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Three months to recover from supply chain disruption - there's a better way This article is sponsored by: Blue Yonder logo © Blue Yonder

Supply chain leaders are using AI-driven scenarios and learnings from the pandemic to operate in extreme volatility. Puneet Saxena, CVP Industry Advisory at Blue Yonder, explains why organizations shouldn't have to wait three months when things go wrong.

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The ASUG Tech Connect AI review - Walter Sun reveals why SAP announced its RPT-1 foundation model, and how it differs from an LLM

ASUG Tech Connect brought AI adoption to a head. What do customers need to build with SAP AI? Is the Gen AI Hub for BTP message getting out there? Why or why not? I talked with SAP's Walter Sun about all this and more - starting with SAP's RPT-1 foundational model news.

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Samsara reports strong Q2 earnings as proprietary operations data drives enterprise growth beyond knowledge work

Samsara reported strong Q2 2025 earnings with $391.5 million revenue and $1.6 billion ARR, as the connected operations platform leverages its proprietary dataset of 20 trillion data points to drive enterprise customer growth in physical operations.

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Blue Yonder's global returns gambit - from Doddle to Optoro, tackling the $890 billion crisis

Blue Yonder's acquisition of Optoro completes its end-to-end returns management strategy, targeting 10-20% profit improvements for retailers struggling with $890 billion in annual returns through integrated supply chain technology that treats returns as inventory rather than customer problems.

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UK's facial recognition rollout represents an unprecedented surveillance expansion with questionable legal foundations

The Government's announcement of 10 new Live Facial Recognition vans marks a significant escalation in mass surveillance capabilities, but fundamental questions remain about proportionality, oversight and the legal framework governing this technology.

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How much infrastructure are you burning while AI thinks?

Observability is moving up the stack - from technical monitoring to strategic value driver. But with AI overpromises and rising costs, the pressure to prove ROI is growing fast. A discussion with Florian Ortner at Dynatrace explores issues being faced by customers on evaluating system health.

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Want better AI? Then modernize finance and planning - the view from Planful customers

Planful AI was the talk of Planful Perform 2025 - and customers had a few things to say about it. But when I dug in, I found a session highlight from Kimball Midwest, one that shows FP&A transformation in action. Can you get to good AI without that foundation? I don't think so.

Kevin Washek, Director of FP&A at Kimball Midwest

Planful Perform 2025 - if FP&A is a ticket to burnout, can AI change the finance narrative?

Planful Perform 2025 hit on hard truths about talent for finance teams. Can AI solve for FP&A predicaments? And how did Planful's newly announced AI assistants go over with customers, given the amount of co-pilots we've already seen on the market? That's enough for a deep dive - here we go.

Grant Halloran, CEO Planful at Planful Perform 2025

Enterprise hits and misses - Walmart hits an e-commerce milestone, while CEOs weigh in on the global market reset

This week - how Walmart hit an e-commerce milestone, and where gen AI fits in. Plus: CEOs weigh in on what's next for global markets, and enterprise spending. Generative AI project lessons are piling up, and the weekly whiffs are ready.

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