The ERP Minute - Episode 170

As we continue to charge into 2025, major AI announcements came from Epicor, Oracle, and Microsoft. First, Epicor launched Epicor Prism, a network of vertical AI agents built specifically for the supply chain industries. Then, Oracle and Adarga, a leader in AI-driven information intelligence, announced they are partnering to bring Adarga’s Vantage software to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Oracle’s distributed cloud. Finally, Microsoft and Pearson, the world’s lifelong learning company, announced a strategic collaboration on Tuesday to help address one of the top challenges facing organizations globally: skilling for the era of AI. To round out the week, Qlik announced the acquisition of Upsolver, a pioneer in real-time data streaming and Apache Iceberg optimization.