Lisa Dodson
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ERP Strategy and Planning
Pacific Textiles Improves Response Time by 96% with Rimini Support™ for SAP
Pacific Textiles transitioned to third-party support from Rimini Street after experiencing dissatisfaction with SAP's slow response times and limited support, resulting in improved operational efficiency, a 50% reduction in maintenance costs, and the ability to invest in data initiatives.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Flexitech Drives SAP Roadmap Flexibility, Compliance and Innovation with Rimini Support™
Flexitech, a leading global supplier of brake and cooling hoses with production facilities across all major automotive regions, has shifted to Rimini Street's third-party SAP support to enhance system stability, reduce costs, and refocus resources towards strategic initiatives, compliance, and innovation in automotive technology.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Silicon Labs builds a future-ready SAP strategy
Radhika Chennakeshavula, CIO and Vice President of Silicon Labs, explains the decision to select Rimini Street as its strategic partner to maximize the value of its SAP ECC 6.0 investment. This collaboration provides the US-based semiconductor manufacturer with long-term SAP...
Analytics and AI
Rethinking ERP: A Conversation with Two Software Industry Futurists
Organizations are transitioning from monolithic ERP systems to flexible, best-fit solutions that extend the life of existing infrastructures while reducing migration risks and enhancing agility through multi-vendor strategies.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Decoding SAP Strategy: How CIOs are Taking Back Control
As SAP's cloud-first strategy compels enterprise leaders to make significant long-term decisions amid financial constraints and pressure for immediate results, CIOs are finding ways to extend existing systems, regain independence through streamlined solutions, and adopt AI and automation strategically, while prioritizing flexibility and optionality over irreversible commitments.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Sept 30th: The Date SAP Wants You To Forget
Despite SAP's push for customers to migrate to S/4HANA and cloud ERP by 2027, many organizations are hesitant to move from their stable and paid-for ECC environments, prompting speculation that nearly half may still be using ECC by 2027, making decisions about support contracts and considering third-party support crucial for future flexibility and cost savings.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Skip navigation Sign in The Reality of Third-Party Support for Enterprise Software – Fact vs Fiction
Organizations can explore alternatives to vendor-mandated support for their systems, which may lead to cost savings, increased flexibility, and better alignment with long-term strategies.
ERP Strategy and Planning
The Rimini Smart Path™: How SAP Customers Are Modernizing without Migrating
SAP customers can modernize effectively without full ERP migration by leveraging existing systems and adopting the Rimini Smart Path™ for enhanced performance, AI-driven automation, and improved budget efficiency.
Analytics and AI
Ypê Reduces Processing Cycles by 60% with Rimini Agentic UX™
Ypê, a Brazilian household brand established in 1950, aims to enhance its order-to-cash process and customer experience through AI-driven solutions to eliminate inefficiencies and improve data accuracy across its operations.
ERP Strategy and Planning
SAP roadmap decisions have become business decisions
Organizations are now approaching IT roadmap discussions as critical business strategies, addressing vendor deadlines, cost control, AI access, and operational risks by enhancing cost discipline and managing their SAP roadmaps effectively.
Cloud Platform and Technology
Rimini Cloud™ for SAP Cloud Operations and Support for SAP ERP Systems
Organizations running SAP ERP systems are under pressure to reduce infrastructure and data center costs while keeping mission-critical environments stable. Many still depend on dedicated data center teams to manage infrastructure, availability, security and ongoing operations — increasing cost and...
ERP Strategy and Planning
A Complete Guide to Taking Control of Your SAP Roadmap
This whitepaper outlines the challenges SAP customers face amid evolving technologies and budget constraints, highlighting strategies for CIOs to make informed decisions about system prolongation and modernization, while leveraging Rimini Street's support for confident ERP transformation.
Analytics and AI
Agentic AI Services
Traditional ERP Software is reaching its limits. Discover how to leverage Agentic AI to achieve ERP transformation for enhanced productivity, greater agility and reduced cost. AI is changing everything. While existing ERP Software can continue providing great value for many...
ERP Strategy and Planning
The Comprehensive Guide to Independent, Third-Party Support and Services for Enterprise Software
Enterprise software support was originally designed to ensure stability and access to expertise for mission-critical systems. And for years, organizations accepted vendor support as a necessary cost — even when the experience was less than optimal. But the traditional support model...
ERP Strategy and Planning
BKW Group accelerates digital transformation with SAP
The BKW Group partnered with T-Systems to modernize its SAP landscape and migrate operations to a private cloud environment, enabling greater scalability, efficiency, and operational resilience. By outsourcing SAP Basis services, BKW reduced infrastructure overhead, improved flexibility, and freed internal teams to focus on innovation and delivering greater business value.
Financial Management
Priority Payables
Turn your cost center into a profit center with B2B AP Automation. Learn More Here!
ERP Strategy and Planning
General Business Edition
Modern ERP systems aren’t too powerful or too complex for the needs of small and midsize organizations. In fact, with the right cloud ERP, you can simplify and automate many of your processes for greater profitability. Acumatica General Business Edition...
Data and Data Management
Customer Success: Chery Republic
By implementing Acumatica, Cherry Republic achieved significant, measurable results that powered its expansion. The company sustained fifteen percent year-over-year growth, reduced reporting time by forty percent, and cut manual errors by fifty percent. This efficiency and data accuracy also enhanced...
Analytics and AI
AI Readiness Evaluation Checklist
AI is more than just a tool, and when combined with the power of a comprehensive modern, cloud-based ERP system, it can serve as your strategic advantage to transform your operations and succeed in this competitive environment.
Security
Build Your Business on a Foundation of Trust Acumatica’s Multi-Layered Security Strategy
Security is not just an IT function. Its impact stretches across leadership, finance, and everyday operations. When cracks appear in your defenses, the consequences echo through the business.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Signs That You Need to Modernize Your Business Software Solution
ERP connects every aspect of your business: finance, sales, field operations, warehouse, projects, service, and leadership. Everyone pulls from the same real-time information, transforming your business into a truly connected community.
Data and Data Management
AI-Ready Enterprise Data: The Missing Layer Between ERP Transformation and AI
JiVS IMP creates a governed enterprise data layer that unifies operational data, historical records, archived information, and business documents across SAP and non-SAP systems. Organisations can retire legacy applications, maintain compliance, preserve enterprise knowledge, and make trusted enterprise data available...
Financial Management
Maximize Payables Efficiency
ERP users increasingly expect payments to be integrated into the workflows and systems they rely on every day. Learn how Priority Payables helps simplify payables within the ERP. Learn more here!
Financial Management
5 Ways Payables Automation Improves Your Organization’s Financial Health
As organizations seek greater efficiency and financial flexibility, expectations around payables are evolving. Explore five ways automation can help modernize the payment experience.
Financial Management
How Manufacturers Solve Accounts Payable Challenges with CPX
Without the proper tools, manufacturers risk delayed production schedules, reduced profitability and strained supplier relationships from late payments. The Priority CPX suite provides a tailored payables solution that streamlines B2B payments for manufacturers, improves cash flow and simplifies accounts payable management.
Financial Management
B2B Payment Automation: A Complete Guide
Manual payment processes can introduce friction across ERP workflows. Learn how payment automation can help simplify operations and create a more connected payment experience.
Financial Management
How to Manage Multiple Payment Methods Without the Chaos
Supporting multiple payment methods is increasingly important for ERP platforms, but managing them across siloed workflows creates complexity for end users. Explore how a more unified approach can simplify the payment experience.
Financial Management
How to Bust Three Common Myths About Integrated Payables
Customer demand for more modern payment workflows continues to grow, but misconceptions about integrated payables can slow adoption. Explore three common myths and the realities behind them.
Financial Management
How Integrated Payables Improve Commercial Payments
Integrated payables streamline business-to-business payment processes by consolidating various payment methods into a single automated platform, thereby reducing errors, lowering costs, enhancing cash flow management, and improving supplier relationships.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Epicor Partner Community
Epicor partners don't just resell software — they build thriving businesses, with one partner growing 30% year-over-year for five years and another going from a one-man basement operation to Epicor's Global Partner of the Year with 60 employees. The program's deep enablement, certification, and hands-on channel team support give partners the foundation to lead with credibility and win in their markets.
ERP Strategy and Planning
Building a Services-Led ERP Channel
Brenda Nobleza, Vice President of Channel Solutions at Epicor, drives partner success and global channel expansion while fostering a collaborative work environment and advocating for women's professional development.
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