven demand fuels platform consolidation across cybersecurity. The Falcon Flex licensing model surpassed $1.7 billion with triple‑digit growth, while its managed security services addressable market rose from $700 million to over $1.3 billion. Executives highlighted that...
Beacon.li Launches AI Platform for Enterprise Software Implementation
San Francisco AI startup Beacon.li unveiled Implementation Studio, an AI platform that executes enterprise software implementations directly within the target application’s user interface. The solution claims to automate the full lifecycle—from requirements gathering through configuration, data migration, testing, cutover, and...
Amesite Shares Jump 201% After Securing Major Enterprise Customer for NurseMagic AI Platform
Amesite Inc. saw its Nasdaq‑listed shares climb 201.49% to $2.37 after announcing that its NurseMagic AI‑driven clinical platform won a large enterprise customer serving roughly 2,700 patients. The deal expands the company’s footprint in non‑acute care and validates its AI‑centric...