{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"KramerERP","home_page_url":"https://kramererp.com","description":"KramerERP","author":{"name":"KramerERP"},"items":[{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/ai-powered-erp-from-data-to-decisions-with-vaibhav-vohra","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Ep%20023%20-%20Vaibhav%20Vohra.png\"/><p>As AI moves deeper into ERP, manufacturers and distributors face a practical question: how much decision-making should they automate, and where should people stay in control? On KramerTALK, Robert Kramer joins Epicor’s V...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/ai-powered-erp-from-data-to-decisions-with-vaibhav-vohra","title":"AI-Powered ERP: From Data to Decisions With Vaibhav Vohra","summary":"As AI moves deeper into ERP, manufacturers and distributors face a practical question: how much decision-making should they automate, and where should people stay in control? On KramerTALK, Robert Kramer joins Epicor’s V...","date_modified":"2026-09-30T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/ai-changes-governance-more-than-it-changes-software","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/AI%20Changes%20Governance%20More%20Than%20It%20Changes%20So.webp\"/><p>Enterprise AI is creating plenty of discussion around models, data, security and regulation. All of those matter. But I think the harder issue is showing up in the decision.</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/ai-changes-governance-more-than-it-changes-software","title":"AI Changes Governance More Than It Changes Software","summary":"Enterprise AI is creating plenty of discussion around models, data, security and regulation. All of those matter. But I think the harder issue is showing up in the decision.","date_modified":"2026-09-23T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/infor-forward-deployed-engineering-to-move-ai-into-erp-execution","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Infor%20Uses%20Forward-Deployed%20Engineering%20To%20Mov.jpg\"/><p>ERP has an AI adoption problem. Vendors have moved to put copilots, agents, and generative AI into enterprise applications. What has moved more slowly is connecting those capabilities to real business processes and provi...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/infor-forward-deployed-engineering-to-move-ai-into-erp-execution","title":"Infor: Forward-Deployed Engineering To Move AI Into ERP Execution","summary":"ERP has an AI adoption problem. Vendors have moved to put copilots, agents, and generative AI into enterprise applications. What has moved more slowly is connecting those capabilities to real business processes and provi...","date_modified":"2026-09-17T16:15:34Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/infor%E2%80%99s-rick-rider-on-making-ai-work-in-erp","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Ep%20022%20-%20Rick%20Rider.png\"/><p>Having AI available inside an enterprise platform does not automatically make it useful in daily operations. On this episode of KramerTALK, Robert Kramer speaks with Rick Rider, Senior Vice President of Innovation at Inf...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/infor%E2%80%99s-rick-rider-on-making-ai-work-in-erp","title":"Infor’s Rick Rider on Making AI Work in ERP","summary":"Having AI available inside an enterprise platform does not automatically make it useful in daily operations. On this episode of KramerTALK, Robert Kramer speaks with Rick Rider, Senior Vice President of Innovation at Inf...","date_modified":"2026-09-16T07:35:59Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/why-tech-buyers-need-more-than-an-ai-story-%7C-lisa-martin","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Ep%20021%20-%20Lisa%20Martin.png\"/><p>Enterprise technology companies are under pressure to tell an AI story. Their customers need something more concrete: an explanation of what will change, what it will cost, and why they should trust the outcome. In this ...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/why-tech-buyers-need-more-than-an-ai-story-%7C-lisa-martin","title":"Why Tech Buyers Need More Than an AI Story","summary":"Enterprise technology companies are under pressure to tell an AI story. Their customers need something more concrete: an explanation of what will change, what it will cost, and why they should trust the outcome. In this ...","date_modified":"2026-09-16T07:34:02Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/how-microsoft-connects-your-data-across-the-enterprise","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/How%20Microsoft%20connects%20your%20data%20across%20the%20e.webp\"/><p>For CIOs and CDOs heading into Microsoft Fabric and SQL Community Conference Europe, the main question is not which data technology sits at the center. It is whether the data platform improves revenue, productivity, and ...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/how-microsoft-connects-your-data-across-the-enterprise","title":"How Microsoft connects your data across the enterprise","summary":"For CIOs and CDOs heading into Microsoft Fabric and SQL Community Conference Europe, the main question is not which data technology sits at the center. It is whether the data platform improves revenue, productivity, and ...","date_modified":"2026-09-15T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/enterprise-ai-beyond-the-demo-what-vendors-need-to-prove-%E2%80%94-ep-20","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Ep%20020%20-%20Shelly%20Kramer.png\"/><p>Enterprise AI vendors have plenty of agents to demonstrate. The harder question is whether those agents can deliver measurable results inside real business operations. In this KramerTALK K2 conversation, Robert Kramer an...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/enterprise-ai-beyond-the-demo-what-vendors-need-to-prove-%E2%80%94-ep-20","title":"Enterprise AI Beyond the Demo: What Vendors Need to Prove","summary":"Enterprise AI vendors have plenty of agents to demonstrate. The harder question is whether those agents can deliver measurable results inside real business operations. In this KramerTALK K2 conversation, Robert Kramer an...","date_modified":"2026-08-31T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/why-technology-adoption-depends-on-people-and-mindset","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Ep%20019%20-%20Ricky%20Kalmon.png\"/><p>Investing in AI or ERP creates an opportunity to improve the business. Whether that opportunity becomes a measurable result depends on how people respond, adapt, and execute. In this episode of KramerTALK, Robert Kramer ...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/why-technology-adoption-depends-on-people-and-mindset","title":"Why Technology Adoption Depends on People and Mindset","summary":"Investing in AI or ERP creates an opportunity to improve the business. Whether that opportunity becomes a measurable result depends on how people respond, adapt, and execute. In this episode of KramerTALK, Robert Kramer ...","date_modified":"2026-08-31T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/how-ai-agents-are-changing-erp-and-what-cios-need-to-know","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/How%20AI%20Agents%20Are%20Changing%20ERP%20And%20What%20CIOs%20.webp\"/><p>As companies give AI agents more authority to change purchase orders, move inventory and initiate financial transactions, new challenges are emerging. What should AI be allowed to do on its own, when should a person step...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/how-ai-agents-are-changing-erp-and-what-cios-need-to-know","title":"How AI Agents Are Changing ERP And What CIOs Need To Know","summary":"As companies give AI agents more authority to change purchase orders, move inventory and initiate financial transactions, new challenges are emerging. What should AI be allowed to do on its own, when should a person step...","date_modified":"2026-08-26T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/how-cios-turn-enterprise-technology-into-business-value","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Ep%20018%20-%20Martin%20Taylor.png\"/><p>Enterprise technology decisions carry consequences far beyond the IT budget. Systems have to keep production moving, support customers, and earn the confidence of the people running the business. In Episode 18 of KramerT...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/how-cios-turn-enterprise-technology-into-business-value","title":"How CIOs Turn Enterprise Technology Into Business Value","summary":"Enterprise technology decisions carry consequences far beyond the IT budget. Systems have to keep production moving, support customers, and earn the confidence of the people running the business. In Episode 18 of KramerT...","date_modified":"2026-08-25T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/salesforce-headless-360-shows-where-enterprise-software-is-going","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/AdobeStock_446318298_Salesforce.jpeg\"/><p>Enterprise software is becoming less defined by individual applications and more by the decisions that move across them. Applications still matter, but AI agents are operating across them, carrying context and taking app...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/salesforce-headless-360-shows-where-enterprise-software-is-going","title":"Salesforce Headless 360 Shows Where Enterprise Software Is Going ","summary":"Enterprise software is becoming less defined by individual applications and more by the decisions that move across them. Applications still matter, but AI agents are operating across them, carrying context and taking app...","date_modified":"2026-08-20T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/colin-masson-joins-kramertalk-to-discuss-how-ai-is-changing-manuf","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Colin_Masson_KramerTALK-611f004.png\"/><p>Industrial AI becomes a different business proposition when it moves from recommending a decision to changing how a factory operates. In Episode 17 of KramerTALK, host Robert Kramer speaks with manufacturing and industri...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/colin-masson-joins-kramertalk-to-discuss-how-ai-is-changing-manuf","title":"Industrial AI: What It Takes to Move From Advice to Action","summary":"Industrial AI becomes a different business proposition when it moves from recommending a decision to changing how a factory operates. In Episode 17 of KramerTALK, host Robert Kramer speaks with manufacturing and industri...","date_modified":"2026-08-20T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/erp-and-ai-fix-the-foundation-before-adding-intelligence","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Ep%20016%20-%20Sam%20Gupta.png\"/><p>AI is raising expectations for ERP, but a compelling demo does not show the work required to make it useful inside a business. In this episode of KramerTALK, Robert Kramer welcomes back Sam Gupta to examine the gap betwe...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/erp-and-ai-fix-the-foundation-before-adding-intelligence","title":"ERP and AI: Fix the Foundation Before Adding Intelligence","summary":"AI is raising expectations for ERP, but a compelling demo does not show the work required to make it useful inside a business. In this episode of KramerTALK, Robert Kramer welcomes back Sam Gupta to examine the gap betwe...","date_modified":"2026-08-17T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/ai-reveals-vulnerabilities-in-the-enterprise-operating-model","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/AI-Reveals-Vulnerabilities-In-The-Enterprise-.webp\"/><p>Enterprise AI is not held back only by technology. A company can modernize ERP, move data to the cloud, and deploy AI, yet important decisions can still stall between systems and functions.</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/ai-reveals-vulnerabilities-in-the-enterprise-operating-model","title":"AI Reveals Vulnerabilities in the Enterprise Operating Model","summary":"Enterprise AI is not held back only by technology. A company can modernize ERP, move data to the cloud, and deploy AI, yet important decisions can still stall between systems and functions.","date_modified":"2026-08-12T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/erp-ai-and-the-business-value-test-with-jon-reed","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Ep%20015%20-%20Jon%20Reed.png\"/><p>An ERP system should help a business serve customers better, adapt faster and improve how work gets done. Adding AI raises the stakes for proving that value. In Episode 15 of KramerTALK, Robert Kramer welcomes Jon Reed t...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/erp-ai-and-the-business-value-test-with-jon-reed","title":"ERP, AI and the Business Value Test with Jon Reed","summary":"An ERP system should help a business serve customers better, adapt faster and improve how work gets done. Adding AI raises the stakes for proving that value. In Episode 15 of KramerTALK, Robert Kramer welcomes Jon Reed t...","date_modified":"2026-08-10T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/how-agentic-erp-is-becoming-the-business-execution-engine","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Ep%20014%20-%20Shelly%20Kramer.png\"/><p>ERP is evolving beyond recording transactions and reporting what happened. As AI agents begin coordinating workflows and initiating actions, the question becomes whether businesses are ready to trust those systems with o...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/how-agentic-erp-is-becoming-the-business-execution-engine","title":"How Agentic ERP Is Becoming the Business Execution Engine","summary":"ERP is evolving beyond recording transactions and reporting what happened. As AI agents begin coordinating workflows and initiating actions, the question becomes whether businesses are ready to trust those systems with o...","date_modified":"2026-08-05T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/erp-transformation-fix-the-process-before-adding-ai","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Ep%20013%20-%20Ricardo%20de%20Rojas.png\"/><p>Adding AI to an ERP system raises a more basic question: are the underlying processes and data ready for it? In this episode of KramerTALK, Robert Kramer speaks with ERP consultant Ricardo de Rojas about what makes enter...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/erp-transformation-fix-the-process-before-adding-ai","title":"ERP Transformation: Fix the Process Before Adding AI","summary":"Adding AI to an ERP system raises a more basic question: are the underlying processes and data ready for it? In this episode of KramerTALK, Robert Kramer speaks with ERP consultant Ricardo de Rojas about what makes enter...","date_modified":"2026-07-29T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/why-trusted-context-is-becoming-the-currency-for-enterprise-ai","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Why%20trusted%20context%20is%20becoming%20the%20currency%20.webp\"/><p>Salesforce’s acquisition of Informatica shifts the data foundation from being strategic to more structural, as the customer playbook starts to unfold in production.</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/why-trusted-context-is-becoming-the-currency-for-enterprise-ai","title":"Why trusted context is becoming the currency for enterprise AI","summary":"Salesforce’s acquisition of Informatica shifts the data foundation from being strategic to more structural, as the customer playbook starts to unfold in production.","date_modified":"2026-07-14T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/why-sports-has-become-a-blueprint-for-real-time-enterprise-execut","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Why%20Sports%20Has%20Become%20A%20Blueprint%20For%20Real-Ti.webp\"/><p>When it comes to enterprise technology discussions, we tend to highlight AI, data, cloud platforms, analytics and automation. The real story happening in organizations today goes beyond that. The key change is operationa...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/why-sports-has-become-a-blueprint-for-real-time-enterprise-execut","title":"Why Sports Is A Blueprint For Real-Time Enterprise Execution","summary":"When it comes to enterprise technology discussions, we tend to highlight AI, data, cloud platforms, analytics and automation. The real story happening in organizations today goes beyond that. The key change is operationa...","date_modified":"2026-06-30T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/why-erp-implementations-fail-it%E2%80%99s-not-the-technology","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Ep%20001%20-%20Sam%20Gupta-569c951.png\"/><p>ERP modernization is usually discussed in terms of platforms, features, cloud architecture and increasingly AI. But Robert Kramer talks with Sam Gupta of ElevateIQargue that the harder problem sits somewhere else: inside...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/why-erp-implementations-fail-it%E2%80%99s-not-the-technology","title":"ERP Modernization: Why People Decide Whether It Works","summary":"ERP modernization is usually discussed in terms of platforms, features, cloud architecture and increasingly AI. But Robert Kramer talks with Sam Gupta of ElevateIQargue that the harder problem sits somewhere else: inside...","date_modified":"2026-06-12T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/microsoft-build-2026-reveals-the-foundation-for-ai-data-and-erp","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Microsoft%20Build%202026%20Reveals%20The%20Foundation%20F.webp\"/><p>Microsoft used Build 2026 to introduce its GPU-accelerated Fabric Data Warehouse, the first fully managed data warehouse to offer GPU acceleration. The performance improvements are meaningful, but the more interesting st...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/microsoft-build-2026-reveals-the-foundation-for-ai-data-and-erp","title":"Microsoft Build 2026 Reveals The Foundation For AI, Data And ERP","summary":"Microsoft used Build 2026 to introduce its GPU-accelerated Fabric Data Warehouse, the first fully managed data warehouse to offer GPU acceleration. The performance improvements are meaningful, but the more interesting st...","date_modified":"2026-06-09T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/what-snowflake-summit-2026-signals-about-enterprise-ai","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/What%20Snowflake%20Summit%202026%20signals%20about%20ente.webp\"/><p>The next phase of enterprise AI will be decided less by models and more by how enterprises govern, secure, and operationalize AI across fragmented environments.</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/what-snowflake-summit-2026-signals-about-enterprise-ai","title":"What Snowflake Summit 2026 signals about enterprise AI","summary":"The next phase of enterprise AI will be decided less by models and more by how enterprises govern, secure, and operationalize AI across fragmented environments.","date_modified":"2026-06-04T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/informatica-salesforce-move-data-platforms-into-decision-layer","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Informatica%20and%20Salesforce%20move%20data%20platform.webp\"/><p>For years, enterprise data conversations centered on platforms. Which warehouse? Which lakehouse? Which cloud? In my recent Forbes pieces, “Beyond The Enterprise Data Platform: Why Ecosystems Win” and “How ERP Data Fits ...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/informatica-salesforce-move-data-platforms-into-decision-layer","title":"Informatica & Salesforce move data platforms into decision layer","summary":"For years, enterprise data conversations centered on platforms. Which warehouse? Which lakehouse? Which cloud? In my recent Forbes pieces, “Beyond The Enterprise Data Platform: Why Ecosystems Win” and “How ERP Data Fits ...","date_modified":"2026-05-25T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/epicor-insights-2026-makes-cloud-migration-a-trust-test","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Epicor-v3.png\"/><p>Epicor heads into Insights 2026 with a cloud migration story that makes sense, but customers still need to feel confident about the move. Ending on-premises Kinetic development with the 2028.1 release raised the stakes. ...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/epicor-insights-2026-makes-cloud-migration-a-trust-test","title":"Epicor Insights 2026 Makes Cloud Migration a Trust Test","summary":"Epicor heads into Insights 2026 with a cloud migration story that makes sense, but customers still need to feel confident about the move. Ending on-premises Kinetic development with the 2028.1 release raised the stakes. ...","date_modified":"2026-05-19T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/people-process-technology-and-the-shift-nobody-saw-coming","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/People%2C%20Process%2C%20Technology%20And%20The%20Shift%20Nob.webp\"/><p>Technology alone does not transform a business. People do. What has changed is the kind of work organizations now ask their teams to absorb. AI agents, event-driven ERP and autonomous workflows aren’t minor updates; they...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/people-process-technology-and-the-shift-nobody-saw-coming","title":"People, Process, Technology And The Shift Nobody Saw Coming","summary":"Technology alone does not transform a business. People do. What has changed is the kind of work organizations now ask their teams to absorb. AI agents, event-driven ERP and autonomous workflows aren’t minor updates; they...","date_modified":"2026-05-13T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/ai-is-changing-erp-not-replacing-it","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/AI%20Is%20Changing%20ERP%2C%20Not%20Replacing%20It.webp\"/><p>A new wave of AI-native enterprise resource planning (ERP) startups is targeting a market dominated for years by Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, Infor, Epicor, QAD, Sage, NetSuite, IFS, Acumatica and Odoo. Investors are backing ...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/ai-is-changing-erp-not-replacing-it","title":"AI Is Changing ERP, Not Replacing It","summary":"A new wave of AI-native enterprise resource planning (ERP) startups is targeting a market dominated for years by Oracle, SAP, Microsoft, Infor, Epicor, QAD, Sage, NetSuite, IFS, Acumatica and Odoo. Investors are backing ...","date_modified":"2026-05-11T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/event-driven-agentic-ai-what-happens-when-erp-is-the-operator","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/ERP-Adobe-Pic.jpg\"/><p>I have spent nearly 30 years in the ERP space, and over time I learned to recognize when something is shifting. Not hype, not a vendor cycle, but a real change in how systems are being used. I had a moment where it click...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/event-driven-agentic-ai-what-happens-when-erp-is-the-operator","title":"Event-Driven Agentic AI: What Happens When ERP is the Operator","summary":"I have spent nearly 30 years in the ERP space, and over time I learned to recognize when something is shifting. Not hype, not a vendor cycle, but a real change in how systems are being used. I had a moment where it click...","date_modified":"2026-05-07T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/hidden-costs-of-legacy-erp-and-how-manufacturers-fix-them","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Hidden%20Costs%20Of%20Legacy%20ERP%20For%20Manufa-a6d3295.webp\"/><p>Manufacturers relying on older ERP systems are facing real pressure as today’s challenges outpace what these systems were designed for. Instead of smoothing out daily operations, legacy ERP can actually slow things down:...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/hidden-costs-of-legacy-erp-and-how-manufacturers-fix-them","title":"Hidden Costs of Legacy ERP and How Manufacturers Fix Them","summary":"Manufacturers relying on older ERP systems are facing real pressure as today’s challenges outpace what these systems were designed for. Instead of smoothing out daily operations, legacy ERP can actually slow things down:...","date_modified":"2026-05-05T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/panzura-nexus-brings-unstructured-file-data-to-microsoft-copilot","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Panzura%20Nexus%20Brings%20Unstructured%20File%20Data%20I.webp\"/><p>The hardest part of enterprise AI adoption is not the model. It is making years of file data accessible, governed, and up to date. Panzura Nexus, now generally available, is built to close that gap. Most enterprise AI sh...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/panzura-nexus-brings-unstructured-file-data-to-microsoft-copilot","title":"Panzura Nexus Brings Unstructured File Data to Microsoft Copilot","summary":"The hardest part of enterprise AI adoption is not the model. It is making years of file data accessible, governed, and up to date. Panzura Nexus, now generally available, is built to close that gap. Most enterprise AI sh...","date_modified":"2026-04-30T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/infor-positions-industry-context-as-foundation-for-agentic-erp","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Infor%20Positions%20Industry%20Context%20as%20the%20Found.webp\"/><p>In ERP as in other areas of enterprise technology, vendors that meet customers where they are, rather than where a roadmap assumes they are, are better positioned to drive real progress. Why? Because while enterprise AI ...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/infor-positions-industry-context-as-foundation-for-agentic-erp","title":"Infor Positions Industry Context as Foundation for Agentic ERP","summary":"In ERP as in other areas of enterprise technology, vendors that meet customers where they are, rather than where a roadmap assumes they are, are better positioned to drive real progress. Why? Because while enterprise AI ...","date_modified":"2026-04-09T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/how-erp-data-fits-into-the-enterprise-data-ecosystem","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/How%20ERP%20Data%20Fits%20Into%20The%20Enterprise%20Data%20Ec.webp\"/><p>For decades, ERP systems have served as the operational backbone of the enterprise. When an order is booked, when inventory moves or when a supplier invoice is paid, that transaction typically lands inside an ERP system....</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/how-erp-data-fits-into-the-enterprise-data-ecosystem","title":"How ERP Data Fits Into The Enterprise Data Ecosystem","summary":"For decades, ERP systems have served as the operational backbone of the enterprise. When an order is booked, when inventory moves or when a supplier invoice is paid, that transaction typically lands inside an ERP system....","date_modified":"2026-04-01T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/beyond-the-enterprise-data-platform-why-ecosystems-win","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Beyond%20The%20Enterprise%20Data%20Platform-%20-45a76d6.webp\"/><p>Enterprise data used to center on a single core platform. Usually, it was the ERP system backed by relational databases. Vendors competed on query speed, storage efficiency and architectural improvements. The standard pa...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/beyond-the-enterprise-data-platform-why-ecosystems-win","title":"Beyond The Enterprise Data Platform: Why Ecosystems Win","summary":"Enterprise data used to center on a single core platform. Usually, it was the ERP system backed by relational databases. Vendors competed on query speed, storage efficiency and architectural improvements. The standard pa...","date_modified":"2026-03-06T18:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/weak-data-management-hinders-enterprise-ai","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Weak%20Data%20Management%20Hinders%20Enterpri-29b8c01.webp\"/><p>Enterprises continue to talk about getting more value from their data, but Salesforce’s recently published State of Data and Analytics Report shows how much work is still ahead. Many business leaders do feel confident ab...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/weak-data-management-hinders-enterprise-ai","title":"Weak Data Management Hinders Enterprise AI","summary":"Enterprises continue to talk about getting more value from their data, but Salesforce’s recently published State of Data and Analytics Report shows how much work is still ahead. Many business leaders do feel confident ab...","date_modified":"2026-01-22T18:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/hidden-costs-of-legacy-erp-for-manufacturers","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Hidden%20Costs%20Of%20Legacy%20ERP%20For%20Manufa-a6d3295.webp\"/><p>Manufacturers relying on older ERP systems are facing real pressure as today’s challenges outpace what these systems were designed for. Instead of smoothing out daily operations, legacy ERP can actually slow things down:...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/hidden-costs-of-legacy-erp-for-manufacturers","title":"Hidden Costs Of Legacy ERP For Manufacturers","summary":"Manufacturers relying on older ERP systems are facing real pressure as today’s challenges outpace what these systems were designed for. Instead of smoothing out daily operations, legacy ERP can actually slow things down:...","date_modified":"2025-11-28T18:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/the-manufacturing-erp-landscape-is-changing---what-to-do-about-it","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/How-the-Manufacturing-ERP-Landscape-Is-Changi.webp\"/><p>Manufacturers running legacy ERP systems face escalating operational and financial strain. These platforms were built as transaction recorders — not resolution systems — for a stable supply era that no longer exists, and...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/the-manufacturing-erp-landscape-is-changing---what-to-do-about-it","title":"The Manufacturing ERP Landscape Is Changing - What to Do About It","summary":"Manufacturers running legacy ERP systems face escalating operational and financial strain. These platforms were built as transaction recorders — not resolution systems — for a stable supply era that no longer exists, and...","date_modified":"2025-11-12T18:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/oracle-shifts-focus-to-agentic-ai-for-erp-and-supply-chain","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Oracle%20Shifts%20Focus%20To%20Agentic%20AI%20For%20ERP%20And.webp\"/><p>Oracle’s decision to rename CloudWorld as AI World says a lot about where the enterprise software market is heading. The focus has shifted from moving workloads to the cloud to building AI directly into how businesses ru...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/oracle-shifts-focus-to-agentic-ai-for-erp-and-supply-chain","title":"Oracle Shifts Focus To Agentic AI For ERP And Supply Chain","summary":"Oracle’s decision to rename CloudWorld as AI World says a lot about where the enterprise software market is heading. The focus has shifted from moving workloads to the cloud to building AI directly into how businesses ru...","date_modified":"2025-10-22T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/cloud-based-tv-sports-production-and-distribution-with-aws","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Cloud-Based-TV-Sports-Production-and-Distribu.webp\"/><p>Reducing Costs and Carbon Emissions in Sports Broadcasting</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/cloud-based-tv-sports-production-and-distribution-with-aws","title":"Cloud-Based TV Sports Production and Distribution with AWS","summary":"Reducing Costs and Carbon Emissions in Sports Broadcasting","date_modified":"2025-10-02T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/unlocking-growth-with-erp-data-modern-%E2%80%94-research-brief","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/From-Readiness-to-Results-%E2%80%94-Unlocking-Growth-.webp\"/><p>Enterprise resource planning systems have evolved dramatically over the past decade, shifting from basic tools used for managing finance and inventory — primarily for small to mid-sized enterprises — to comprehensive pla...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/unlocking-growth-with-erp-data-modern-%E2%80%94-research-brief","title":"Unlocking Growth with ERP Data Modern — Research Brief","summary":"Enterprise resource planning systems have evolved dramatically over the past decade, shifting from basic tools used for managing finance and inventory — primarily for small to mid-sized enterprises — to comprehensive pla...","date_modified":"2025-09-29T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/microsoft-adds-%E2%80%98frontier-firm%E2%80%99-copilot-solutions-to-dynamics-365","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Microsoft%20Adds%20%E2%80%98Frontier%20Firm%E2%80%99%20Copilot%20Soluti.webp\"/><p>Enterprise resource planning is moving beyond routine automation to become a platform for intelligent, AI-driven coordination across business functions. This was a significant theme of my recent article about reinventing...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/microsoft-adds-%E2%80%98frontier-firm%E2%80%99-copilot-solutions-to-dynamics-365","title":"Microsoft Adds ‘Frontier Firm’ Copilot Solutions to Dynamics 365 ","summary":"Enterprise resource planning is moving beyond routine automation to become a platform for intelligent, AI-driven coordination across business functions. This was a significant theme of my recent article about reinventing...","date_modified":"2025-09-26T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/data-management-reshapes-wealth-advisory-from-insight-to-impact","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/How%20Data%20Management%20Reshapes%20Wealth%20Advisory-.webp\"/><p>In wealth management, a major shift is underway. For years, financial advisors leaned on instinct, experience and strong client relationships to guide decisions. Those skills are still essential, but the rise of advanced...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/data-management-reshapes-wealth-advisory-from-insight-to-impact","title":"Data Management Reshapes Wealth Advisory: From Insight To Impact","summary":"In wealth management, a major shift is underway. For years, financial advisors leaned on instinct, experience and strong client relationships to guide decisions. Those skills are still essential, but the rise of advanced...","date_modified":"2025-09-11T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/ibm-db2ai-advancing-enterprise-workloads-in-data-centric-world","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/IBM-Db2-AI_Advancing-Enterprise-Workl-0815467.webp\"/><p>IBM Db2 has been at the forefront of enterprise data management for over four decades, supporting mission-critical workloads in industries including financial services, banking, healthcare, government, and more. In that ...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/ibm-db2ai-advancing-enterprise-workloads-in-data-centric-world","title":"IBM Db2+AI: Advancing Enterprise Workloads in Data-Centric World","summary":"IBM Db2 has been at the forefront of enterprise data management for over four decades, supporting mission-critical workloads in industries including financial services, banking, healthcare, government, and more. In that ...","date_modified":"2025-09-10T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/ai-and-open-source-redefine-enterprise-data-platforms-in-2025","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/AI%20And%20Open%20Source%20Redefine%20Enterpris-07d134b.webp\"/><p>In 2025, enterprise data platforms are the backbone of how businesses run and manage data across cloud, on-prem and edge environments. They power everything from finance and supply chains to customer experience and strat...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/ai-and-open-source-redefine-enterprise-data-platforms-in-2025","title":"AI and Open Source Redefine Enterprise Data Platforms In 2025","summary":"In 2025, enterprise data platforms are the backbone of how businesses run and manage data across cloud, on-prem and edge environments. They power everything from finance and supply chains to customer experience and strat...","date_modified":"2025-09-09T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/reinventing-erp-with-event-driven-agentic-ai","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Reinventing%20ERP%20With%20Event-Driven%20Age-7f13856.webp\"/><p>For many years, enterprise resource planning systems have been the backbone of business operations, serving as the central hub for managing finance, supply chain, manufacturing, procurement and HR processes. Over the dec...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/reinventing-erp-with-event-driven-agentic-ai","title":"Reinventing ERP With Event-Driven Agentic AI","summary":"For many years, enterprise resource planning systems have been the backbone of business operations, serving as the central hub for managing finance, supply chain, manufacturing, procurement and HR processes. Over the dec...","date_modified":"2025-08-28T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/cloud-culture-innovation-are-transforming-sports-broadcasting","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/How%20Cloud%2C%20Culture%20And%20Innovation%20Are%20Transfo.webp\"/><p>Technology has gone beyond just supporting sports; it’s become an integral part of how we experience them. In a recent Game Time Tech podcast episode, Lewis Smithingham, executive vice president of strategic industries a...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/cloud-culture-innovation-are-transforming-sports-broadcasting","title":"Cloud, Culture & Innovation Are Transforming Sports Broadcasting","summary":"Technology has gone beyond just supporting sports; it’s become an integral part of how we experience them. In a recent Game Time Tech podcast episode, Lewis Smithingham, executive vice president of strategic industries a...","date_modified":"2025-08-07T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/erp-shifts-to-industry-50-smarter-human-centric-operations","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/ERP%20Shifts%20To%20Industry%205.0%20To%20Enable%20-ddcda9d.webp\"/><p>ERP and supply chain systems are evolving alongside the broader movement in how industries approach innovation. The “Industry n.0” framework — spanning early mechanization (1.0), mass production (2.0), automation (3.0) a...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/erp-shifts-to-industry-50-smarter-human-centric-operations","title":"ERP Shifts To Industry 5.0; Smarter, Human-Centric Operations","summary":"ERP and supply chain systems are evolving alongside the broader movement in how industries approach innovation. The “Industry n.0” framework — spanning early mechanization (1.0), mass production (2.0), automation (3.0) a...","date_modified":"2025-08-05T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/enhancing-supply-chain-resilience-using-oracle-fusion-cloud-scm","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Enhancing-Supply-Chain-Resilience-Using-Oracle.png\"/><p>Global supply chains continue to face disruptions from geopolitical tensions, trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, and economic instability. Events like the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, and ta...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/enhancing-supply-chain-resilience-using-oracle-fusion-cloud-scm","title":"Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience Using Oracle Fusion Cloud SCM","summary":"Global supply chains continue to face disruptions from geopolitical tensions, trade disputes, natural disasters, pandemics, and economic instability. Events like the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, and ta...","date_modified":"2025-06-24T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/sap-is-managing-ai-data-to-meet-erp-customers-where-they-are","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/How%20SAP%20Is%20Managing%20AI%20And%20Data%20To%20Meet%20ERP%20C.webp\"/><p>The discussions at SAP’s Sapphire 2025 event in Orlando were different than in previous years — focused, grounded and more customer-centric. SAP’s key message was clear: ERP transformation doesn’t need to be disruptive, ...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/sap-is-managing-ai-data-to-meet-erp-customers-where-they-are","title":"SAP Is Managing AI & Data To Meet ERP Customers Where They Are","summary":"The discussions at SAP’s Sapphire 2025 event in Orlando were different than in previous years — focused, grounded and more customer-centric. SAP’s key message was clear: ERP transformation doesn’t need to be disruptive, ...","date_modified":"2025-06-13T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/data-has-never-mattered-more-for-servicenow%E2%80%99s-ai-driven-strategy","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/Why%20Data%20Has%20Never%20Mattered%20More%20For%20ServiceN.webp\"/><p>At its Knowledge 2025 event last week, ServiceNow made it clear that it is not simply adding AI to existing workflows, but rethinking how enterprise systems operate. Central to this strategy is the new ServiceNow AI Plat...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/data-has-never-mattered-more-for-servicenow%E2%80%99s-ai-driven-strategy","title":"Data Has Never Mattered More For ServiceNow’s AI-Driven Strategy","summary":"At its Knowledge 2025 event last week, ServiceNow made it clear that it is not simply adding AI to existing workflows, but rethinking how enterprise systems operate. Central to this strategy is the new ServiceNow AI Plat...","date_modified":"2025-05-23T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/ibm-think-2025-showcases-watsonxdata%E2%80%99s-role-in-generative-ai","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/IBM%20Think%202025%20Showcases%20Watsonx.data%E2%80%99s%20Role%20.webp\"/><p>One of the themes for IBM Think 2025 — this week’s flagship event for customers, partners and analysts — is exploring how AI and automation are being put to work in the real world. One of the big product updates is for t...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/ibm-think-2025-showcases-watsonxdata%E2%80%99s-role-in-generative-ai","title":"IBM Think 2025 Showcases Watsonx.data’s Role In Generative AI","summary":"One of the themes for IBM Think 2025 — this week’s flagship event for customers, partners and analysts — is exploring how AI and automation are being put to work in the real world. One of the big product updates is for t...","date_modified":"2025-05-14T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/what-sap%E2%80%99s-business-data-cloud-means-for-enterprises","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/5e817ecc-b05b-4570-abbf-a35e3d274090/What%20SAP%E2%80%99s%20Business%20Data%20Cloud%20Means%20For%20Ente.webp\"/><p>I recently spent time in New York City with SAP leadership as they unveiled the company’s Business Data Cloud. I think the BDC represents a significant shift in enterprise data management for SAP because it integrates bo...</p>","url":"https://kramererp.com/kramertalk/f/what-sap%E2%80%99s-business-data-cloud-means-for-enterprises","title":"What SAP’s Business Data Cloud Means For Enterprises","summary":"I recently spent time in New York City with SAP leadership as they unveiled the company’s Business Data Cloud. I think the BDC represents a significant shift in enterprise data management for SAP because it integrates bo...","date_modified":"2025-04-23T17:00:00Z"}]}