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Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware continues to create uncertainty across the industry. From licensing shifts to changing support expectations to cost concerns, many organizations are reassessing their long-term reliance on VMware and exploring what a modernization or cloud migration strategy might look like. Across dozens of conversations with CIOs, architects, and infrastructure leaders, a few questions [...]

Today’s mining industry faces new levels of complexity. Global operations, volatile commodity markets, supply chain disruptions, and rising operational costs are placing pressure on companies to operate more efficiently, maintain real-time visibility across geographies, and make data-driven decisions. Yet many miners are still constrained by aging systems, disconnected processes, and limited access to actionable data. [...]

For years, organizations have recognized data as their most valuable asset. But, as AI, intelligent automation, and predictive analytics move from experimentation to enterprise data management execution, many organizations still lack a clear strategy for how to manage, govern, and activate data as the foundation of insight and innovation. The technology is ready. The opportunity [...]

Today’s retail landscape is more complex and competitive than ever. Shoppers expect seamless, personalized experiences across every channel, while retailers are often held back by fragmented systems, manual processes, and limited visibility. It’s a combination that makes growth difficult and profitability uncertain. To compete, retailers are modernizing their core systems, connecting operations end-to-end, and using [...]

Several years ago, Syntax’s leadership set out with a bold vision: to develop a strategic, market–leading roadmap for embedding generative AI adoption (GenAI) across the business. Today, that plan is reshaping how we innovate, deliver, and create value for our customers.  This post is the third installment in our blog series, Insights from Syntax’s Global [...]

In any enterprise, ERPs remain at the center of daily operations, managing finance, supply chains, manufacturing, asset management, and fulfillment. JD Edwards (JDE) is no exception. It continues to deliver the structure, reliability, and embedded business logic organizations depend on every day. But even the most stable and aligned JDE environment must keep pace with [...]

As we move into 2026, enterprise technology is experiencing a major shift within the systems companies rely on most: their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. What were once primarily systems of record are rapidly evolving into intelligent platforms that influence how businesses plan, execute, and compete. Every major ERP vendor—from SAP to Oracle—is prioritizing initiatives [...]

I’ll start with a brief disclaimer: this is not another generic “AI will change everything” predictions piece. This blog looks beyond the hype to the next stage of AI adoption where enterprise systems mature, human and AI intelligence roles are intentionally redefined, and Generative AI (GenAI) becomes a practical force reshaping real business processes, not [...]

Promotion planning has always been a strategic pillar of retail, but in today’s omnichannel retail world, it has become exponentially more complex. Retailers must coordinate pricing, product mix, timing, inventory, store retail operations, digital activation, loyalty, and competitive activity across an expanding landscape of consumer touchpoints. Omnichannel retail complexity, demand volatility, and siloed retail operations [...]

Software engineering is undergoing a generational shift. For the first time, a significant portion of new code in modern organizations is generated not by humans, but by AI-assisted development tools.