Blueprint 4D 2025 Recap: AI, Innovation & What’s Next for JD Edwards
Last week, hundreds of JD Edwards users, experts, and innovators gathered in Las Vegas for BLUEPRINT 4D—and it’s safe to say this year’s theme was loud and clear: AI isn’t just the future—it’s already transforming JDE.
From the first keynote to the last conversation at the booth, this year’s conference spotlighted just how far JD Edwards has come—and how Oracle customers are tapping into automation, AI, and cloud to modernize faster than ever.
🔑 Keynote Takeaway: JDE Is Ready for What’s Next
The opening keynote, “JD Edwards: A Platform for Innovation and Intelligence,” set the tone for the week. Gary Grieshaber and Paul Houtkooper reaffirmed Oracle’s commitment to EnterpriseOne 9.2 and shared how customers are leveraging continuous innovation especially to push boundaries and reimagine what ERP can deliver.
Spoiler alert: The future of JD Edwards is agile, intelligent, and open to endless possibility.
🚀 Release 25 and Beyond
We had the chance to deep dive into Release 25 during Oracle’s product roadmap session – and it’s packed with enhancements that drive automation, reduce complexity, and further embed intelligence across the enterprise.
PS – dive further into these enhancements by subscribing to the popular 9.2 Capabilities Whitepaper which was updated right before BP4D with the latest R24 Apps & Tools features 😊
🤖 AI in Action
The hottest topic at this year’s conference was AI. The agenda was packed with educational sessions demonstrating AI working hand-in-hand with JDE to improve operations, reduce cost, and boost agility. Circular Edge and AtomIQ were at the center of the conversation, with customers showing exactly how they’re making AI work for them.
Here are just a few highlights:
1. Transforming Warehouses with AI Agents In “AI Agents & AtomIQ,” attendees saw how customers are are accelerating warehouse operations, streamlining inventory tracking and enhancing decision-making with AtomIQ’s AI-powered solutions including WMS+, RFID, cloud-based integrations and low-code no-code mobility. Key takeaways:
✅ How AI and automation are transforming warehouse and supply chain operations
✅ Real-world use cases of AtomIQ in streamlining inventory tracking, picking, and shipping
✅ The role of RFID technology and Microsoft Teams integration in modern supply chains
2. Hadrian’s RFID Revolution Hadrian shared their RFID journey using AtomIQ + JDE Orchestrator to digitize WMS processes such as automated PO Receipts, Pick & Pack, and Ship Confirmations with real-time accuracy and visibility.
3. AI for IT Ops: Smarter Logs & Faster Fixes The session on “Harnessing AI for Intelligent Issue Resolution” broke down how sysadmins can use AI to automate log analysis, resolve issues proactively, and use REST APIs to gain a real-time view of application health.
4. Game-Changing AI Tools If you were lucky enough to attend “AI Innovations & Game-Changing Tools,” you saw a rapid-fire showcase of automation platforms helping users bridge the gap between legacy processes and modern, agile operations. We explored several tools, technologies and approaches customers are leveraging to increase productivity, streamline & automate business processes, improve user experiences and modernize operations across ☑️ administration ☑️ functional ☑️job scheduling ☑️AP automation ☑️electronic signatures ☑️tax compliance ☑️reporting & data analytics ☑️mobility & warehouse automation ☑️data archiving & more.
💡 Real Stories, Real Results
We had a first row seat for DifGen’s powerful story of implementing JDE on OCI to replace their legacy ERP, streamline siloed data, and digitize warehouse and distribution operations—under tight timelines. Their story demonstrated that with the right approach, JDE is a modern ERP platform that helped them streamline processes across departments to save time and resources.
Our 2-hour interactive JDE + OCI workshop equipped leaders with hands-on strategies to accelerate agility and innovation by moving JDE to Oracle Cloud including tactical tips for setup, disaster recovery, analytics, and more.
And finally, the “Securing Leadership Support” session presented by Chris Noack, IT ERP Applications Manager at Granite Construction and Andy Chase, VP of Customer Success & Advisory at CE reminded us that one of the most critical steps to JDE success is internal advocacy. Modernizing your ERP is only half the battle—getting stakeholders to believe in its value is what keeps the momentum going.
PS – Session content includes insights into how customers are utilizing JD Edwards today and the paths forward; email me at chelsea.krieger@circularedge.com to request access.
🎉 #MoreGoodTimesWithCE
- Kicking off the week with regional user groups featuring a dance party with DJ sAchin
- Special Customer Appreciation Breakfast featuring acclaimed guitarist Michael Lucarelli (a special thank you to AtomIQ, ALLOut Security, Essentio and Medius for co-hosting)
- Our AtomIQ booth featuring a unified AI platform for all business needs, supply chain automation, ultimate iPaaS solution, etc.
- Our CE booth featuring customers who are achieving peak performance via our JDE managed services, upgrades, implementations, short- and long-term projects, advisory services, etc; Smart Scheduler for advanced batch job scheduling, ERPSign for integrated eSignature workflows & more
- Our giant bright video wall featuring CE products and services, as well as a “pit crew” themed video for CE Managed Services
- Excellent JDE & Cloud content, success stories and networking experienced throughout the week and at the Executive Forum
- Memorable moments with our LED robot in the CE & AtomIQ booth
It’s clear that JD Edwards is not just keeping pace – it’s leading in ways we couldn’t have imagined just a few years ago. AI, Cloud, Automation, Orchestration – these aren’t buzzwords anymore. They’re tools our community is using to do real, transformative work.
I’m excited for what’s ahead and even more inspired by what’s already happening. I can’t wait to reconnect and hear more exciting stories at this year’s InFocus, September 9-11 in Denver and back at Blueprint 4D, May 4-7 in Dallas.
Finally, full presentation slide decks from CE sessions are available to customers upon request. Should you wish to request access or if you have any questions or other resource needs, please reach out and I’m happy to help!
