What to Expect at This Year’s Lumenia ERP HEADtoHEAD™ This March
Lumenia Consulting’s ERP HEADtoHEAD™ will take place on 24‑25 March 2026 at Birmingham’s Eastside Rooms. The two‑day event uses a fast‑paced, immersive format where 14 ERP vendors demonstrate identical business scenarios, allowing side‑by‑side comparison. Keynote sessions and panels will address ERP readiness, digital transformation, AI’s impact on ERP, and common implementation mistakes. With a fully subscribed sponsor line‑up and pricing from £175 + VAT, the event targets senior finance, IT and operations leaders seeking to accelerate their ERP selection.
Deloitte and ServiceNow Outline Five Trends Shaping the AI-Fueled Enterprise in 2026
Deloitte and ServiceNow released the 2026 Workflow Automation Outlook, highlighting a move from siloed automation projects to unified, AI‑enabled workflow ecosystems. The report identifies five trends—AI‑ready architecture, AI‑core process redesign, governance as a growth engine, service‑led CRM, and outcome‑focused transformation—that...
Why Compliance Failures Are Costing MedTech Manufacturers Millions
Compliance failures are now costing MedTech manufacturers millions, as regulators require deeper traceability, faster reporting, and unified post‑market oversight. Gaps in ERP and QMS integration lead to delayed approvals, recalls, and costly litigation, turning compliance into a direct revenue driver....
One in Three Enterprise Projects Fail to Deliver ROI, Tempo Research Finds
Tempo Software’s 2026 State of Strategic Portfolio Management report finds that roughly one in three enterprise projects fail to generate meaningful ROI, based on a survey of 667 planning and PMO leaders across 43 countries. High‑performing firms achieve measurable ROI...
Extending ERP to the Frontline: Why AI-Powered HR Kiosks Are Becoming a Critical Enterprise Layer
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and human capital management (HCM) platforms now handle payroll, compliance, and analytics, yet frontline workers remain disconnected from these systems. AI‑powered self‑service HR kiosks embed intelligence at the point of interaction, enabling real‑time attendance validation, policy...
From ERP Go-Live to Continuous Optimization: A Post-Go-Live Framework by Techbot
Techbot unveiled a three‑phase post‑go‑live framework that moves ERP projects from initial stabilization to performance optimization and ongoing governance. The first 30‑90 days focus on system reliability, data integrity and rapid issue resolution to build user confidence. The second phase...
Is Generative AI Failing the Enterprise? A New Infrastructure Model Emerges
Enterprises have poured $30‑40 billion into generative AI, yet 95% see little measurable ROI, according to MIT NANDA’s 2025 report. The failure is attributed to reliability gaps as AI moves from conversational assistance to transaction approval and workflow automation. Quarrio introduced...
Tetra Pak Redefines ERP Modernization with a Clean Core Strategy
Tetra Pak has replaced its heavily customized ERP landscape with a clean core strategy built on SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, leveraging SAP Signavio and SAP LeanIX. The shift eliminated more than 10 million lines of custom code and drove 95 %...
Why Real Estate Is Entering a Year of Cleanup, Clarity, and Course Correction in ERP
2026 is shaping up as a reset year for ERP in real‑estate firms after a period of hesitation and postponed projects. Accumulated technical debt and over‑customized legacy systems have created a gap between capability and business needs. Companies are now...
ECI Expands Alliance with FormedAI to Deliver AI-Powered AP Automation for E-Automate Cloud Users
ECI Software Solutions has broadened its partnership with FormedAI to embed AI‑driven accounts payable automation into the e‑automate Cloud platform for North American dealers. The integration brings the same data‑capture and invoice‑processing engine that served self‑hosted users to cloud deployments,...
Miele Deploys IFS.ai Globally to Transform Field Service Operations Across 25+ Countries
Miele is extending its partnership with IFS to deploy IFS Cloud powered by IFS.ai across more than 25 countries, following a successful rollout in Australia and New Zealand. The AI‑enabled field service platform will standardize the entire service lifecycle, from...
Redwood Software Expands Automation Observability with Redwood Insights Premium and SAP Cloud ALM Integration
Redwood Software has broadened RunMyJobs observability by launching Redwood Insights Premium and adding deep integrations with SAP Cloud ALM, Dynatrace, Splunk, New Relic and AppDynamics. The premium tier introduces a no‑code dashboard builder and 15‑month historical data retention, delivering role‑specific,...
Deltek Vantagepoint Recognized as a Top ERP Solution in G2’s 2026 Best Software Awards
Deltek Vantagepoint has been named a G2 Best ERP Software Product for 2026, based on verified customer feedback. The award highlights the platform’s strong adoption among architecture, engineering, and professional services firms. Vantagepoint unifies CRM, project management, resource planning, financials,...
Forest Lawn Builds an Integrated Procure-to-Pay Backbone by Connecting Vroozi, NetSuite, and Shopify
Forest Lawn Memorial Parks & Mortuaries has built a fully integrated procure-to-pay backbone by linking Vroozi’s procurement platform with NetSuite ERP and Shopify e‑commerce. The integration automates inventory replenishment, accounts payable, and even service procurement, allowing real‑time updates across systems....
Routes Healthcare Unifies a Complex SaaS and ERP Landscape with BPA Platform to Strengthen Operations and Continuity
Routes Healthcare, a leading health and social care provider in northern England, adopted the BPA Platform to integrate its Sage 200 ERP with a wide range of SaaS applications. The low‑code integration layer unified data, automated workforce communication, recruitment, and...
NetSuite Next Brings AI-Centric ERP to the UAE as Oracle Redefines How Businesses Work
Oracle NetSuite unveiled NetSuite Next at SuiteConnect Dubai, positioning AI as the operational core of its cloud ERP for the UAE market. The platform introduces Ask Oracle, a natural‑language assistant that delivers context‑aware insights across the entire data set, and...
When ERP Falls Short: How No-Code Platforms Are Reshaping Business Systems
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) remains a cornerstone for integrated business processes, but high licensing fees, lengthy implementations, and costly customizations limit its appeal for small and mid‑sized firms. Larger enterprises also struggle to adapt rigid ERP modules to regional or...
City of Atlanta Modernizes Constituent Services with Oracle Permitting, Licensing, and Embedded AI
The City of Atlanta announced an expansion of its partnership with Oracle and Deloitte to deploy Oracle Permitting and Licensing (OPAL) across planning, zoning, code enforcement and inspections. The new ATLcloud Permitting solution builds on the city’s existing Oracle Fusion...
From Findings to Action: How SecurityBridge Is Bringing Trusted AI Into SAP Security
SecurityBridge has launched the AI Companion, the first AI‑powered security assistant built specifically for SAP environments. Leveraging a proprietary, continuously enriched SAP security knowledge base, the tool transforms thousands of technical findings into context‑aware, actionable recommendations delivered via natural‑language interaction....
Unanet Introduces AI Copilot to Turn ERP Complexity Into Actionable Intelligence for Architecture and Engineering Firms
Unanet has launched Champ™ for ERP, an AI‑first copilot built on Wyatt’s natural‑language engine and embedded directly into its AE ERP platform for architecture and engineering firms. The solution lets finance leaders and project managers ask plain‑language questions, receive real‑time...
Embridge Consulting Introduces “Elastic Change” To Tackle Why ERP and Transformation Projects Fail
Embridge Consulting launched the Elastic Change framework to address the high failure rate of ERP and digital transformation projects. The model replaces rigid, project‑led approaches with a flexible structure that scales with organisational maturity and emphasizes emotionally intelligent leadership. By...
Republic Power Group Partners with NVT to Bridge ERP Platforms and Blockchain-Based Capital Markets
Singapore‑based Republic Power Group Limited (RPGL) has signed a non‑binding MOU with Hong Kong fintech NVT to integrate NVT’s regulated real‑world asset tokenization platform with RPGL’s ERP solutions across Asia. The collaboration aims to embed blockchain‑enabled capital‑market services into existing...
Appficiency Secures Strategic Growth Investment to Accelerate AI-Led Enterprise Transformation
Appficiency, a global digital‑transformation specialist, has secured a minority equity investment from the Canadian Business Growth Fund. The capital will accelerate its AI‑enablement consulting, rapid ROI‑focused assessments, and expansion of worldwide delivery capabilities. A centerpiece of the strategy is AskCipher,...
Forterro Defies European IT Spending Caution with Strong Cloud and AI-Driven Growth in 2025
Forterro posted €375 million in 2025 revenue, delivering double‑digit growth in sales, recurring revenue, and bookings despite a cautious European IT climate. Cloud bookings surged 30% year‑over‑year, pushing recurring revenue to 74% of total. Net revenue retention hit 114% and gross...
Oracle Expands Cloud SCM Capabilities to Address Complex Needs of Process Manufacturers
Oracle announced new capabilities in its Fusion Cloud SCM suite tailored for process manufacturers. The updates introduce AI‑assisted recipe synchronization, dynamic batch sizing, and granular yield modeling to handle blending, mixing, and batch‑based production. Enhanced traceability features include lot‑specific unit‑of‑measure...