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The ERP Minute Episode 258: October 15th, 2026

Written by Rebekah McCabe | Oct 15, 2026, 10:14:50 PM

To kick off the week, Salesforce announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Loops, an AI-powered analytics platform that continuously monitors business performance, explains why key metrics change, and surfaces opportunities to improve by leveraging machine learning models. In other news, Qlik announced it has achieved the AWS Data Competency in the Relational Database category recognizing Qlik’s demonstrated expertise delivering unified data architectures on Amazon Web Services (AWS), helping organizations build the data foundation that power modern analytics and AI workloads. Finally, UKG announced the addition of Cash App to the UKG Frontline Worker Network, expanding the curated ecosystem of partners that connects frontline workers with benefits and support directly in the flow of their UKG work, pay, and collaboration experience.

To kick off the week, Salesforce announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Loops, an AI-powered analytics platform that continuously monitors business performance, explains why key metrics change, and surfaces opportunities to improve by leveraging machine learning models. In other news, Qlik announced it has achieved the AWS Data Competency in the Relational Database category recognizing Qlik’s demonstrated expertise delivering unified data architectures on Amazon Web Services (AWS), helping organizations build the data foundation that power modern analytics and AI workloads. Finally, UKG announced the addition of Cash App to the UKG Frontline Worker Network, expanding the curated ecosystem of partners that connects frontline workers with benefits and support directly in the flow of their UKG work, pay, and collaboration experience.