INSIGHTS
EPM, AI and Automation Insights: Field Analysis and Expert Perspectives
Published by Adam Azouiar, Founding Partner and Lead Architect at Lean Vectors. 15 years of EPM, PPM and AI architecture engagements across enterprise and mid-market. What we observe in the field, what the market undersells, and what your peers are asking before they decide.
Lean Vectors publishes independent analyses on financial performance management (Anaplan, OneStream, Board, Pigment, Workday Adaptive Planning), project portfolio management (Planisware, Clarity, ServiceNow SPM), sovereign AI architecture (industrial RAG, agentic orchestration, LLM Ops) and operational workflow automation (RevOps, Quote-to-Cash, hyper-automation). Every article is grounded in Gartner and Forrester data and real-world engagement experience. No vendor compensates Lean Vectors for this content.
LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Claude Agent SDK or OpenAgents: which AI agent framework in 2026?
Technical comparison of 5 AI agent orchestration frameworks. Cost and token benchmarks, CIO selection matrix, EU AI Act, MCP/A2A protocols, Asqav security.
Consolidating 45 entities in 5 days: a OneStream deployment in insurance
How an insurance group reduced its quarterly close from 15 to 5 days by migrating from Oracle Hyperion HFM to OneStream. IFRS 17, Solvency II, change management.
How to choose an EPM tool in 2026: complete guide for CIOs and CFOs
Structured 8-dimension guide for selecting your EPM platform. 2025 Gartner analysis, Anaplan, OneStream, Pigment, Board, CCH Tagetik comparison.
How to Choose an EPM Tool for Mid-Market Companies
EPM selection guide for mid-market firms: 5 decisive criteria, 3 company profiles and the pricing traps to avoid. Independent analysis by Lean Vectors.
AI agents in the enterprise in 2026: economics, governance, security and orchestration
Definitive guide to AI agents in production. Real costs, frameworks (LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen), 8 pillars of agentic security, sprawl governance, agentic commerce and documented ROI.
Azure AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock or Vertex AI: which cloud AI platform to choose in 2026?
Technical comparison of the 3 AI hyperscalers in 2026. GPT-5 vs Gemini 3 vs Claude, agentic orchestration, inference costs, French sovereignty. Decision matrix by profile.
Hyperautomation in 2026: how to prioritize and automate 200 manual processes
Complete 4-step methodology: Process Mining, technical assessment, Pareto prioritization, federated CoE. 5 priority use cases, tech stack and 12-month roadmap.
Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant or ChromaDB: which vector database to choose in 2026?
Technical comparison of the 4 dominant vector databases in 2026. Performance benchmarks, costs, RAG and agentic AI scenarios, GDPR sovereignty. Selection matrix.
Revenue Operations in 2026: why French mid-market companies face a critical adoption gap
Less than 15% of French mid-market firms have adopted RevOps, versus 48% in the US. Root-cause analysis, impact of France's 2026 e-invoicing mandate, target CRM-ERP architecture and deployment roadmap.