The ERP Advisor

SAP began the week by announcing major financial results for the third quarter ended September 30th, 2024. Acumatica followed with the long-anticipated launch of its new Professional Services Edition, built to enable small and midsized professional services firms to increase efficiency and accelerate growth. ECI announced the launch of two new add-on solutions for its Manufacturing ERP products –...

One of the most difficult parts of launching an ERP upgrade is garnering support from all relevant ERP stakeholders in order to build a solid business case for a new ERP. If the key people across your company are not on board, then your selection can be doomed before it even begins. It is vital to build an airtight business case that gains Board and Executive support for costs, types of solutions,...

Infor announced significant platform technology updates to its industry-specific CloudSuite portfolio on Day One of the company’s 2024 Infor Velocity Summit. Acumatica Cloud ERP unveiled its highly anticipated 2024 R2 product. Microsoft Corp. and Rezolve AI, a leader in AI-powered commerce solutions, announced a strategic partnership to empower retailers with advanced capabilities for digital enga...

Microsoft announced it is expanding its Global Engineering Development Center footprint to the UAE. One of Microsoft’s first engineering centers to be launched in the Arab world will be established in Abu Dhabi. KT Corporation and Microsoft Corp. unveiled a five-year, multibillion-dollar partnership which includes an investment from KT in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, cloud technologies, a...

ERP implementation is all too easy to get wrong, even when the solution is right. Unfortunately, traps are hidden along the road to a successful go-live and even the most well-intentioned projects can fall victim to major ERP mistakes. In this episode of The ERP Advisor, Shawn Windle uncovers what businesses get wrong during their ERP implementations to guide project sponsors back to the path of E...

Workday announced Illuminate, the next generation of Workday AI. Following the Illuminate announcement, Workday announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Evisort, an AI-native document intelligence platform. BlackRock, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), Microsoft, and MGX announced the Global Infrastructure Investment Partnership (GAIIP) to make investments in new and expanded...

NetSuite announced a series of new product updates and AI innovations across the suite to help organizations increase efficiency and accelerate growth. Oracle was busy making major data and AI-related announcements, alongside its new partnership with AWS. Qlik announced new enhancements to its AutoML capabilities. Certinia announced the general availability of Certinia Customer Success (CS) Cloud....

OneStream announced its financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2024. Salesforce announced results for its second quarter of fiscal 2025 ended July 31, 2024. Workday and Strada announced the global availability of Workday Payroll provided by Strada. Connect with us! https://www.erpadvisorsgroup.com 866-499-8550 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/erp-advisors-group Twitter:...

Workday kicked off the week by announcing results for the fiscal 2025 second quarter ended July 31st, 2024. Infor made a major announcement with the selection of Amazon Bedrock, a service for building and scaling generative applications, to deploy GenAI solutions embedded within Infor CloudSuite. Deltek announced new enhancements to its purpose-built solutions for government contractors. Aptean ma...

Planful announced record-breaking new bookings for the first half of the year 2024. Clayton, Dubilier, & Rice and CVC today announced that funds managed by CVC have agreed to acquire a significant ownership position in Epicor. Sage announced new enhancements and updates for Sage Intacct customers globally, to streamline financial operations and enhance security. Certinia announced its Summer 2...

ERP implementation success depends on the resources available to ensure the project goes off without a hitch. However, it can be impractical to pull people away from their day jobs to devote 20+ hours to ERP efforts. Is it possible for a business to staff its ERP implementation for success without sacrificing normal business operations? And how can they keep resources engaged throughout the entire...

Sage announced its financial results for the first nine months of 2024. Oracle released the Primavera Unifier Accelerator base to help speed up execution and efficiency. Salesforce announced new AI and data capabilities for Nonprofit Cloud to help nonprofits improve efficiency, personalize donor engagement, and increase funding. Connect with us! https://www.erpadvisorsgroup.com 866-499-8550 Linked...

Microsoft announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year. Blackbaud announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2024. ECI announced the completion of its acquisition of ProfitKey International LLC, an ERP platform for discrete manufacturers. Salesforce signed a definitive agreement to acquire PredictSpring, a...

IFS announced its first half-year financial results for 2024. Acumatica announced a new program designed to increase its reach in identifying small and mid-sized businesses that would benefit from cloud-based business management solutions. Workday increased its ability to deliver value to customers through its expanded strategic partnership with Kainos Group to jointly advance the development and...

One of the worst things that can happen to a business is falling victim to a failed ERP implementation. After months of preparation and extensive resources spent on transforming the business, it is disheartening, and costly, for the efforts to have been for nothing. Ultimately, business leaders find themselves in despair, questioning, “Is there any way to recover from a failed ERP implementation?”...

SAP announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024. Acumatica expanded its long-time partnership with MYOB, an Australia-based software provider, delivering industry capabilities as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) partner and Acumatica Community support for SMBs. NetSuite announced a series of new product innovations to help businesses in Japan optimize finance...

IFS announced the acquisition of EmpowerMX, an AI-powered aviation maintenance software provider specializing in Airframe Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) solutions trusted by the largest aviation organizations in the world. Infor completed the acquisitions of Albanero, a data migration and management partner, and Acumen, a Revenue Growth Management and highly specialized consulting company....

ECI Software Solutions announced it has completed the acquisition of two residential home construction software business units from MiTek, a global company focused on providing integrated software, services, engineered products, and automated solutions for the building industry. Sage announced the launch of Sage for Specialty Contractors, an end-to-end native-cloud construction suite built to hand...

Aptean announced it has received an investment from Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. to support Aptean’s journey. OneStream Inc. announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. Oracle announced the general availability of HeatWave GenAI, which includes the indu...

ERP systems are evolving, causing legacy systems to fall even further behind. Eventually, the elephant in the room will need to be addressed: Do you need to upgrade your legacy technology? In this episode of The ERP Advisor on June 20th, we confront the benefits and pitfalls of replacing legacy ERP systems. Connect with us! https://www.erpadvisorsgroup.com 866-499-8550 LinkedIn: https://www.linked...

Salesforce announced the general availability of Life Sciences Cloud, a platform for pharmaceutical and medical technology organizations to help personalize patient and healthcare professionals (HCP) engagement and streamline clinical operations with data, automation, and trusted AI. NetSuite announced a new solution to help healthcare organizations improve business efficiency and support HIPAA co...

Sage launched Sage Distribution and Manufacturing Operations (SDMO) in the United States and South Africa. Oracle announced fiscal 2024 Q4 and full-year 2024 results. Epicor announced it has acquired KYKLO, a provider of Product Information Management (PIM) and content-driven lead generation solutions to drive sales for manufacturers and distributors. IFS announced it has entered into a definitive...

Blackbaud kicked off their bbdevdays annual developers’ conference this week by showcasing recent enhancements alongside customer and partner achievements. SAP and WalkMe Ltd. announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which SAP will acquire WalkMe, a provider of digital adoption platforms. Qlik made two major AI-related announcements with the unveiling of Qlik Tal...

Growing construction and field service companies rely on disparate, specialized best-of-breed tools to run their businesses. Unlike other industries, there is not an obvious software solution to eliminate disjointed processes, making a selection difficult. Once selected, deploying solutions for projects, jobs, services, and other industry-specific requirements is the next challenge. But how can co...

Salesforce announced results for its first quarter of fiscal 2025 ended April 30, 2024. UKG provided a business update for the second quarter of fiscal 2024, ending March 31, 2024. Sage announced new capabilities and updates for Sage Intacct. AWS and SAP announced an expanded, strategic collaboration to transform modern cloud ERP experiences and help enterprises drive new capabilities and efficien...