{"id":253979,"date":"2026-05-24T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/small-business-technology-news-from-epicor-google-microsoft-boston-dynamics-and-claude\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T07:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T11:05:09","slug":"small-business-technology-news-from-epicor-google-microsoft-boston-dynamics-and-claude-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/24\/small-business-technology-news-from-epicor-google-microsoft-boston-dynamics-and-claude-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Business Technology News From Epicor, Google, Microsoft, Boston Dynamics And Claude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/quickerbettertech\/2026\/05\/24\/small-business-technology-news-from-epicor-google-microsoft-boston-dynamics-and-claude\/\">Small Business Technology News From Epicor, Google, Microsoft, Boston Dynamics And Claude<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/quickerbettertech\/2026\/05\/24\/small-business-technology-news-from-epicor-google-microsoft-boston-dynamics-and-claude\/\">https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/quickerbettertech\/2026\/05\/24\/small-business-technology-news-from-epicor-google-microsoft-boston-dynamics-and-claude\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-24 07:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.forbes.com\">www.forbes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"-webkit-line-clamp:2\" class=\"Ccg9Ib-7 _8XF2kHYM\">Close-up of phone screen displaying Anthropic Claude, a Large Language Model (LLM) powered generative artificial intelligence chatbot, Lafayette, California, June 27, 2024. (Photo by Smith Collection\/Gado\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gado via Getty Images<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed\">Let\u2019s Recap:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e789b50a09a7ab928577b050fd24df6f6\"><strong>ERP software provider Epicor announces new AI offerings and services at its annual conference<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ed9358ad60534fb967401583f005e1f68\"><strong>Google\u2019s I\/O conference reveals AI advancements<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e9c56d63c11d1aec9424128c23307b734\"><strong>Microsoft rolls out a new Surface tablet<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"eb77e2686e795c94ec7c0030e43f3aeb7\"><strong>A robot lifts 100 pounds<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e2bcda56cc7952ce23aabadc763a8d4df\"><strong>Using Claude to forecast<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed\">Epicor Debuts Agentic AI Platform And Promises 90-Day Cloud ERP Deployments<\/h2>\n<p>This week at its annual Insights conference in Nashville, software company Epicor made two major announcements: A new \u201cagentic AI stack\u201d built on its Prism generative AI platform; and a 90-day cloud deployment program to accelerate ERP cloud migrations for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers. The former entails AI agents that are embedded into ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) workflows such as finance, supply chain management, and customer service \u2013 to automate tasks and coordinate actions. (Source: Modern Distribution Management)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed\">Why this is important for your small business: <\/h2>\n<p>Companies like Epicor are realizing that just offering AI capabilities isn\u2019t enough: users -particularly SMBs \u2013 need education, coaching, handholding and perhaps a shot or two of bourbon to move them into the AI world. A cloud deployment commitment is a fast way to get up and running and start learning about the AI and other features that can increase a company\u2019s productivity and profitability.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed\">Is Google Making Too Many Announcements At It\u2019s Annual Conference?<\/h2>\n<p>This year\u2019s Google I\/O 2026 was a major statement of the company\u2019s aggressive development of AI. Gemini Spark was introduced and described as \u201ca personal 24\/7 agent that will manage your digital life\u201d for $100. Spark will monitor and organize Gmail, complete complex tasks, and manage workflows across apps \u2013 and that\u2019s just scratching the surface. 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