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NetSuite announced a series of new product updates and AI innovations across the suite to help organizations increase efficiency and accelerate growth. Oracle was busy making major data and AI-related announcements, alongside its new partnership with AWS. Qlik announced new enhancements to its AutoML capabilities. Certinia announced the general availability of Certinia Customer Success (CS) Cloud. ECI announced the completion of its acquisition of Khameleon Software, a cloud-based ERP software company supporting the unique needs of project-based dealers.

OneStream announced its financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2024. Salesforce announced results for its second quarter of fiscal 2025 ended July 31, 2024. Workday and Strada announced the global availability of Workday Payroll provided by Strada.

Workday kicked off the week by announcing results for the fiscal 2025 second quarter ended July 31st, 2024. Infor made a major announcement with the selection of Amazon Bedrock, a service for building and scaling generative applications, to deploy GenAI solutions embedded within Infor CloudSuite. Deltek announced new enhancements to its purpose-built solutions for government contractors. Aptean made two major announcements this week with the delivery of tailored AI embedded in its cloud-native Aptean Food & Beverage ERP and its acquisition of SSG Insight.

Planful announced record-breaking new bookings for the first half of the year 2024. Clayton, Dubilier, & Rice and CVC today announced that funds managed by CVC have agreed to acquire a significant ownership position in Epicor. Sage announced new enhancements and updates for Sage Intacct customers globally, to streamline financial operations and enhance security. Certinia accounted its Summer 2024 Release, introducing enhanced features to help customers achieve enterprise-level scalability, drive new efficiencies across their professional services and customer success organizations, and unlock tangible benefits with AI. Oracle introduced new user experience enhancements to Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain & Manufacturing (SCM). Salesforce launched Pulse for Salesforce, a purpose-built edition of Tableau Pulse that brings out-of-the-box metrics and AI-powered insights directly into the flow of work in Salesforce CRM, starting with Sales Cloud.

ERP implementation success depends on the resources available to ensure the project goes off without a hitch. However, it can be impractical to pull people away from their day jobs to devote 20+ hours to ERP efforts. Is it possible for a business to staff its ERP implementation for success without sacrificing normal business operations? And how can they keep resources engaged throughout the entire process? Tune into The ERP Advisor Podcast where Shawn Windle will divulge the secrets to staffing your ERP implementation for success, without compromising business as usual.

Sage announced its financial results for the first nine months of 2024. Oracle released the Primavera Unifier Accelerator base to help speed up execution and efficiency. Salesforce announced new AI and data capabilities for Nonprofit Cloud to help nonprofits improve efficiency, personalize donor engagement, and increase funding.

Microsoft announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year. Blackbaud announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2024. ECI announced the completion of its acquisition of ProfitKey International LLC, an ERP platform for discrete manufacturers. Salesforce signed a definitive agreement to acquire PredictSpring, a modern retail Point-of-Sale software vendor built natively in the cloud. SAP launched new cloud capabilities for SAP Product Lifecycle Management Solutions through a strategic co-innovation with Hilti AG, a provider of products and services for the construction industry. Acumatica announced the hiring of veteran technology leader, Miten Mehta, as the company’s Chief Engineering Officer.

IFS announced its first half-year financial results for 2024. Acumatica announced a new program designed to increase its reach in identifying small and mid-sized businesses that would benefit from cloud-based business management solutions. Workday increased its ability to deliver value to customers through its expanded strategic partnership with Kainos Group to jointly advance the development and distribution of purpose-built apps for Workday customers through Built on Workday. Oracle announced new user experience capabilities within Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management. UKG announced that enterprise software industry leader and former Co-CEO of SAP Jennifer Morgan has been appointed CEO of UKG.

SAP announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. Acumatica expanded its long-time partnership with MYOB, an Australia-based software provider, delivering industry capabilities as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partner and Acumatica Community support for SMBs. NetSuite announced a series of new product innovations to help businesses in Japan optimize finance processes, expand insights, and increase efficiency. Microsoft published the 2024 release wave 2 plans for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform. Aptean announced the acquisition of Principal Logistics Technologies, a provider of purpose-built warehouse management and supply chain optimization software solutions. Microsoft 2024 Release Wave 2 Plans: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/dynamics-365/blog/business-leader/2024/07/16/2024-release-wave-2-plans-for-microsoft-dynamics-365-and-microsoft-power-platform-now-available/

One of the worst things that can happen to a business is falling victim to a failed ERP implementation. After months of preparation and extensive resources spent on transforming the business, it is disheartening, and costly, for the efforts to have been for nothing. Ultimately, business leaders find themselves in despair, questioning, “Is there any way to recover from a failed ERP implementation?” We are here to tell you that there is hope. Join ERP expert, Shawn Windle, as he explores case studies of clients who came to us after a failed ERP implementation and how we were able to lead them to a successful go-live.

IFS announced the acquisition of EmpowerMX, an AI-powered aviation maintenance software provider specializing in Airframe Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) solutions trusted by the largest aviation organizations in the world. Infor completed the acquisitions of Albanero, a data migration and management partner, and Acumen, a Revenue Growth Management and highly specialized consulting company. Sage launched Inventory Planner Essentials, a new tool from Inventory Planner by Sage designed specifically to meet the needs of small merchants. Qlik announced the general availability of Qlik Talend Cloud, a comprehensive integrated solution designed to enhance data trust and accessibility for AI value creation at scale.

ECI Software Solutions announced it has completed the acquisition of two residential home construction software business units from MiTek, a global company focused on providing integrated software, services, engineered products, and automated solutions for the building industry. Sage announced the launch of Sage for Specialty Contractors, an end-to-end native-cloud construction suite built to handle the complexities specialty contractors face every day. Unit4 announced the go-live of Success4U, the company’s flexible and outcome-driven model for Unit4 ERPx, Unit4 FP&A, and Unit4 Financials.

Aptean announced it has received an investment from Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. to support Aptean’s journey. OneStream Inc. announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. Oracle announced the general availability of HeatWave GenAI, which includes the industry’s first in-database large language models (LLMs), an automated in-database vector store, scale-out vector processing, and the ability to have contextual conversations in natural language informed by unstructured content.

Salesforce announced the general availability of Life Sciences Cloud, a platform for pharmaceutical and medical technology organizations to help personalize patient and healthcare professionals (HCP) engagement and streamline clinical operations with data, automation, and trusted AI. NetSuite announced a new solution to help healthcare organizations improve business efficiency and support HIPAA compliance. Oracle announced plans to invest more than $1 billion to open a third cloud region in Madrid and drive AI skills development across the country.

Sage launched Sage Distribution and Manufacturing Operations (SDMO) in the United States and South Africa. Oracle announced fiscal 2024 Q4 and full-year 2024 results. Epicor announced it has acquired KYKLO, a provider of Product Information Management (PIM) and content-driven lead generation solutions to drive sales for manufacturers and distributors. IFS announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Copperleaf Technologies, Inc., a provider of AI-powered enterprise Asset Investment Planning and Management (AIPM) software. Infor Nexus, the single-instance intelligent supply chain network platform, announced a new product to help companies map their multi-tier supply chains and provide evidence to support compliance with regulations.

Blackbaud kicked off their bbdevdays annual developers’ conference this week by showcasing recent enhancements alongside customer and partner achievements. SAP and WalkMe Ltd. announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which SAP will acquire WalkMe, a provider of digital adoption platforms. Qlik made two major AI-related announcements with the unveiling of Qlik Talend Cloud and Qlik Answers alongside expanded capabilities with the Snowflake Data Cloud through its adoption of Snowflake Cortex AI. Celonis announced multiple product enhancements and AI-enabled features during its online Celonis: Next Event.

Growing construction and field service companies rely on disparate, specialized best-of-breed tools to run their businesses. Unlike other industries, there is not an obvious software solution to eliminate disjointed processes, making a selection difficult. Once selected, deploying solutions for projects, jobs, services, and other industry-specific requirements is the next challenge. But how can construction and service companies meet their needs while navigating complicated ERP implementations and data migrations? In this episode of The ERP Advisor, Shawn Windle reviews case studies for construction and field service companies to evaluate the best practices that helped them reach a successful ERP go-live.

Salesforce announced results for its first quarter of fiscal 2025 ended April 30, 2024. UKG provided a business update for the second quarter of fiscal 2024, ending March 31, 2024. Sage announced new capabilities and updates for Sage Intacct. AWS and SAP announced an expanded, strategic collaboration to transform modern cloud ERP experiences and help enterprises drive new capabilities and efficiencies with generative artificial intelligence (AI). Workday announced new AI innovations to make it easier for developers and partners to build intelligent solutions on the Workday platform. IFS announced the general availability of its latest IFS Cloud release. Qlik revealed it has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon Web Services.

At Insights 2024, Epicor unveiled its new Epicor Grow portfolio, an integrated set of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Business Intelligence (BI) capabilities powered by an industry-focused data platform tuned specifically for the requirements of the make, move, and sell industries. Workday announced its results for the fiscal 2025 first quarter ended April 30, 2024. OneStream announced at its annual conference, OneStream Splash, three purpose-built AI solutions: OneStream Sensible GenAI, OneStream Sensible ML Scenario Modeling, and OneStream Sensible AI Library. Salesforce announced Service Cloud Digital Engagement enhancements that will help contact centers unify unstructured, conversational data from disparate digital channels, departments, and devices – all within one platform.

Sage announced its financial results for the first half of the year, 2024. Salesforce announced that the Summer ’24 release preview is now live. Certinia added features to Certinia’s Professional Services (PS) Cloud work planner and resource requests solution. Planful, as part of the Perform24 theme to “Go Beyond,” announced an array of product advancements tied to three key pillars: Automate, Collaborate, and Innovate. Nextworld unveiled 24.1, its first product release of this year.

UKG announced during the 42nd annual Payroll Congress Convention and Expo that it is transforming payroll reporting with generative AI. Sage launched two new suites in Canada and the UK, Sage for Accountants & Sage for Small Business, to transform how SMBs and accounting practices operate and grow their business. ServiceNow and Microsoft announced an expanded strategic alliance, combining their generative AI capabilities to enhance employee choice and flexibility. ECI announced a new interface for ECinteractivePLUS, its native e-commerce platform for DDMSPLUS, which is ECI’s complete Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software built specifically for business products dealers. IFS has appointed Kevin Price as Global Head of Enterprise Asset Management.

Epicor announced its acquisition of Smart Software, a provider of cloud-based, AI-driven inventory planning and optimization (IP&O) applications, and an existing Epicor ISV partner. Blackbaud announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2024. Salesforce announced Unified Knowledge, a new solution that integrates organizational knowledge resources from disparate third-party systems into Salesforce, helping service agents be more efficient and resolve customer cases faster. Rootstock Software announced the appointment of Richard Berger as Chief Executive Officer.

Many Manufacturers are now offering adjacent services to their core manufacturing activities, whether through acquisitions or internal expansion. When manufacturers break into these adjacent services, it forces them to identify and develop an ERP strategy that will meet their requirements for new processes that lie outside the manufacturing lifecycle. But how can a manufacturer ensure their new business needs are met while maintaining the integrity of their manufacturing processes? In this episode of The ERP Advisor, Shawn Windle will review case studies for unique manufacturers and how they successfully managed their business requirements and expanded into adjacent services.

IFS announced its financial results for the first quarter ending March 31, 2024. Microsoft announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year. Oracle introduced new capabilities to Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to help healthcare organizations drive operational efficiency, empower employees, and improve patient outcomes. OneStream Software announced a new automated Narrative Reporting approach within the OneStream platform at OneStream Connect – London, its regional customer conference in the United Kingdom.

NetSuite began the week by launching functionality across its suite of data offerings. Microsoft and NVIDIA expanded their longstanding collaboration with new integrations to leverage NVIDIA's generative AI and Omniverse technologies. Oracle and NVIDIA expanded their collaboration to deliver sovereign AI solutions to customers around the world. SAP and NVIDIA expanded their partnership to focus on accelerating enterprise customers’ ability to harness data and generative AI across SAP’s portfolio of cloud solutions and applications. Sage and The BOSS Network announced the 25 awardees of the 2024 Sage Invest in Progress grant to support black women entrepreneurs in their first five years of business.