Vena Solutions has announced its intention to acquire Acterys, a leading provider of Power BI–based planning, analytics, and application development solutions. This strategic move marks an important step forward in the evolution of enterprise performance management—bringing together finance and IT in a more connected and actionable way.
A Unified Microsoft-Native Planning Environment
By combining Vena’s Excel-native financial planning and analysis (FP&A) platform with Acterys’ Power BI write-back capabilities and Microsoft Fabric analytics, the acquisition creates a fully integrated, Microsoft-native environment. This allows organizations to work within familiar tools like Excel and Power BI while extending planning into operational and analytical workflows.
From Integrated to Orchestrated Planning
At the core of this announcement is the introduction of Orchestrated Planning - a new approach that goes beyond traditional integrated planning. Instead of simply connecting plans across departments, orchestrated planning aligns people, processes, data, and technology to ensure that decisions are executed effectively and in real time.
This approach addresses a common challenge in organizations: the gap between planning and execution. By embedding planning directly into operational systems, businesses can reduce delays, improve collaboration, and drive more consistent outcomes.
Bringing Finance and IT Closer Together
The combined capabilities of Vena and Acterys create a shared environment where finance and IT teams can collaborate more effectively. Finance benefits from Vena’s familiar Excel-based planning experience, while IT can leverage Acterys’ ability to build applications and write data back into Power BI—enabling real-time, scalable planning across the enterprise.
This alignment helps organizations connect strategy with execution, turning insights into actions faster and with greater confidence.
What This Means for Customers
For existing and future customers, the acquisition signals continued investment in innovation within the Microsoft ecosystem. The combined platform is designed to:
- Enhance collaboration between finance, IT, and operations
- Enable real-time, data-driven planning and scenario modelling
- Extend planning beyond finance into operational use cases
- Deliver greater value from existing Microsoft technologies
Ultimately, this move reinforces Vena’s vision of helping organizations plan better and achieve more - by transforming planning into a continuous, enterprise-wide process that drives measurable business performance.
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