Taking the Private Cloud Modernization Journey with VMware by Broadcom
Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware is driving a major overhaul of the company’s private‑cloud strategy. At Cloud Field Day 25, VMware showcased a shift from fragmented, VM‑centric virtualization to a unified, automated platform built on VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). The new approach emphasizes seamless migration of legacy vSphere workloads, product consolidation, integrated Tanzu Kubernetes services, and default security features like micro‑segmentation. Broadcom positions VCF as the core foundation for enterprises seeking public‑cloud‑like self‑service on‑premises.
Würth Expands E-Procurement Integration to Streamline B2B Purchasing
Würth Group is broadening its integration with SAP Business Network to automate B2B indirect procurement across its extensive sales and distribution footprint. By linking purchase orders, delivery confirmations and invoices, the company aims to replace fragmented, manual processes with a...
Microsoft Named a Leader in 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Integration Platform as a Service
Microsoft has been named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Integration Platform as a Service, marking its eighth consecutive year in the Leader quadrant. The recognition underscores Azure Integration Services’ expanded capabilities that now blend AI, real‑time...
Percona and Chainguard Partner to Deliver Secure Open Source Software
Percona has teamed up with Chainguard to offer secure, production‑ready container images for its open‑source database portfolio, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and others. Chainguard builds minimal, provenance‑verified images that aim for near‑zero CVE exposure, while Percona provides enterprise‑grade support and...
SAP Migration Advances Even as Complexity, Cost Weigh on Enterprises
Enterprise migration to SAP S/4HANA is progressing, but companies are proceeding cautiously due to cost pressures, skill shortages, and operational risk. The ISG 2026 SAP Migration Report, based on 200 senior executives, finds many firms treating the move as a...
WorkDrive 6.0: Advancing Toward Intelligent Enterprise Content Management (Phase 1)
Zoho unveiled WorkDrive 6.0, an AI‑enhanced enterprise content management platform that turns static files into interactive, searchable knowledge assets. New features let users ask natural‑language questions within PDFs, images, audio and video, while Zia automatically transcribes and summarizes media. The...
JSW Motors Partners Dassault Systèmes to Boost Design and Manufacturing
JSW Motors, the new‑energy vehicle arm of India’s JSW Group, has signed a long‑term strategic partnership with Dassault Systèmes. The automaker will adopt the DELMIA 3DExperience platform, including CATIA and ENOVIA, to digitize vehicle design, engineering and manufacturing. The collaboration also...
Pondurance Launches Pondurance Kanati(™): The Industry’s First Agentic AI SOC Designed for Autonomous Operations in a Next-Generation Managed Detection and...
Pondurance announced the general availability of Kanati, the industry’s first agentic AI‑driven Security Operations Center that powers its managed detection and response (MDR) service. The platform autonomously handles high‑confidence threats, delivering 90% faster threat analysis, sub‑two‑minute investigation times and an...
Continuous Control Monitoring and the Power of Live Cloud Inventories
Traditional cloud inventories rely on periodic scans and manual CMDB updates, leaving dynamic, short‑lived resources invisible. Continuous controls monitoring (CCM) replaces these static methods with near‑real‑time data ingestion, creating a graph‑based, live inventory that covers every asset. By continuously applying...
ShipSec Studio Brings Open-Source Workflow Orchestration to Security Operations
ShipSec AI has launched ShipSec Studio, an open‑source security workflow automation platform that replaces ad‑hoc scripts with a dedicated orchestration layer. The visual, no‑code builder lets operators chain tools like Subfinder, Nuclei and TruffleHog into automated pipelines, compiling them into...
Announcing Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes 4.10
Red Hat released Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes version 4.10, extending its security platform across OpenShift clusters in public, private and hybrid clouds. The update adds a technology‑preview plug‑in that surfaces real‑time vulnerability data inside the OpenShift Console, and introduces a...
NAB Is Co-Designing a SIEM with Databricks
National Australia Bank (NAB) has joined four other design partners to co‑design Lakewatch, a new security information and event management (SIEM) platform built on Databricks. The solution, currently in private preview, leverages the bank’s existing Databricks‑on‑AWS data lake, Ada, to...
Do Emergency Microsoft, Oracle Patches Point to Wider Issues?
Microsoft and Oracle have each released emergency out‑of‑band patches this week, drawing attention to the fragility of enterprise update cycles. Microsoft’s KB5085516 fixes a sign‑in error that showed a “no internet” message for standard Microsoft accounts after the latest Patch...
Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing Exposes the Cost of Delayed Digital Infrastructure
Cell and gene therapy (CGT) manufacturing is advancing quickly, yet many early‑stage firms postpone building an integrated digital backbone. The resulting manual handoffs create safety, compliance, and scalability risks. SAP’s Cell and Gene Therapy Orchestration platform introduces guided workflows, e‑signatures,...
F5, Breached by an APT Last Year, Says BIG-IP APM Exploited
F5’s BIG‑IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vulnerability CVE‑2025‑53521 is being actively exploited, granting unauthenticated remote code execution. Attackers can disable SELinux, write in‑memory webshells, and seize control of authentication and VPN services used by Fortune 500 firms. The exploit follows a...
Inside Ford’s AI-Driven Approach to Scaling Dealer Analysis
At the Domopalooza conference, FordDirect and OneMagnify unveiled an AI‑driven workflow built in Domo that automates dealer‑level performance analysis for the AdVantage program. The agent compares three months before and after a dealer’s exit, generating narrative insights and visualizations for...
GPT Can’t Trace an Attack Chain. A Purpose-Built Cybersecurity LLM Can.
Cybersecurity teams face a chronic talent gap, with 4.8 million positions unfilled and 71% of SOC analysts reporting burnout. General‑purpose LLMs like GPT‑4 can summarize alerts but fail to trace attack chains or correlate data across dozens of tools. Purpose‑built cybersecurity...
The Real Reason Absa Wrote Off R2.4-billion in Software
Absa Group booked a R2.4 billion (≈$126 million) software impairment for 2025, far exceeding the R179 million (≈$9 million) written off a year earlier. The write‑down reflects accelerated obsolescence as AI, cloud adoption and faster technology cycles render legacy platforms uneconomic. Absa’s IT spend...
Levi’s ERP Overhaul Hits 60% as Retailer Positions for AI-Driven Orchestration
Levi Strauss & Co. has completed about 60% of its global ERP modernization, a cornerstone of its shift toward AI‑driven orchestration and a data‑centric operating model. The overhaul supports the company’s ambition to grow revenue to roughly $10 billion, with direct‑to‑consumer...
Agentic GRC: Teams Get the Tech. The Mindset Shift Is What's Missing.
Enterprise GRC teams recognize agentic AI’s potential to replace manual compliance workflows, yet many hesitate to adopt. The reluctance stems not from budget constraints but from an identity crisis as operational tasks that defined their roles are automated. Anecdotes’ platform...
SC Awards Winner: Best CTEM Solution - Reach Security - Garrett Hamilton - SCA26 #1
At RSAC 2026, Reach Security’s CEO Garrett Hamilton announced the company’s win of the SC Awards’ Best Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) Solution. The platform continuously identifies, prioritizes, and remediates real‑world risk by focusing on misconfigurations, configuration drift, and control‑level exposure...
Bandwidth Partners with New Agentforce Contact Center
Bandwidth announced a partnership with Salesforce’s newly launched Agentforce Contact Center, providing the voice and messaging infrastructure that powers the AI‑driven platform. Agentforce embeds a CRM‑native, AI‑enabled contact center directly into Salesforce, allowing enterprises to leverage full 360‑degree customer data...
Unanet and Xpedeon Expand Partnership to North America, Targeting CRM–ERP Disconnect in Construction
Unanet and Xpedeon have extended their UK‑origin partnership into North America, merging Unanet’s construction‑focused CRM with Xpedeon’s ERP suite. The combined solution promises a single platform that links opportunity management, project execution, and invoicing for builders. By eliminating siloed systems,...
How Does Microsoft Dynamics 365 Compare to Other ERP Solutions?
Microsoft Dynamics 365, launched in 2016, is a modular, cloud‑first ERP that leverages the broader Microsoft ecosystem and targets midsize to enterprise firms. Compared with SAP S/4HANA, Oracle NetSuite and Oracle Cloud ERP, Dynamics 365 offers a balance of flexibility,...
New ABAP Program No Analyze Payroll Performance
SAP has introduced a new ABAP utility aimed at customers running payroll with the RPCALC0/H**CALC0 programs on ECC, ECP, or S/4HANA systems. The tool operates in the background to address long‑standing performance bottlenecks that can delay payroll runs. Early tests...
Lightfield Launches One-Hour CRM Migration Agent, Enabling Startups to Replace HubSpot With an AI-Native CRM in Under 60 Minutes
Lightfield, an AI‑native CRM, unveiled an automated migration agent that moves all CRM data from HubSpot and other legacy systems to Lightfield in as little as one hour. The tool ingests CSV exports, automatically maps contacts, companies, deals, custom fields,...
Solving Warehouse Chaos in Dynamics 365 Business Central with Mobile Barcoding
Manufacturing Tomorrow is hosting a webinar on April 1, 2026 to demonstrate how Dynamics 365 Business Central combined with mobile barcode scanning can eliminate warehouse inefficiencies. The session highlights replacing manual spreadsheets, clipboards, and re‑keying with a handheld‑driven WMS that provides real‑time...
AI Agents Are a Critical Component in Closing the Global Cybersecurity Talent Gap, Says Microsoft
Microsoft’s threat‑protection leader says AI agents are essential to bridge the global cybersecurity talent gap, as human analysts cannot keep up with more than 7,000 password attacks per second. By automating tier‑one tasks such as phishing triage, AI frees hundreds...
ROC Launches Biometric Physical Access Control Software as Enterprise Market Heats Up
ROC announced Access Face1, a facial‑recognition based physical access control solution that augments existing security systems with real‑time AI intelligence. The software leverages ROC’s Vision AI platform and achieved top scores in NIST’s FRTE verification and identification evaluations. Industry analysts...
SAP Targets Regulated ERP Workloads with Sovereign Cloud Launch in France
SAP has launched a sovereign cloud service in France in partnership with Bleu, a French provider owned by Orange and Capgemini. The offering meets France’s SecNumCloud certification, ensuring data residency, security, and operational control for public‑sector and regulated enterprises. It...
Automate ISO 27001, SOC 2, and DORA Compliance with Expert CISO Support, Starting at -2,999/Year
Copla, an EU‑based compliance‑automation platform, offers automated ISO 27001, SOC 2, DORA and other frameworks with dedicated CISO support, starting at €2,999 ($3,269) per year. The tool claims up to 80% reduction in compliance workload by reusing controls across six standards and...
Jump Launches AI Associate
Jump has unveiled AI Associate, an agentic AI layer that lets financial‑services advisors act on insights in real time. The tool integrates with CRM, email, and planning systems, enabling users to pull data, update records, draft communications, and schedule meetings...
Accenture Introduces Cyber.AI Platform Powered by Anthropic Claude
Accenture has launched Cyber.AI, an AI‑driven cybersecurity platform built with Anthropic’s Claude model. The solution combines autonomous agents with Claude’s reasoning engine and includes Agent Shield for real‑time governance of AI agents. In Accenture’s own environment, the platform secured 1,600...
What Can Go Wrong During Dynamics 365 Backup
Dynamics 365 backup is often misunderstood as a simple cloud‑managed task, yet many organizations overlook critical gaps in data protection. Microsoft guarantees platform uptime, but customers remain responsible for safeguarding records, customizations, and integrations. Unvalidated backups, infrequent snapshots, and reliance...
ST Engineering iDirect and G&S SatCom Win Satellite Innovation Group Cooperation of the Year Award for Advancing Unified Network and...
ST Engineering iDirect and G&S SatCom have been honored with the Satellite Innovation Group Cooperation of the Year award for integrating G&S SatConnect® into iDirect’s next‑generation Intuition ground system. The combined platform unifies network operations, service management, and OSS/BSS through...
12 Best Document Generation Software I Trust
Document generation software is rapidly replacing manual workflows as firms seek to eliminate costly errors in contracts, proposals, and compliance forms. The global market is projected to reach roughly $3 billion by 2026, driven by double‑digit growth and digital‑transformation initiatives. Platforms...
Extend Adds Support for Sage Intacct, Xero, and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Extend, an AI‑driven spend and expense platform, announced native integrations with Sage Intacct, Xero and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, adding to its existing support for QuickBooks and NetSuite. The new ERP connections enable two‑way data synchronization and automated reconciliation, cutting...
GAN Integrity Launches AI Analytics and Dashboards, Giving Compliance and Third-Party Risk Teams Real-Time Intelligence to Prove Program Effectiveness
GAN Integrity unveiled AI Analytics and Dashboards, adding a purpose‑built intelligence layer to its compliance and third‑party risk platform. The new tools turn raw risk data into instant, plain‑language answers and live visualizations, letting teams respond to board and regulator...
Adecco Group Taps Salesforce, Inc. (CRM) for Agentforce Following Nvidia Pact
Adecco Group announced a multi‑year agreement with Salesforce to obtain unlimited global access to the Agentforce 360 platform, allowing the staffing giant to scale agentic AI across its operations. The deal follows Salesforce’s recent partnership with Nvidia, which integrates Nvidia’s Nemotron...
Limble and VibeCloud Integration Automates Work Orders From Condition Monitoring Alerts
Limble and VibeCloud have launched an integration that automatically creates and closes work orders in Limble’s maintenance platform based on condition‑monitoring alerts from vibration, ultrasound and motor‑circuit analysis. The connection eliminates the manual step of translating sensor alerts into tickets,...
Bank of America Gives Merrill Lynch an AI Makeover
Bank of America is deploying AI‑driven tools integrated with Salesforce and Zoom to all 25,000 Merrill Lynch advisors and 4,800 private bankers. The suite automates meeting preparation, real‑time summarization, follow‑up tasks and daily planning, shrinking prep time from roughly 45 minutes...
The Best HCM Integrations: APIs, Flat Files or Hybrid?
Companies rolling out new HCM platforms face a choice between traditional flat‑file transfers and modern API‑driven connections. Flat files, moved via SFTP, offer simplicity and reliability for legacy benefits carriers that still demand nightly 834 batches. APIs provide real‑time employee...
How Morgan Stanley Uses GitOps to Manage 500 Production Kubernetes Clusters
Morgan Stanley has deployed a GitOps workflow powered by Flux to operate 500 production Kubernetes clusters, hosting roughly 100,000 containers on 2,000 nodes. The bank needed a unified, auditable process to meet stringent regulatory and security mandates while scaling its...
Microsoft Begins Validating NVIDIA AI Supercomputer, Signaling Hyperscaler Shift for ERP Workloads
Microsoft announced that Azure is now validating NVIDIA’s next‑generation AI supercomputer, the Vera Rubin NVL72, marking one of the first hyperscaler tests of this rack‑scale platform. The system, slated for a 2026 launch, promises lower cost‑per‑token for large‑scale model training...
Scalefusion Unveils the Future of Endpoint Management at 33rd Convergence India Expo
Scalefusion showcased its unified endpoint management vision at the 33rd Convergence India Expo in Delhi, demonstrating its UEM, OneIdP, and Veltar solutions. The startup highlighted a single‑agent platform that merges device management, zero‑trust identity, and compliance security. Thousands of attendees...
Announcing Kubescape 4.0 Enterprise Stability Meets the AI Era
Kubescape 4.0 launches with enterprise‑grade stability, delivering General Availability for Runtime Threat Detection and a new Kubernetes‑native Storage layer. The release consolidates security agents by deprecating the host‑sensor and merging its functions into a single node‑agent, simplifying cluster management. It...
Education ERP Market Growth Is Real, But the Numbers Tell a Fragmented Story
The education ERP market is expanding rapidly, but analysts disagree on its ultimate size and growth rate. Grand View Research projects a $16.4 billion market in 2023 growing to $61.2 billion by 2030 (21.9% CAGR), while Global Industry Analysts forecasts only $35.3 billion...
DPDP Is Not a Policy Update; It’s a Structural Shift: Why Easyrewardz Is Reimagining the Modern CRM with OneConsent
India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act rewrites data handling, making consent explicit, purpose‑specific, and auditable, with penalties up to ₹250 crore (≈$30 million) and a compliance deadline of May 2027. Easyrewardz, a custodian for over 250 retail brands, is launching OneConsent, a...
Bank of England IT Project Offers Lessons for Wider Government
Britain’s central bank completed a nine‑year, £431 million (≈$540 million) overhaul of its Real‑Time Gross Settlement system, delivering a resilient, interoperable platform that processes about £800 billion (≈$1 trillion) of payments daily. The National Audit Office praised the project for value for money despite...
Pandora Selects Hardis WMS to Unify Global Jewelry Supply Chain
Pandora, the world’s largest jewelry retailer, selected Hardis Supply Chain as its global warehouse management system partner to modernize a complex, multi‑region supply chain. The configurable WMS will replace a rigid platform across manufacturing in Thailand, European distribution, and North...